Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to ask what companies should do when sustainable growth rates far exceed revenue growth rates. Design/methodology/approach – Provides an overview of US corporate profitability. Findings – Finds that today, for the first time since 1969, corporate...

Purpose – How can executives improve the odds of generating breakthrough ideas and solutions in their organizations? In contrast to methods like brainstorming and widely available ideation methods – this viewpoint proposes more disciplined approaches to thinking can greatly enhance the odds...

Purpose – This paper expresses the author's viewpoint on how to advance research and practice on managing business networks and addressing convergence across industries. Design/method/approach – The paper is based on the authors extensive prior research in strategy and business experience....

Purpose – Convergence in the life sciences and health care industries – the combining of two or more of drugs, diagnostics and devices to create an improved health care product – is leading to new opportunities for business growth and product differentiation. This report aims to examine...

Purpose – The re‐engineering movement focused on obliterating functional silos and creating processes. As processes become more prevalent, today's challenge is to overcome process silos and synchronize them within and across companies. This paper lays out the key drivers of synchronization...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine how managers can respond to recessions and navigate their companies to success looking at the last two recessions in the US. Design/methodology/approach – The research identified those companies that substantially exceeded the performance of their peers...

Purpose – The worldwide web continues to evolve as a key capability for commercial and human interactions. This paper lays out how the web is likely to evolve and key capabilities businesses must harness to realize the future value of the web. Design/methodology/approach – The article...

Purpose – There is a quiet change going on in computing that can alter the landscape of the software and information industries. Cloud computing promises to provide various information services at a lower cost and change the model of capitalizing IT investment for software entrepreneurs and...

Purpose – Knowledge assets are a critical basis of competition, but knowledge management (KM) often fails to deliver in effectively growing the value of these assets. This paper aims to lay out four shifts required to make knowledge management more effective. Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – Across companies, and even the public sector, there is a looming challenge as baby boomers and many current leaders retire. This is the challenge of developing the next generation of leadership ‐ not just at the CEO level, but in the various functions of the organization....