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Executives Online has published a number of research reports exploring topics of interest to our clients and candidates. All of our reports can be downloaded free of charge.
In addition to our most recent reports, the following reports have been published:
Supply Chain Europe article – on Supply Change Management
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Recruitment Forum Report – debate on recruitment's role in corporate success
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Executive Talent – research into the priorities, methods and challenges of recruiting senior executives
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Europe – Still Open for Business?
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Now Management
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Contact! – trends in the call centre industry
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The Pharma Report
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On the Up: Interim Managers – article in Edge magazine
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Supply Chain Europe article
This exclusive feature written by Norrie Johnston, Executive Chairman of Executives Online for Supply Chain Europe, explores the recruitment challenges facing supply chain dependent businesses. Using up-to-date research, interviews with senior executives, and case studies, it considers why supply chain pressures just aren’t being met fast enough by conventional recruitment today. It pinpoints where the problems lie and examines the impact of key developments such job boards. This is an invaluable read for anyone whose recruitment strategy isn’t keeping pace with their supply chain needs.
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Recruitment Forum Report
Is recruitment a support function or a business driver? Where does recruitment goes wrong? Is it measured enough? What are the effect and importance of labour mobility, cultural fit, and the HR department in ensuring competitive advantage through people? Nine business leaders from organisations as diverse as Ipsos MORI, British Energy Direct and The Post Office gathered at an Executives Online hosted roundtable to debate these issues, under the guidance of leading broadcaster, Evan Davis. This report draws together the discussion and conclusions the group reached.
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Executive Talent
The recruitment industry isn’t keeping pace with the needs of even the largest companies, says Executive Talent, an in-depth study of 102 senior directors and HR managers. Despite over 80% of companies having established relationships with retained agencies, 60% struggle to find executives with the right experience. It quantifies that companies lose two full years of senior executive time per annum, because they can’t find people fast enough. Other topics include recruitment spend by category, toughest roles to fill, and specific challenges faced by smaller organisations.
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Europe – Still Open for Business?
Is Europe open for business? This is the question that Atradius, a global risk management and financial solutions provider, asked an assembled roundtable of Europe watchers – business executives, analysts and commentators – all experts in their own field and well versed in the ways of European business. Norrie Johnston, Executive Chairman of Executives Online, joined the panel to represent and comment upon issues related to leadership resourcing and human capital. The group debated such issues as: Where should Europe go from here? What are the real problems we are struggling with? How do we compete with low-cost developing nations? Are there still opportunities to do business within Europe? And, most importantly, what can individual companies do to ensure they survive and thrive during this time of change? The themes and main topics of the debate are developed in this report, which we believe makes for insightful reading, analysing some of the challenges that Europe faces and identifying the opportunities for business that remain.
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Now Management Report
Executives Online has produced the Now Management Report using research carried out with senior managers and directors of 100 UK businesses. It explores the emergence of a new style of management over the past few years, one that is quick, responsive, flexible and ultimately geared to delivering short-term goals – and which we have dubbed "Now management".
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Contact!
Written by highly skilled contact centre managers from within the Executives Online global talent bank, the articles in this report explore the growing role that contact centres are playing in helping companies deliver service and grow profits. In this groundbreaking report, 10 talented contact centre managers share their perspectives on staff management, market segmentation, multi-contact centres, and alignment with corporate strategy. The articles in this report offer a fresh look at the challenges of establishing, sustaining and growing a successful contact centre today, from experts responsible for creating some of the most effectives centres in the UK.
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The Pharma Report
The pharmaceutical sector is one of the world’s most complex and compelling industries, known as highly profitable but also highly competitive and subject to big external forces in the form of international intellectual property law and governmental regulation. The articles in this report have been written by three professionals from Executives Online's global talent bank. The articles cover key topics impacting on the pharmaceutical industry, including a comprehensive survey of flexible working practices and policies in the industry, production forecasting and supply chain management, and customer satisfaction. They illustrate an understanding of the issues affecting the industry, but more importantly, they demonstrate the ability of the right talent to provide solutions, make changes and help pharmaceutical companies do better.
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On the Up: Interim Managers
This article from Edge magazine explains how interims are used for traditional gap-filling, to strengthen a project team, or to manage change. It also features several case studies from organisations that have successfully used interims and gives prospective clients a clear picture of the benefits and process of bringing in an interim manager.
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Interim Management Trend Update
Interim Management Trend Update draws together findings from 10 years and 10 different research initiatives, including updated research carried out in autumn 2009 - to create a complete and up-to-the-minute picture of the UK interim sector.
