Business Insight - Wall Street Journal / MIT Sloan

Why Business Plans Don’t Deliver

The five most common flaws—and how to fix them

Fever, Chills…and Losses

More companies should be preparing for an influenza pandemic.

In Search of Innovation

When companies try to come up with new ideas, they too often look only where they always look. That won’t get them anywhere.

Why a Loyal Customer Isn’t Always a Profitable One

Many companies don’t know how to recognize or encourage the kind of customer loyalty that’s worth having.

Playing Well With Others

How to improve the relationship between the marketing and R&D departments—and increase the chance of coming up with successful new products

Beyond Products

More manufacturers are branching out into the service business. Here’s how to make the move successfully.

Preparing for the Recovery

Despite the recession, companies must do more than just play defense

Sustainable Success

For companies operating in developing countries, it pays to commit to improving social and environmental conditions

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.