Publications

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Latest Publications

• Focus
• June, 2014
• The Five Faces of Online Education: What Students and Parents Want
• Allison Bailey, Christine Barton, Katie Mullen
• Students and parents share many attitudes about online education, but their needs have grown more varied and demanding than ever before. Institutions that fail to respond to these shifts risk losing relevance and overall market share. Those that adapt will tap into new sources of growth and innovation.
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• Article
• June, 2014
• Pathways Conjoint: A New Approach to Pricing Mobile
• Stefan Hoffmann, Pierre-Yves Jolivet, Maikel Wilms

• Facing declining margins in voice and text, mobile operators must center plans around data and price them at optimal levels. While traditional approaches tend to set prices too low, a new BCG methodology results in more accurate pricing by identifying and factoring in how consumers really make purchasing decisions.

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• Focus
• June, 2014
• Incubators, Accelerators, Venturing, and More: How Leading Companies Search for Their Next Big Thing
• Michael Brigl, Alexander Roos, Florian Schmieg, Drake Watten
• In search of game-changing new ideas—and growth—companies are broadening their quest for innovation beyond internal R&D and traditional M&A. We have identified a suite of tools that can help companies discover and explore new pathways to growth, including business incubators and accelerators, corporate venture investing, and strategic partnerships.
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