By Fouad Bendris It's called “ethical amnesia.” Just recently, Mitsubishi Motors, Japan's sixth-largest automaker, admitted that for 25 years it had used methods to test the fuel economy of its vehicles that did not comply with Japanese government regulations. ... Read More

By Fouad Bendris TALK to Axelle Lemaire, a French secretary of state in charge of all things digital, and one topic quickly comes up: online platforms of the kind operated by tech giants such as Facebook, Google and Uber. “France ... Read More

By Fouad Bendris Manufacturers of everything from medical devices to farm equipment are recognizing the big opportunities that exist in software solutions and services—and investing accordingly. But the results have been mixed. A major reason: many companies have not ... Read More

By Fouad Bendris Companies are using big data for pricing, maintenance, and more. The big data revolution is upon us. Firms are scrambling to hire a new brand of analysts dubbed “data scientists,” and universities have responded to this ... Read More

By Fouad Bendris The demand for open source talent is high, according to a new report from Dice.com and The Linux Foundation. Attract and retain The report also offers some insight into how companies can best attract and retain ... Read More

By Fouad Bendris Institutional review boards have long governed research ethics, but do they need to evolve in the digital age? Of course, companies experiment on us all the time, whether it's websites A/B testing headlines or grocery stores ... Read More

By Fouad Bendris How to be a data provocateur ! The data provocateurs I've worked with form a diverse lot: scientists, HR specialists, people at the lowest management levels, division presidents, relative newcomers, and seasoned veterans. When they started, ... Read More

By Fouad Bendris New research suggests employers value versatility more than focus. Conventional career advice is to find a specialty, a niche. So that's wrong? Among MBAs, there's now a strong emphasis on building a consistent profile as a finance ... Read More

By Fouad Bendris Use this framework to know when to hand over control. Prediction errors in healthcare can also have significant costs. For example, failing to predict diabetes when it exists, a false negative, could result in severe outcomes ... Read More