McKinsey Quarterly is the business journal of McKinsey & Company.
AUGUST 2010
Disparities between financial and factory-level productivity measures exist at many manufacturing facilities. Better alignment can improve efficiency, pricing, and product strategies.
JULY 2009
EMR is a technology whose time has come. Whether or not it can deliver on its promise, it will change health care profoundly.
MARCH 2009
In past downturns, high-tech companies that made these five kinds of moves emerged as leaders of the pack when the economy improved.
DECEMBER 2008
Distributors may hold the key to high-tech sales growth in many markets.
As high-tech supply chains increase in complexity, they become harder to manage. Collaboration between OEMs, suppliers, and retailers is the answer.
SEPTEMBER 2008
To develop software successfully, follow an ancient rule: know thyself.
JULY 2008
Companies are using more Web 2.0 tools and technologies than they were last year, sometimes for more complex business purposes, according to McKinsey’s second annual survey on Web 2.0. Companies that are satisfied with their use of these tools are starting to see changes throughout the enterprise.
JUNE 2007
A new delivery method is shaking the software industry’s foundations. Traditional vendors should take heed.
Advancing technologies and their swift adoption are upending traditional business models. Senior executives need to think strategically about how to prepare their organizations for the challenging new environment.
OCTOBER 2009
The era of the nomadic Web is upon us. But questions still remain as to how things will play out in a wireless world.
Most people don’t use advanced—and expensive—new features. There may be a better way for companies and consumers alike.
FEBRUARY 2010
Prith Banerjee discusses the new mission of corporate research labs and the challenge of managing innovation to create business impact.
By closely integrating care delivery, Kaiser Permanente delivers high-quality, cost-effective treatment. One of its senior executives outlines its approach.
The CEO and chairman of Cisco Systems explores approaches to decentralized management and leadership and also offers perspective on the future of Web technology and the opportunity that an economic downturn provides for strategically minded companies.
JANUARY 2009
Google’s chief economist says executives in wired organizations need a sharper understanding of how technology empowers innovation.
The author and tech executive says we are living off the fruits of previous research and need to seed new ideas.
OCTOBER 2008
Information and communications technologies will become a major source of greenhouse gas emissions but can abate far more of them.
JUNE 2008
Don’t be fooled by technological uncertainty and the continued importance of regulation; solar will become more economically attractive.
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