McKinsey on Finance, Number 83
Perspectives for CFOs and other finance leaders
Articles in this issue
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Working hard for the money: The crunch on global economic profit
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Global economic-profit pools have been shrinking over the past two decades. What’s going on?
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
The power of goodbye: How carve-outs can unleash value
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Separations can be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create value for the remaining and separated companies. The secret? Get granular about support costs and personal about talent.
Article
Capital allocation starts with governance—and should be led by the CEO
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CEOs should be relentless in allocating resources toward growth. That calls for decision making to be strategy-driven, granular, and framed by an influential team.
Podcast
Voices of CEO excellence: Merck’s Ken Frazier
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The former CEO and executive chairman of the pharmaceutical company offers candid reflections on how crises tested his commitment to values—both Merck’s and his own.
Article
The times for multiples: Why value creation always comes first
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Beware of solving for enterprise multiples instead of value creation.
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Bias Busters: The perils of executive typecasting
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Decision making can be clouded when people attribute others’ actions and motivations to the societal roles that they play (such as parent, teacher, and manager).
Article
Barbarians at the gate?
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When activist investors knock at the door, companies can do themselves a favor and let them in.