Innovation
Will Stronger Borders Weaken Innovation?
The flow of talent, investment, and ideas that has boosted companies’ global R&D efforts may soon be impeded by the rise of economic nationalism.
Issue 89, Winter 2017
Cover story
Business LiteratureBest Business Books 2017
In the 17th edition of our Best Business Books section, our crack team of reviewers has ferreted out the most inspiring, illuminating, and entertaining volumes of the past year. See also Best Business Books 2017 — in Pictures.
TechnologyWhy Larry Smarr Is Pioneering Collaborative Innovation
Larry Smarr has become a vital conductor of innovation by insisting that scientists and researchers at the incubators he runs collaborate across the lines that separate disciplines.
Leading Ideas
Strategy & LeadershipGetting Fit for Mergers and Acquisitions
The disciplines that enable restructuring of established companies are also essential levers for helping deals succeed.
Organizations & PeopleLifelong high performance, the Japanese-American way
A few companies in Tokyo are using U.S. management methods to resolve the trade-off between long employee tenures and global competitiveness.
Thought LeadersWhy It’s Time to Invest in Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies
Rotman School assistant professor Laura Doering explores the intersection of economic development and human nature.
HealthcareHow Teamwork Will Transform Healthcare
Payors, providers, medtech companies, and pharmaceutical firms need to get better at working with one another.
Essays
Organizations & PeopleHow to Keep Perceived Bias from Holding Back High-Potential Employees
When talented people from diverse backgrounds fail to rise in a company, there are three powerful solutions: having more inclusive team leaders, more diversity among the top leadership, and better sponsorship practices.
Strategy & LeadershipThe Marriage of Tax and Strategy
Make a commitment to the function that knows your company best.
Best Business Books 2017
The Thought Leader Interview
Jeremy Rifkin on How to Manage a Future of Abundance
The influential economic theorist looks ahead to a world of virtually free energy and zero marginal cost production, and to a desperate race against climate change.
Recent Research
s+b BlogsWant More Ethical Employees? Give ’Em a Nudge
A subtle suggestion from management can positively influence employee behavior, but a heavy-handed approach is likely to backfire.
Trending articles
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CEOs Tarang Amin and Nick Vlahos discuss how they’re staying true to their shared vision as expectations rise.
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Why retailers and consumer goods companies face different challenges as they move “beyond digital.”
- 3.People are more trustworthy than you think
When leaders routinely default to an attitude of mistrust, they create a negative loop that undermines relationships and hinders change.
- 4.Connecting the dots in an uncertain worldBusiness professor Christian Busch makes the case that serendipity is a skill, resulting from a mindset that allows you to see and act on opportunities in seemingly unrelated facts or events.
- 5.The power of feelings at workBy aligning the pursuit of business objectives with the meeting of human needs, companies can tap into powerful emotional forces in their current cultural situations.
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