The Future of Work and Accounts Payable – It’s ‘GO’ Time
Many of the major shifts in the business world over the past decade revolved around the idea that businesses needed to “do more with less.” A decade removed from an…
Why Supplier Enablement Programs Matter
Why do some supplier eInvoicing and payment initiatives succeed while others fail? The answer usually comes down to supplier enablement. Adoption is key for any program to succeed and those…
What are Virtual Cards?
Over the past couple of months I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with many AP professionals at solution provider user conferences, industry trade shows, and via inbound inquiries to Ardent…
The Metrics that Matter in 2019
I hope that even casual readers of our sites know that my firm, Ardent Partners, has spent that past decade performing extensive market research in the areas of sourcing/procurement, accounts payable/payments,…
Final Thoughts on Corporate Culture and Technology Adoption
Two companies, a similar task, different corporate cultures, and diametrically opposite results. Over the past few weeks, we presented a case study on the specific experiences of two rival companies…
The Future of eInvoicing, eFactoring, and Blockchain in Africa
I recently had the opportunity to connect with Mario Fernández, CEO at Gosocket about the ‘Kenyan Project’ in Africa. Mario will be giving a session on this topic on May…
Corporate Culture and its Impact on Technology Adoption – Results
According to authors P. Montana and B. Charnov (in the 2008 edition of their book, Management) by way of Wikipedia, Corporate culture is defined as the “total sum of the values, customs, traditions, and…
Corporate Culture and its Impact on Technology Adoption – Part II
Continuing our look at corporate culture and its impact on technology adoption from last week, we now explore Company #2. In Part I of this article series, we introduced you…
Corporate Culture and its Impact on Technology Adoption – Part I
In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” for AP, Finance and Procurement Professionals, and other readers of our web sites. As you can imagine, over this…
Supply Chain Finance: The Value of Paying Suppliers Early
Cash management is a critically-important piece of the corporate puzzle. For the continued health of the average business, maximizing cash on hand has become a priority, forcing organizations to seek…