By R "Ray" Wang on December 27, 2011
Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs Provides Prioritization Of An Individual’s Needs In 1943, Abraham Maslow put forward his paper A Theory of Human Motivation. Eleven years later in 1954, Maslow went into detail on his hierarchy of needs in his book titled Motivation and Personality. The framework outlined five needs from the most fundamental or “deficiency […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on February 11, 2010
New Changes Hint At Hasso’s Priorities In a not surprising update, SAP makes changes to Executive Board and management. Here are the changes: Gerhard Oswald becomes COO. Gerhard has experiences in support, consulting, education, custom development, and quality.Gerhard’s contract has been extended till December 31, 2011.Point of View (POV): Gerhard’s been a long-timer at SAP […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on November 25, 2009
Building Innovation With And Around Your SAP Environment Keynote summary: Pace of change continues to increase in market forces, work dynamics, business models, and pace of technology adoption. Innovation is essential in this market. There’s a tonne of innovation at SAP. Management and politics keep it from coming out. Users need to tap into innovations […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on November 24, 2009
SAP users in UK and Ireland remain equally skeptical about SAP
(Photos by R Wang & Insider Associates, LLC. Copyright © 2009 All rights reserved.)
The SAP user group hosted its annual event. Conversations with 37 clients reflect the following broad trends in the UK and Ireland:
SAP users remain skeptical about benefits promised by SAP […]
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