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.The art of leading in the AI age
Technology can improve many things, but not leadership.
- 2.How healthy boundaries build trust in the workplaceBoundaries clarify responsibilities and expectations. Both employers and employees need to identify, set, and maintain them to keep people engaged and deliver strong performance.
- 3.The four qualities of resilient teams
A new book examines successful teamwork in the digital age.
- 4.Question your successes as much as your failures
When the high-fives are over, it’s important to interrogate the reasons behind your wins.
- 5.Mark Carney on a values-led economyThe former governor of the Bank of England argues for a major overhaul of the financial system to confront global challenges.
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