Business Analytics & Insights

"Data is changing the nature of competition. Making sense of it is tough; taking advantage of it is even tougher. There is a clear business opportunity for organizations to use data and analytics to transform business performance. Data-driven Organization Design provides a practical framework for HR and organization design practitioners to build a baseline of data, set objectives, carry out fixed and dynamic process design, map competencies, and right-size the organization so everyone performs to their potential and organizations have a hope of getting and sustaining a competitive edge.Data-driven Organization Design shows how to collect the right data on organizations, present it meaningfully and ask the right questions of it to help complex, fluid organizations constantly evolve and meet moving objectives. Through the use of case studies, practical tips, and sample exercises, it explains in detail how to use data and analytics to connect all the elements of the system so you can design an environment for people to perform, an organization which has the right people, in the right place, doing the right things, at the right time." - Publisher

"Profit-Driven Business Analytics provides actionable guidance on optimizing the use of data to add value and drive better business. Combining theoretical and technical insights into daily operations and long-term strategy, this book acts as a development manual for practitioners seeking to conceive, develop, and manage advanced analytical models. Detailed discussion delves into the wide range of analytical approaches and modeling techniques that can help maximize business payoff, and the author team draws upon their recent research to share deep insight about optimal strategy. Real-life case studies and examples illustrate these techniques at work, and provide clear guidance for implementation in your own organization. From step-by-step instruction on data handling, to analytical fine-tuning, to evaluating results, this guide provides invaluable guidance for practitioners seeking to reap the advantages of true business analytics." - Publisher

"This book focuses on the influence of big data analytics, artificial intelligence, as well as, tools, methods, and techniques for knowledge sharing processes in virtual organizations. It also examines new organizational forms which relies largely on networking and collaborations through the use of Internet technologies for knowledge flow." - Publisher

"Bold challenge to our obsession with efficiency--and a new understanding of how to benefit from the powerful potential of serendipity." - Publisher

"A former Google data scientist presents an insider's look at what the vast, instantly available amounts of information from the Internet can reveal about human civilization and society." - Publisher

"Big data, privacy, and cybersecurity are often relegated to IT and legal teams with minimal regard for customer relationships. This book fills the void by taking a customer-centric approach to privacy. It offers both defensive and offensive marketing-based privacy strategies that strongly position firms in today's data-intensive landscape. The book also helps managers anticipate future consumer and legislative trends. Drawing from the authors' own work and extant research, this book offers a compelling guide for building and implementing big-data- and privacy-informed business strategies. Specifically, the book describes the consumer psychology of privacy, deconstructs relevant legal and regulatory issues, offers and describes defensive privacy strategies, and provides an executive summary using the Six Tenets for Effective Privacy Marketing. The book also offers a detailed action plan for improving performance by protecting against privacy threats as well as developing and implementing offensive privacy strategy." - Publisher

"A roadmap to harnessing the power of artificial intelligence for maximum marketing results-from a nationally recognized thought leader." - Publisher