


Spring 2021 Issue
To reap the rewards and avoid the risks, companies exploring a platform business model must look carefully at their partnerships and growth strategy.
From the Editor

Culture
On Ideals and Innovation
The U.S. must examine its cultural ideals, in the context of its economic rivalry with China and within its own borders.
Elizabeth Heichler
Features

Technology Innovation Strategy
What We’ve Learned So Far About Blockchain for Business
Mary Lacity and Remko Van Hoek



Sustainability
The Four Fatal Mistakes Holding Back Circular Business Models
Johan Frishammar and Vinit Parida



Analytics & Business Intelligence
Why So Many Data Science Projects Fail to Deliver
Mayur P. Joshi et al.
Frontiers




Analytics & Business Intelligence
Leading With Decision-Driven Data Analytics
Bart de Langhe and Stefano Puntoni

Frontiers is an MIT SMR initiative exploring how technology is reshaping the practice of management.
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Money in Politics Faces a Reckoning
The days of claiming to be apolitical while buying influence through donations to politicians should be over.
Andrew Winston
Executive Briefings

Platforms & Ecosystems
Our Guide to the Spring 2021 Issue
In our new spring issue: platform-based ecosystems, blockchain, data failures, and misbehaving leaders.