Incentivizing innovation: How family firms prepare for the future
Family-owned businesses, be they modernizers or guardians of their past, can be successful innovators – providing they can assemble an appropriate package of incentives...

January 27, 2026 • by Julia Binder in Strategy • 2 min read
Holcim’s Ram Muthu on circularity, EU regulation, and what it really takes to decarbonize cement at industrial scale....
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Family-owned businesses, be they modernizers or guardians of their past, can be successful innovators – providing they can assemble an appropriate package of incentives...
July 19, 2023 • by Heather Cairns-Lee, Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, Corinne Post in Strategy • 7 min read
As the FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off, we examine how the sports world can teach us to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in business...
July 18, 2023 • by Öykü Işık in Strategy • 6 min read
Increased IT integration between companies and suppliers has introduced new vulnerabilities. How can organizations prepare for the staggering rise in breaches through third-party vendors? ...
July 17, 2023 • by Jörg Wuttke in Strategy • 6 min read
China’s economy may be coming back to life, but many headaches remain for foreign business in the country, says Joerg Wuttke, president of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China until May...
July 14, 2023 • by Rebecca Swift in Strategy • 6 min read
Almost one in five people globally live with a disability, yet they make up less than 1% of the people shown in marketing and advertising material. In the latest installment of our...
July 14, 2023 • by David Bach in Strategy • 6 min read
Most businesses are affected by geopolitics, but few can claim the reverse – that they can shape geopolitical dynamics. TSMC, Taiwan’s leading semiconductor manufacturer, is one of them....
July 13, 2023 • by Frédéric Dalsace in Strategy • 6 min read
Marketing often gets a bad rap due to its association with the excesses of capitalism, but it can play an important role in driving more sustainable business practices and consumption patterns, says...
July 11, 2023 • by Michael Skapinker in Strategy • 6 min read
The lines between our public, professional, and private lives – and opinions – have blurred in the age of social media. How can organizations manage the tension between freedom of expression and...
July 10, 2023 • by Howard H. Yu in Strategy • 5 min read
‘Future-ready’ companies such as Mastermind and Visa are always prepared to pivot quickly to take advantage of the latest trends....
July 4, 2023 • by Vanina Farber in Strategy • 8 min read
Are you neglecting the ‘S’ in your ESG strategy? Progress on social issues has lagged behind the more clearly defined environmental and governance concerns. However, a combination of changing consumer preferences, employee...
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