McKinsey Quarterly is the business journal of McKinsey & Company.
FEBRUARY 2012
This strategy can create value, but only if a company is the best possible owner of businesses outside its core industry.
SEPTEMBER 2011
Companies should be investing to improve their performance and set the stage for growth. They’re not. A survey of executives suggests behavioral bias is a culprit.
AUGUST 2011
Spinning off businesses can have real advantages in creating value—if executives understand how.
MAY 2011
In a reversal of long-term trends, Chinese companies now enjoy a valuation premium over their peers in developed markets. What’s changed?
A historical view shows that beating markets is tougher than most leaders believe.
Some are quietly creating value that doesn’t make the headlines. Here’s how.
Successful companies inevitably face that prospect. The only real question is how.
SEPTEMBER 2010
How much does choice of listing location matter? Investors will follow good companies no matter where they list.
NOVEMBER 2011
Demands on the corporate treasurer are changing, and many are struggling to keep up. Here’s where to start.
OCTOBER 2011
Timing share repurchases is tricky. The most shareholder-friendly approach: don’t try.
JANUARY 2012
Companies that do many small deals can outperform their peers—if they have the right skills. But they need more than skill to succeed in large deals.
Global deal activity slowed in August, though measures of value creation continued to improve.
DECEMBER 2011
Few executives expect the number of deals their companies start or complete to rise next year. Many indicate that there’s room to improve key planning and integration capabilities.
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