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McKinsey Quarterly is the business journal of McKinsey & Company.

 
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  • value drivers for corporate responsibility article, some corporate responsibility activities harm competitiveness, Strategy

    DECEMBER 2011

    What really drives value in corporate responsibility?

    Few companies are clear about how investing in social initiatives will change stakeholder behavior or the harm a bad strategy can cause.

  • another oil shock article, oil demand will rise faster than oil supply, Energy, Resources, Materials

    NOVEMBER 2011

    Another oil shock?

    It’s possible, though far from certain, that oil prices will spike in the years ahead. Here’s why—and how you can prepare.

    Includes: Interactive
  • beware the inside view article, inside view ignores unanticipated events, Strategy

    NOVEMBER 2011

    Daniel Kahneman: Beware the ‘inside view’

    In an excerpt from his new book, Thinking, Fast and Slow, the Nobel laureate recalls how an inwardly focused forecasting approach once led him astray, and why an external perspective can help executives do better.

  • big data era article, extreme product customization, Strategy

    OCTOBER 2011

    Are you ready for the era of ‘big data’?

    Radical customization, constant experimentation, and novel business models will be new hallmarks of competition as companies capture and analyze huge volumes of data. Here’s what you should know.

  • the second economy article, digital economy is largely automatic, Strategy

    OCTOBER 2011

    The second economy

    Digitization is creating a second economy that’s vast, automatic, and invisible—thereby bringing the biggest change since the Industrial Revolution.

Featured Articles
  • growth advantage of emerging market companies article, multinational companies investing in emerging markets, Strategy

    MAY 2012

    Parsing the growth advantage of emerging-market companies

    Surprisingly little of their edge is attributable to starting from a smaller revenue base. They also seem to invest more, allocate resources more fluidly, and spot fast-growing segments.

  • the social side of strategy article, better strategies through frontline perspectives, Strategy

    MAY 2012

    The social side of strategy

    Crowdsourcing your strategy may sound crazy. But a few pioneering companies are starting to do just that, boosting organizational alignment in the process. Should you join them?

  • how multinationals can win in India article, multinationals must empower Indian operations, Strategy

    MARCH 2012

    How multinationals can win in India

    Companies should avoid simply imposing global business models and practices on the local market.

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