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Sustainability

After Copenhagen: Impact, Change, and Implementation

Booz & Company carbon experts Nick Pennell and Rob Fowler report on how the negotiations shaped up over the conference’s first two weeks, and the new wave of business activity that will follow.
 
Organizations & People


What’s So Special about Special
Ops?

by Andrew Sobel
 
The U.S. military’s elite training programs offer a model for the strategic deployment of human capital and for building effective teams.
Sustainability


Green Is a
Strategy
 

by Rich Kauffeld, Abhishek Malhotra, and Susan Higgins
Five steps to “differentiated” sustainability for a full embrace of environmentalism.
Business Literature

Globalization: Western Dominance in Decline

by Ayesha Khanna and
Parag Khanna
From s+b’s Best Business Books 2009: Five new books offer insights into the changing topology of global trade and influence.
 

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Thought Leaders

Energy Policy by the Numbers

A Cambridge scientist says it will take better arithmetic and less passion to replace fossil fuels by 2050.
THE CREATIVE MIND: FERNANDO FLORES, a Chilean senator, is now educationg business leaders for the world of social media
INTERVIEW: Gretchen Daily says we can build long-term prosperity by assigning prices to the ecosystem next door
THE CREATIVE MIND: Barry Nalebuff brought game theory from the ivory tower to the executive suite — and to his own thriving company, Honest Tea
Business Literature

Author’s Choice: Managing Naturally

Walter Kiechel III, author of Office Hours: A Guide to the Managerial Life, introduces an excerpt from Managing by Henry Mintzberg that proposes a more organic view of managers and their work.
Best Business Books 2009 Our annual review selects the books that provide fresh insights for leaders on subjects ranging from the meltdown to marketing, in eight essays written by top thinkers in their fields
BOOKS IN BRIEF A review of Rules of Thumb: 52 Truths for Winning at Business without Losing Your Self, by Alan M. Webber
Recent Research

Staying on Your Toes

Companies should deliberately disrupt the normal flow of work at multiple levels, because it can lead to breakthroughs for the organization.
CONSUMER RESEARCH Helping companies better understand their consumer base
MARKETING How consumers' moods affect purchase decisions
CUSTOMER DATA People are increasingly protective of the information they share
RETIREMENT As a result of the financial downturn, older workers may be forced to retire early
Recommended on Booz.com

Innovating through the Downturn

In turbulent economic times, companies must refocus investments on core R&D and innovation capabilities. Chief innovation officers can execute six tactical actions to help their companies survive a downturn and prosper during recovery.