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Pivoting in the pandemic, assessing supplier diversity initiatives, and creating a framework for discussing race.
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Organizational Behavior
How to Sustain Your Organization’s Culture When Everyone Is Remote
Jennifer Howard-Grenville
Analytics & Organizational Culture
The Recession’s Impact on Analytics and Data Science
Jeffrey D. Camm et al.
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Supply Chains & Logistics
Maximizing the Benefits of B2B Supplier Diversification
Simha Mummalaneni and Jonathan Z. Zhang
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Analytics & Organizational Culture
The Recession’s Impact on Analytics and Data Science
There has been a huge demand for data scientists in the past decade. Is that about to change?
Jeffrey D. Camm et al.
Leading Change
How Workplaces Can Invite Dialogue on Race
Leaders should focus on starting conversations, emphasizing individuality, and measuring feedback.
Paula Glover and Katie Mehnert
Technology Implementation
How Cognitive Technologies Can Help Managers During the COVID-19 Crisis
Cognitive automation could help managers make better decisions more quickly in the wake of COVID-19.
Frederic Laluyaux
Leading Change
Organizations Cannot Afford to Stay Silent on Racial Injustice
Leaders must prove their commitment to diversity by acting on the issue of racism and discrimination.
Enrica N. Ruggs and Derek R. Avery
Leadership Skills
Gaining Clarity From Adversity
The coronavirus crisis is exposing some businesses’ weaknesses while highlighting others’ strong leadership.
Elizabeth Heichler
Developing Strategy
Office Space — Sized Extra Large
The pandemic may bring sweeping changes to economic and workplace structures we take for granted.
Bruce Posner and Elizabeth Heichler
Big Data
What Managers Need to Know About Data Exchanges
Big data mining is no longer enough. Data exchanges will shape new economic ecosystems.
José Parra-Moyano et al.
New Product Development
How Legacy Businesses Can Compete in the Sharing Economy
How to harness sensor data to generate new value and revenue for traditional products and services.
Mohan Subramaniam and Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
Innovation Strategy
Accelerating Innovation Through a Network of Ecosystems
Use a networked approach to manage distributed innovation across teams, units, and regions.
Elizabeth J. Altman and Frank Nagle
Leading Change
Leaders Must Have the Courage to Choose the Future
In a crisis, it’s easy to unconsciously prioritize the past. But this is the time to look forward.