think: act - SPECIAL Volume Two, 2011

Everyone is talking about the cloud. The latest issue of our think: act SPECIAL magazine reveals the business models behind it. …  >>

think: act – Special Volume One, 2011

The first special edition of think: act is devoted to a network of outstanding individuals – the Young Global Leaders. …  >>

Issue 16, 2011

We have made “Rethinking Growth” the main topic of this issue, presenting new concepts, an exclusive map of intellectual capital as a driving force behind growth …  >>

Issue 15, 2010

If we want to generate sustainable growth for the future, we need to successfully connect the major challenges in the world — such as climate change and demography — with growth …  >>

Issue 14, 2009

For our dossier, we went in search of the “green shoots” in China and the USA, which have been the focus of much debate. And we addressed the question of how Europe can turn the tailwind of a strong business cycle into sustainable growth …  >>

Issue 13, 2009

Is this the end of strategy as we know it? The crisis has brought ever more uncertainty, with bad news about companies threatened by bankruptcy, huge lay-offs, entire countries going default and forecasts scaled down almost on a daily basis …  >>

Issue 12, 2008

In the current Standard & Poor’s 500, only 86 of the firms from the original list, compiled 50 years ago, are still in the index. Moreover, when the list was started, a firm that was added to the index could reckon that, statistically speaking, it would remain on the list for 65 years …  >>

Issue 11, 2008

In this issue of think: act, we introduce you to some of the driving forces that are behind the increasing complexity that companies have to deal with …  >>

Issue 10, 2007

Due to the financial crisis of the last few months, the overheated acquisitions market has cooled off markedly. The good news in all this is that acquisition premiums are falling, and strategic investors are enjoying new flexibility …  >>

Issue 9, 2007

What factors turn an economic region into a success story? Around the globe, this question occupies the minds of policy-makers and entrepreneurs—and nowhere is there a greater diversity of opinion than in Europe …  >>

Issue 8, 2007

Cars in the under-€10 000 bracket will be a major growth market in the next few years. For international car makers, that market presents both risk and opportunity …  >>

Issue 7, 2006

Industrialized societies are aging. In politics, the demographic transformation is generally seen as a problem. In truth, however, the trend offers both societies and companies opportunities, if they take things in hand and actively shape what follows change …  >>

Issue 6, 2006

Growth demands innovation, and that is seldom more true than in the health care and pharmaceutical sectors …  >>

Issue 5, Special edition, 2005

Best of European Business is a unique initiative conducted by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and The Financial Times for the first time in 2005 …  >>

Issue 4, 2005

The results of our studies are alarming: Twothirds of all managers of companies approaching a crisis ignore all the symptoms of the demise until it is almost too late, rather than using this opportunity to implement a strategic and sustainable reorientation …  >>

Issue 3, 2005

Profitable and sustainable growth formed the central concepts of previous editions of think: act …  >>

Issue 2, 2005

Companies going for growth have two choices. They can set up and expand their position in existing markets, or they can occupy new markets …  >>

Issue 1, 2004

think: act is our magazine for an exclusive group of decision-makers from business and politics around the world. It is my pleasure to introduce it to you …  >>