BCG and Malt Report -- Flexibility, specialisation and efficiency, the main qualities that companies are looking for in freelance experts.
In the last decade, freelancing has experienced a growth of more than 40% in Spain, reaching 753,000 professionals. A significant increase is the result of the growing competitiveness and digitalisation of the market, which has encouraged the opening up of the business fabric to this type of profile, which contributes to boosting innovation through its [...]
BCG Report -- The growing demand for female digital talent
The demand for digital talent is currently very high and growing rapidly, so much so that companies are embarking on a desperate race to recruit the best talent. However, they are missing a huge opportunity by not reaching out to women more effectively. Women make up 36% of the workforce.
BCG Report -- Women are key to new ways of working and leading
Today's business environment demands new ways of working and leading, and, especially now, companies need leaders who are people-centred, empathetic and committed to communication, collaboration and teamwork. These skills have become more and more important in recent years, [...]
Financial industry embraces business transformation after COVID-19
In its second analysis of the transformation of the banking business brought about by COVID-19, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) focuses on the impact on business profitability in a group of banks in the US and Europe, and the customer's view of the new relationship dynamics with their bank that will be brought about by COVID-19.
Keys to the transformation of the financial sector brought about by the coronavirus
A group of experts from the strategic consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has prepared a report on the impact of COVID-19 on the global financial industry. An impact that these experts consider to be very profound, insofar as it will accelerate the transformation of the sector towards a different scenario of best practices and priorities to the current one. Changes [...]
Increasing the number of women entrepreneurs would grow the world economy by 5 trillion dollars.
An article published by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) states that, if there were an equal number of women and men entrepreneurs, global GDP could grow by approximately 3% to 6%, which would represent between 2500 and 5000 trillion dollars to the international economy. However, women entrepreneurs still need support [...].
Why do female STEM students find a career in Data Science unattractive?
According to the Boston Consulting Group and BCG GAMMA report “What's Keeping Women out of Data Science?”, almost 50% of female STEM students believe that Data Science is too theoretical and that corporate work in this discipline is still low impact. In addition, there is a feeling that Data Science presents a [...]
Coronavirus: scenario, risks and implications
The latest update on Covid-2019, also called Wuhan Coronavirus, informs us that while deaths are still rising, they are rising at a slower rate than in previous weeks. However, this is a cyclical risk in that we do not know when the pandemic will end. It is also a financial risk in that we do not know when the pandemic will end.
Investment priorities set digital leaders apart
Companies that are committed to expanding the skills of their workforces and investing more in technology tend to show a higher degree of digital development than those that allocate fewer resources to these priorities. This is demonstrated by a study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), which has surveyed 1,800 companies [...]
Workers optimistic about the future of work
BCG Henderson Institute and Harvard Business School have released Future Positive: How Companies Can Tap Into Employee Optimism to Navigate Tomorrow's Workplace, a research project detailing a global forecast of 6,500 business leaders' and 11,000 middle-skill workers' perceptions of the future of work. At a time when the public debate [...]
Artificial intelligence, key among the 50 most innovative companies
For innovative companies, the current landscape continues to be marked by the growing importance of digital technology. In particular, a new BCG report, The Most Innovative Companies 2019: The Rise of AI, Platforms, and Ecosystems, reveals that companies that excel in innovation are increasingly deploying AI tools to develop digital technology, and are [...]
Why should Netflix fear Apple TV Plus?
It's ironic, to say the least, that just a few weeks ago we called the Steven Spielberg vs. Netflix conflict over, and just a few days later the director fronted the genuine spot for what will be its biggest competitor. That Spielberg's very close-up face kicks off the new era of Apple TV plus [...]