Global Strategy
A Reshoring Renaissance Is Underway
Geopolitics and supply chain resiliency are just two of the factors spurring some manufacturers to move back to the U.S.
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Sustainability
Economic Incentives Are Key to Driving Sustainability at Scale
Meaningful economic climate action requires not only regulation but commercial demand for sustainable finance.
Satoshi Ikeda and Simon Glynn
Customers
Can Friction Improve Your Customers’ Experiences?
When e-commerce sites make buying quick and easy, they could be missing out on deepening customer relationships.
Marco Bertini, Diego Aparicio, and Aylin Aydinli
Financial Management & Risk
Is Your Organization Investing Enough in Responsible AI? ‘Probably Not,’ Says Our Data
A panel of artificial intelligence experts weighs in on whether organizations are adequately investing in responsible AI.
David Kiron and Steven Mills
Talent Management
Why Pay Transparency Regulations Are a Strategic Management Opportunity
Robust appraisal systems make pay transparency an opportunity to improve performance rather than a compliance burden.
Tamara Montag-Smit, Karoline Evans, Brandon Smit, and Cassondra Batz-Barbarich
Developing Strategy
How Ghost Scenarios Haunt Strategy Execution
Executives must confront a strategic planning blind spot: their assumptions about the future business context.
Trudi Lang and Rafael Ramírez
Leading Change
The Role of Culture in Enabling Change
Modifying culture can help drive organizational change but requires clarity about the type of change leaders are seeking.
Jonathan Knowles, B. Tom Hunsaker, and Melanie Hughes
Developing Strategy
How to Have Better Strategy Conversations About Monetizing Data
A data monetization matrix can help leaders assess opportunities and approaches for converting data into revenue.
Barbara H. Wixom, Cynthia M. Beath, and Leslie Owens
Content Provided By Deloitte
Survey: Most Companies Fall Short of Margin Targets
A new Deloitte study says most companies surveyed report falling short of their margin goals.
Raed Masoud and Mauricio Garza, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Developing Strategy
Our Guide to the Fall 2023 Issue
The fall 2023 issue of MIT Sloan Management Review examines innovation systems and strategies for business leaders.
MIT Sloan Management Review
Platforms & Ecosystems
Who Should Price a Gig?
Operators of platforms must balance market health and power dynamics in determining who sets prices.
Jovana Karanovic, Elizabeth J. Altman, and Carmelo Cennamo
Organizational Transformation
Rethinking Governance for Digital Innovation
Organizations need to take a new approach to governance of digital innovation initiatives.
David L. Rogers
Talent Management
Identify Critical Roles to Improve Performance
Executing strategy requires understanding your critical roles and putting your best people in them.
Boris Groysberg, Eric Lin, Abhijit Naik, and Sascha L. Schmidt
Organizational Structure
CEOs Can Make (or Break) an Organization Redesign
CEOs can maintain full engagement with and control of an organization redesign by addressing their own vulnerabilities.
Herman Vantrappen and Frederic Wirtz
Supply Chains & Logistics
Taming the Counterfeiting Epidemic
Businesses must take a multilayered approach to effectively combat counterfeit and unauthorized sales of their products.
Robert Handfield, Anand Nair, and Thomas Y. Choi
Financial Management & Risk
The Case Against Restricting Stock Buybacks
Research on stock buybacks does not find evidence that the practice results in the economic costs that critics allege.
Nicholas Guest, S.P. Kothari, and Parth Venkat
AI & Machine Learning
Improve Key Performance Indicators With AI
Researchers are seeing stronger business benefits when KPIs are adjusted with or created by AI tools.
Michael Schrage, David Kiron, François Candelon, Shervin Khodabandeh, and Michael Chu
Executing Strategy
Will a Noncompete Ban Impact Innovation Beyond Tech Hubs?
Experts weigh how a proposed ban on noncompete agreements might affect innovation and entrepreneurship beyond tech hubs.
MIT SMR Strategy Forum
IT Governance & Leadership
Building Robust RAI Programs as Third-Party AI Tools Proliferate
The 2023 MIT SMR-BCG responsible AI report finds that third-party AI tools pose increasing risks for organizations.
Elizabeth M. Renieris, David Kiron, and Steven Mills
Disruption
Our Guide to the Summer 2023 Issue
The summer 2023 issue of MIT Sloan Management Review examines risk, disruption, AI, finance strategy, and equity.