



Analytics & Business Intelligence
Big Data, Analytics and the Path From Insights to Value
Steve LaValle, Eric Lesser, Rebecca Shockley, Michael S. Hopkins and Nina Kruschwitz

Supply Chains & Logistics
What Happens When You Outsource Too Much?
Managers must understand which competencies they can safely outsource and which they should manage internally.
Francesco Zirpoli and Markus C. Becker

Project Management
Putting It Together: How to Succeed in Distributed Product Development
Outsourcing complex product development work subjects companies to significant uncertainty.
Jason Amaral, Edward G. Anderson Jr. and Geoffrey G. Parker

Business Models
Bringing Open Innovation to Services
Companies should organize their service innovation processes to be more open to external ideas.
Henry Chesbrough

Innovation Strategy
The 5 Myths of Innovation
Increasingly, innovation is being applied to the development of new service offerings, business models, pricing plans and management practices.
Julian Birkinshaw, Cyril Bouquet and J.-L. Barsoux

Analytics & Business Intelligence
Matchmaking With Math: How Analytics Beats Intuition to Win Customers
Cameron Hurst, interviewed by Michael S. Hopkins and Leslie Brokaw


Innovation Strategy
How to Develop a Successful Technology Licensing Program
Six practices can help companies implement licensing as part of an open innovation strategy.
Ulrich Lichtenthaler, Holger Ernst and James Conley

Managing Your Career
Why It Pays To Be an Optimist
People with optimistic dispositions get jobs more easily and get promoted more, research suggests.
Martha E. Mangelsdorf

Global Strategy
Are You Giving Globalization the Right Amount of Attention?
Too little attention from head office executives can cause problems in global operations.
Allen Morrison and Cyril Bouquet

Marketing Strategy
Increasing Profits, Sans Pain
Jonathan Byrnes offers techniques to improve your organization’s profitability.
Jonathan Byrnes, interviewed by Martha E. Mangelsdorf

Collaboration
How to Find Answers Within Your Company
Internal knowledge markets can facilitate information sharing within large organizations.