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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:... -
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 […] -
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... -
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 State of Globalization in 2022
Global Business Digital ArticleIts collapse has been vastly overstated, according to an analysis of international flows of trade, capital, information, and people. -
Building a Global Brand
Global Business VideoExpanding a brand into new countries takes careful planning. These five tips can help you take your brand global by leveraging its power while also accommodating... -
Emerging Expertise
Emerging markets Magazine ArticleA major shift is occurring in the nature of global competition, but it’s widely misunderstood. Emerging markets are no longer competing solely on price—by offering the lowest-cost manufacturing, for instance. Rather, they are increasingly competing with sophisticated skills in key sectors like health care, software, entertainment, consumer products, and manufacturing. They’re leveraging a fast-growing ability […] -
Looking to the Future of Air Travel
Economics Digital ArticleFour industry experts on how to adapt to the unprecedented challenges facing the industry. -
Managing Risk in an Unstable World
Global Business Magazine ArticleWith emerging markets like China and politically unstable countries like Saudi Arabia figuring more than ever into companies' investment calculations,... -
Trade Regionalization: More Hype Than Reality?
Trade Digital ArticleExperts have been predicting a shift away from global trade, but recent data suggest otherwise. -
All Those Unfamiliar Places
Global Business Magazine ArticleManagement consultant William Dunk argues that the best new thinking resides in often overlooked nations. -
Changing Face of Chinese Executives
Global Business Magazine ArticleResearchers have identified four cultural tensions that will influence how Chinese leaders develop over the next 15 years. -
IBM's Emerging Market Strategy Has 3 Pillars
Global Business Digital ArticleEngagement, data, and the cloud. -
Emerging Threat: Human Rights Claims
Global Business Magazine ArticleIt's only a matter of time before some company becomes the Enron of human rights abuse, warns the general counsel in this fictional memo to the CEO. Activist... -
Go Global--or No? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleOnly a few weeks ago, Greg McNally, the CEO of software start-up DataClear, had called an off-site in Montana to celebrate his company's success in racking... -
The State of Globalization in 2019, and What It Means for Strategists
Business and society Digital ArticleExecutives should consider four key ideas. -
AIDS Is Your Business
Global Business Magazine ArticleIf your company operates in a developing country, AIDS is your business. Although Africa has received the most attention, AIDS is also spreading swiftly... -
Emerging Giants: Building World-Class Companies in Developing Countries
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleOver the past 20 years, waves of liberalization have all but washed away protectionist barriers in developing countries. As multinational corporations... -
How Global Brands Compete
Sales & Marketing Magazine ArticleIt's time to rethink global branding. More than two decades ago, Harvard Business School professor Theodore Levitt argued that corporations should grow...
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The Radical Reshaping of Global Trade
Social and global issues Digital ArticleHow companies can prepare for the new, fragmented, non-system that’s replacing globalization. -
AI and the New Digital Cold War
Public-private partnerships Digital ArticleCompanies and countries need to prioritize collaboration and transformation over competition and disruption. -
Digital Skills Provide a Development Path for Sub-Saharan Africa
Globalization Digital ArticleThree policies that will support younger workers — and help scale promising economic opportunities. -
The State of Globalization in 2023
Globalization Digital ArticleData disproves the notion that the world has become more regionalized in recent years. -
Does Your Company Have an India Strategy?
Global strategy Digital ArticleMultinationals that don’t have a plan for building subsidiaries in the country risk missing out on one of the most promising market opportunities in the world today. -
The U.S.–India Relationship Is Key to the Future of Tech
Globalization Digital ArticleAs tensions mount between China and the U.S., India’s role in global innovation — and who it partners with — becomes increasingly important. -
Geopolitics Are Changing. Venture Capital Must, Too.
Globalization Digital ArticleAs we shift away from the unique conditions that fueled global growth for the past 30 years, investors will need more capital — and more patience. -
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. -
How Companies Can Navigate Today’s Geopolitical Risks
Risk management Digital ArticleThe rules of international business have changed. -
Has Trade with China Really Cost the U.S. Jobs?
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Creating a Successful Plan to Electrify Transportation Infrastructure
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What the Next Era of Globalization Will Look Like
Globalization Digital ArticleA Q&A with Rana Foroohar, a columnist at the Financial Times. -
Trade Regionalization: More Hype Than Reality?
