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.
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.
Many IT service providers are locating some operations in second-tier cities of their home markets.
Many companies throw financial incentives at senior executives and star performers during times of change. There is a better and less costly solution.
Retailers cannot afford to skip Asia’s youngest market. Here’s why.
Well-managed companies already recognize the critical role pricing plays in driving performance. A foundation that underpins excellence in pricing is the key to realizing its potential.
Mandated upgrades to health care IT will demand heavy investments by providers but will help them minimize waste and standardize best medical practice. However, the providers will have to take a radically new approach to IT.
JULY 2010
Training programs generate greater value for organizations when the curricula reflect key business performance metrics. Testing real-world outcomes is crucial.
Multinational companies need new “scale at speed” approaches to penetrate the developing world’s increasingly prosperous consumer markets.
China and India are both urbanizing rapidly, but China has embraced and shaped the process, while India is still waking up to its urban realities and opportunities.
Companies advance myriad strategies for creating value with acquisitions—but only a handful are likely to do so.
After coping with the global economic crisis, companies are beginning to aim for growth again. But their approach to managing innovation and the challenges they face haven’t changed. The survey results suggest a few ways to improve.
A panel of regional business leaders discusses its prospects.
Know how to project power, counsels Stanford management professor Bob Sutton, since those you lead need to believe you have it for it to be effective. And to lock in your team’s loyalty, boldly defend their backs.
Professor Mary Gentile explores ethical dilemmas at work and how to act on them.
JUNE 2010
Jacko Maree describes his experiences working with a Chinese investor—the giant Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.
The head of Juniper Networks discusses his strategy for making the transition into the CEO role.
of executives think more government regulation of financial services is a good idea
of execs see biodiversity as more of an opportunity than a risk
of respondents think their companies have the right talent to meet strategic goals over the next 5 years
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