Business Models
Thriving in an Increasingly Digital Ecosystem
To prepare for digital disruption, companies need to consider which of four business models to adapt.
Competitive Strategy
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Global Strategy
How Global Is Your C-Suite?
National diversity of top management should be a topic of conversation for boards of directors.
Pankaj Ghemawat and Herman Vantrappen
Leading Change
From the Editor: Reflections on Change and Continuity
The Summer 2015 issue of MIT SMR highlights how digital business plays out in strategy, innovation and business transformation.
Martha E. Mangelsdorf
Developing Strategy
The New Mission for Multinationals
Across a broad swath of industries, multinationals are losing ground in emerging markets to local players.
José F.P. Santos and Peter J. Williamson
Business Models
Competing With Ordinary Resources
Not every company needs to be built around a strong brand, exceptional talent or exclusive technology.
Frédéric Fréry, Xavier Lecocq and Vanessa Warnier
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Sustaining an Analytics Advantage
Companies that are experienced in using analytics successfully offer five lessons for corporate leaders.
Peter C. Bell
Marketing Strategy
The Other Talent War: Competing Through Alumni
It’s smart to be on good terms with former employees. Recent research highlights the upside to following competitors’ former employees, too.
Seth Carnahan and Deepak Somaya
Developing Strategy
Is It Time to Hire a Chief Legal Strategist?
Here’s a strategic angle that most businesses don’t think about: how they can use the law to secure strategic business goals.
Leslie Brokaw
Climate Change
Bridging the Sustainability Gap
Measuring sustainability’s impact on revenue, productivity and risk would speak to mainstream investors.
David A. Lubin and Daniel C. Esty
Customers
The High Price of Customer Satisfaction
Misguided attempts to improve satisfaction can damage a company’s financial health.
Timothy Keiningham, Sunil Gupta, Lerzan Aksoy and Alexander Buoye
Developing Strategy
The Art of Strategic Renewal
What does it take to transform an organization before a crisis hits?
Andy Binns, J. Bruce Harreld, Charles O’Reilly III, and Michael L. Tushman
Climate Change
Making Data Visible So You Can Act On It
John Schulz discusses how AT&T used the company’s energy and water use data to help reduce consumption.
John Schulz (AT&T), interviewed by Nina Kruschwitz
Global Strategy
How to Compete in China’s E-Commerce Market
Some well-known companies have stumbled in e-commerce in China. To succeed requires new thinking.
Xin Wang and Z. Justin Ren
Business Models
Dethroning an Established Platform
The experiences of Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Gmail offer four keys for entering platform markets.
Fernando F. Suarez and Jacqueline Kirtley
Marketing Strategy
Should More Stores Charge Admission?
Warehouse stores like Sam’s Club and Costco charge customers a fee to shop there. Should more companies borrow the idea?
Leslie Brokaw
Developing Strategy
A Question Every Manager Should Ask (Hint: It Has to Do With Megatrends)
The single best question companies should ask themselves is what megatrends are coming around the corner.
Leslie Brokaw
Developing Strategy
Which Strategy When?
Managers must figure out when it’s best to pursue strategies of position, leverage or opportunity.
Christopher B. Bingham, Kathleen M. Eisenhardt and Nathan R. Furr
