Global Strategy
How Global Is Your C-Suite?
National diversity of top management should be a topic of conversation for boards of directors.
Competitive Strategy
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Leading Change
From the Editor: Reflections on Change and Continuity
The Summer 2015 issue of MIT SMR highlights how digital business plays out in strategy, innovation and business transformation.
Developing Strategy
The New Mission for Multinationals
Across a broad swath of industries, multinationals are losing ground in emerging markets to local players.
Business Models
Competing With Ordinary Resources
Not every company needs to be built around a strong brand, exceptional talent or exclusive technology.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Sustaining an Analytics Advantage
Companies that are experienced in using analytics successfully offer five lessons for corporate leaders.
Marketing Strategy
The Other Talent War: Competing Through Alumni
It’s smart to be on good terms with former employees. Recent research highlights the upside to following competitors’ former employees, too.
Developing Strategy
Is It Time to Hire a Chief Legal Strategist?
Here’s a strategic angle that most businesses don’t think about: how they can use the law to secure strategic business goals.
Climate Change
Bridging the Sustainability Gap
Measuring sustainability’s impact on revenue, productivity and risk would speak to mainstream investors.
Customers
The High Price of Customer Satisfaction
Misguided attempts to improve satisfaction can damage a company’s financial health.
Climate Change
Making Data Visible So You Can Act On It
John Schulz discusses how AT&T used the company’s energy and water use data to help reduce consumption.
Global Strategy
How to Compete in China’s E-Commerce Market
Some well-known companies have stumbled in e-commerce in China. To succeed requires new thinking.
Marketing Strategy
Should More Stores Charge Admission?
Warehouse stores like Sam’s Club and Costco charge customers a fee to shop there. Should more companies borrow the idea?
Developing Strategy
A Question Every Manager Should Ask (Hint: It Has to Do With Megatrends)
The single best question companies should ask themselves is what megatrends are coming around the corner.
Developing Strategy
Which Strategy When?
Managers must figure out when it’s best to pursue strategies of position, leverage or opportunity.
Organizational Structure
What Is Your Management Model?
Companies are on the lookout for new forms of competitive advantage. One emerging possibility: the idea that a company’s management model can become a source of advantage.
