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Understanding China
Global Business SpotlightThis package begins with "What the West Gets Wrong About China," by Rana Mitter and Elsbeth Johnson, which discusses three fundamental misconceptions:... -
What the West Gets Wrong About China
Global Business SpotlightMany people have wrongly assumed that political freedom would follow new economic freedoms in China and that its economic growth would have to be built... -
Company Culture Is Everyone's Responsibility
Organizational Development Digital ArticleA top-down approach doesn't work anymore. -
Global Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleThe U.S.-China trade war and the supply and demand shocks brought on by the Covid-19 crisis are forcing manufacturers everywhere to reassess their supply... -
Competitive Advantage of Nations
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleA four-year, ten-nation study of the patterns of competitive success in leading countries concludes that companies achieve competitive advantage through... -
What Will Management Look Like in the Next 100 Years?
Global Business Big IdeaIn recent years, the practice of management has often felt like an exercise in putting out fires. Facing one social, environmental, and economic crisis... -
The Strategic Challenges of Decoupling
Global Business SpotlightMost business executives who have put time, effort, and investment into developing a presence in China resist the notion of decoupling. With the Biden... -
China + India: The Power of Two
Business history Magazine ArticleChina and India, ancient allies and modern competitors, are rebuilding economic ties after almost five decades. Consequently, multinational companies face the most challenging—and potentially rewarding—business landscape ever. -
Giving Feedback Across Cultures
Communication Digital ArticleWhat works in Stuttgart won't work in Shanghai. -
Has Trade with China Really Cost the U.S. Jobs?
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleThe political narrative doesn't stand up to the research. -
Connecting with Your Foreign-Born Employees
Managing people Digital ArticleThey’re polite. They’re hardworking. So what do you do when your management methods just aren’t working? -
Celtel’s Founder on Building a Business on the World’s Poorest Continent
International business Magazine ArticlePhotography: Timothy Allen / Redux The Idea: Frustrated by Western ignorance about Africa, Ibrahim decided to take advantage of the continent’s enormous telecom opportunity himself. Among the challenges he faced was creating an infrastructure from scratch. As a native of Sudan who has spent most of my adult life in the West, I’ve always been […] -
The Real Reason the German Labor Market Is Booming
National competitiveness Digital ArticleIt’s a resurgence other countries should understand before copying. -
Expanding in China
Global Business Magazine ArticleBain consultants Ann Chen and Vijay Vishwanath offer three key strategies multinationals can use to expand from China's premium segment into the broader... -
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleFor the first 40-plus years of their existence, the federal securities laws did not require or prohibit specific managerial practices in the operation of business, other than a business in one of a handful of closely regulated industries. But with the passage of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the SEC is equipped to […] -
P&G Innovates on Razor-Thin Margins
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleIf you shaved today, either in the U.S. or in India, you probably used a Gillette razor. Gillette (now a brand of P&G), reportedly has had a U.S. market... -
Who’s Afraid of a Few Big Companies Taking Over the World?
International business Digital ArticleIn my previous post, I argued that the potential gains from globalization are larger than most people think. Since I only addressed possible benefits, it is perhaps unsurprising that readers were quick to point out many potential downsides. The global recession has recently and directly impacted the lives of many, most obviously in the form […] -
Strong Dollar, Weak Thinking
Economics Digital ArticleWhy Wall Street is wrong to worry about the impact on earnings per share. -
Can You Push Diversity Without Creating Resentment?
Consumer behavior Digital ArticleMake sure you’re talking to the current majority as much as you’re focusing on minority groups. -
The New Corporate Garage
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleThe innovation revolution spurred by venture capitalists decades ago has created the conditions in which scale enables big companies to shift from shackling...
