Companies Put Growth at Top of Their Agenda, but Most Executives Doubt Current Efforts Will Yield Needed Results
July 29, 2015 09:00 ET
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Strategy& (Formerly Booz & Company)
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jul 29, 2015) - Growth is a priority at nearly every company today. But most executives don't have a clear view of how their companies will meet growth targets.
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Big Companies Prefer Insider CEOs, Finds Strategy& Study
May 04, 2015 11:45 ET
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Strategy& (Formerly Booz & Company)
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - May 4, 2015) - When it comes to choosing a new CEO, most large companies tend to choose familiar faces: insiders, who already work at the company, and who come...
Big Companies Say Their Innovation Spending Will Change Significantly Over Next Decade, According to Findings of Strategy&'s 2014 Global Innovation 1000 Study
November 13, 2014 09:00 ET
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Strategy& (Formerly Booz & Company)
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Nov 13, 2014) - Large multi-national companies report that they expect the focus of their innovation efforts and investments to change significantly over the next...
Total R&D Spending Growth at Large Companies Fell Last Year to the Second Lowest Rate in a Decade, According to New Strategy& Study
October 28, 2014 03:00 ET
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Strategy& (Formerly Booz & Company)
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Oct 28, 2014) - While total R&D spending at large companies rose to its highest level ever in 2014, the rate of growth was the second lowest in a decade, according...
As Conventional Health Plan Operating Model Becomes Unsustainable, Insurance Companies Face Life or Death
September 08, 2014 09:15 ET
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Strategy& (Formerly Booz & Company)
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Sep 8, 2014) - The mandates of reform, increased consumerism in healthcare, slowed inflation of medical costs, self-insurers and reduced coverage approaches have...
Most Big Banks and Securities Firms' Responses to Market Pressures to Date Are Only Short-Term Fixes That Do Not Address Underlying Weaknesses
September 04, 2014 09:00 ET
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Strategy& (Formerly Booz & Company)
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Sep 4, 2014) - Big banks and securities firms are cutting costs in response to current market pressures -- including globalization, technological change, depressed...
Raising Prices Won't Be Enough for Retailers to Weather Potential Minimum Wage Hike; They Must Also Re-Consider How They Control Costs, Says Strategy&
September 02, 2014 09:30 ET
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Strategy& (Formerly Booz & Company)
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Sep 2, 2014) - Almost all retailers would be affected by a minimum wage increase, but it would hurt some more than others. While a higher minimum wage could raise some...
Do Executives Spend Their Time on the Right Things? They Themselves Say They Do Not
July 08, 2014 09:00 ET
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Strategy& (Formerly Booz & Company)
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jul 8, 2014) - There's no question that executives and leaders are busier than ever. But are they spending their valuable time on what matters most, the things that...
What Will Define the CEO of 2040? She Will Be Tech-Savvy, a Great Communicator, and Intimately Focused on Strategy
June 18, 2014 10:00 ET
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Strategy& (Formerly Booz & Company)
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jun 18, 2014) - The big-company CEO of 2040 will more often act like and possess the worldliness, superb communications acumen and intricate subject matter knowledge of...
Most Executives Agree That Their Companies Spend Too Much Money on Low-Priority Initiatives and Cut Costs Indiscriminately, Says New Strategy& Survey
June 17, 2014 08:45 ET
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Strategy& (Formerly Booz & Company)
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jun 17, 2014) - Executives worldwide say low-priority initiatives get too much funding, cost-cutting isn't strategic and budgeting isn't tightly aligned with strategic...