In the quest to achieve superior performance, executives often rely on advice in business books, articles, and business school case studies that claim to reveal a blueprint for gaining lasting competitive advantage. The research underpinning this advice, however, is often deeply flawed and, worse, obscures the basic truth that success in the business world is based on decisions made under uncertainty and in the face of factors executives cannot control.  Read More

According to Hal Sirkin, senior partner and managing director at The Boston Consulting Group, "The age of globalization is over." In its place is a new reality that Sirkin and BCG colleagues Jim Hemerling and Arindam Bhattacharya define in their recently published book, GLOBALITY: Competing with Everyone from Everywhere for Everything. In an interview with Knowledge@Wharton, Sirkin describes how rapidly developing economies like India and China have changed global business from a "one-way street" benefitting Western multinationals to a two-way competition in which "blending the best of the East with the best of the West is most likely the winning formula."  Read More

“How to Make Good People Great Leaders… and Reap the Rewards” is a most accessible guide that goes straight to the heart of many of the challenges facing individuals and organisations who strive to make a difference to their people and to the bottom line. If this is what is important to you, reward yourself and your staff by reading a copy. Read More

As life-long employment fades and the workforce becomes increasingly mobile, many companies look to hire skilled, experienced workers to improve productivity quickly. Those workers, however, often bring baggage from prior jobs that can negate the benefits of their prior experience, according to new Wharton research. Read More

Tough to find time to read that latest business book? Chances are that between the demands of your work and the desires of your personal life that growing pile of latest release management books keeps slipping down in the priorities of your "to do list". If you want a way to stay abreast on latest releases in business and management publications, executive books summaries may be just what you need. For a small fee someone else reads the book for you, and in return you receive a written and audio summary outlining the key themes, models and case study examples. Read More

Most employees aren't stars--but they aren't slackers, either. Call them B players or solid citizens, they constitute more than 50% of the typical company's workforce. By their very nature, B players don't make the kind of splash A players do, nor do they attract the same level of praise. But the fact is, they form the backbone of your organization. Read this article to learn how to bring out the best in your solid citizens, building on their strengths, recognizing their good work, and keeping them engaged.  Read More

Women are judged to be less visionary than men in 360-degree feedback. It may be a matter of perception, but it stops women from getting to the top. Read More