The survey assessed senior managers' views of and experiences with the innovation-to-cash process.

The current trend of rapid growth in new communications technologies with no corresponding fall off in traditional modes of communication is unsustainable. Based on a December 2001 survey of 123 large corporations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, BCG's analysis concludes that companies must...

Purpose – Introduces the cash curve, a tool for monitoring the payback on innovation that has proved helpful in decision‐making, planning, analysis, and communication. The cash curve graphically plots cumulative cash flow over time. Design/methodology/approach – Describes the four “S”...

As passenger numbers pick up slowly after prolonged crisis, airports are anticipating a return to the stable growth of the past. However, reality is likely to be different.

Recent years have seen astonishing advances in technology and explosions of data in biopharmaceutical R&D, which are driving two waves of change to the industry[...]

Developed from a joint research effort between BCG and Harris Interactive, this report highlights the importance of focusing on the most recent, most frequent, and highest-spending customers.

In the literature, growth is discussed as a key value lever within the framework of value-basedmanagement as it creates opportunities to generate additional free cash flow and thus to increase thevalue of the company. However, opportunities for high growth rates, for example through...