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How to Choose the Right Forecasting Technique
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleTwo Corning Glass Works products illustrate the use of various forecasting techniques. Managers and forecasters should consider three issues when approaching... -
What Is Web3?
Technology & Operations Big IdeaWeb3 is being touted as the future of the internet. The vision for this new, blockchain-based web includes cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DAOs, decentralized... -
CEOs Are Predicting a Mild Recession in the U.S.
Economic cycles and trends Digital ArticleThey expect a “short and shallow” downturn. -
How a “Pay-to-Quit” Strategy Can Reveal Your Most Motivated Employees
Employee incentives Digital ArticleEverybody wins with this program. -
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:... -
How to Survive a Recession and Thrive Afterward
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAccording to an analysis led by Ranjay Gulati, during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000, 17% of the 4,700 public companies studied fared very badly:... -
What Causes Inflation?
Economics Digital ArticleWhy your money is worth less than it used to be. -
Welcome to the Experience Economy
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleIn this article, co-authors B. Joseph Pine II and James Gilmore, founders of the management consulting firm Strategic Horizons, preview the likely characteristics... -
The Globalization of Markets
Globalization Magazine ArticleMany companies have become disillusioned with sales in the international marketplace as old markets become saturated and new ones must be found. How can they customize products for the demands of new markets? Which items will consumers want? With wily international competitors breathing down their necks, many organizations think that the game just isn’t worth […] -
What Professional Service Firms Must Do to Thrive
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleDuring economic slowdowns, consulting, law, and accounting firms often start offering services and taking on clients they really shouldn't, just to keep... -
ChatGPT and How AI Disrupts Industries
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleA look back at the taxi business illustrates what OpenAI’s newest model might mean for creative work. -
What Companies Still Get Wrong About Layoffs
Organizational Development Digital ArticleMany cling to the idea that reducing staff is the fastest, easiest way to cut costs. But there are smarter, more humane approaches. -
Protecting DEI Progress When Budgets Are Tight
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleThree strategies to embed DEI into your core business practices — and make your efforts recession-proof. -
Does the Capital Asset Pricing Model Work?
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleThe capital asset pricing model (CAPM) is a theoretical representation of the way financial markets behave. It can be used to estimate a company's cost... -
Everything You (Don’t) Want to Know About Raising Capital
Financial markets Magazine ArticleMost entrepreneurs understand that if the fundamentals of a business idea—the management team, the market opportunities, the operating systems and controls—are sound, chances are there’s money out there. The challenge of landing that capital to grow a company can be exhilarating. But as exciting as the money search may be, it is equally threatening. Built […] -
The Case for Hiring Older Workers
Age and generational issues Digital ArticleMany companies consider age a competitive disadvantage. Here’s why they’re wrong. -
Six Rules for Effective Forecasting
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleThe primary goal of forecasting is to identify the full range of possibilities facing a company, society, or the world at large. In this article, Saffo... -
Make Time for the Work That Matters
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMore hours in the day. It's one thing everyone wants, and yet it's impossible to attain. But what if you could free up significant time--maybe as much... -
Global Business Speaks English
Global Business Magazine ArticleLike it or not, English is the global language of business. Today 1.75 billion people speak English at a useful level--that's one in four of us. Multinational...
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China's Migrant Workforce and the Reform of Its Housing Registration System
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details This case discusses the housing registration system that was implemented in China in the late 1950s and categorized individuals into two groups: urban... -
E-Cigarettes: Marketing Versus Public Health
Sales & Marketing Case Study14.00View Details Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) were heralded by some as a healthcare game changer, enabling smokers to switch to a new product which carried lower... -
Grupo Garantia (C) Lojas Americanas SA: The Retail Chain
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Paginas Amarelas
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case serves as a foundation for student discussion of the estimation of required rates of return (ROR) on investments in emerging markets. An associate... -
Rural Taobao: Alibaba's Expansion into Rural E-Commerce
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Alibaba's Rural Taobao initiative had been launched in 2014 as a public service initiative to increase e-commerce adoption in China's remote rural areas.... -
Nokia India: Battery Recall Logistics
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details The case provides an opportunity for students to develop practical knowledge of the role of operations management in a product recall situation, particularly... -
P&G Japan: The SK-II Globalization Project, Video
Global Business Case Study150.00View Details Paolo de Cesare and A.G. Lafley review the strategic and organizational challenges they face in deciding whether to make the prestigious Japanese beauty... -
The Big Three: Inflation, GDP, and Unemployment
Management Case Study8.95View Details This note gives descriptive statistics of inflation, GDP (growth), and unemployment. How the statistics are calculated is discussed and issues specific... -
Grupo Garantia (D) Cervejaria Brahma SA: Beer Brewing and Marketing
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
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... -
Building Uzbekistan's Capital Market
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In December 2019, Atabek Nazirov, head of Uzbekistan's capital market regulatory agency, prepared the release of Uzbekistan's capital market strategy.... -
Global Healthcare Exchange
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Founded in March 2000 at the height of the dot-com bubble, Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) was one of 90 online marketplaces in the health care industry.... -
Chengwei Ventures and the hdt Investment
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Bo Feng, cofounder and principal in Chengwei Ventures, one of the first sovereign venture capital firms in China, is trying to decide on the proper business... -
Drug Testing in Nigeria (A)
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details In 1996, a meningitis epidemic swept across Nigeria. Thousands of children were struck and, lacking appropriate medicine, were liable to die from the... -
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... -
OAO YUKOS Oil Co.
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details This case presents the history and current position of Russia's second-largest oil company, YUKOS, as it seeks listing on the NYSE as an ADR and attempts... -
Upjohn Co.: The Upjohn - Pharmacia Merger
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In August 1995, the Upjohn Co. and Pharmacia AB announced a "merger of equals." This case provides background information on the industry, the position... -
Sea Limited: Sustain or Expand?
Management Case Study8.95View Details The case is about Sea Limited (NYSE: SE), once Southeast Asia's most valuable listed company with a market capitalisation of over USD231 billion in October... -
The Clean Network and the Future of Global Technology Competition
Global Business Case Study15.05View Details In May 2019, amidst of an ever-worsening trade war between the U.S. and China, President Donald Trump added Chinese telecom giant Huawei to the Department...
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How to Choose the Right Forecasting Technique
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleTwo Corning Glass Works products illustrate the use of various forecasting techniques. Managers and forecasters should consider three issues when approaching... -
What Is Web3?
Technology & Operations Big IdeaWeb3 is being touted as the future of the internet. The vision for this new, blockchain-based web includes cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DAOs, decentralized... -
CEOs Are Predicting a Mild Recession in the U.S.
Economic cycles and trends Digital ArticleThey expect a “short and shallow” downturn. -
How a “Pay-to-Quit” Strategy Can Reveal Your Most Motivated Employees
Employee incentives Digital ArticleEverybody wins with this program. -
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:... -
Making Smart Investments: A Beginner's Guide
Finance & Accounting AdviceReduce the risk factor, increase the reward factor, and generate meaningful returns. -
How to Survive a Recession and Thrive Afterward
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAccording to an analysis led by Ranjay Gulati, during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000, 17% of the 4,700 public companies studied fared very badly:... -
What Causes Inflation?
Economics Digital ArticleWhy your money is worth less than it used to be. -
Welcome to the Experience Economy
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleIn this article, co-authors B. Joseph Pine II and James Gilmore, founders of the management consulting firm Strategic Horizons, preview the likely characteristics...