The Global Innovation 1000: Proven Paths to Innovation Success
Ten years of research reveal the best R&D strategies for the decade ahead.
Issue 77, Winter 2014
Cover story
In this issue
A Strategist’s Guide to the Internet of Things, Best Business Books 2014, China’s Philosopher-CEO Zhang Ruimin, and More
A Strategist’s Guide to the Internet of Things
The digital interconnection of billions of devices is today’s most dynamic business opportunity.
Best Business Books 2014
Our annual review of the year’s best business books. Strategy: To the Nimble Go the Spoils, Marketing: Brand Diving, Executive Self-Improvement: The Human Factor, Organizational Culture: The Nothing That’s Everything, Innovation: Greasing the Skids of Invention, Sustainability: Tomorrow’s Bottom Line, Economics: All Things Being Unequal
Erin Meyer Can Make Your Global Team Work
The INSEAD professor shows how people can communicate
across cultures.
China’s Philosopher-CEO Zhang Ruimin
Haier’s leader describes how he built a winning global company by continually reframing his management philosophy.
Leading Ideas
Politicians for Prosperity
National leaders, such as India’s new prime minister, Narendra Modi, can make or break their country’s business climate.
The Sharing Company
Behind the hype of peer-to-peer economics is a quiet B2B revolution.
The Untapped Value of Overseas Experience
How skilled return migrants can be your company’s agents of change.
Can Media Firms Become Digital Video Mavens?
Traditional entertainment companies are buying up new multichannel networks in pursuit of online audiences.
s+b Trend Watch: The Profit Conundrum
Revenues go up, but so do costs — and even with overhead cuts, company leaders don’t see the expected benefits of scale.
Essays
Kings of the Cloud
The leading companies in the tech industry are reworking their business models to deliver everything-as-a-service.
What Mom-and-Pop Stores Can Teach Grocery Chains
To stave off online competitors, supermarkets should work with their suppliers and get back to personalized service.
Recent Research
s+b BlogsThe Security Risk in the Cubicle Next Door
Your own employees may pose a bigger IT hazard than outside threats.
Trending articles
- 1.How to move the needle on innovation
Leaders should focus less on where workers are and more on a handful of fundamental enablers.
- 2.Why do large projects go over budget?
A study of more than 100 years of infrastructure megaprojects reveals a consistent pattern of challenges at their core.
- 3.Want to set yourself apart? Own your job.
For the ambitious employee, a deep sense of accountability is the one thing that matters most.
- 4.What leaders get wrong about responsibility
Effective leadership isn’t about giving or taking responsibility—it’s about sharing it.
- 5.The rise of the eco-friendly consumerDuring the pandemic, people have become more sensitive to the environmental impact of their shopping decisions—and companies are responding.
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