McKinsey Quarterly

Risk roundup 2010

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:05:52 PST

Top risk forecasters highlight their picks for this year's economic and political hot spots.
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Video interview: Wedding innovation with business value

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:00:10 PST

Prith Banerjee, director of HP Labs, discusses managing innovation and the new mission of corporate research labs.
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How inflation can destroy shareholder value

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:00:36 PST

If inflation rises again, companies will have to do more than just match it to keep up—they’ll have to beat it.

Multimedia bonus: An interactive exhibit allows you to see over time how much a company's earnings must increase in order to keep cash flow stable.
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This is the time to deliver on upstream operational excellence

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:25:24 PST

With oil prices squeezed, now is the time for oil and gas companies to focus on operational excellence. What lessons can managers draw from world-class operators in the business?
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CO2 abatement: Exploring options for oil and natural gas companies

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:15:01 PST

Oil and natural gas companies play a central role in CO2 emissions. How can the industry meet the challenge from climate change regulations?
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Rethinking how companies address social issues: McKinsey Global Survey results

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:30:57 PST

Many companies committed to addressing social issues in developing markets are overlooking a strategy for boosting their social impact—and perhaps their profits—a McKinsey survey suggests.
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How helping women helps business

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:00:49 PST

Companies whose social investments focus on women in developing economies help not only the recipients but also themselves.
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Why don’t back-office efficiency drives stick?

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:50:00 PST

A granular look at back-office operations shows why across-the-board cuts make no sense.
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Using knowledge brokering to improve business processes

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:30:00 PST

New applications of open-innovation principles allow progressive companies to enhance not only their products but also their core internal business processes.
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US energy savings: Opportunities and challenges

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:00:59 PST

There is great potential to reduce energy consumption and minimize its total cost by using existing technologies--and without changing the everyday habits of consumers.
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A hospital-wide strategy for fixing emergency-department overcrowding

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:00:10 PST

Reducing wait times requires an end-to-end transformation of hospital processes and a shift in staff culture.
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Engaging consumers to manage health care demand

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:30:53 PST

Payors can help improve consumers’ health and reduce costs by providing information, choice, and incentives that encourage healthier lifestyles and value-conscious consumption of health care.
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What does it take to make integrated care work?

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:00:36 PST

Around the world, only a few health care providers deliver integrated care effectively. Their experiences offer useful lessons for organizations that want to pilot integrated-care programs.
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Decoding Copenhagen: What the climate summit means for business

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:30:26 PST

In this video interview, McKinsey's Jeremy Oppenheim analyzes the conference's impact on businesses and economies.
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The looming deleveraging challenge

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:00:00 PST

Several major economies are likely to face imminent deleveraging. If history is any guide, it will be a lengthy and painful process.
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When your calendar is a moral document: Video interview with Rev. Jim Wallis

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:20:00 PST

The CEO of the social-justice organization Sojourners discusses rethinking values in the wake of the crisis.
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A strong foundation for M&A in 2010

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:50:00 PST

M&A activity was more resilient in 2009 than commonly believed, and conditions are improving for 2010.
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M&A teams: When small is beautiful

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:50:00 PST

Large M&A departments aren’t essential for making successful deals. Small, project- based teams can be preferable.
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A lighter touch for postmerger integration

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:50:00 PST

Some Asian companies take a different, hands-off approach to M&A outside their borders.
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What worked in cost cutting--and what's next: McKinsey Global Survey results

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:11:40 PST

Companies were able to cut costs effectively through the crisis, executives say, but they're less confident of their ability to contain or continue to cut them. Some companies are positioning themselves for longer-term success by planning the next round more strategically.
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Supporting top management with next-generation executive information systems

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:00:00 PST

Chief information officers have a chance to expand their influence as the mediators between business requirements and IT capabilities.
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Video interview: Reshaping business education in a new era

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:00:00 PST

Blair Sheppard, dean of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, discusses how the expectations of MBA students are changing—and why the traditional MBA education needs to change as well.
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Deleveraging: Now the hard part

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:00:00 PST

The challenge of managing the enormous debt burden weighing on global recovery is only just beginning.
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The five attributes of enduring family businesses

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:00:44 PST

The keys to long-term success are professional management and keeping the family committed to and capable of carrying on as the owner.
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Building a sustainable Ford Motor Company: An interview with Bill Ford

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:00:00 PST

The carmaker's executive chairman talks about its prospects, technological change in the industry, and manufacturing in America.
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Hidden in plain sight: The hunt for banking capital

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 08:00:00 PST

Effective capital management is no longer merely a nice--if somewhat exotic--skill to have. For some banks, it's a question of survival.
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How business interacts with government: McKinsey Global Survey results

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:20:58 PST

A variety of government actions in addition to laws and regulations powerfully affect companies’ finances, executives say. But executives also indicate that companies’ processes to manage their relationships with government are generally less robust than are the ones used to manage relationships with other stakeholders.
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Managing water strategically: An interview with the CEO of Rio Tinto

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:00:31 PST

Tom Albanese explains how Rio Tinto is adapting its operations to a future when climate change may make the world's dry parts drier and wet parts wetter.
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The path to successful new products

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:00:06 PST

Businesses with the best product-development track records stand apart from their less-successful peers in three crucial ways.
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Understanding the bad bank

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 PST

For many, this is the best exit from the financial crisis—but the choices entailed are not straightforward.
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Making game theory work for managers

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:31:00 PST

A new model, rejecting solutions optimal only for a single precisely defined future, generates answers representing the best compromise between risks and opportunities in all likely futures.
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Creating competitive advantage with IT architecture: An interview

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:00:00 PST

Xie Qin explains how he used service-oriented architecture to create a smarter, more efficient system.
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Enduring ideas: The three horizons of growth

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 PST

In this interactive presentation—one in a series of multimedia frameworks—Steve Coley, a director emeritus in McKinsey’s Chicago office, describes the three horizons framework. Based on research into how companies sustain growth, this approach illustrates how to manage for current performance while maximizing future opportunities for growth.
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Strategy through turbulence: An interview with Don Sull

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:00:32 PST

London Business School's Don Sull discusses how to find the upside in volatile times.
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Competing through organizational agility

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:00:04 PST

Three distinct types—strategic, portfolio, and operational—help companies compete. Each of them has its own sources and dangers.
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Economic Conditions Snapshot, December 2009: McKinsey Global Survey results

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:17:10 PST

For the first time this year, a majority of executives expect consumer demand for their goods to rise in the near term. Respondents offer relatively positive views of the economy and say they can now make longer-term strategic plans. However, many expect investment decisions over the next two years to be affected by heightened exchange rate volatility.
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Rebuilding the American dream: An interview with Pete Peterson

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:05:19 PST

The quintessential business statesman reflects on a long career and the work needed to rebuild America's economic future.
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Next-generation water policy for businesses and government

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:15:00 PST

The solution to water scarcity, in part, will come from new technologies for better managing water as a resource. But to make these technologies more effective, business and policy leaders will need to work more closely to implement them.
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The business opportunity in water conservation

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:15:00 PST

For many companies, water efficiency is a long-term requirement for staying in business, a big commercial opportunity, or both.
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Making the most of corporate social responsibility

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:00:00 PST

For companies that see CSR as an opportunity to strengthen the business, the big challenge is execution. Smart partnering can provide a practical way forward.
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