Strategy

Monitor has deep roots in strategy. One of our founders, Professor Michael Porter of Harvard Business School, literally wrote the book (actually, several books) on strategy.

Our strategy work now covers a broad range of issues: business-unit and corporate strategy; portfolio management; strategic vision, mission and values development; strategic planning processes and approaches; managing uncertainty and risk; and competitive dynamics and game theory.

Much of our corporate strategy work also involves corporate finance, corporate development, mergers and acquisitions advisory, and post-merger integration.

Virtually all Monitor work with clients involves strategy, since it provides an essential context for other decisions and actions. Over 25 years, we feel we have developed the world's most thorough understanding of the practical application of strategic thinking to drive lasting impact.

Korea's Next Challenge: Global Competitiveness

Joseph Fuller March 25, 2010 Article

In this essay for Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Monitor co-founder Joseph Fuller argues that leading Korean corporations, after weathering the economic downturn well, need fresh thinking to move ahead in the global economy.

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The Strategy and Tactics of Pricing: A Guide to Growing More Profitably (5th Edition)

Thomas T. Nagle, John E. Hogan, Joseph Zale Book

This book by Monitor pricing strategy experts shows business leaders how to move from tactically "optimizing" prices in markets where they seemingly exercise little control to managing their markets strategically.

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The 'New Normal': How Sustainability and Environmental Stewardship is Changing Corporate Competitiveness

Bob Lurie and Scott Daniels, Monitor Group February 11, 2010 Article

A business environment in which carbon emissions carry new costs creates a different competitive context. To succeed in this new environment, companies must reevaluate their core strategic choices, rethink their critical sources of competitive advantage and invest in new capabilities.

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Sovereign Wealth Fund Transactions Reach Highest Levels Since First Quarter of 2008

Monitor Group and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei January 20, 2010 Article

The latest in Monitor's series of quarterly reports on the behavior of sovereign wealth funds investments found the number and value of transactions for the third quarter of 2009 had risen significantly.

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Accelerating Corporate Transformations

Robert H. Miles in Harvard Business Review January 1, 2010 Article

In this Harvard Business Review cover article, Robert H. Miles, a senior adviser to Monitor, outlines six organizational problems which can slow corporate change, and explains how to attack them sequentially.

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Africa from the Bottom Up

Monitor Group December 1, 2009 Article

Most commentators point to a grim prognosis for sub-Saharan Africa. This research report from Monitor, while acknowledging the region's real problems, argues that it shows signs of diversified economic development and it should resume growing with the recovery of the global economy.

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Sustainability: Successful Strategies for 'The New Normal,' a Webcast Presentation

November 6, 2009 Article

Monitor, working in close partnership with Esty Environmental Partners, has developed a unique and integrated approach to analyzing, formulating, and executing successful sustainability strategies that are tailored to our clients' unique contexts, capabilities, and aspirations. In this webcast, Monitor's Eamonn Kelly and Bob Lurie along with Dan Esty, explain how sustainability can be a core part of future success.

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Taking Advantage of Tumultuous Times: Claiming the Future

Eamonn Kelly October 23, 2009 Article

In this video Eamonn Kelly outlines four key discontinuities driving global change and identifies how leaders can take action to gain competitive advantage. It is part of a special series explaining how leaders can seize opportunities during tumultuous times.

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Open Innovation: No Longer an Option

Geoff Tuff and Ben Jonash October 23, 2009 Article

Companies need to look beyond their walls to compete in these tumultuous times. Open innovation can help businesses more reliably discover new ideas, but they need discipline to pursue the right opportunities with the right approaches. Read more and see other articles in our series.

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Innovation By Design

Bansi Nagji and Matt Locsin October 20, 2009 Article

In this article in Pharmaceutical Executive Magazine, Monitor's Bansi Nagji and Matt Locsin explain how design thinking can help pharmaceutical executives explore new business models while attending to their existing commercial model.

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