Automotive suppliers are under pressure: price reductions and weak volumes are seen as the major challenges. Roland Berger and Rothschild have analyzed more than 350 automotive suppliers around the globe …  >>

Risk-adjusted capital allocation remains a major challenge to many companies. This is the finding of a study of 72 large companies in Germany and Switzerland conducted by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in 2005. The study reveals what actually happens in practice, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the most common approaches, and contributes to finding a more workable, effective solution …  >>

Issue 6, 2006

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

Comparisons of European companies with companies from other parts of the world – especially the USA and Asia – often emphasize the former's need to catch up. European production is too expensive. The Europeans' profits are too low, and they pay too little attention to shareholder value …  >>

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 …  >>