Ön planda
01/05/2013 (McKinsey Global Institute)
Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy
The relentless parade of new technologies is unfolding on many fronts. Almost every advance is billed as a breakthrough, and the list of “next big things” grows ever longer. Not every emerging technology will alter the business or social landscape—but some truly do have the[..]
James Manyika, Michael Chui, Jacques Bughin, Richard Dobbs, Peter Bisson, Alex Marrs
McKinsey Global Institute
McKinsey Global Institute
01/05/2013 (McKinsey Quarterly)
Applying advanced analytics in consumer companies
Retailers and consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) companies have long had access to vast amounts of transaction data: every day, companies capture information about every SKU sold to every customer at every store. In addition, companies regularly use sophisticated market-research techniques to answer[..]
Peter Breuer, Jessica Moulton, Robert Turtle
McKinsey Quarterly
McKinsey Quarterly
01/04/2013 (McKinsey Quarterly)
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg: ‘No one can have it all’
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has emerged as a leading voice for gender equality since she delivered, in late 2010, a provocative TEDWomen address on why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top. In this interview with McKinsey’s Joanna Barsh, Sandberg (an alumnus of McKinsey,[..]
Joanna Barsh
McKinsey Quarterly
McKinsey Quarterly
01/04/2013 (McKinsey Quarterly)
How advanced analytics are redefining banking
In the 1980s and 1990s, IT systems transformed virtually every single bank process. Today, banks have that rare opportunity to reinvent themselves again—with data and analytics. “Every single major decision to drive revenue, to control costs, or to mitigate risks can be infused[..]
Toos Daruvala
McKinsey Quarterly
McKinsey Quarterly
01/03/2013 (McKinsey Quarterly)
Evolution of the networked enterprise: McKinsey Global Survey results
Over a surprisingly brief period, the use of social tools and technologies has grown from limited experimentation at the edge of corporate practice to what’s now the mainstream. But after this strong initial uptake, many companies find themselves at a crossroads: if they want to capture[..]
McKinsey & Company
McKinsey Quarterly
McKinsey Quarterly
01/05/2013 (McKinsey Quarterly)
Managing the people side of risk
Most executives take managing risk quite seriously, the better to avoid the kinds of crises that can destroy value, ruin reputations, and even bring a company down. Especially in the wake of the global financial crisis, many have strived to put in place more thorough risk-related processes[..]
Alexis Krivkovich, Cindy Levy
McKinsey Quarterly
McKinsey Quarterly
01/04/2013 (McKinsey Quarterly)
Five routes to more innovative problem solving
Rob McEwen had a problem. The chairman and chief executive officer of Canadian mining group Goldcorp knew that its Red Lake site could be a money-spinner—a mine nearby was thriving—but no one could figure out where to find high-grade ore. The terrain was inaccessible, operating[..]
Olivier Leclerc, Mihnea Moldoveanu
McKinsey Quarterly
McKinsey Quarterly
01/04/2013 (McKinsey Quarterly)
The coming era of ‘on-demand’ marketing
Digital marketing is about to enter more challenging territory. Building on the vast increase in consumer power brought on by the digital age, marketing is headed toward being on demand—not just always “on,” but also always relevant, responsive to the consumer’s desire[..]
Peter Dahlström, David Edelman
McKinsey Quarterly
McKinsey Quarterly
01/04/2013 (McKinsey Quarterly)
Givers take all: The hidden dimension of corporate culture
After the tragic events of 9/11, a team of Harvard psychologists quietly “invaded” the US intelligence system. The team, led by Richard Hackman, wanted to determine what makes intelligence units effective. By surveying, interviewing, and observing hundreds of analysts across 64[..]
Adam Grant
McKinsey Quarterly
McKinsey Quarterly
01/03/2013 (McKinsey Quarterly)
Economic Conditions Snapshot, March 2013: McKinsey Global Survey results
Growing shares of executives say their countries’ economies have improved, but domestic political conflicts weigh heavily as potential threats to growth, according to our latest survey on economic conditions. This is especially true in the United States, where negotiations failed to avert[..]
McKinsey & Company
McKinsey Quarterly
McKinsey Quarterly