The BusinessWeek 50 represents companies that have consistently outperformed their competition through business growth, high performance, and value creation. Accenture has a long tradition of partnering with BusinessWeek to celebrate high performance, as it is a theme that fits with the work Accenture does for its clients. Based on years of research into business performance and experience working with clients, Accenture offers practical insights for organizations that want to achieve high performance.

1. The BusinessWeek 50 and Accenture The BusinessWeek 50 represents the most successful companies of the S&P 500—those that have consistently surpassed their competition based on business growth, high performance and value creation. Accenture has a long tradition of partnering with Businessweek to celebrate high performance, as the central theme is a perfect fit with the work we do for our clients. Based on years of original research on business performance, industry analysis and our experience with clients, Accenture offers a compelling set of practical insights for organizations that aspire to high performance on accenture.nl/research

3. Who says you can’t be big and nimble?

5. Is your business in shape to compete? Unilever: High-performance integration, delivered.

6. New York City 311: High-performance government, delivered.

7. Thomas Cook: High-performance operations, delivered.

8. Vodafone-Spain: High-performance retailing, delivered.

10. If you innovate, they will come. Marriott: Online high performance, delivered.

11. Back page Best-performers section Back-cover