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Mapping the market for medical travel
Health Care, Strategy & Analysis, medical travelers market

May 2008

The market is smaller than conventional wisdom suggests, and most of today’s medical travelers seek high quality and faster service, not lower costs. However, the potential for growth is significant.

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On Climate Change

Energy, Resources, Materials, Environment, countries cutting carbon emissions
What countries can do about cutting carbon emissions

April 2008

Greenhouse gas emissions can be cut significantly—and, surprisingly, without huge disruption.

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Energy, Resources, Materials, Strategy & Analysis, carbon economic growth
Cutting carbon, not economic growth: Germany's path

April 2008

The country can go on cutting its greenhouse gas emissions substantially, but difficult trade-offs loom.

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Strategy, Strategy in Practice, climate change strategies
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Business strategies for climate change

April 2008

Huge value is at stake. The winners will be companies that reposition themselves to seize the opportunities of a low-carbon future.

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Energy, Resources, Materials, Environment, climate change survey
How companies think about climate change: A McKinsey Global Survey

February 2008

A McKinsey Quarterly survey finds that most executives think climate change matters for their companies. Although few have taken action, they are optimistic about the possibilities.

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Strategy, Strategic Thinking, survey climate change
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Addressing consumer concerns about climate change

March 2008

Businesses must act on global warming and other issues to narrow a general trust gap between them and the public.

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Editors' Choice

Corporate Finance, Performance, new CFOs
Starting up as CFO

March 2008

There are a few critical tasks that all finance chiefs must tackle in their first hundred days.

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Organization, Postmerger , multilocal management
The multilocal challenge: Managing cross-border functions

March 2008

Companies are learning to adapt their organizational design to capture cross-border synergies and to protect local sources of profitability.

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Financial Services, Banking, stock exchanges future
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What’s next for exchanges

March 2008

The exchanges are riding high right now. They should use the proceeds of current good fortune to prepare for an intensely competitive future.

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Financial Services, Investment Management, investing infrastructure
How investors can get more out of infrastructure

February 2008

Opportunities to invest in public infrastructure will increase during the next few years, but so will competition for deals.

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Marketing, Sectors & Regions, prepaid mobile
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Getting more from prepaid mobile services

February 2008

As the industry matures, mobile operators won’t be able to count on a flood of new customers to fuel growth, so they must create more value from those they already have—including prepaid ones.

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Information Technology, Applications, business technology trends
Eight business technology trends to watch

December 2007

Eight emerging trends are transforming many markets and businesses. Executives should learn to shape the outcome rather than just react to it.

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Organization, Talent, talent management strategy
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Making talent a strategic priority

January 2008

The War for Talent never ended. Executives must constantly rethink the way their companies plan to attract, motivate, and retain employees.

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Recent Interviews

Strategy, Innovation, interview Pixar Brad Bird
Innovation lessons from Pixar: An interview with Oscar-winning director Brad Bird

April 2008

What does stimulating the creativity of animators have in common with developing new product ideas or technology breakthroughs? A lot.

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Health Care, Hospitals, innovation health care
Innovation in health care: An interview with the CEO of the Cleveland Clinic

March 2008

Delos "Toby" Cosgrove discusses innovation in health care—including a key role for top executives to play in reducing the nation’s health care burden.

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Organization, Postmerger , steel interview ArcelorMittal
Integrating steel giants: An interview with the ArcelorMittal postmerger managers

February 2008

The merger of two large, complementary companies presented an unusual challenge: sustaining growth as well as focusing on integration and cost savings.

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Governance, Leadership, interview council foreign relations
A political education for business: An interview with the head of the Council on Foreign Relations

February 2008

Richard Haass says that businesses have much to learn from government as they compete in an increasingly complex global landscape.

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Strategy, Strategy in Practice, prediction markets crowd intelligence
The promise of prediction markets: A roundtable

Are prediction markets the best way to tap the hidden expertise in organizations?

April 2008

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Recession Watch

Economic Studies, Productivity & Performance, hiring survey mckinsey
Economic and hiring outlook, First Quarter 2008: A McKinsey Global Survey

April 2008

Executives around the world expect their national economies to be negatively affected by a US downturn. Although a majority of the executives say that their economies are linked to that of the United States, only 21 percent report that the linkage has tightened over the past three years.

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Preparing for a slump in earnings

March 2008

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Coping with the credit crunch: Opportunities for corporate banking in Europe

March 2008

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Chart Pack

Transportation, Sectors , emerging markets aerospace
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The growing role of emerging markets in aerospace

April 2008

Manufacturers in developing markets are already helping aircraft makers in developed ones to cut costs. That's just the beginning.

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Research in Brief

Dissecting global trends: An example from Italy

March 2008

Executives should examine the impact of trends on subindustries, segments, categories, and micromarkets before placing their bets.

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How private health care can help Africa

March 2008

In Nigeria, Kenya, and elsewhere, the private sector already serves more than 40 percent of the people in the lowest economic quintile. With the right investments, it could do even more.

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