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DECEMBER 6, 2016

Among all the articles we've published over the last year, here are the ones that drew the most attention. THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS LICENSED IMAGES)

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

Article Monday, December 19, 2016. The chemical industry was once a top value creator, generating a five-year total shareholder return (TSR) above that of every other industry in BCG’s annual Value Creators ranking. Today, the industry is one of the more challenged.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Let’s return to my May 23, 2016 article Grim Election Map for Trump? I expected Trump to decisively win the rust belt and he did. My recent mistake was believing polls, rather than my own carefully presented thesis. Fox Analyst vs. RCP vs. Mish just for grins (mine) to see how I felt about things back then. more…).

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 8, 2021

To see how contentious this can get, the following article examines the most instructive digital regulation pact so far, the EU’s notorious GDPR. GDPR and the problematic Article 17. This led to extensive litigation throughout the adoption period between 2016 and 2018.

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BCG

AUGUST 24, 2016

Article Wednesday, August 24, 2016. It’s a forum that is well-known for both insight and candor, and USI 2016, which featured 40 speakers, did not disappoint. A core idea of the digital era—one commonly treated as a universal truth—is that digital is making life better. And, no doubt, it is.

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Cheryl Cran

DECEMBER 12, 2015

The future of work is now and therefore rather than look at the year 2020 let’s take a look at what the next year will bring for businesses in 2016. article states that getting health insurance through employers is going away – they will provide stipends rather than the current health insurance programs.

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Leadership Vision Consulting

DECEMBER 27, 2016

As 2016 comes to a close, Nathan spent time digging through our Google Analytics to see which of the articles we wrote this year were the most popular. The post Our Top 5 Posts from 2016 appeared first on Leadership Vision. There were a few surprises and a few things we expected.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 22, 2024

In 2016, Beyoncé’s performance at the CMA Awards sparked backlash from fans complaining about everything from her attire to her lack of connection to the genre. This year, she released her first country album, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 22, 2016

One of our favorite parts of the HBR year is looking back at what we published to find the ideas that, in retrospect, stand out the most — articles that taught us something truly new or surprised us with wholly new ways of thinking about topics we thought we were tired of, as well as the articles our readers found most interesting or useful.

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BCG

MAY 25, 2016

Article Wednesday, May 25, 2016. This article is the second in the 2016 BCG Value Creators series. In May 2016, we released the 2016 Value Creators rankings, which track the top performers worldwide and in 28 industry sectors on the basis of their total shareholder return (TSR) from 2011 through 2015.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 3, 2016

The Wall Street Journal discusses the 2016 forecast in Will Business Spending and Profits Rebound This Year? Unconvincing Forecast The text of the article does not sound as convincing. You can start planning for what you’re going to be investing in 2016 and 2017, and that’s huge. Signs of a Soft Rebound? Here are a few snips.

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BCG

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Article Monday, October 03, 2016. This is the first in a series of articles on technology economics. More than a decade ago, writer Nicholas Carr caused a stir with a Harvard Business Review article titled “IT Doesn’t Matter.”

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BCG

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Article Thursday, December 08, 2016. See, for example, “Digitizing Customer Journeys and the New Insurance IT Model,” BCG article, August 2016.) See “Building a Digital Technology Foundation in Insurance,” BCG article, August 2016.). How companies transform their IT can be as important as where they end up.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 11, 2024

Holiday, 2016) By these stoic virtues exercised by great historical figures throughout history, managers go beyond management to more adequately deliver results and reduce counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs). Will you need always to risk your career, safety, or life? Click the link below to try it out. References Holiday, R. Ehrhart, K.,

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 1, 2016

As the newly released 2016 Empathy Index demonstrates, empathy, which is about understanding our emotional impact on others and making change as a result, is more important to a successful business than it has ever been, correlating to growth, productivity, and earnings per employee. billion) in the year to end-March 2016. billion ($1.39

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Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Because we focus purely on consulting positions, our numbers tend to be more accurate than what you would find on sites such as GlassDoor, which is why Forbes reached out and featured Management Consulted in an article about consulting salaries earlier this month. The post Management Consulted featured in Forbes!

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BCG

MARCH 15, 2017

Article Thursday, March 16, 2017 Each year in its Australian Value Creators Report , The Boston Consulting Group identifies the industries and companies that have created the most shareholder value.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

MAY 15, 2023

This article provides three practical steps to help you develop your character strengths and pass your next character test. If you are unsure where to begin, research-based books and articles like those mentioned and cited in this post can be great resources. doi:10.1108/ICT-04-2016-0020 Seijts, G., McMahon, B., Gonzalez, R.,

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BCG

AUGUST 29, 2016

Article Tuesday, August 30, 2016. BCG article, August 2016.) Our 2016 analysis of thousands of transactions over the 25 years from 1991 through 2015 identifies four additional characteristics that distinguish portfolio masters from other companies in both their buying and selling activities.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Then came 2016. In 2016, two dwarf the rest: the election of Donald Trump and significant action on climate change. For most of 2016, the world moved quickly on climate. Even the Pope spoke to the issue , reminding us that we’re all connected. It was a productive 12 months, to say the least. Why all this progress?

