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The cost of going global for China's high-tech companies
Strategy, Globalization, cost of going global China's high tech companies

July 2008

Chinese technology companies are competing successfully on their home turf. Global markets may be another story, at least in the short run.

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Energy, Resources, Materials, Strategy & Analysis, economics of solar power
The economics of solar power

June 2008

Don’t be fooled by technological uncertainty and the continued importance of regulation; solar will become more economically attractive.

Information Technology, Applications, business technology trends
Eight business technology trends to watch

December 2007

Eight emerging trends are transforming many markets and businesses. Executives should learn to shape the outcome rather than just react to it.

High Tech, Strategy & Analysis, business management strategy
Delivering software as a service

June 2007

A new delivery method is shaking the software industry’s foundations. Traditional vendors should take heed.

High Tech, Software, embedded software
Premium Content
Getting better software into manufactured products

March 2006

The problems of embedded software are rooted in the legacies of hardware development.

Information Technology, Management, vendor relationships
Building stronger IT vendor relationships

June 2005

Low costs aren't everything—particularly for critical systems.

High Tech, Strategy & Analysis, technology
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Will high-tech CFOs adapt to slower growth?

October 2004

Financial officers in the high-tech sector should learn to balance six roles to help guide companies into a more mature market.

High Tech, Strategy & Analysis, demand for IT
What high tech can learn from slow-growth industries

November 2003

To drive productivity, high-tech executives should focus not just on technological innovation but also on business process innovation.

High Tech, Strategy & Analysis, talent
Premium Content
Reinventing IT services

May 2003

After a hard fall, providers of IT services face demands for more value—at lower prices.

Operations, Outsourcing, contract manufacturers
Getting contract manufacturers back on track

July 2004

Electronics OEMs have wrung many concessions from their manufacturing contractors. A more equitable relationship would be of longer-lasting benefit to both parties.