Strategy

Deciding whether to pay up when cybercriminals hold data hostage may depend on choices made long before an attack.

Semiconductor manufacturers must invest in alternative sources for key materials to mitigate supply chain risks.

Investors love the term ESG, but there are risks to viewing sustainability through a market lens.

Strategists weigh in on the long-term effects of Russian sanctions on how companies respond to human rights abuses.

A panel of AI experts weighs in on whether responsible AI should be at the top of leaders’ management agendas.

Leaders can successfully execute a digital transformation by achieving cultural balance between continuity and change.

Based on a global survey, this article outlines six key features of future-ready operating models.

Managers’ intuition about how customers will feel about decisions made by algorithms rather than humans is often wrong.

Strategists discuss whether blockchain will be a disruptive or sustaining innovation for the financial sector.

Contextually effective leadership comprises three key elements — map, mindset, and message — that drive desired change.

Digital globalization is transforming innovation, but opposing localization forces create risk that must be managed.

The spring 2022 issue of MIT SMR focuses on how companies use KPIs to measure performance. Plus: What happy, rude, or activist employees bring to the table; strategic thinking for uncertain times.

Successful digital initiatives require metrics that track business results, not technology use.

Data-driven leaders are using machine learning to surface new KPIs and better align behaviors with strategic objectives.

Evolutionary digital transformation may work better than radical change for some companies.

Delivering enterprise applications can be tough and time-consuming — and growing demand for faster delivery makes the job even more challenging.

Learn how operating model transformation supports CP companies’ success now and in the future.

Strategists weigh in on the role of corporate purpose in driving business performance.

Multinationals must understand the forces driving both digital globalization and localization to optimize innovation.

Unit economics can help entrepreneurs determine if scaling their business will make it profitable.