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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:... -
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... -
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... -
The Real Reason the German Labor Market Is Booming
National competitiveness Digital ArticleIt’s a resurgence other countries should understand before copying. -
If Trump Abandons the TPP, China Will Be the Biggest Winner
Global Business Digital ArticleChina is starting to position itself as the reliable superpower. -
Strong Dollar, Weak Thinking
Economics Digital ArticleWhy Wall Street is wrong to worry about the impact on earnings per share. -
Productivity Paradox
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleFor more than ten years, American manufacturers have been trying to improve productivity--and thereby enhance their international competitiveness--through... -
A Wall Won't Secure the U.S.-Mexico Border, but Economic Policy Could
Global Business Digital ArticleAnd it would be cheaper. -
Oil's Fall Is a Challenge for Gulf Economies, but Also an Opportunity
Global Business Digital ArticleIt's time to diversify. -
A Brief History of Britain’s Relationship with Europe, Starting in 6000 BCE
Business history Digital ArticlePulling up the drawbridge has never been an option. -
How the Geography of Startups and Innovation Is Changing
Business and society Digital ArticleIt’s more global, more urban, and more winner-take-all. -
Who Is Us?
National competitiveness Magazine ArticleAcross the United States, you can hear calls for us to revitalize our national competitiveness. But wait—who is “us”? Is it IBM, Motorola, Whirlpool, and General Motors? Or is it Sony, Thomson, Philips, and Honda? Consider two successful corporations: Corporation A is headquartered north of New York City. Most of its top managers are citizens […] -
18 of the Top 20 Tech Companies Are in the Western U.S. and Eastern China. Can Anywhere Else Catch Up?
National competitiveness Digital ArticleThree questions that could determine what comes next. -
A Tax Plan that Hurts Education Will Hurt U.S. Competitiveness
National competitiveness Digital ArticleMaking college less affordable means America’s employers will find it even harder to hire great talent. -
Entrepreneurs Take On Manufacturing
Global Business Digital ArticleHardware startups are easier to launch than ever. -
4 Big Economic Questions Now Facing the EU
National competitiveness Digital ArticleAn attempt to categorize the unknown. -
A Warning Sign from Global Companies
Global Business Magazine ArticleMultinational companies have long been vital to the U.S. economy, accounting for a large share of GDP, R&D spending, exports, and capital investment--not... -
How the U.S. Can Rebuild Its Capacity to Innovate
Global Business Digital ArticleThe country invests more in R&D than anyone, but it needs manufacturing, too. -
What Will the U.S.-China Relationship Look Like in the Biden Era?
Business and society Digital ArticleA survey of economists projects that the economic and technological gaps between the countries will continue to narrow. -
The U.S. Can't Count on Technology to Revive the Job Market
Global Business Digital ArticleHave employment patterns changed forever?
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The New Era of Industrial Policy Is Here
National competitiveness Magazine ArticleAre you prepared? -
Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer: Biggest Threat to World Is Rogue Actors – From Putin to Musk
Business and society Digital ArticleUnchecked power is dangerous in anyone’s hands. -
Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi on the High-Stakes Race to Meet Energy Demand without Russian Gas
Business and society Digital ArticleWar and pandemic have not reduced the demand for energy. -
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:... -
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... -
3 Actions CEOs Must Take to Uphold U.S. Democracy
National competitiveness Digital ArticleDissolve corporate PACs, end lobbying, and advocate for legislative reform. -
What Will the U.S.-China Relationship Look Like in the Biden Era?
Business and society Digital ArticleA survey of economists projects that the economic and technological gaps between the countries will continue to narrow. -
Which Economies Showed the Most Digital Progress in 2020?
Business and society Digital ArticleA global analysis. -
The False Dichotomy Between Globalism and Nationalism
Globalization Digital ArticleThere’s an upside to both outlooks. -
As Covid-19 Disrupts Global Supply Chains, Will Companies Turn to India?
Business and society Digital ArticleIt’s an increasingly viable option for companies anxious about sourcing from China. -
Is China Actually Stealing American Jobs and Wealth?
National competitiveness Digital ArticleIt’s a political talking point, so let’s look at the data. -
Americans Need to Get Over Their Fear of Math
National competitiveness Digital ArticleAs STEM jobs multiply, dealing with numbers will become more important. -
Can China Avoid a Growth Crisis?
Global Business Magazine ArticleIn 2018, Fortune's Global 500 ranking included 111 firms headquartered in China--just a handful fewer than the United States' 126. In 1995, only three... -
The Coalitions That Could Hold the EU Together
Economics Digital ArticleThree possible futures. -
How the Geography of Startups and Innovation Is Changing
Business and society Digital ArticleIt’s more global, more urban, and more winner-take-all. -
How the U.S. Can Rebuild Its Capacity to Innovate
National competitiveness Digital ArticleThe country invests more in R&D than anyone, but it needs manufacturing, too. -
The Best-Performing Emerging Economies Emphasize Competition
Emerging markets Digital ArticleAccording to data from 71 countries. -
Why the U.S. Trade Deficit Can Be a Sign of a Healthy Economy
National competitiveness Digital ArticlePlus: bonus historical trivia about Richard Nixon and the gold standard. -
A Quick Review of 250 Years of Economic Theory About Tariffs
National competitiveness Digital ArticleEconomists agree: They’re a bad idea. -
18 of the Top 20 Tech Companies Are in the Western U.S. and Eastern China. Can Anywhere Else Catch Up?
