Prologue. The magic of connected strategy -- The connected strategy framework -- Part I. The rewards of connected strategies: Breaking the trade-off between superior customer experience and lowering costs -- Workshop 1: Using connectivity to provide superior customer experiences at lower costs...

In a wide variety of organizational settings, teams generate a number of possible solutions to a problem, and then select a few for further investigation. We examine the effectiveness of two creative problem solving processes for such tasks - one, where the group works together as a team (the...

This article gives a general decision framework for companies outsourcing strategic decisions. The authors argue that a consistent outsourcing strategy, strategic evaluation and searching of external sources, and effective implementation processes are three essential steps toward successful...