Business analytics

Corporate Legal Teams Expect Elevated Attrition, Despite High Job Satisfaction Levels

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

NEW YORK, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite high job satisfaction among 85% of in-house corporate legal professionals, nearly two-thirds (61%) indicate elevated attrition rates in the wake of COVID-19, according to Deloitte's "2023 Legal Talent Survey." Further, more than half of attorneys surveyed plan to leave their current employers for different legal positions within the next five years.

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  • NEW YORK, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite high job satisfaction among 85% of in-house corporate legal professionals, nearly two-thirds (61%) indicate elevated attrition rates in the wake of COVID-19, according to Deloitte's " 2023 Legal Talent Survey ."
  • Regardless of experience level, in-house legal professionals say the factors that contribute most to their job satisfaction are access to the latest technologies and tools, as well as flexibility in how and where they work.
  • At the same time, respondents note that providing effective training and development opportunities, and increasing employee well-being, are top challenges facing legal departments.
  • "High job satisfaction shouldn't be a reason for organizations to rest on their laurels, especially when those satisfaction levels coexist with high attrition rates," said Lori Lorenzo , managing director at Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP, and research and insights leader of Deloitte's Chief Legal Officer Program .

Five Years, Nearly Half a Billion Dollars Saved by Associates: Walmart Celebrates Milestones in Associate Education

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230525005568/en/
    LBU Participation to Date (Photo: Business Wire)
    It’s hard to believe it has already been five years since Walmart launched its education program, Live Better U (LBU).
  • First, over the past five years, the company has saved associates nearly half a billion dollars in tuition costs, reflecting our commitment to create a path for every associate to learn and grow.
  • Second: We’re excited to share that since LBU launched in 2018 in partnership with Guild , more than 104,000 Walmart and Sam’s Club associates have participated in LBU in the United States.
  • This year, Walmart will add the University of Arkansas to the LBU academic partner list and expand LBU to associates in Canada.

NCAA President Charlie Baker Tells Bentley Graduates 'Life is a Team Sport'

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Saturday, May 20, 2023

Charlie Baker , president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and former Massachusetts governor, delivered the commencement address, his first since becoming head of the NCAA in March.

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  • Charlie Baker , president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and former Massachusetts governor, delivered the commencement address, his first since becoming head of the NCAA in March.
  • Bentley President E. LaBrent Chrite welcomed the crowd and commended graduates for their ability to adapt to an economic marketplace and a society that are ever changing.
  • The president emphasized the necessity and potential for business to do good and shared his confidence in the graduates to do just that.
  • For six years in a row, Bentley student-athletes have achieved the highest graduation rate in the nation , according to the NCAA.

QlikWorld Tour Public Sector Brings Together Federal, State and Local Government Leaders Creating Certainty Through Data

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

PHILADELPHIA, May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Qlik ® announced its agenda for the initial stop on the 2023 QlikWorld Tour, QlikWorld Tour Public Sector .

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  • PHILADELPHIA, May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Qlik ® announced its agenda for the initial stop on the 2023 QlikWorld Tour, QlikWorld Tour Public Sector .
  • Taking place on May 23 at the Ronald Regan Building & International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., the event will feature Qlik CEO Mike Capone’s keynote on “Finding Certainty Through Data in a Dynamic Global Economy.” Mike will be joined during the event by executives from various Federal, Civilian and Defense Agencies and State and Local Government to share the latest on industry trends and the growing capabilities of Qlik Cloud ® Government .
  • Newly authorized capabilities available in Qlik Cloud Government today include Qlik Cloud Data Integration, Qlik Application Automation®, Qlik Data Gateway – Direct Access and Direct Query.
  • These latest capabilities increase the unique power of Qlik Cloud Government to securely support U.S. Public Sector customers turning raw data into business-ready information, discover more meaningful insights, and trigger action in the business moment.

Cash and Liquidity Management Confidence Levels Declining Among Executives, as Concerns About Economic Uncertainty Grow

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

At the same time, confidence levels in cash and liquidity management have decreased.

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  • At the same time, confidence levels in cash and liquidity management have decreased.
  • While many executives remain confident in their organizations' cash and liquidity management abilities (79.5%), this number is down roughly five points from 84.6% in October 2020 .
  • "Recognizing these challenges, many leading executives are adopting liquidity planning measures to help increase transparency and free up cash."
  • Nearly half of respondents (49.8%) say their organizations plan to focus more on liquidity management in the coming 12 months.

