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Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Concluding Question: Note to Self, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Dear Me,
You should remember that information technology is deeply involved in our modern world and it changes rapidly. To compete, businesses must appreciate IT as the backbone of an organization, anticipate technical developments (at the very least, stay current), uphold the importance of cyber security and challenge organizational strategy via…[Read more] -
Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Liz,
All excellent points in your post. I especially liked how you pointed out that a company’s culture must allow, or embrace, open innovation. I would expect this is unique to only select companies. Do you agree? Maybe open innovation could be utilized on a much smaller scale in any organization, regardless of their cultural correlation. I’m…[Read more] -
Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Bill,
I’m completely agree with your point about digital media technology streamlining the music and visual arts procurement process. As a millennial, I often laugh about recording radio songs to cassette tapes and playing them back in a “walkman”. Its amazing that we can now hear a song on the radio, download it to our phone and listen to it…[Read more] -
Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by October 15, 2015, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
It would benefit any company considering the use of open innovation tactics to evaluate whether this inventive strategy fits with their organizational structure, if it can financially support the task, if it is prepared for public disclosure of future growth initiatives and if its culture fosters such creative outlets.
Organizations must first…[Read more]
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Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Reading Question: Community of Practice, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
About three months ago, I joined the Board of Directors of a small non-profit in the Fairhillls area of Philadelphia. Centro Nueva Creacion provides afterschool and summer experiential learning programs for children middle school age and younger. They needed help with a financial support role. My friend, who is also on the Board, asked me to…[Read more]
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Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Reading Question: Disruptive Change and Book Publishing, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
While modern technology has increased the simplicity of self-publishing and self-producing and this certainly has disrupted the professional management industry, I believe professional managers still provide a worthwhile and valuable service (if appropriately priced). With modern technology, authors now have the ability to distribute their writing…[Read more]
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Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Case Question: Radiohead, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Digital media provides the recording industry with both lucrative and detrimental business avenues. Modern digital media has increased record labels’ speed to their market by providing instantaneous internet-based access to music purchasing. It reduces costs of manufacturing and procuring physical albums. It has multiplied libraries of available r…[Read more]
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Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by February 25, 2016, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Liz,
I completely agree with you. The Cloud is the future of data storage and accessibility. I think your story epitomizes exactly why this is the case. Great practical application! -
Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by February 25, 2016, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Amanda,
Thanks for your excellent reply. I completely agree with your targeted marketing points. Thanks to the internet and modern technology, gone are the days we have to flip through jeans ads when we are not in the market for jeans (or even more memorable, those smelling perfume/cologne ads). Like you, I’d rather companies like Google store…[Read more] -
Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by February 25, 2016, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
March,
Thanks for the excellent reply! I believe my company restricts Wi-Fi web usage as well. Partially for the capacity strain (they do not want people streaming videos, etc) and partially to eliminate temptation. I totally agree with you, Sirus (or any music/radio streaming) is more motivation than distraction. I don’t see the difference…[Read more] -
Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Reading Question: BYOD, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
I mentioned in some of my other discussion board posts that my office culture is very “old school”, stubborn and hands-on. BYOD is only supported at the executive and sales person level. I think if I asked my IT supervisors, they would say it causes more harm than good. These individuals (executives and sales people) tend to grab after the new…[Read more]
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Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Case Question: Globalization and Decentralization, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
While, initially, top management saw information technology (IT) as a mere service operation and a support apparatus for the individual decentralized units of Wyeth, the company’s executives thought changes in their IT systems could merge its business units into one cohesive enterprise. These executives believed IT could; first unite g…[Read more]
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Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Case Question: Amazon Web Services, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Amazon Web Service (AWS) business packages 12 services into four “Infrastructure Web Service”: Simple Storage Service (S3), Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), SimpleDB and Simple Queue Service (SQS). Their Simple Storage Service (S3) provides a user-friendly interface for gathering and storing data from anywhere on the World Wide Web. Amazon’s Elast…[Read more]
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Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Reading Question: Global & Information Technology, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Personally, I do think technology has enabled the emergence of global brands. It has streamlined global connectedness on all levels but particularly in marketing. Faster and broader than ever, advertisements hit the eyes and ears of possible customers. Branding broadcasts wildly via the World Wide Web. Where internet connectivity exists, so does…[Read more]
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Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 2, 2017, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Bill,
Excellent expose, as always! Your experience serving our country provides such a cool perspective to our MBA topics.How does the army choose technology spending projects? Do you think there is a temptation to splurge on the latest upgrades or new developments? I find, in my current company, our IT department sometimes gets ahead of…[Read more]
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Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen Process Assessment, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Mori,
Thanks for your thoughtful reply! Unsurprisingly, you and I see eye to eye on your topic of business unit conflict with corporate prerogatives. I see this frequently in my workplace. I work for a subsidiary of publicly traded holdings company. In essence, our corporate parent is a compiled of a number of smart people who oversee…[Read more] -
Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 2, 2017, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Joyce,
I have been there, too! Roadmaps seem so logical (sometimes in hindsight). Hope your project is coming to a close shortly and you’ve had the chance to redirect your project during the times its gotten off course. Are there any corporate executives tied into progress updates? If so, have they been a help or a detriment to keeping your…[Read more] -
Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Reading Question: Systems Thinking, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Systems thinking involves seeking the added benefit or entirely new result accomplished through the contributions of many interconnected parts as a whole, which otherwise could not be accomplished via an attempt from any other variety of its independent units. I believe sports team management perfectly exemplifies systems thinking. While managing…[Read more]
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Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Reading Question: Business Models, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
My current employer is a world leader in the seamless epoxy and urethane floor, wall and lining systems. Their value proposition entails a highly customizable, high quality, epoxy or urethane floor, wall or lining system that is defined to their customer’s needs. My company manufactures the product at the customer’s specification (within reg…[Read more]
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Jordan Gerrard commented on the post, Case Question: Volkswagen – Critical Unfunded Project, on the site 9 years, 7 months ago
Project proprietors apparently failed to establish a clear link between VW’s global supply chain system project and the highest “Next Round of Growth” (NRG) goals at the time of project prioritization. This critical plan provided global value to the company as a whole, but only warehouse performance in its US sector. Therefore, local decis…[Read more]
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