December 4, 2008
Why Business School Rankings Shouldn’t Matter
Business school rankings are big business, but they provide little information about the quality of education.
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- November 25, 2008
Six Rules for the New CFO
As central figures in mergers and acquisitions, today’s chief financial officers are redefining the practices of their profession. - November 25, 2008
How to Win by Changing the Game
Investing in a capabilities-driven strategy will equip your company for growth in uncertain times. - November 20, 2008
Deconstructing the Subprime Mortgage Crisis
How structured finance contributed to the meltdown. - November 11, 2008
Don’t Be Afraid of the Bear
Foreign banks can find opportunity in Russia if they are willing to navigate the risks. - October 16, 2008
How to Optimize Corporate Venture Capital Investments
Corporate venture capital efforts are most successful in firms with strong internal research and development programs. - September 18, 2008
The Benefit of Self-Regulation Policies
Self-policing measures can aid performance in firms that have good compliance records, but aren’t likely to improve the standing of companies with a history of regulatory issues. - September 11, 2008
Taking the Long View on Mergers
The operational benefits of acquisitions often aren’t apparent for 10 years or more, and the best indicator of success is approaching them as one piece of a larger corporate strategy. - September 9, 2008
Why Corporate Buyers Are Dominating M&A
Amid the tightest credit conditions in decades, the market for corporate control is favoring low-leverage, growth-oriented transactions. - August 26, 2008
A Growth Strategy for the Long Term
Economies that depend primarily on a single resource are exposed to ongoing shocks, but an export-based diversification strategy can alleviate the tremors. - August 26, 2008
Recent Research
On the appeal of logos, the impact of downsizing, the contagiousness of crisis, and the value of IT. - August 26, 2008
The Real Value of Intangibles
There is no accepted standard for appraising the worth of nonphysical assets like brands, human capital, and managerial expertise. Yet these are the essence of 21st-century business. 
August 26, 2008The Rise of the New Blue Chips
Competitive companies from emerging economies are vying on the same level in mergers with the most powerful corporations in the West.- August 21, 2008
Consultants Are No Help in Preventing High CEO Salaries
Compensation consultants, often hired by companies with deficient corporate governance, rarely prevent the boards of such companies from overpaying executives. - August 7, 2008
Negotiating for Optimal Work–Life Balance
Before entering into job negotiations, women should determine how much they expect to earn and what type of work situation would be most advantageous for all parties. - July 17, 2008
CFO Turnover in the Era of Accountability
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has forced CFOs to be more answerable for their firms’ accounting, and to pay a steep professional price for reporting trouble. - July 10, 2008
Are Health-Care Investments Worth It?
Health-related investment funds are not the best hedge against the rising cost of consumer health care. - June 19, 2008
CEOs’ Strategic Balancing Act
High-performing CEOs do not shy away from tension between long-term and short-term goals. - June 10, 2008
CEO Succession 2007: The Performance Paradox
The news this year is that even those chief executives who deliver subpar returns are showing unexpected staying power. - June 10, 2008
First Capital, Then Strategy
The turbulence of financial markets is reversing the sequence of an optimal planning process. - June 10, 2008
A Tailored Approach for Successful Growth
How to align your management approach to the goals of your growth strategy. - June 5, 2008
Evening the Playing Field for Investors
Regulation Fair Disclosure has curbed selective disclosure of private information in the United States. - May 22, 2008
Marketing with a Crystal Ball
Consumers may be more inclined to try a product if it’s positioned as something they could benefit from in the future. - May 15, 2008
Managing Risk in International Joint Ventures
Executives must be aware of the ownership and governance structure of companies they are considering partnering with in foreign markets. - May 8, 2008
The Next Phase of Subprime Fallout
Because the market widely corroborated the inflated values of subprime instruments, plaintiffs face an uphill battle. - April 29, 2008
Winning the PR Wars
CEOs must learn to manage the media if they want to influence how their stories are told. - February 28, 2008
How to Enter Emerging Markets
A market’s openness can affect a company’s viability. - February 26, 2008
Upturn Thinking in a Downturn Year
Why it’s important not to lose sight of long-term goals during a recession. - February 21, 2008
The Effects of Regional Industrial Clustering
The region in which a company chooses to do business can have a serious impact on the way that company is perceived and on its likelihood of success. - February 14, 2008
How Today’s Best Companies Are Disrupting Existing Markets
Cross-boundary disruption requires leaders who can spot opportunities outside their industry, build strategies beyond their core competence, and act entrepreneurially regardless of the size of their company. - January 31, 2008
A Precise Price Can Increase Sales
People tend to misjudge precise prices as being less than round prices of similar value. This discovery could have significant implications for buyers, sellers, and pricing strategists in any number of industries. - January 24, 2008
The Value of Public–Private Collaboration in Emerging Markets
Building relationships with public and private institutions can help emerging businesses upgrade their operations and gain access to knowledge, technology, and contacts — all of which can lead to substantial improvements in quality. - January 17, 2008
The Effects of Bank Deregulation
Contrary to some expectations, liberalizing restrictions on interstate bank branching has diminished income inequities for many workers. - January 10, 2008
Is “One Share–One Vote” the Best System?
One share–one vote systems, by weakening insiders, make it more likely that value-increasing takeovers will occur. Often, insiders are the only shareholders who will resist such takeovers, and other investors are out of luck if they don’t have voting power. - January 10, 2008
Do Store Brands Affect Customer Loyalty?
From a strict loyalty perspective (ignoring the benefits of higher margins), many stores have already overdone private labels. But for value-oriented chains, the loyalty effects are less pronounced; their goal should simply be to convince customers that their private-label goods are of high quality.
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