Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

In 2011, we published an article in HBR examining the surprisingly rapid growth of African economies and consumer markets. New research conducted by the McKinsey Global Institute makes it clear that Africa faces real economic headwinds including declining investment and savings, and rising government indebtedness.

Globalization 8

Globalization Long-term GDP Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

According to the latest McKinsey survey, 35% of respondents in China believe that companies that market products across a range of categories are more trustworthy than those that focus on just one or two segments.

Brand 13

Brand McKinsey Marketing Trends 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2011

The next most-represented originating organizations--the San Francisco Public Schools, Newark Public Schools, Chicago Public Schools, Americorps, the White House Fellow program, McKinsey and Company, and the United States Department of Education--each appeared in the work history of a founder of two (or about 4%) of these organizations.

Entrepreneur 15

Entrepreneur Education McKinsey Sample 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

According to estimates from McKinsey, consumers in these markets could be worth $30 trillion by 2025 — a significant step up from the 2010 value of $12 trillion. Since 2011, as emerging markets have suffered from slower growth and fresh social unrest, that $30 trillion prize seems more distant.

Goal 8

Goal Supply Chain Development Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

And as an HBS white paper points out, even some of today’s most mainstream executives — from the CTO to even the CFO — were once just new positions created to deal with “significant opportunities and risks emerging from technological or social disruptions.” But companies will need new positions as well.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Embedded sustainability efforts clearly result in a positive impact on business performance. Through regular dialogue with stakeholders and continual iteration , a company with a sustainability agenda is better positioned to anticipate and react to economic, social, environmental, and regulatory changes as they arise.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2012

It's a powerful selling point for the product and puts us in a position where we can advocate for more stringent health and safety regulations rather than be cast as the villain. 1] McKinsey & Co., Resource Revolution: Meeting the world's energy, materials, food, and water needs, November 2011.

Strategy 11

Strategy McKinsey Chemicals Armstrong 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2017

We find that every percentage in growth of digital uptake over the period 2008-2011 leads to a positive growth rate of gender digital inclusion over the period 2011-15 by about 2.3%. We see this as further evidence that digital uptake contributes to wider benefits across the economy and in narrowing the gender gap.

Globalization 8

Globalization Participative Telecommunications Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The McKinsey Global Institute reports that price volatility has hit a high , second only to the energy crisis of the 1970s. The domestic remanufacturing industry grew by 15% between 2009 and 2011 to "at least $43.0 In 2011, their annual sales approached $1 billion in remanufactured goods. International Trade Commission report.

Resources 8

Resources McKinsey Globalization Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2016

population growth between 2011 and 2050. Positive change comes from customized trainings and regular discussions that are informed by and interwoven with business strategy (and presented consistently over time). Today, minorities make up 37% of the United States population and will climb to 57% by 2060.

Management 8

Management Diversity Self-aware Long-term 8

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

They explored data across 28 different industries in 17 countries over a period spanning 1970 to 2011, during which 71 economic recoveries occurred. The report finds that investment in technology such as robotics has a greater positive impact on the economy than almost any other form of technology.

TCO 87

TCO Decentralization CAPEX Industry 87

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

And Donald Trump gave entrepreneur Peter Thiel a prominent speaking position at the Republican convention. A 2011 McKinsey study estimated that the internet accounted for 21% of GDP growth over the previous five years among the developed countries studied, a sharp increase over the 10% contribution over the 15 years prior.

Politics 9

Politics McKinsey Katz Technology 9