Good communication is a prerequisite for good teamwork. But how much is enough? Free to subscribers
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By Larry Yu
A new report reveals that companies with significant levels of employee control systematically underperform. Free to subscribers
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By Mary Kwak
The importance of properly identifying the strategies, and anticipating the actions, of rivals. Free to premium subscribers
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By Beth A. Walker, Dimitri Kapelianis and Michael D. Hutt
To manage relationships with subordinates, colleagues, bosses and others, executives first need to know how to classify those people accurately. Free to premium subscribers
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By Laurence J. Stybel and Maryanne Peabody
The purchasing function can go beyond mere cost cutting by rote. It can add value by driving innovation and superior long-term cost performance. Free to premium subscribers
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By Horst-Henning Wolf
Companies typically have antagonistic relationships with hackers, “modders” and others who alter their products, but is there a way to work with — instead of against — such underground innovators? Free to premium subscribers
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By Ethan Mollick
Companies too often vacillate in their commitment to internal corporate venturing activities, leading to less than optimal outcomes. Executives need to better understand — and manage — the factors that drive cyclicality in internal corporate venturing. Free to premium subscribers
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By Robert A. Burgelman and Liisa Välikangas
In many organizations, the corporate marketing function has lost budget, head count, influence and confidence, resulting in strategic consequences that run deeper than many senior managers may realize. The question is not how to rebuild the marketing center, but how to disperse marketing competenceacross the organization. Free to premium subscribers
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By Frederick E. Webster Jr., Alan J. Malter and Shankar Ganesan
Although most companies undertake acquisitions with an eye toward fueling growth, the resulting infusion of new ideas, perspectives and processes can produce lasting benefits that are broader and deeper. Free to premium subscribers
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By Freek Vermeulen
The seeds of effective change must be planted by embedding procedural and behavioral changes in an organization long before the initiative is launched. Free to premium subscribers
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By Michael A. Roberto and Lynne C. Levesque
New research shows that the most resilient companies are those that continually orchestrate a dynamic balance of four innovation strategies. Free to premium subscribers
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By Patrick Reinmoeller and Nicole van Baardwijk
Many companies have filled their corner offices with mediocre executives. A set of basic practices can help organizations avoid such a crucial mistake. Free to premium subscribers
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By Claudio Fernández-Aráoz
Many common marketing activities are coming under greater scrutiny from regulators, lawyers and scholars. Companies are scrambling to figure out how that will affect competition. Free to premium subscribers
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By Darren Bush and Betsy D. Gelb
After decades of anticipation, the promise of automated decision-making systems is finally becoming a reality in a variety of industries.
By Thomas H. Davenport and Jeanne G. Harris
We can no longer envision the future by extrapolating the present. Free to subscribers
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By Robert D. Austin and Richard L. Nolan
