A New M&A Strategy for Utilities
Utilities seeking to expand must be able to negotiate regulatory complexity while planning and executing deals effectively.
Energy
Why Don’t We Anticipate Hockey Sticks?
Experts often fail to recognize when the growth rates of products or industries are about to kick into a much higher gear.
A Jobless Recovery in Coal
Hiring people is often a last resort, even when an industry is growing.
InfographicA Guide to Strategy through Execution
How to get the strategists and implementers in your company to work together effectively. For more insight, read “10 Principles of Strategy through Execution.”
Four Tracks to Market Leadership
Trends spotted by Strategy& suggest that companies in any industry can gain prominence by choosing the right approach.
A Strategist’s Guide to Industry 4.0
Global businesses are about to integrate their operations into a seamless digital whole, and thereby change the world.
s+b BlogsWhen It Rains, It Pours
Companies and governments grappling with falling oil and gas prices are learning a difficult lesson about procyclicality.
s+b BlogsLeave the Airlines Alone
Why we shouldn’t expect the price of air travel to fall just because jet fuel is cheaper.
s+b BlogsThe Hidden Benefits of Lower Gasoline Costs
Economic analysts who argue that cheap fuel isn’t helping the economy are looking in the wrong place.
s+b BlogsHow to Avoid “Carve-Out” Surprises
Careful planning for an independent future can maximize value when companies liberate assets.
A Strategist’s Guide to Power Industry Transformation
The way we create, use, and manage electricity is finally changing, and the implications go far beyond the utility sector.
s+b BlogsA Case of Successful Failure
This technology company almost died of financial hubris, but its behind-the-scenes resurrection proves there’s sometimes a fine line between winning and losing.
s+b BlogsHow to Stop Cybercrime from Sabotaging Emerging Economies
Developing countries need national strategies to protect their digital assets and bolster their economic growth.
It’s Getting Hot in Here
Addressing climate change with a sense of urgency isn’t a matter of morality, two economists argue. It’s about managing risk.
s+b Trend Watch: R&D Investment Pays Off in Oil and Gas
Oil-field services companies, which invent the technologies used to drill for oil and gas, have reaped the rewards of an intense focus on innovation.
s+b BlogsThe New Volatile World of Oil and Gas
In this turbulent energy environment, only a few companies will be focused enough to win.The Impact of Reduced Oil Prices on the Transportation Sector
The benefits of the glut are being distributed unevenly.
Waiting for the Digital Grid
The modernized grid should revolutionize the way electricity is distributed and used, but its potential hasn’t yet been realized.
s+b BlogsWhy Suntech’s Bankruptcy Won’t Sound the Death Knell for Solar
According to a new study, the solar industry is slowly stabilizing.
Innovating for Energy’s Future
The key to clean, reliable, and affordable energy, says Southern Company CEO Tom Fanning, is a bold and balanced approach to R&D.
