McKinsey Quarterly

Most companies see corporate social responsibility programs as a way to fulfill the contract between business and society. But do they create financial value?

Writer and novelist Mark Helprin drew the ire of hundreds of thousands of readers when he argued for the extension of copyright laws in a New York Times op-ed article two years ago. His recent book, Digital Barbarism: A Writer's Manifesto, fleshes out his key arguments in defense of authors' rights.

The former CEO reflects on the oil industry's future, as well as management lessons learned over a long career.

In this week's McKinsey Quarterly podcast, we talk with Kenneth Knight, the national intelligence officer for warning for the United States. Knight shares lessons learned from a career spent analyzing and preparing for the unknown. He spoke with the Quarterly in June 2009. We began our interview by asking if the task of understanding threats has become more complex.

In this week's McKinsey Quarterly podcast, we talk with Ken Lieberthal, director of the John L. Thornton China Center and senior fellow in Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development at the Brookings Institution. Lieberthal discusses the mutual distrust between the US and China on climate change policy and how that might be turned around to create a powerful and effective partnership for change. He spoke with the Quarterly in Washington, D.C. in June 2009.

In this week's McKinsey Quarterly podcast, we talk with Michael Chui, a consultant in McKinsey's San Francisco office. Michael discusses some of the results from McKinsey's third annual survey on how companies are using Web 2.0 technologies, and how they're deriving value from them. Three years into the research, companies are not only seeing value, but even changing the ways they operate and organized. Michael spoke with McKinsey Quarterly editor Frank Comes in August 2009.

In this week’s McKinsey Quarterly podcast, we talk with Dan Vasella, the chief executive and chairman of Novartis. One in a series of conversations with global leaders, our discussion with Vasella focuses on his personal approach to management and leadership, as well as his views on health care reform, the economic downturn, and executive compensation. Vasella spoke with Rik Kirkland, McKinsey’s director of publishing, in New York in May 2009.

McKinsey conversations with global leaders: John Chambers of Cisco

In this week's McKinsey Quarterly podcast, we talk with Adam Werbach, author of "Strategy for Sustainability." Werbach, who began his career as the youngest president of the Sierra Club, is now CEO of Saatchi and Saatchi S, a consultancy arm of the global advertising firm, that's dedicated to sustainability solutions. He spoke with Bill Javetski, an editor with the McKinsey Quarterly, in New York in June 2009.

The CEO's role in corporate transformation

The management expert and Stanford professor shares lessons on handling teams and layoffs during the downturn.

Peter Diamandis: Using prizes to spur innovation

Setting strategy in the new era

Paul Farmer: Providing health care to the world’s most destitute communities

Lessons from the crisis: Part 2