Research Highlight

A company’s policies provide insight into its culture.

Using outside technologies to develop products and licensing intellectual property to external parties will carry a company only so far. The next frontier is to open the business model itself.

It can be good or bad, depending upon what kind it is and in what cultural context it occurs.

Coaching increases performance, productivity and job satisfaction at all levels.

Multicultural experience tends to facilitate creative thinking and problem solving.

Which jobs are good candidates for global disaggregation?

You must tell your strategy story to reach four different audiences.

Checks and balances, competitive elections and term limits could improve corporate oversight.

A framework called the “innovation radar” can help companies identify opportunities for innovation.

To find out how well you are serving your customers, ask your employees.

When targeted promotions appeal to non-targeted customers.

For boards dealing with an embattled CEO, doing nothing may pay off in the long run.

Good communication is a prerequisite for good teamwork. But how much is enough?

How can companies resolve the two issues of M&As: the acquiring company’s struggle to value the target’s resources and the need for the parties to agree on a price?

RESEARCH BRIEF: A dynamic array of different customer types makes for a stronger business model.

Some techniques seem to drive new product development better than others.

How a textile manufacturer balances cost cutting with mass customization in its domestic facility.