In case you missed them, see which articles have been most popular with The McKinsey Quarterly‘s readers in the second quarter of this year. Here are the first five.

To learn which articles ranked #6-10, read any/all of the ten articles, and check out the wealth of other resources now available, please click here.

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1. STRATEGY
Sparking creativity in teams: An executive’s guide

Senior managers can apply practical insights from neuroscience to make themselves—and their teams—more creative.

 

2. STRATEGY
Drawing a new road map for growth

New findings show how large and small companies grow—and reveal the startling performance of emerging-market players.

 

3. ORGANIZATION
Eric Schmidt on business culture, technology, and social issues

In this interactive video, Google’s executive chairman shares his strategies on hiring, running meetings, designing “mobile first” business models, and addressing joblessness and education reform.

4. ECONOMIC STUDIES:

The challenge—and opportunity—of ‘big data’

A new report explores the explosive growth of digital information and its potential uses.

5. ORGANIZATION

To centralize or not to centralize?

It’s a hard call made harder by power struggles. CEOs can force a more thoughtful debate by asking three critical questions.

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To learn which articles ranked #6-10, read any/all of the ten articles, and check out the wealth of other resources now available, please click here.