Business Insight - Wall Street Journal / MIT Sloan

The Path to Growth

Firms need to constantly adapt business models to changing markets. They have three basic strategies to pick from.

Leaders of the Pack

A look at strategies for securing market domination—and keeping it

In Search of RFID’s Sweet Spot

Electronic tagging can be worth the investment. The key is finding where in the supply chain it makes the most sense.

Think Small

When it comes to innovation, the conventional wisdom often tells companies to aim for home runs. But frequent singles can be just as important.

Home runs, in this case, are radical innovations—breakthrough products, anything from disposable diapers to cellphones, that introduce a new core technology and provide much greater customer benefits than existing products. Not only [...]

Preparing for the Exit

When forming a business alliance, don't ignore one of the most crucial ingredients: how to break up

Worldly Wise

Attracting and managing customers isn't the same when business goes global. Companies must be ready to adjust.

Leading From Below

CEOs can't change companies on their own. The secret is to foster a leadership mentality throughout the ranks.

From The Magazine

Fall 2009

Special Report: Sustainability

8 Reasons That Sustainability Will Change Management

Michael S. Hopkins

Transparency, accidental innovation, trust, collaboration — as sustainability affects how the world works, so will it affect how business works in the world.

Intelligence: Management

Debunking Management Myths

Martha E. Mangelsdorf

In this interview, Henry Mintzberg questions some of the conventional wisdom about managerial work.