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McKinsey Quarterly
Time to rethink offshoring?
September 2008
Changing economic conditions may have undermined some of the benefits of offshoring. For managers of global supply chains, this may be a time to reevaluate.
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The growing opportunity for investment banks in emerging markets
August 2008
As gloom besets capital markets in the developed world, the prospects of emerging ones continue to shine.
By Matthieu Lemerle, partner in the London office, and others.
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Managing global supply chains: McKinsey Global Survey results
August 2008
A McKinsey Quarterly survey finds that supply chain risk is rising sharply. However, supply chain management isn't keeping pace.
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Business strategies for climate change
April 2008
Huge value is at stake. The winners will be companies that reposition themselves to seize the opportunities of a low-carbon future.
By Jeremy Oppenheim, director in the London office, and others
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A healthier health care system for the United Kingdom
February 2008
New research suggests that leadership by clinicians and talent management are the keys to making things better.
By Pedro Castro, consultant, and Stephen Dorgan and Ben Richardson, partners in the London office.
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Making talent a strategic priority
January 2008
The war for talent never ended. Executives must constantly rethink the way their companies plan to attract, motivate, and retain employees.
By Matt Guthridge, consultant, and Emily Lawson, partner in the London office.
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McKinsey on IT
Building the Web 2.0 enterprise: McKinsey Global Survey results
July 2008
Companies are using more Web 2.0 tools and technologies than they were last year, according to McKinsey's second annual survey on Web 2.0, and sometimes for more complex business purposes.
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Eight business technology trends to watch
December 2007
Eight emerging trends are transforming many markets and businesses. Executives should learn to shape the outcome rather than just react to it.
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Reports
How the World's Best Performing School Systems Come Out on Top
A new report examines the common characteristics of school systems producing students who perform well on international tests.
Launch the report (PDF – 9.46 MB)
Media Articles
Government as a Business
Ian Davis, managing director of McKinsey, talks about the public sector productivity imperative in a new podcast for The Times of London — part of a series of business ideas that are changing the world.
Listen to and download the audio article
Read the transcript (PDF – 381 KB)
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Books
Operation China: From Strategy to Execution
Published by Harvard Business School Press, January 2008.
Operation China: From Strategy to Execution is a new book by two McKinsey directors with many combined years of China experience. Arguing that China has matured, the authors draw on extensive research to illustrate how to achieve superior execution in today's China in operations–including product development, procurement, supply chain management, manufacturing, and sales. This is important reading for those operating in China or planning to do so.
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China Vignettes: An Inside Look at China
Published by Thorogood, autumn 2007.
Dominic Barton is a director of McKinsey who has lived in Asia for the past ten years. In China Vignettes: An Inside Look at China he takes a different and personal approach by interviewing 30 Chinese men and women from various walks of life on their daily lives, pressures, and priorities. Supplemented by short stories and essays, the book is a fascinating guide for anyone seeking to understand real life in China today.
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The Granularity of Growth
Published by Cyan and Marshall Cavendish, December 2007.
It's grow or go! This is one of the messages from The Granularity of Growth by two McKinsey partners and a McKinsey alumnus, a coauthor of the earlier book The Alchemy of Growth. The authors set out to show executives how to uncover pockets of opportunity even in the most crowded markets by adopting a more granular view on market segments. Companies ignore growth at their peril, and choice of markets in mergers and acquisitions is more important than most realize. This was described as a "thought-provoking new book" by the Financial Times.
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