Welcome to McKinsey Quarterly, the business journal of McKinsey & Company.
FEBRUARY 2011
Learn how to harness the power of social media in this case study excerpted from The Dragonfly Effect, by Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith. Then hear more from the authors in a conversation with McKinsey’s Dan Singer.
MARCH 2011
The country has come a lot further than most people realize. Long-term development is the new challenge.
JUNE 2010
Namibia’s ongoing efforts offer lessons for other countries seeking to improve maternal health, as well as for health programs tackling HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, or other conditions.
A new model to make care more accessible to Africa’s people is not only possible but affordable.
DECEMBER 2009
For companies that see CSR as an opportunity to strengthen the business, the big challenge is execution. Smart partnering can provide a practical way forward.
OCTOBER 2008
When business leaders assess how societal issues will affect shareholder value, many see operational opportunities where they once saw risks. But executives have yet to fathom the extent to which the public expects companies to address major global problems.
A nonprofit’s work in Mozambique and other developing countries shows how businesses there can break the cycle of poverty.
FEBRUARY 2008
Consumers’ growing expectations of companies make corporate philanthropy more important than ever. But many respondents to this survey say their companies aren’t meeting social goals or stakeholder expectations very effectively. Companies that are doing well are taking a more strategic approach.
NOVEMBER 2007
Addressing Africa’s health workforce crisis is a formidable task. Yet McKinsey’s experience in the region suggests ways to make headway.
DECEMBER 2006
By correcting some flaws, global health partnerships can save even more lives in desperately poor countries.
SEPTEMBER 2006
When the Atlantic Philanthropies decided to spend its entire endowment by 2020, it faced huge challenges—which it has so far managed successfully, providing an example for institutions contemplating transformative change.
AUGUST 2006
Corporations, the Chinese government, and nonprofits themselves all have important roles to play.
JULY 2009
Prizes used to spark innovation are on the rise. Philanthropists—as well as players in the public and private sectors—must understand how to use them in the most effective way.
AUGUST 2008
Mapping the way decision makers interact could hasten the introduction of vaccines.
MARCH 2008
In Nigeria, Kenya, and elsewhere, the private sector already serves more than 40 percent of the people in the lowest economic quintile. With the right investments, it could do even more.
JANUARY 2010
The CEO of the social-justice organization Sojourners discusses the imperative for rethinking values in the wake of the economic downturn.
Delos "Toby" Cosgrove discusses innovation in health care—including a key role for top executives to play in reducing the nation’s health care burden.
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