Financial performance measurement

The role has one of the shortest tenures of any in the C-Suite and is often blamed for below-target growth. But recent research shows firing the CRO can cause more problems than it solves.

New research on how to identify investments that produce delayed but real profits — not just those that produce short-term accounting profits.

A data-driven approach to design, measurement, and implementation

Investors have a quantitative understanding of how the market values a company. Management teams should too.

Don’t undervalue the overlooked.

Digital financial companies are making big claims about financial inclusion — but are failing to disclose data that backs up their efforts.

A new measure gets past the distortions of total shareholder return and puts buybacks into perspective.

This year, ESG moved from a “nice to have” to an essential part of corporate strategy — and there’s no going back.

A recent analysis of 35,000 manufacturing plants found that those with more-structured management practices were more likely to acquire ones with less-structured practices.

A dynamic scorecard can help you predict future performance too.

Strategies for ensuring stakeholder voices are heard and ESG goals are met.

Four findings from a decade of research on virtual queues.

Your legacy depends on a good succession plan.

Every day, at almost every company, strategy is being hijacked by numbers. Because strategy is abstract, employees often mentally replace it with the...

You're leading people, after all.

Innovation doesn't have to conflict with longstanding patient care values.

Investors will be patient if you give them a reason to be.

It would do less than both its proponents and its opponents suggest.

Researchers have struggled to establish a causal relationship between diversity and financial performance--especially at large companies, where decision...