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EXECUTIVE ADVISER

The Dangers of Social Responsibility

The idea that companies have a responsibility to act in the public interest and will profit from doing so is fundamentally flawed. That’s the argument made by Aneel Karnani in the August edition of Executive Adviser, MIT SMR’s collaboration with The Wall Street Journal. Karnani says that not only is the idea of corporate duty flawed, it also makes it more likely that we’ll ignore real solutions.  Read more »
A COUNTERPOINT: Rosabeth Moss Kanter disagrees, arguing that there's value in the pursuit of synergy, in “How to Do Well and Do Good.”

Executive Adviser was a collaboration between MIT Sloan Management Review and The Wall Street Journal that ran in The Journal Report section from March 2007 through August 2010. Browse the full archives »

October 26, 2009

Too Big To Manage?

Some companies are simply too complex to be run effectively. Here’s how executives can get that complexity under control. Free to subscribers
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How to Keep Your Best Executives

The key: Make it easier for them to leave Free to subscribers
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Greener, Cheaper

Companies can get there from here, and use a lot less energy than they do now Free to subscribers
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At the Base of the Pyramid

When selling to poor consumers, companies need to begin by doing something basic: They need to create the market Free to subscribers
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Beat the Clock

How companies can use time to their competitive advantage Free to subscribers
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Who Knows What?

Finding in-house experts isn’t easy. But most companies make it harder than it should be. Free to subscribers
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Learning From Corporate Flops

When starting new ventures, companies should revisit their assumptions early and often Free to subscribers
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