Corporate strategy

A takeover usually signals the demise of one of the two corporations involved in the tussle - no prizes for guessing which one. Breaking with this practice,...

Bonuses and other forms of incentive compensation are an effective motivator of executives to achieve ever higher earnings per share. The drive to produce short-term results, however, often influences management to forgo investment in capital equipment and R&D that would benefit the corporation several years hence even more than improved earnings next year would. The […]

During the past 25 years an increasing proportion of U.S. companies have seen wisdom in pursuing a strategy of diversification. Between 1950 and 1970, for example, single-business companies comprising the Fortune “500” declined from 30% to 8% of the total. Acquisition has become a standard approach to diversification. In recent years the productivity of capital […]

Growing sustainably means doing the right thing for all your stakeholders.

A nonprofit that supports emerging-market entrepreneurs considers expanding to the U.S.

Now that providing services is more lucrative than making products, the old foundations for success in manufacturing are crumbling. Smart manufacturers are creating new business models to capture profits at the customer’s end of the value chain.

It led to fewer readmissions and complications.

As the company cut costs, its ability to innovate suffered.

Digital transformation has become a necessity-and it's separating the organizational haves from the have-nots.

A look inside an unlikely partnership.

A data-driven approach to design, measurement, and implementation

The need for the effective management of stagnant industries will grow as more and more industries decline or increase only modestly. A study investigating...

Companies are increasingly paying for acquisitions with stock rather than cash. But both they and the companies they acquire need to understand just how big a difference that decision can make to the value shareholders will get from a deal.

Lessons from several firms who have made the switch.

Early in their lives most markets go through a short period of dizzying growth that defines the competitive landscape. Heed the advice of a person who has survived the ride: If you don’t make the right moves then, you won’t get a second chance.

Where to find the big changes that will transform your business

Understanding the three types of acquisitions.

For decades, negotiators have been working out agreements by focusing on interests, not positions. But the messy problem of how to share the gains created...

Lessons from Microsoft, NVIDIA, Netflix, Tesla, and others.

Create new markets for growth without destroying existing companies or jobs.