Innovation Strategy
The Best of This Week
Adjusting business strategies and plotting comebacks in the face of uncertainty.
Global Strategy
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Global Strategy
Monitoring the COVID-19 Crisis From Space
What leaders can learn from near-real-time disaster monitoring data.
Michael Hudecheck, Charlotta Sirén, Dietmar Grichnik, and Joakim Wincent
Business Models
In the Face of a Pandemic, Can Pharma Shift Gears?
Pharma’s existing model may be a liability in the race to develop drugs and vaccines to combat COVID-19.
Markus Scholz and N. Craig Smith
Supply Chains & Logistics
Three Scenarios to Guide Your Global Supply Chain Recovery
The business climate remains unpredictable, but supply chain leaders should plot their comebacks.
David Simchi-Levi
Financial Management & Risk
A Long Time Until the Economic New Normal
Leaders must learn from the pandemic now to position their companies to thrive in the next crisis.
Alec Levenson
Global Strategy
Projecting Leadership and Humanity in Crisis
Effective leadership can make crises manageable instead of overwhelming.
Morela Hernandez
Financial Management & Risk
Help Yourself to Research and Ideas You Can Use
The MIT SMR site is open to all through March 26 so readers can learn about crisis management.
Elizabeth Heichler
Organizational Structure
How Autonomy Creates Resilience in the Face of Crisis
What managers can learn from the coronavirus outbreak.
Howard Yu and Mark J. Greeven
Financial Management & Risk
The Best of This Week
Black swans, COVID-19’s supply chain impact, a global upskilling push, and human-machine teams.
The MIT SMR Editors
Supply Chains & Logistics
Is It Time to Rethink Globalized Supply Chains?
The COVID-19 pandemic underscores why disaster preparedness is vital for supply chain resilience.
Willy Shih
Financial Management & Risk
Is the COVID-19 Outbreak a Black Swan or the New Normal?
The kinds of challenges we face with the coronavirus point to permanent changes we must make.
Andrew Winston
Financial Management & Risk
How Companies Can Respond to the Coronavirus
Managers can learn a lot from how organizations in China have been coping with the COVID-19 crisis.
Michael Hudecheck, Charlotta Sirén, Dietmar Grichnik, and Joakim Wincent
Crisis Management
Leading Through COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic highlights the skills business leaders need for navigating global crises.
Eric J. McNulty
Automation
The Future of Work in Developing Economies
AI and automation are changing labor markets worldwide, but developing nations will be hit hardest.
Pablo Egaña del Sol and Connor Joyce
Global Strategy
Why Multinationals Should Consider Geographic Complexity First
New research offers companies a framework for managing successful country portfolios.
Stephen A. Wilson and Megan Beck
Technology Implementation
How Cities Should Prepare for Artificial Intelligence
How cities deal with AI-related changes will determine which ones will thrive in the future.
Timocin Pervane and Kaijia Gu
Global Strategy
What Tech Pioneers Can Learn From Emerging Markets
Developing-world entrepreneurs need to build networks that compensate for weak public institutions.
Tarun Khanna, interviewed by Frieda Klotz
Global Strategy
Where China Is Leading the Mobility Revolution
China is taking the lead on developing new technology focused on mobility.
Heiko Rauscher
Global Strategy
If China Reaches 5G First, How Will Countries Compete?
Will Chinese technology companies gain a first-mover advantage in the race for 5G?
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?