Managing Technology

For young adults accustomed to continually checking their cellphones, even a single day without access to them can be anxiety-producing. What are the implications for executives about managing this constantly connected generation – and their devices -- in the workplace?

Following the example of Alibaba in China, Amazon is leveraging strong trust in its brand and its broad customer base to enter the U.S. financial market. While Alibaba saw opportunity in the lack of credit cards in China, Amazon could use credit cards’ ubiquity in the U.S. to reach a large pool of potential customers.

As demographic changes and technological advances upend the marketplace, MetLife has responded by making digital transformation the heart of its business model.

In the 2017 Digital Business Report, MIT SMR and Deloitte find that digitally maturing companies are achieving success by increasing collaboration, scaling innovation, and revamping their approach to talent.

Digital technology has already upended the media and information sectors. It’s about to do the same to the manufacturing economy, and pave the way for what can be called the “pan-industrial” strategy.

Expectations of immediate responses to digital communications negatively impact productivity.

More than one strategy can lead to digital success — but solid operations support is essential.

Digitally savvy executives are already aligning their people, processes, and culture to achieve their organizationsÃ? long-term digital success.

In the future workplace, humans may supplement the skills of machines — and not the other way around.

Many major cities recognize the opportunity to improve urban life with data analytics, and are exploring how to use information technologies to develop smarter services and a more sustainable footprint. Amsterdam, which has been working toward becoming a ‰ÛÏsmart city‰Û for almost 7 years, offers insights into the complexities facing city managers who see the opportunity with data, but must collaborate with a diverse group of stakeholders to achieve their goals. The city's chief technology officer, Ger Baron, makes it clear that their efforts are still early days: ‰ÛÏI can give you the nice stories that we're doing great stuff with data and information, but we're very much at a starting point,‰Û he says.