Data & Data Culture
General Mills Builds Up Big Data to Answer Big Questions
Companies adding analytics professionals must navigate cultural tradition and turf tensions.
Organizational Structure
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Organizational Structure
If You Think Big Data’s Challenges Are Tough Now…
By 2020, most new data will be generated not by people but by sensors and embedded, intelligent devices.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
How to Hire Data-Driven Leaders
As business moves to a real-time, data-driven focus, the search for talent has undergone a quantum shift.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Is Your Organization Ready for the Impending Flood of Data?
As sensors and computer-mediated transactions become universal, Google’s Hal Varian warns that organizations need to prepare for a flood of data.
Climate Change
The Crucial — and Underappreciated — Role of HR in Sustainability
HR departments are usually overlooked in developing sustainability programs — yet their input is crucial for success.
Organizational Structure
Why Managers Still Matter
Managerial authority is essential when decisions are time-sensitive, knowledge is concentrated and decisions need to be coordinated.
Organizational Structure
The 2014 Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize
This year’s winning article is “Making Mergers Work,” by Hamid Bouchikhi and John R. Kimberly.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Combining Purpose With Profits
Several organizing principles can help companies sustain both profitability and a sense of purpose.
Executing Strategy
From the Editor: Beyond the Organization
Executives are harnessing the energy of people both inside and outside their companies.
Innovation Strategy
The 2013 Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize
This year’s award goes to the authors of “Creating Employee Networks That Deliver Open Innovation.”
Collaboration
Social Business: Flat or Hierarchical? A Surprising Answer
“Loosely coupled” organizations are models for managing a social media-driven business environment.
Culture
How Innovative Is Your Company’s Culture?
A new assessment tool can help executives pinpoint a company’s innovation strengths and weaknesses.
Global Strategy
Managing the Human Cloud
Tapping a virtual, on-demand workforce requires new management models and skills.
Boards & Corporate Governance
The Role of the Chief Strategy Officer
A guide to help boards and CEOs decide which type of CSO is ideal for their leadership teams.
Business Models
Amoeba Management: Lessons From Japan’s Kyocera
Kyocera Corp.’s distinctive management system seeks profitable growth by extreme decentralization.
Leadership Skills
The Elements of Good Leadership
What does it take to be an effective leader in today’s unpredictable and uncertain business environments?
Organizational Structure
When Is an Outsider CEO a Good Choice?
There are circumstances in which outsider CEOs may outperform CEOs who came up through the ranks.
