Article Archive
| 11/12/08 They Call It "Tsunami" China Adapts to the Financial Crisisread more > |
| 10/31/08 Deal With It The recent economic turmoil might suggest that merger activity has come to halt. As published in The Deal, Booz & Company’s Gerald Adolph says that deals are down, but not out, and strategic dealmakers are taking a realistic and focused approach to how they’re moving ahead.read more > |
| 10/21/08 Beyond Borders The world’s top corporate spenders continue to invest aggressively in research and development—and over 90% of these companies are conducting R&D in countries other than those in which they’re headquartered. Booz & Company’s fourth annual Global Innovation 1000 study findsread more > |
| 10/09/08 Taking a Calmer View by Klaus-Peter Gushurst, Ivan de Souza, and Vanessa Wallace As the current economic turmoil unfolds, it’s easy to lose sight of the long-term implications. The crisis mind-set in the financial-services sector, in particular, is understandable. Some of the world’s leadingread more > |
| 10/03/08 Navigating Through the Financial Crisis A note from Shumeet Banerji to Booz & Company clientsread more > |
| 10/02/08 Economic Pressures Drive Consumers to “Inferior” Goods The turmoil in the world’s financial markets—combined with unemployment and rising prices—is forcing consumers to change their buying habits. This shift, which started earlier this year, is still misunderstood. Consumers are not just spending less money. They’re shifting to differentread more > |
| 09/04/08 India’s Small-Car Revolution A new age of the small car has arrived, and India is positioned to become the world leader in this fast-growing segment—if it can properly take advantage of the vast opportunities currently before it.read more > |
| 08/18/08 The New Management Challenge in Offshoring As companies seek to outsource new areas of their operations—including research and development, engineering design, and analytics—to lower-cost locations overseas, the supply of knowledge-based services is proliferating. That is a good news for outsourcers seeking to plug gaps in theirread more > |
| 07/25/08 Could the U.S. Become a Net Exporter of Gasoline? Refiners struggle with demand dislocation between developed and developing world, biofuels, and the emergence of ultra-efficient vehicles.read more > |
| 07/18/08 European Airlines: Strength in Mergers Consolidation in the increasingly competitive European airline industry has been long delayed, but the wait is coming to an end.read more > |
| 07/09/08 The Hybrid Tipping Point Sales of hybrid cars may be surging, but it’s unclear to what extent consumer interest in these environmentally-friendly vehicles will continue to grow. A rigorous methodology called consumer choice modeling could help automotive manufacturers gauge that demand going forward. read more > |
| 06/30/08 The Change Management Imperative “Change management” is no longer a vague process poorly understood by senior executives. The people side of business transformation—engaging employees at all levels in the design and implementation of a transition—is now widely recognized as integral to the success ofread more > |
| 06/23/08 The Emerging Global Gas Market The result of the U.S. general election may still be in doubt, but, irrespective of the outcome, the impact of a new administration’s energy policies is likely to be felt far beyond Washington—in Brussels, Berlin, London, and beyond. Stricter regulation of CO2 emissions—a policy of both parties in the upcoming presidential race—is likely to lead to keener competition for global gas supplies, as the United States seeks to move to cleaner forms of energy.read more > |
| 05/28/08 Poor Performing CEOs Staying Put Poor shareholder returns don’t always lead to a CEO’s dismissal. For the last seven years, Booz & Company’s annual study of CEO turnover has charted the emergence of a more demanding environment for CEOs and boards based on linkages between CEO turnover and corporate performance.read more > |
| 05/21/08 A Digital Solution to a Problem of Demographics The current shortage of skilled labor in the oil industry has already led to some unusual detours. In one case, a major Canadian oil and gas company decided to pass up a significant acquisition with attractive opportunities for exploration and production. Thisread more > |
| 05/21/08 Economic Diversification A strong, growing, sustainable economy is the goal of every nation in the world. A sustainable economy enhances a nation’s standard of living by creating wealth and jobs, encouraging the development of new knowledge and technology, and helping to ensureread more > |
| 05/21/08 China’s Shifting Competitive Equation The world’s largest corporations have poured billions of dollars—and virtually every other type of currency—into China in pursuit of two basic objectives: First, to use the nation’s low-cost labor to make and export relatively inexpensive products to markets around the world, and second, to build manufacturing, sales, and distribution networks that can supply China’s hungry market of 1.3 billion people. read more > |
| 05/21/08 Competing on the Eco Front Why do travelers, be they on business or just visiting, prefer to go to Switzerland rather than, say, Ukraine? It’s no surprise: It is easy to reach Switzerland and to travel within the country. Switzerland is also clean and makes visitors feel safe,read more > |
| 05/21/08 Supply Chains Go Green As concerns mount about fuel prices, long-term energy availability, and climate change, many businesses are looking to the industrial supply chain as one of the best places to find energy savings. The supply chain is the production and distribution networkread more > |
| 05/21/08 A Clear Look at Biofuels Biofuels, as a means of powering automobile engines, have been hailed as nothing short of a panacea to arrest global climate change, reduce dependence on fossil fuels, ensure energy security, and turbocharge agricultural economies. Yet these fuels, which are generally maderead more > |