Corporate Social Responsibility
Can We End the Crisis of Agency?
In the face of feeling powerless, doing small things can make a huge difference.
Uncertainty
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Financial Management & Risk
Will Stock Market Volatility Simmer or Spike?
Will the stock market remain volatile in coming years, or are calming forces on the way?
Financial Management & Risk
Beat the Odds in M&A Turnarounds
You can create significant value by buying troubled businesses and fixing them up. Here’s how.
Martin Reeves, Lars Faeste, Daniel Friedman, and Hen Lotan
Data & Data Culture
What to Do When Industry Disruption Threatens Your Career
If your industry faces disruption, first diagnose the volatility. Then act preemptively to disrupt your own career.
Boris Groysberg, Whitney Johnson, and Eric Lin
Leadership Skills
The Trouble With Cybersecurity Management
“Flight simulators” to prepare managers for cyberattacks lead to better cybersecurity decisions.
Mohammad S. Jalali
Marketing Strategy
How to Launch Products in Uncertain Markets
Before your next large-scale product launch, try leveraging uncertainty for competitive advantage.
Jan-Michael Ross and Jan Hendrik Fisch
Automation
Why Supply Chains Must Pivot
In an uncertain world, supply chains must adopt flexibility and automation to gain sustainable advantage.
Laurent Chevreux, Michael Hu, and Suketu Gandhi
Developing Strategy
Don’t Get Caught in the Middle
Our digital world is rendering traditional intermediaries obsolete. Make sure you are not one of them.
Paul Michelman
Leading Change
The Case Against Agility
Ideas that have anchored technological decision-making have become unsuitable for the emerging world.
Amit S. Mukherjee
Collaboration
Five Rules for Managing Large, Complex Projects
Research reveals five lessons that can help executives manage big, complex projects more effectively.
Andrew Davies, Mark Dodgson, David M. Gann, and Samuel C. MacAulay
Global Strategy
The Five Steps All Leaders Must Take in the Age of Uncertainty
Leaders must move beyond managing their own firms to become active influencers within broader systems.
Martin Reeves, Simon Levin, Johann D. Harnoss, and Daichi Ueda
Create Your Company’s Future
Recently, MIT SMR readers have been looking for information on scenario planning — a trend that may reflect current social, political, and economic uncertainty. This trend led to our Summer 2017 special report on creating your company’s future.
Martha E. Mangelsdorf
From the Archives: Managing in a Time of Uncertainty
Strategic planning is key to succeeding in a time of uncertainty and political change.
Leslie Brokaw
Leadership Skills
Please Go Away (and Spend More Time Somewhere Else)
When times are uncertain, it is more important than ever to break routine and see what’s happening for ourselves.
Paul Michelman
Financial Management & Risk
Gaining a New Understanding of Risk
In these days of uncertain markets, how do you manage risk prudently – yet still grow your company?
Martha E. Mangelsdorf
Financial Management & Risk
Overheard at MIT: Why Economics Isn’t Like Physics
MIT Sloan’s Andrew Lo on the importance of analyzing the uncertainty levels of a business.
Martha E. Mangelsdorf
Developing Strategy
Why Forecasts Fail. What to Do Instead
Managers need to learn from history about what they can and cannot predict, and develop plans that are sensitive to surprises.
Spyros Makridakis, Robin M. Hogarth and Anil Gaba
