strategy and business

This issue of strategy+business is infused with the sentiment behind Ariana Grande’s song “Thank U, Next”: The hit acknowledges the lessons the singer learned from her relationships while marching with an optimistic insouciance into the future. What

PwC's Entertainment & Media Outlook Voice technology is hot. Just ask Alexa…or Siri…or Google Assistant… or Cortana…or Bixby. Each of these brand-name voice assistants speaks when spoken to, turning on a smart speaker or other voice-activated device

You’ll be hard pressed to find a city in the US with a deeper connection to its historical roots than St. Augustine, Florida. The City holds the honor of being the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin in the United States, and i

The headlines coming out of the 2019 World Economic Forum meeting at Davos dwelled on the mood of pessimism and gloom. But there were also signs of optimism and action. The initial steps of a more inclusive path to global prosperity are becoming clea

In the United States, the fastest-growing companies are middle-market businesses with revenues of between US$10 million and $1 billion. This group of 200,000 companies accounts for roughly one-third ($5 billion to $6 billion) of total U.S. private-se

It’s no secret that life at the top of the corporate world is becoming more challenging. Last year, nearly 17.5 percent of the CEOs of the world’s largest 2,500 companies left their posts — representing the highest rate of departures that PwC’s Strat

Turnover among CEOs at the world’s 2,500 largest companies soared to a record high of 17.5 percent in 2018 — 3 percentage points higher than the 14.5 percent rate in 2017 and above what has been the norm for the last decade. Percentages of the types

A profound but mostly unrecognized demographic and economic trend is unfolding around the world. The average human life span is growing enough that for the first time in recorded history, four generations can routinely expect to be alive at the same

PwC's Entertainment & Media Outlook In February 2019, Tyler Blevins, aka Ninja, the master of Fortnite, scored an endorsement deal so lucrative it might have made Drake — the rap star who occasionally plays the game with Ninja — jealous. Electronic A

Leadership is difficult but necessary. The achievement of good results requires the willingness to confront challenges and guide yourself and your colleagues. In recent years, I have used the fictional stories from George R.R. Martin’s epic series of

The life cycle of information technology is becoming shorter every year. New competitors are disrupting industries by leveraging state-of-the-moment digital practices and processes. Customer expectations are constantly evolving in an accelerating rac

Mariana Mazzucato knows the value of a good story, and her mission is to change the prevailing narrative about economics and society. She wants to convince leaders in business and government to reject the tales spun by neoliberal economists about max