National competitiveness Digital ArticleThree questions that could determine what comes next.
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Nelson Mandela, Turnaround Leader
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Nelson Mandela was the first democratically elected president of South Africa. He had to shift the culture of a country after the end of the apartheid... -
Economic Gains from Trade: Comparative Advantage
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details How nations trade and whether they benefit from it are two of the oldest and most important questions in political economy. In the 170 years since David... -
Australia: Commodities, Competitiveness, Climate and China
Global Business Case Study15.05View Details For the past few decades, Australia has dealt with the benefits and costs of repeated mining booms-inflation, a housing bubble, a current account deficit,... -
Healthcare (A): Rehability, Innovation in a Highly Regulated Industry
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Executives in heavily regulated industries, such as Healthcare, often feel their hands are tied by rules and regulations which some claim to even interfere... -
Trader Joe's: At a crossroads?
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details When Covid-19 hit the US in 2020, the grocery retail industry underwent a greatly accelerated digital transformation as consumers' habits changed drastically... -
1-800 Buy Ireland
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details After decades of poor economic performance, the Irish government adopted major changes in economic policy in 1987. By the end of the 1990s, Ireland's... -
Colombia: An Economic Premium to Peace?
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Colombia, once the fastest growing country in Latin America, continues to struggle with productivity. Both labor productivity and total factor productivity... -
Economic Gains from Trade: Theories of Strategic Trade
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details The theory of competitive advantage is one of the most widely accepted economic principles among economists. The theory, as well as substantial historical... -
Wang's Fortune Tea from China: Competing for a New Arena of the Beverage Market (B)
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to HKU759 -
Malaga: In Search of Its Identity as a Smart City
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The case examines Málaga's evolution and its positioning as a smart city. It describes various strategic plans followed by the city, its strengths and... -
Economic Liberalization and Industry Dynamics
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Programs of economic liberalization often lead to dramatic changes in industry structure. This note presents excerpts from several research papers that... -
Indian Software Industry in 2002
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The Indian software industry, growing at more than 50% per annum and largely dependent on exports of services and products, is one of the few industries... -
Grupo Beta San Miguel (A)
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details The World Trade Organization and NAFTA are reviewing the sweetener system and governmental sugar programs and their impact on world trade. What position... -
Jamaica's Anemic Growth: The IMF, China and the Debt(th) Trap
Global Business Case Study14.00View Details This case describes the economic development problems faced by the small Caribbean-island country of Jamaica over most of the past half-century. The Jamaican... -
Asociacion Colombiana de Industrias Plasticas (Acoplasticos)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Acoplasticos was established in 1961 as a lobbying group for Colombia's major plastics manufacturing companies. In the early 1980s, the organization shifted... -
Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance
Strategy & Execution Book27.00View Details Manufacturing's central role in global innovation... Companies compete on the decisions they make. For years--even decades--in response to intensifying... -
FDI in China
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details China is one of the most popular investment destinations in the world. Throughout much of the 1990s, China accounted for 50% of foreign direct investment... -
National Innovation Systems and Comparative Industry Evolution
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Discusses U.S. and Japanese innovation systems. Illustrates these with comparative studies of computer and pharmaceutical industries. Probes effects of... -
Zantac (A)
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details The cases describe the development, worldwide launch, and subsequent marketing of a new pharmaceutical product which, although it represented only a slight...
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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:... -
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... -
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... -
The Real Reason the German Labor Market Is Booming
National competitiveness Digital ArticleIt’s a resurgence other countries should understand before copying. -
If Trump Abandons the TPP, China Will Be the Biggest Winner
Global Business Digital ArticleChina is starting to position itself as the reliable superpower. -
Strong Dollar, Weak Thinking
Economics Digital ArticleWhy Wall Street is wrong to worry about the impact on earnings per share. -
Productivity Paradox
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleFor more than ten years, American manufacturers have been trying to improve productivity--and thereby enhance their international competitiveness--through... -
A Wall Won't Secure the U.S.-Mexico Border, but Economic Policy Could
Global Business Digital ArticleAnd it would be cheaper. -
Nelson Mandela, Turnaround Leader
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Nelson Mandela was the first democratically elected president of South Africa. He had to shift the culture of a country after the end of the apartheid... -
Oil's Fall Is a Challenge for Gulf Economies, but Also an Opportunity
Global Business Digital ArticleIt's time to diversify.