Reports & Studies Archives
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| Treadmill to the Track - Driving Growth from Inside the Brokerage Branch The full-service retail brokerage business is not delivering on growth. |
| The DNA of Marketing A new survey of 4,000 marketing executives by Booz Allen and the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) shows that poor functioning may be part of the "DNA" of marketing organizations. |
| Convergence of Enterprise Security Organizations Security practitioners need to shift from a 'functional' to a 'business and lifecycle' focus to deliver value to the enterprise. |
| A Dozen Trends in Telecommunications An exploration of current growth opportunities in the telecommunications market. |
| Shifting Gears as Gas Prices Drive Vehicle Evolution To what degree will this steady fuel price increase—in combination with regulatory trends and emerging technology—cause a shift in competition? |
| The Cooperative Future Cooperatives may well be one viable way to help Europe, and other developed countries, meet two goals that seem contradictory to many: sustained economic growth and social cohesion. |
| The Three Pillars of Device Wisdom - How Mobile Operators Must Embrace Devices as a Key to Success While mobile operators have traditionally focused on building high-quality networks, providing voice services, and managing billing and distribution, recent developments in technology and changing market requirements have dramatically increased the influence that devices have on mobile operator success. |
| The Four Dimensions of Intelligent Innovation - Winning the Race for Profitable Growth A new approach to ideation and development that Booz Allen calls Intelligent Innovation. |
| "Aero"-dynamics in the European Airports Sector Realignment needed due to changes in demand and cost pressure. |
| Resourcing the Challenges of Maturity—An Oil Industry View Today's oil company managers are faced with a diminishing pool of skills in their countries of origin, a workforce that is reaching retirement age, and an insufficient number of new skilled staff replacing those leaving. |
| The Global AIDS Crisis A strategic simulation to explore public/private partnerships in the fight against HIV/AIDS. |
| China Sourcing — Balancing Global and Local Requirements Sourcing today is a lot more than just buying at low cost, or even buying strategically, especially where China is concerned. |
| Capital Is Real Money Too - Using Supply Chain Management to Control Capital Projects It's not often that capital projects management and supply chain management are used in the same breath—but they should be. |
| Enabling the Worldwide Information Society - Assessing The Impact of Government Assisted PC Programs This study examines the different types of Government Assisted PC Programs (GAPPs) and assesses their contribution to the creation of the global information society. |
| Performance-Based Logistics Perspective Since 2000, the Department of Defense (DoD) has consistently directed that Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) be the preferred acquisition and sustainment vehicle. |
| Business and AIDS in China — A Strategic Planning Exercise A report prepared by the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS and Booz Allen Hamilton. |
| Managing Brands for Value Creation Why are some companies so successful at leveraging brands, while others achieve far more modest returns on their branding budgets? |
| Mastering the Innovation Challenge Successful innovators have better financial performance and are rewarded with superior shareholder value growth. |
| Performance-Related Departures of CEOs Reached Record Levels in 2004 Study finds Sarbanes-Oxley Act has not led to greater CEO turnover in the US, CEO turnover rate matches normal attrition for all employees, and Chief executives 55 years old or younger increasingly choose to retire. |
| The Chinese Economic "Miracle" Chinese companies have healthier Organizational DNA than their overseas counterparts. |
| The Five Principles of Smart Customization While achieving the full benefits of Smart Customization requires a programmatic approach, companies can capture immediate and dramatic improvements in performance. |
| Innovation's OrgDNA Innovation—the ability to define and develop new products and services and deliver them to market—is the fundamental source of value creation in companies and an important enabler of competitive advantage. |
| Developing a China Strategy that Delivers Results China: No longer a question of whether to enter, but of how, and how to succeed over the long term. |
| New Study Finds Link Between Financial Success and Focus on Corporate Values Report by The Aspen Institute and Booz Allen Hamilton also finds strong regional differences in corporate commitments to social and environmental issues. |
| Engineering Offshoring for the Automotive Industry As competitive pressures in the automotive industry continue to increase and cost pressures accelerate with material price increases and OEM price pressures, improving engineering productivity is critical to driving growth, increasing product development throughput, and reducing engineering costs. |
| European Consumers Prefer Banking in Branches Yet Banks Fail To Maximise Opportunity New index for measuring performance of bank branches reveals performance levels across Europe. |
| Choosing the Right Partner for Improving Trade Promotion Effectiveness Trade promotion effectiveness (TPE) is often the first or second most important weapon in the competition for growth and superior returns and its importance continues to grow. |
| No Surprises - Creating an Effective "Early Warning" System This study outlines the elements of an effective early warning system and the surprises that can occur if one element is missing or underemphasized, or if the relationships between them are out of balance. |
| Making Mergers Work - The Critical Role of the CFO Many elements of the CFO's expanded, everyday role become more crucial in a merger, and success in these areas can help beat the odds and create a transaction that delivers. |
| Outsourcing and the CFO - The Balanced Delivery Model for Finance and Accounting The role of the Chief Financial Officer has evolved dramatically, moving far beyond the responsibilities the title suggests. |
| The Overmanaged Organization - We're from Corporate and We're Here to Help Burdened with multiple layers of management, overmanaged organizations tend to suffer from "analysis paralysis." |
| Taking the Right Steps: Manufacturing Footprint Design as a Competitive Imperative Companies in virtually every industry are trying to determine the best way to use their manufacturing footprints, realizing that if they want to stay competitive they can't wait until their manufacturing costs are out of line to take action. |
| Four Cardinal Principles for Maximizing Payback from Supply Chain Technology Investments The four cardinal principles will help companies get the most value from their SCM technology implementation. |
| "Off the Table, Into the Pocket" — Driving Procurement Savings to the Bottom Line With companies dead set on cutting costs and becoming more efficient, it's no surprise that corporate procurement has come under the microscope. |
