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Tech Mahindra Sacking: IT Cos’ HR Policies Need To Change
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WhatsApp Has Business Chat, Payment Sectors In Its Sights
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Reskilling: Indian IT Sector Starts Massive Effort To Learn New Tricks
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Top CHRO Priority For 2017 – Getting HR Analytics Right
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SAP: The Road Beyond ERP
German multinational corporation SAP SE may be best known as an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software firm but senior executives insist that it has successfully moved beyond ERP to providing cloud computing and digital solutions as well. “The growth has…
IT, Workforce, Security Transformation To Herald True Digital Era: Dell-EMC
To become digital in a true sense, Indian enterprises have to work on information technology (IT), workforce and security together to solve the big jigsaw puzzle and stay ahead in the coming cashless era, a top Dell-EMC executive has emphasised.…
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Satyam Bansal Exits Flipkart
Satyam Bansal, Chief of Staff for Executive Chairman and co-founder of Flipkart Sachin Bansal exits Flipkart after a three year stint to join Hotstar, an online video streaming platform, as its Senior Vice President – Partnerships & Distribution, in Mumbai.…
Demonetisation: How Infoscions Are Coping With Change
When Vishal Sikka took over as the first non-founder CEO of Infosys, amongst the half-a-dozen initiatives he undertook there was one that went unnoticed. Employee identification cards were tweaked and a new technology-enabled facility was incorporated into the ‘dog tag’…
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Leading With Digital – Why This Transformation Matters For Traditional Orgs and Its CXOs
In today’s time, while leading with Digital is evident, who owns this transformation still remains a bone of contention. This journey needs to be co-owned by those who will be impacted first – the CXOs. Having said that, the starting point…
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How Google Changed Itself For India In A ‘Mission To Connect The World’
Alphabet Inc’s Google is ready to spend billions to get millions of Indians online– through a slew of India-specific products and initiatives – to stay relevant in the world’s fastest-growing internet economy. “While Google has done some good stuff, its…
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Firms Relying On Digital Transformation To Counter Disruption In Ecosystem: Survey
Disruption appears to be the new norm in India, with over 90 per cent of enterprises stating they have experienced disruption, and another 26 per cent unaware of how their industry would look three years down the line, according to…
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Dell Technologies Research: Indian Organizations Most Digitally Mature Globally
Businesses consider digital start-ups a threat, either now or in the future. Specific to India, Dell Technologies conducted a study (DRIVING OUTCOMES FROM DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION – INDIA INC. APPROACH) to understand what 150 digitally mature organizations are doing differently, in partnership with Greyhound…
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Dell Tech To Tap Indian Digital Transformation
To tap into the country's digital transformation, Dell Technologies, outcome of the $67 billion Dell-EMC merger, is sharpening its focus on the country. Specific to India, a study by Greyhound Research (DRIVING OUTCOMES FROM DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION – INDIA INC. APPROACH) found that: In India,…
Digital Startups Will Disrupt Businesses: Study
Businesses believe digital startups pose a threat to their organisation, either now or in the future, while most fear that they may become obsolete because of competition from these startups. Specific to India, a study by Greyhound Research (DRIVING OUTCOMES FROM DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION –…
Google, Microsoft, Apple & IBM Battle It Out In India Enterprise Space
India is all set to become a battleground as Google is gearing up to take on Microsoft and IBM as the California headquartered search giant is eyeing a piece of the lucrative enterprise business. “With Apple and IBM both investing…
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Infy Exits Show Challenge For Sikka In Biz Makeover
The exit of Sanjay Purohit, the seventh key executive to quit Infosys, shows the challenges its first non-founder chief executive Vishal Sikka is facing. Sikka, a former board member at business software company SAP AG, has been trying to push…
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Official Chat-Boxes: Startup Apps That Can Change Work Ways
It is the ‘up next’ thing in official communication. Enterprise apps (there are just two of them in India) — Flock and WorkApps — are set to change the way people communicate at workplaces. They are the Whatsapp and WeChat…
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Using Bots To Enhance Experience And Engagement
In today’s digital world, bots are beginning to play an increasingly critical role by helping automate processes among other things. At Greyhound Research we are of the firm belief that while automation and efficiency are clear outcomes of using bots, the…
Workday Moves Test & Dev To IBM Cloud – Expect Increased Focus On Innovation
On 15 August, 2016 IBM and Workday announced a multi-year partnership wherein Workday will use IBM’s Cloud for its internal Testing and Development environment. The announcement adds to the existing IBM and Workday partnership which includes IBM’s global Workday Consulting…
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Making The Case For Workforce Analytics To Transform Employee Engagement
For decades, Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) have automated processes in a bid to improve employee performance. However, they continue to search for better ways to motivate employees simply because employee engagement and organisational success is so interlinked. It's no…
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Companies trying to use bots in HR-related functions: Study
Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) are starting to pilot the use of bots in HR-related functions. According to a study by Greyhound Research titled Emerging Markets CHRO Priorities 2016, after talking to 750 CHROs, 6 per cent of them are…
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Thoughts About Bots In Human Capital Management and Beyond!
In a recent research note we highlighted a key trend about Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) piloting and implementing Workforce Empowerment Systems (WES) to win the war for talent. This trend was noted in our recent Greyhound Research study titled…
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RPG goes digital to integrate all group functions
RPG Enterprises, the tyre-to-IT conglomerate, plans to ring in a comprehensive digital change across its businesses that would integrate all the group's functions across products, clients and even monitoring and rating of employees of the Mumbai-based group. "It is a…
Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn
Microsoft on Monday announced a $26.2 billion deal to acquire professional networking platform LinkedIn for $196 per share. The market gave a mixed reaction to the announcement. While shares of LinkedIn surged 47 percent to near $193, Microsoft’s stock was…
Will LinkedIn be another failed acquisition for Microsoft?
In its 41 years history, Microsoft has acquired several companies but the biggest success was none other than Hotmail, which was bought from Sabeer Bhatia for $500 million in 1997. However, a repeat of Hotmail is something that Microsoft hasn’t…
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What Does Microsoft Stand to Gain From its $26.2 Billion Acquisition of LinkedIn?
Microsoft announced today that it bought LinkedIn in a $26.2 billion deal, the tech giant's largest acquisition in its 41-year history by a wide margin. So what value does Microsoft see in the professional social networking site? Sanchit Vir Gogia,…
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Why Microsoft Acquired LinkedIn? It’s All About User Insights!
On June 13, 2016 Microsoft announced the agreement to acquire LinkedIn for USD 26.2 billion. Important to note that this is the first big deal under Satya Nadella’s leadership and LinkedIn will continue to operate as an independent company. Albeit…
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Users will get to organise their information better
The acquisition of LinkedIn by Microsoft will help the duo assist client companies, and even individuals in the personal lives, to organise information and orchestrate their functions better. The deal is expected to give an impetus to Microsoft’s Customer Relationship…
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Microsoft To Acquire LinkedIn For $26.2 Bn
Microsoft Corp has agreed to acquire LinkedIn Corp for $26.2 billion in a deal that will combine the world’s biggest software maker with the largest global online network of professionals. Greyhound Research Chief Analyst and CEO Sanchit Gogia said that the…