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Natura &Co: Sustainability at Scale
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Established in 1969 as a cosmetics lab in the city of São Paulo, Natura grew briskly over the ensuing decades and by 2004 it had become Brazil's largest... -
Virgin Atlantic Airways: Ten Years After
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details The Virgin Atlantic Airways (VAA) case was written on the occasion of the company's 10th anniversary. In 10 years, VAA has brought many innovations to... -
Decathlon China: Using Social Media to Penetrate the Internet Market
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details After successfully establishing more than 33 retail stores in large cities across China, Decathlon, a large sporting goods manufacturer and retailer,... -
The Marketing Process
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details The Chartered Institute of Marketing in the UK defines marketing as: "The management process responsible for identifying, anticipating and satisfying... -
Ford vs. GM: The Evolution of Mass Production (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details This case explores the very different paths taken by the Ford Motor Company and the General Motors Corporation in the first three decades of the twentieth... -
WebSaver
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Examines several legal issues faced by Samantha Fine, the CEO of Next Step, a software concern that is focused on the World Wide Web and planning an initial... -
India's Mewar Dynasty: Upholding 76 Generations of Service and Custodianship
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details There are not many families in the world that can claim continuity of existence for over 76 generations in either business or otherwise. Families that... -
Domik Project: Interview with Cameron Sawyer, President, Sawyer and Co., Video
Global Business Case Study150.00View Details Shows Cameron Sawyer's response to issues raised in the case. -
Jade Magnet: Creating a Crowdsourcing Enterprise
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Jade Magnet was India's largest creative crowdsourcing platform. It had grown from an entrepreneurship project idea of two MBA students to one that had... -
Jollibee Foods Corp. (A): International Expansion
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Noli Tingzon, newly-appointed international division VP at Jollibee, the Philippines-based hamburger chain, is faced with the challenge of expanding fast... -
TELUS: The Public Mobile Brand Acquisition Decision
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details TELUS Communications (TELUS) acquired Public Mobile Holdings Inc., a small, money-losing, wireless carrier that operated in the lower, price-sensitive... -
Micom Caribe (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details Describes the outcome of the (A) case. -
Corning Glass Works International (C2)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Follows the impact of a change in global strategy on a diversified company's global organization structure. Reviews the company's subsequent performance... -
Brummer and the bracNet Investment
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details bracNet, a for-profit/nonprofit partnership, aims to establish Internet connectivity throughout Bangladesh. Venture capitalist Patrik Brummer invested... -
Alcoa's Bid for Alcan (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details In spring 2007, Alcoa CEO Alain Belda was concerned about the company's market position in light of increased competition from developing markets. China's... -
Prague Post
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Lisa Frankenberg, co-founder of the Prague Post, is faced with several business and professional decisions. The English-language paper she founded is... -
Siemens Medical Solutions: Strategic Turnaround
Strategy & Execution Case Study6.95View Details Describes how Siemens Medical Solutions (MED) accomplished a remarkable turnaround from a money-losing operation to one of Siemens' most profitable divisions.... -
Environmental Risk Management at Chevron Corp.
Global Business Case Study6.95View Details Chevron Corp., headquartered in San Francisco, manages a worldwide, vertically integrated value chain from the oil well to the gasoline station. Mishandling... -
Research in Motion: Blackberry Blackout (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Mike Lazaridis, co-CEO of Research in Motion (RIM), faced a situation of truly disastrous proportion. Earlier that week, service outages started occurring... -
Wooden Bakery: Should It Enter the U.S. Market?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details A leading family-owned Lebanese bakery-convenience store chain, Wooden Bakery, was in the process of deciding the company's next options for growth in...
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Understanding China
Global Business SpotlightThis package begins with "What the West Gets Wrong About China," by Rana Mitter and Elsbeth Johnson, which discusses three fundamental misconceptions:... -
What the West Gets Wrong About China
Global Business SpotlightMany people have wrongly assumed that political freedom would follow new economic freedoms in China and that its economic growth would have to be built... -
Company Culture Is Everyone's Responsibility
Organizational Development Digital ArticleA top-down approach doesn't work anymore. -
Global Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleThe U.S.-China trade war and the supply and demand shocks brought on by the Covid-19 crisis are forcing manufacturers everywhere to reassess their supply... -
Competitive Advantage of Nations
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleA four-year, ten-nation study of the patterns of competitive success in leading countries concludes that companies achieve competitive advantage through... -
What Will Management Look Like in the Next 100 Years?
Global Business Big IdeaIn recent years, the practice of management has often felt like an exercise in putting out fires. Facing one social, environmental, and economic crisis... -
The Strategic Challenges of Decoupling
Global Business SpotlightMost business executives who have put time, effort, and investment into developing a presence in China resist the notion of decoupling. With the Biden... -
China + India: The Power of Two
Business history Magazine ArticleChina and India, ancient allies and modern competitors, are rebuilding economic ties after almost five decades. Consequently, multinational companies face the most challenging—and potentially rewarding—business landscape ever. -
Giving Feedback Across Cultures
Communication Digital ArticleWhat works in Stuttgart won't work in Shanghai. -
Has Trade with China Really Cost the U.S. Jobs?
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleThe political narrative doesn't stand up to the research.