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In the 20th edition of strategy+business's Best Business Books section, our writers identify the three most compelling reads in seven genres.

COVID-19 is forcing companies to leverage digital experiences rather than rely on traditional face-to-face models of engagement, but the change requires ramping up investments...

Leading global utilities are using R&D and innovation to advance their market competitiveness -- but investment levels remain low.

By aligning the pursuit of business objectives with the meeting of human needs, companies can tap into powerful emotional forces in their current cultural situations.

As customer relationships become transaction-based and as more players compete for revenue, legacy institutions will have to double down on experience and trust.

COVID-19 has prompted so many changes in people's needs and preferences that consumer packaged goods companies need to take a fresh look at their offerings.

Companies will have to understand consumers in the context of the crisis and optimize experiences to earn their confidence.

Occasionally, a business overtakes its competitors and moves from industry player to industry leader. Southeast Asia points the way for how to achieve this.

Boards must drive the effort to answer a fundamental question: Why does our organization exist?

Banks need to fight for their share of wallet where the customer relationship is forged: at the point of sale.

You can transform your company by strengthening the links among all three types of activity.

With presence of mind, you can free your brain to create flashes of insight.

The chemicals industry is undergoing profound change. However, many details of what the future might look like are still unclear. Strategy& has identified seven major...

CMS Star Ratings for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are raising the stakes for health plans to devise an approach that actually works: pairing decision-support data insights...

The customer base for the Japanese life insurance industry is heavily influenced by three distinct trends. This paper examines the changing issues in the life insurance...

In an era of disruption, financial-services firms — and insurance companies in particular — need a shift in their approach to strategy. Developing and implementing...

Banks could greatly reduce the cost — and time — involved in collecting, storing, and reviewing regulatory client data by creating a shared data utility.

Digital technology and data are driving a revolution in healthcare, with the sector increasingly focusing on prevention and personalization of healthcare solutions and away...

The global insurance industry is on the cusp of a seismic transformation, with the value of disruption coming to the UK insurance sector estimated to be worth £30bn.

3D printing has captured imaginations and is moving toward the mainstream in making plastic components, it has yet to take off in mass production of metal parts. We expect...

A decade after the financial crisis, many European banks are still struggling in their retail businesses with an environment of low interest rates, a shrinking branch...

As demand for hydrocarbon-based products tapers off, oil and gas companies are diversifying into renewable sources of power that would see them supply energy directly to your home.

Law enforcement agencies are facing capacity and capability shortfalls as a result of expanding mandates, compressed budgets and emerging and shifting threats. Agencies...

Is your leadership team challenging some of the basic assumptions of strategy? You need different voices asking difficult questions to have a real debate. That way, when you...

Five years ago, a new consulting firm was born. Its name? Strategy&. Hard to pronounce at first - now we love it. Learn more about our company as we celebrate our five...

For several decades, the semiconductor industry has been the backbone of technological progress. However this growth trajectory has its natural limits. This fact, combined...

Adopting the right digital strategy now can dramatically improve margins – by as much as 16% on a tonne of steel. The metals industry is facing economic, political...

The chemicals industry is at a tipping point: The M&A landscape changes from megadeals to more focused and technology-driven deals. The perception of digitization changes...

The demand for shared mobility will rise by at least 30% in Europe - in Asia and the US even higher. See this video and find out how the assembly plant of the future will...

What to expect and how to prepare. PwC's Strategy& conducted an in depth study in collaboration with the University of Aachen, looking into the future of the...

The seventh annual Digital Auto Report by PwC Strategy& is a global study with a focus on the U.S., Europe, and China. A quantitative market outlook based on detailed...

By 2030, trucking and logistics will be an ecosystem of autonomous vehicles directed by a digitized supply chain, combining driverless, cabless trucks and delivery hubs staffed...

The insurance industry is undergoing fundamental transformation. Several disruptive factors have given rise to new players with disruptive business models. This short video...

For your organization to be successful, you need both a winning strategy and the ability to execute it. Strategy alone won’t lead to success. Many organizations...

What does a bold and rapid strategic transformation look like?

After decades of acquisitions, how did one company make a smart bet on divestiture?

Our client, the European arm of a global highly engineered products company, was facing challenging external conditions.

Our client, a multibillion-dollar consumer goods company active across several business areas (“businesses”) and a large number of geographies...

Our client, a leading U.S. retailer, had grown dramatically via an aggressive new-store opening strategy.

Our client on this Fit for Growth transformation program was a European bank with total assets of more than €100 billion and approximately 3,000 full-time employees worldwide.

A central Great Britain railway agency engaged Strategy& to help ensure the Great Britain rail industry is prepared to realise its strategic and technical vision. See how...

Our client, which primarily serves coal power generators, faced a unique set of market challenges driven by fossil fuel price and regulatory uncertainty.

Strategic and well executed alliances can be game changers in business performance. See how we equipped our client with the tools to make the right decisions at the right stage...