Competitive Strategy

Leaders must move beyond managing their own firms to become active influencers within broader systems.

Companies with bold strategies in response to digitization will come out as winners.

New digital technologies are changing the rules of competition by expanding the boundaries of what a company can handle and introducing new sources of advantage.

Companies should blend the power of computers with insights into human decision making.

Readers asked why a digital strategy must focus on either customer engagement or digital solutions.

For many companies, the headaches of being global are intensifying, The Economist says. In most sectors domestic peer companies are growing faster than multinationals.

What’s happening this week at the intersection of management and technology.

High-impact innovations have built-in uncertainty — but careful strategizing can reduce the risk.

At the core of every great strategy is a novel and distinctive concept.

Performance topology maps offer managers a signpost pointing toward smarter strategies.

Staying competitive may mean exploring new business models — but watch out for internal tensions.

The authors of MIT SMR‘s 2016 Data & Analytics Research Report present their findings.

The 2016 Data & Analytics Report by MIT Sloan Management Review and SAS finds that competitive advantage from analytics is declining.

Businesses are averting disruption by beating their new competition, joining them, or waiting them out.

The problem of the domineering corporate headquarters resonates with executives of multinationals.

“Lawsourcing” campaigns are helping smaller organizations advance legal and public relations goals.

Reputation is central to the new sharing economy — and data is the key to reputation.

Elon Musk, founder of Tesla Motors, SpaceX and SolarCity, has a noted ability to spot unmet market needs.

The 2015 Digital Business Report by MIT SMR and Deloitte identifies strategy as the key driver in the digital arena.

To prepare for digital disruption, companies need to consider which of four business models to adapt.