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BCG

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Article Wednesday, October 19, 2016. This is the third in a series of articles on technology economics. In the first two articles in this series, we explored the strong relationships among technology spending, corporate profits, GDP, and productivity.

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BCG

JANUARY 20, 2017

Article Friday, January 20, 2017 During the past decade, the global retail industry established a solid record of very strong value creation. In 2016, The Boston Consulting Group conducted its annual study of total shareholder return (TSR) of nearly 1,620 publicly traded companies in 28 industries.

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BCG

JUNE 24, 2016

Article Friday, June 24, 2016 Business leaders are asking what impact Brexit will have on companies and industries. Here’s what we know so far, including possible economic consequences and related implications—as well as a checklist of what leaders should be doing right now.

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BCG

JUNE 24, 2016

Article Friday, June 24, 2016 Business leaders are asking what impact Brexit will have on companies and industries. Here’s what we know so far, including possible economic consequences and related implications—as well as a checklist of what leaders should be doing right now.

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Chad Barr

APRIL 18, 2018

Back in January of 2016 I published my article on the 13 Marketing Insights For Great Success. Since a picture is often worth a thousand words and I believe our Transformation Visual™ are worth a thousand pictures, we recreated this as an infographic.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The paper “Corporate Sustainability: First Evidence on Materiality,” published in 2016, marked a significant shift in perceptions of corporate sustainability. It demonstrated that focusing on financially material ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors positively impacts portfolio returns and shareholder value.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 19, 2015

The Donald has announced his intention to run for the White House in 2016 on a ticket to “Make America Great Again!” Whatever happens though, the take away lesson at this stage is that Donald Trump is a master at manipulating media attention and getting people to talk about him (in articles like this one).

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BCG

AUGUST 31, 2016

Article Wednesday, August 31, 2016. See Travel Innovated: Who Will Own the Customer, BCG Focus, January 2016.) Airlines need to get personal with their customers. Thanks to digital innovators such as Amazon and Netflix—not to mention travel industry disruptors such as Uber and Air-bnb—consumers’ expectations are on the rise.

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BCG

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Article Wednesday, November 09, 2016. In early 2016, however, M&A activity began slowing in response to concerns over Brexit and, more important, macroeconomic worries. In March 2016, the Office for Budget Responsibility reduced the UK’s GDP forecast to reflect weaker-than-expected productivity growth.

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BCG

MAY 16, 2016

Article Monday, May 16, 2016. Some economists have slashed their 2016 growth forecasts to only around 0.5%, and there are fears that lower public-debt ratings could push South Africa into recession. Amid all the economic gloom emanating from South Africa, there is a bright spot: consumers remain surprisingly upbeat.

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BCG

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Article Wednesday, December 14, 2016. In 2016, The Boston Consulting Group conducted its annual analysis of the total shareholder return (TSR) of nearly 1,620 publicly traded companies in 28 industries.1 See Creating Value Through Active Portfolio Management, the 2016 BCG Value Creators report, October 2016.).

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BCG

JUNE 27, 2016

Article Monday, June 27, 2016 As their name suggests, the global challengers have unfinished business to complete. They are on a path to become top companies in their industry, but there is no guarantee that they will get there. On the other hand, companies that we call "graduates" have reached that peak.

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BCG

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Article Wednesday, October 12, 2016. As we demonstrated in the first article in this series, technology plays a vital role in boosting company performance. See “Why Technology Matters,” BCG article, September 2016.) See “Why Technology Matters,” BCG article, September 2016.)

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BCG

JUNE 22, 2016

Article Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Unlike other industries, engineering and construction (E&C) has been slow to adopt new technologies and has never undergone a major transformation. As a result, productivity has stagnated over the last 40 years or, in some cases, even declined.

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BCG

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Article Wednesday, October 26, 2016. This article is an excerpt from Building Endurance, the 2016 Value Creators Report. See Digital in Engineering and Construction: The Transformative Power of Building Information Modeling , BCG Focus, March 2016.) trillion for the ECS industry.

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JULY 24, 2017

This article appeared originally in Customer Strategist. Nearly 13,000 stores are expected to shut their doors this year, compared with 4,000 in 2016, Bloomberg reports. For retailers, 2017 will be remembered as the year of store closings.

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BCG

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Article Tuesday, September 06, 2016. See The Digital Revolution Is Disrupting the TV Industry , BCG Focus, March 2016; “The Future of Television: Where the US Industry Is Headed,” BCG article, June 2016; and “How Telcos Can Become Video’s Next Big Star,” BCG article, June 2016.) Now, it’s TV’s turn.

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