Corporate strategy

The creators of the start-up AndFound, an online platform that connects angel investors with a curated selection of promising start-ups, have a towering...

Less than a decade after the frantic merger activity of the late 1960s, we are again in the midst of a major wave of corporate acquisitions. In contrast to the 1960s, when acquirers were mainly freewheeling conglomerates, the merger movement in the 1970s includes such long-established giants of U.S. industry as General Electric, Gulf Oil, […]

Position your company for global success.

Companies should hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

Twenty years from now, the typical large business will have half the levels of management and one third the managers of its counterpart today. Work will...

How science fiction and other unconventional tools can fire the imagination and lead to breakthrough growth.

In a volatile world, think of your strategy as a portfolio of options, not a roadmap.

And it's realizing that now.

Many consumer goods manufacturers believe that superstore retailers are bad for their business and a scourge on their brands. But some manufacturers have...

Visits to the toy store were a lot different for Jim Clayton since he took the job as president of Playto Industries. Long lines at the checkout counter used to infuriate him. Now they delighted him because they signaled a boom in sales for Playto. Trips up and down the aisles used to be part […]

Yves Morieux, director of the BCG Institute for Organization, argues that imposing formal processes, structures, and guidelines only makes things more...

Quit being the person you're "supposed" to be.

For the past 20 years, the theory of disruptive innovation has been enormously influential in business circles and a powerful tool for predicting which...

The measure of efficiency in good business management is profit, the measure of effectiveness is market leadership. These measurements are not applicable...

It's essential-but not always easy-to learn to delegate.

Why is it that effective business start-ups frequently grow into corporate giants, but effective new nonprofits rarely reach national scale? Because,...

The owner of the prestigious Château de Vallois must decide whether to launch an affordable wine.

Today's dynamic markets and technologies have called into question the sustainability of competitive advantage. Under pressure to improve productivity,...

Congress and regulators must curb combinations that adversely affect the cost and quality of care.

Four ways to get out of your own way.