McKinsey & Company is a leading management consulting firm. The company publishes McKinsey Quarterly, an online journal, which features current thinking on business strategy. Go to http://www.mckinsey.com, find the search box on the right-hand side of the website, and conduct a search for articles on "strategy implementation." Select a recent article on this topic, and briefly outline the key insights that the article provides. Respond to the following questions as well.

1. How would the tendency of business-to-business operations to develop close-knit relationships and partnerships affect their strategy development?

2. Describe how global expansion interrelates with strategic planning.

3. List the ethical implications involved with the development of a strategic plan.

Your response should be a minimum of three pages, double-spaced. Please begin your article debrief with an article introduction along with a summary of the article itself. References should include your textbook plus a minimum of one additional credible reference. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations used must be in APA style.

About McKinsey Implementation | McKinsey Implementation.(n.d.). Retrieved March 29, 2016, from http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-implementation/how-we-help-clients/about-mckinsey-implementation

Lefort, F., McMurray, D., &Tesvic, J. (2015, July).Secrets to implementation success. Retrieved March 29, 2016, from http://www.mckinsey.com/industries/consumer-packaged-goods/our-insights/secrets-to-implementation-success