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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... -
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:... -
Who Is Going to Regulate AI?
Government policy and regulation Digital ArticleAs the world reckons with the impact of powerful new AI systems, governments are jostling to lead the regulatory charge — and shape how this technology will grow. -
AI Regulation Is Coming
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleFor years public concern about technological risk has focused on the misuse of personal data. But as firms embed more and more artificial intelligence... -
10 ESG Questions Companies Need to Answer
Government policy and regulation Digital ArticleOr risk being left behind. -
Overselling Sustainability Reporting
Sustainable business practices Magazine ArticleWe’re confusing output with impact. -
GDP Is Not a Measure of Human Well-Being
Economics Digital ArticleWe need better measures of development. -
Research: The Unintended Consequences of Right-to-Repair Laws
Global Business Digital ArticleA model assessing their potential impact suggests manufacturers might flood the market with cheap goods, raise prices, or both. -
Is America in Decline?
Global Business Magazine ArticleAmerica, a nation once celebrated for its irrepressible optimism, now appears to be obsessed by "declinism"--the idea that something is fundamentally... -
Clusters and the New Economics of Competition
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleParadoxically, the enduring competitive advantages in a global economy lie increasingly in local things—knowledge, relationships, and motivation that distant rivals cannot match. -
The Real Reason the German Labor Market Is Booming
National competitiveness Digital ArticleIt’s a resurgence other countries should understand before copying. -
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 […] -
If Trump Abandons the TPP, China Will Be the Biggest Winner
Global Business Digital ArticleChina is starting to position itself as the reliable superpower. -
How Low and Middle-Income Countries Are Innovating to Combat Covid
Global Business Digital ArticleSeven lessons for innovators everywhere. -
Subsidies and the China Price
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleNew research suggests that Chinese companies' price advantage comes not from low-cost labor but from massive government subsidies. That finding has major... -
Regulation Is Hurting Cabs and Helping Uber
Global Business Digital ArticleIt's time to even the playing field. -
DNA: Handle with Care
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleThe genetics boom is upon us, promising everything from cures for inherited diseases to smarter children. But companies must tread carefully as the ethical debate plays out. -
A Blueprint for Financial Reconstruction
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleAmerica’s banking crisis presents choices both perilous and promising. Perilous, because the failure to act intelligently will lead to the most serious economic collapse since the Great Depression. As much as 25% of the U.S. banking system—representing assets of more than $750 billion—has begun to post such massive loan losses that it must focus on […] -
How GDPR Will Transform Digital Marketing
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleExpect increased contextual advertising. -
When Climate Collaboration Is Treated as an Antitrust Violation
Global Business Digital ArticleCorporate cooperation will be critical in the fight against climate change - but the law might get in the way.
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Electric Car Wars, 2018
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Electric cars had long been championed by environmentalists as a superior solution to the internal combustion engine (ICE), but, despite large government... -
Whirlpool Corp.: Structuring the Deal to Acquire Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Ian Lee, Whirlpool's VP for North Asia, had been negotiating a possible acquisition with Jackie Jin, the chairman of a leading Chinese appliance manufacturer... -
Uber in Hong Kong: A Regulator's Dilemma
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details In Hong Kong as elsewhere in the world, Uber operates in a grey area. Thousands of passengers are using Uber service in the crowded city on a regular... -
Iceland: Small fish in a global pond
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Describes the economic development of Iceland since 1945, focusing in particular on the years since 2000, when Iceland experienced strong growth and Icelandic... -
Barber of Buenos Aires: Argentina's Debt Renegotiation
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Tells the story of Argentina's aggressive strategy for renegotiating its sovereign debt from 2003 to 2005. Most creditors accepted the offer to swap their... -
Implementing the Inflation Reduction Act: Can the Tax Code Transform American Energy?
Management Case Study8.95View Details On August 16, 2022, President Joseph Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). The wide-ranging law included provisions for lowering... -
Slavery
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Explores the general history of slavery in the United States. Through detailed exhibits and a text consisting of excerpts from six first-hand observations... -
The Origin of Wealth: The Radical Remaking of Economics and What It Means for Business and Society
Global Business BookOver 6.4 billion people participate in a $36.5 trillion global economy, designed and overseen by no one. How did this marvel of self-organized complexity... -
Planetary Resources Inc., Property Rights, and the Regulation of the Space Economy
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Planetary Resources, Inc. (PRI) had a bold, some said crazy, vision: to mine asteroids. One might have assumed that developing the right technology would... -
Punjab and Kerala: Regional Development in India
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Between 2000 and 2004, India's economy grew by 6.35%. Focuses on the states of Punjab and Kerala, which emphasized sharply different development strategies.... -
Wealthsimple: Navigating the Growth of Canada's First Regulated Crypto-Exchange Platform
Management Case Study8.95View Details Michael Katchen, chief executive officer and co-founder of Wealthsimple Technologies Inc. (Wealthsimple), made history when his company launched Canada's... -
Fighting Financial Crises: Problems and Remedies
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This note reviews seven recurrent factors in financial crises (runnable debt, rising leverage, financial innovation, complexity, contagion, cognitive... -
Lobbying at eCab
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Erin Jones' ridesharing startup in her mid-sized hometown is finally picking up. She's hoping to reach a sustainable scale so that she can sell to a large... -
Ransomware Attack at Colonial Pipeline Company
Management Case Study8.95View Details On the morning of May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline Company became aware that the company had been the victim of a malicious ransomware attack that had stolen... -
Should the Ethanol Blender's Credit Be Eliminated?
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In December 2010, one U.S. legislative action was largely overlooked in the popular press: the one-year extension of the 45-cent-per-gallon Volumetric... -
Public Capital Markets
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Civil Service Pay in Hong Kong: Policies, System, Structure and Reform
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In 2002, Hong Kong civil servants were the envy of many people. Their salaries, fringe benefits, and employment terms compared favorably with international... -
Twenty-First Century Leaders
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details The Twenty-First Century Leaders Program was launched by a group of business leaders from the Presidential Forum of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota.... -
Turkey and Russia: Dangerous Liaisons
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details The case opens in November 2015, after the Turkish military's shooting down of a Russian military airplane over the Turkish-Syrian border. The incident...
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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... -
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:... -
Who Is Going to Regulate AI?
Government policy and regulation Digital ArticleAs the world reckons with the impact of powerful new AI systems, governments are jostling to lead the regulatory charge — and shape how this technology will grow. -
AI Regulation Is Coming
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleFor years public concern about technological risk has focused on the misuse of personal data. But as firms embed more and more artificial intelligence... -
10 ESG Questions Companies Need to Answer
Government policy and regulation Digital ArticleOr risk being left behind. -
Overselling Sustainability Reporting
Sustainable business practices Magazine ArticleWe’re confusing output with impact. -
GDP Is Not a Measure of Human Well-Being
Economics Digital ArticleWe need better measures of development. -
Research: The Unintended Consequences of Right-to-Repair Laws
Global Business Digital ArticleA model assessing their potential impact suggests manufacturers might flood the market with cheap goods, raise prices, or both. -
Is America in Decline?
Global Business Magazine ArticleAmerica, a nation once celebrated for its irrepressible optimism, now appears to be obsessed by "declinism"--the idea that something is fundamentally... -
Clusters and the New Economics of Competition
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleParadoxically, the enduring competitive advantages in a global economy lie increasingly in local things—knowledge, relationships, and motivation that distant rivals cannot match.