Trade Digital ArticleExperts have been predicting a shift away from global trade, but recent data suggest otherwise. -
3 Obstacles to Globalizing a Digital Platform
Global strategy Digital ArticleAnd how to overcome them. -
The State of Globalization in 2022
Globalization Digital ArticleIts collapse has been vastly overstated, according to an analysis of international flows of trade, capital, information, and people. -
Are the Risks of Global Supply Chains Starting to Outweigh the Rewards?
In addition to product costs and supplier choices, today’s managers need to consider geopolitics, logistics, sustainability, and suppliers’ health. -
Building a Globally Diverse Team Is Actually Getting Easier
Talent management Digital ArticleFive ways leaders can identify and recruit international talent. -
Spotting a Modern Business Crisis — Before It Strikes
Crisis management Big IdeaEight perspectives on how societal challenges are evolving, and what that means for companies. -
How to Build a Transparent Relationship with Your Suppliers
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleIt's the key to minimizing and mitigating supply-chain risks. -
How DHL Express Navigated the Pause — and Rebound — of Global Trade
Globalization Digital ArticleThree counterintuitive lessons in resilience.
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Grupo Garantia (C) Lojas Americanas SA: The Retail Chain
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
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... -
Grupo Garantia (D) Cervejaria Brahma SA: Beer Brewing and Marketing
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
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... -
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... -
Grupo Garantia (E) GP Investimentos: The Private Investment Company
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
German Financial System in 2000
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Describes the evolution and current situation of Germany's financial system. Based on a discussion of the German economy in the postwar period, the case... -
Lemonade: Disrupting Insurance with Instant Everything, Killer Prices, and a Big Heart
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Launching its first products in the fall of 2016 in New York, insurtech startup Lemonade was on a mission to disrupt the insurance market by using AI... -
Databank in Africa
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details This case tackles issues of regional strategy and strategic institutional arbitrage. Databank is a financial services firm designing its regional strategy... -
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Shanghai Pharmaceuticals (SPH), a vertically integrated Chinese pharmaceutical conglomerate, was considering its strategic options in the context of a... -
Managing Workplace Diversity: Jacob (A)
Communication Case Study8.95View Details This series of eight short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight some of the most challenging and potentially destabilising moments in everyday... -
Deere & Co.
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details John Deere & Co. wants to improve shareholder value and provide incentives to do so. The task is difficult in a volatile agriculture and construction... -
The Universalization of L Oreal
Strategy & Execution Case Study1.00View Details In 2010, half of the world's cosmetics sales came from the so-called emerging markets for the first time; L'Oréal opened three new subsidiaries, in Egypt,... -
Global Sourcing at Nike
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case explores the evolution of Nike's global product sourcing strategy, in particular ongoing efforts to improve working conditions at its suppliers'... -
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: A Global Company's China Strategy (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details After the legendary founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) retired, the new chairman had to grapple with fresh challenges related... -
Vodafone in Japan (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Despite a rough start in the Japanese telecom market, by late 2003, Vodafone seemed to have weathered the storm, largely based on the strength of their... -
United States Sugar Program
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details US price supports for domestically grown sugar become controversial because of their varying impacts on sugar-exporting nations, domestic sugar refiners... -
Grolsch: Growing Globally
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Grolsch reassesses its international strategy in light of the company's recent acquisition by SABMiller, the world's second-largest brewer. Grolsch was... -
Unmute! Effective Virtual Communication
Management Case Study8.95View Details Online meetings are now part of our normal daily routines. They are easy to set up, we have hardware to make them happen, multiple software solutions... -
The Globalization of East Asian Pop Music
Global Business Case Study6.95View Details This case on the globalization of East Asian pop music is useful for teaching concepts of regional business strategy and also of cultural arbitrage. Music...
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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:... -
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 […] -
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... -
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 State of Globalization in 2022
Global Business Digital ArticleIts collapse has been vastly overstated, according to an analysis of international flows of trade, capital, information, and people. -
Grupo Garantia (C) Lojas Americanas SA: The Retail Chain
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
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... -
Grupo Garantia (D) Cervejaria Brahma SA: Beer Brewing and Marketing
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
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...