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By Patrick Litre and Kevin Murphy
Major change initiatives provoke wild mood swings, which cloud people’s judgment and lead to bad decisions. Companies that have mastered change know how to anticipate those swings and counter the serious risks they create.
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By David Harding, Richard Jackson and Satish Shankar
Most top performers rely on M&A for a significant part of their growth.
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By Darrell Rigby and Barbara Bilodeau
With more realistic expectations and a more focused approach, executives are pushing for revenue growth they missed in the downturn and an uneven recovery.
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By Eric Almquist, Mitchell Leiman, Darrell Rigby and Alex Roth
Great innovators develop five critical capabilities—and always look at the process from both sides of the brain.
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By Jeff Melton, Jolyon Dove and John Norton
How service organizations can improve financial performance, raise customer loyalty and spark employee engagement.
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- World Economic Forum
- March 21, 2013
Chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and obesity pose threats to the human race.
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- Bain Brief
- March 21, 2013
By Mark Gottfredson
With tariffs at 30-year lows, what’s really holding up cross-border trade?
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- Bain Brief
- March 21, 2013
By David Harding, Karen Harris, Richard Jackson and Satish Shankar
Deal making has always been cyclical, and the last few years have felt like another low point in the cycle.
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- Bain report
- March 21, 2013
Global Private Equity Report 2013
Credit markets are robust, M&A activity is on a rebound and long-term private equity returns outpace those of all other asset classes.
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- Bain Brief
- January 16, 2013
By David Harding, Satish Shankar and Richard Jackson
Looking back at the first decade of this century, it is clear that many companies succeeded in delivering superior shareholder returns using M&A as a weapon for competitive advantage.
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- Bain Brief
- January 16, 2013
By Dianne Ledingham, Mark Kovac, Michael Heric and François Montaville
How to build a repeatable, high-return sales model for business-to-business markets
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- Forum d'Avignon
- December 12, 2012
By Patrick Béhar and Laurent Colombani
Our in-depth look at the state of media and devices across several categories (music, video, books and video games) suggests that this field is as turbulent as ever, with cycles of innovation and reinvention creating a fertile ground for exploring new models.
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- Bain study
- November 27, 2012
By Oliver Straehle, Michael Fuellemann and Oliver Bendig
Industrial goods manufacturers face an increasingly volatile and difficult market. But there is one business area that can help them to become more stable, and definitely more profitable. And all this with a minimum of investments: Service.
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- Bain study
- November 13, 2012
By Dr. Olaf Wandhöfer, Dr. Franz-Josef Seidensticker and Lars Dingemann
This decade, companies' long-term growth plans have been thwarted by short-term external challenges brought about by the volatile global economy. A holistic approach enables companies to remain in control and consistently exploit the opportunities which arise in times of economic crisis.
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- Bain study
- November 06, 2012
By Jochem Moerkerken, Kim Petrick, Andreas Dullweber and Barney Hamilton
Customer loyalty has never been more important for utilities, since liberalization in European markets makes it easy for consumers to switch providers. Bain’s study on customer loyalty reveals the most common reasons for staying or leaving.
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- Bain Brief
- October 24, 2012
By r. Dirk Vater, Youngsuh Cho and Peter Sidebottom
Financial institutions that successfully apply digital technologies will embrace deep strategic, operational and organizational changes.
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- Bain Brief
- October 15, 2012
By Dr. Henrik Naujoks, Dr. Dirk Lubig and Dr. Alexander Bernert
Out of the doldrums! Insurers can master the transformation in the market by consistently aligning themselves with the needs and expectations of customers.
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- Bain study
- September 17, 2012
By Dr. Jörg Gnamm, Johan Lundgren, Dr. Klaus Stricker and Martin Nilvall
Bain Truck Customer Loyalty Study 2012 - truck strategies for the next decade
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- Bain Brief
- August 09, 2012
By Walter Sinn, Dr. Dirk Vater, Dr. Dirk Lubig and Michael Kasch
Retail Banking: What customers really want
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- Bain study
- March 06, 2012
By Karen Harris, Andrew Schwedel and Austin Kim
Eight macro trends offer huge growth opportunities that will touch many corners of the world this decade.
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- Bain study
- February 24, 2012
By Patrick Béhar and Laurent Colombani
Internet-connected content could be present in 60 percent of households by 2014, according to a Bain survey, and its uses are expanding.
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- Bain study
- January 31, 2012
By Dr. Dirk Lubig and Dr. Olaf Wandhöfer
The Transaction Banking experienced since the financial crisis a genuine renaissance as it provides stable yields and profits.
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- Bain study
- November 30, 2011
By Michael Füllemann and Dr. Martin Holzapfel
The Chinese market is developing at a uniquely dynamic pace.
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- Bain analysis
- November 21, 2011
The global luxury goods market will continue to report a double-digit percentage growth rate in 2011.
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- Bain study
- August 23, 2011
By Norbert Hültenschmidt, George Eliades, Karan Singh and Iris Danke
A healthcare architecture with an entirely new structure is coming into being worldwide, along with new technologies and new business models – the 2020 health market.
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By Darrell Rigby and Barbara Bilodeau
When we asked executives to state their top priority, one theme dominated: growth. Executives are shifting away from downsizing and outsourcing toward innovation, scenario planning and pricing optimization. But nearly 60 percent of them remain concerned that the effect of the recession on consumer behavior will linger for at least three more years. The question is: What will it take for companies to accelerate faster than the competition?
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- Bain analysis
- October 03, 2011
Guest lecture at the Bio Deutschland Business Development Conference 2011 on the topic of personalized medicine.
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By Dr. Gunther Schwarz, Dr. Degenhard Meier and Frank Schepers
Solvency II will bring about a fundamental shift within the insurance sector since risks and their requisite capital cover will be taken into account when solvency is assessed.
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- Bain analysis
- June 15, 2011
The global market for luxury products reports constant growth. Bain & Company anticipates that the international luxury goods industry will increase by total of 8 percent in 2011 to reach EUR 185 billion.
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- Bain study
- March 01, 2011
By Dr. Gregor Matthies and Dr. Jan Traenckner
Electro-mobility exhibits elements of a genuine system change whose consequences will impact all steps on the value chains of automotive manufacturers and their suppliers.
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- Bain study
- October 18, 2010
By Julie Coffman and Russ Hagey
How to bring sustainability to a 24/7 world
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By Oliver Strähle, Dr. Axel Seemann and Rolf-Magnus Weddigen
This study explores the impact of the crisis on long-term trends, and provides answers to the implications for companies in a changed world.