Datasembly Unveils New Product Matching Service

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

Datasembly , the leading provider of real-time product pricing, promotions, and assortment data for retailers and CPG brands, today announced the introduction of a new service: Product Matching.

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  • Datasembly , the leading provider of real-time product pricing, promotions, and assortment data for retailers and CPG brands, today announced the introduction of a new service: Product Matching.
  • Powered by Datasembly’s comprehensive data collection, the Product Matching service offers the largest base of the highest-quality product matches that provide instant clarity into the competitive product landscape, while solving a notoriously difficult challenge to keep product matching collections fresh through a first-ever, proprietary, match maintenance engine.
  • Datasembly’s Product Matching combines the power and scale of the company’s data with machine learning to identify matching products across the entirety of the market.
  • Variable weight and PLU matching is notoriously difficult and Datasembly’s matching service is tackling this challenge for important categories like meat, seafood, produce and bulk.

Simon Business School, University of Rochester MBA Jumps in U.S. News & World Report Ranking

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Simon Business School’s MBA program continues to get recognition for excellence, vaulting six spots to 27th out of 149 programs in the U.S. News and World Report 2024 ranking released today.

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  • Simon Business School’s MBA program continues to get recognition for excellence, vaulting six spots to 27th out of 149 programs in the U.S. News and World Report 2024 ranking released today.
  • "We are proud of our ascent on U.S. News' Best Business School MBA list," said Sevin Yeltekin, dean of Simon Business School.
  • "This ranking is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our faculty, staff, and students.
  • The Simon Business School also continues to bolster its undergraduate program, recently receiving a generous gift of $6.7 million from alumni Evans Lam.

Tulane University Launches First Online MBA Program to Meet Growing Demand for Online Graduate Business Education

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

NEW ORLEANS, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tulane University's A. B. Freeman School of Business, which serves more than 3,000 students and boasts a network of more than 25,000 alumni around the world, today announced the launch of a new Online Master of Business Administration program. Built in collaboration with distinguished faculty and expert practitioners, the fully online program will bring the teaching expertise of Tulane's award-winning faculty to a flexible format at a time when the majority of MBA students are choosing to enroll online.

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  • Built in collaboration with iDesign, Tulane's new fully online graduate business program caters to mid-career professionals and part-time students seeking the flexibility of an online MBA program
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  • The launch of the new online MBA programs comes at a time when the landscape for graduate business education is changing rapidly, with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically accelerating a decade-long shift toward online programs.
  • The number of nationally-accredited business schools offering fully online MBA programs increased by 54% between 2012–13 and 2016–17, and another 85% between then and 2021–22.
  • The new Online MBA will focus on building a strong foundation of business and managerial concepts while cultivating deep critical thinking, logical reasoning, and problem-solving.

UT Haslam Attains Top Spots in U.S. News Graduate Business Rankings

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In today's U.S. News and World Report 2024 Best Graduate Business Schools specialty rankings, two University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Haslam College of Business departments were named among the best for their MBA coursework and concentration offerings.

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  • Haslam's Business Analytics graduate coursework made its first appearance in the U.S. News ranking, debuting at No.
  • This marks the ninth consecutive year that the supply chain graduate coursework has placed in the top 10.
  • The U.S. News graduate business rankings are based on surveys sent to all 496 accredited MBA programs.
  • Specialty rankings reflect the perspectives of business school deans and graduate program leadership regarding quality of graduate coursework and concentrations that award credit toward the MBA degree.

Global Big Data and Business Analytics Markets Report 2023-2028 Featuring Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Salesforce, SAS Institute, SAP, Qlik, Cisco, HP, Teradata, & Accenture

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Monday, April 24, 2023

The global big data and business analytics market in 2022 was valued at US$294.16 billion.

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  • The global big data and business analytics market in 2022 was valued at US$294.16 billion.
  • In addition, increase in demand for cloud-based big data analytics software among small & medium enterprises positively impacts the growth of the market.
  • In 2022, customer analytics hold a dominant position in the big data and business analytics market due to rise of digital channels.
  • The global big data and business analytics market is highly fragmented due to the presence of many small and medium-sized companies competing with each other and large enterprises.