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Leveraging AI to Battle This Pandemic - And the Next One
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleWe may need to rethink the rules around data sharing. -
Forgotten Strategy
Global Business Magazine ArticleMost multinationals see globalization as a matter of replication--spreading a single business model as widely as possible to maximize economies of scale.... -
Competitiveness: Self-Help for a Worsening Problem
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleA country’s competitiveness, like a company’s, is not primarily a matter of sales: it is a matter of incomes, and incomes earned, not borrowed. To be competitive means to raise incomes as rapidly as competitors do and to make the investments necessary to keep up competitively in the future. From this perspective, U.S. competitiveness is […] -
Has Trade with China Really Cost the U.S. Jobs?
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleThe political narrative doesn't stand up to the research. -
The Ultimately Accountable Job: Leading Today’s Sales Organization
Organizational transformation Magazine ArticleNew demands from customers, rivals, the CEO, and the sales organization itself are changing what it takes to succeed as head of sales. -
The Lure of Global Branding
Globalization Magazine ArticleBrand builders everywhere think they want global brands. But global brand leadership, not global brands, should be the priority. Successful companies follow four principles to meet that goal. -
5 Ways to Foster a Global Mindset in Your Company
Global strategy Digital ArticleIt’ll help ensure your international expansion is a success. -
Growth as a Process
Globalization Magazine ArticleGeneral Electric is bending every waking effort to an audacious aim—to grow organically two to three times faster than world GDP. Pursuing that goal, the company has invented a whole new set of management methods. -
3 Obstacles to Globalizing a Digital Platform
Global strategy Digital ArticleAnd how to overcome them. -
Smarter Offshoring
Economics Magazine ArticleThe most popular offshore sites for service functions are overheating. Now is the time for companies to explore a world of opportunity beyond those hot spots and to base investment decisions not just on costs but also on talent, markets, strategic aims, and appetite for risk. -
The New Tools of Trade
Labor Magazine ArticleToday, most multinationals have a conspicuous social conscience. They publicize their internal codes of conduct, monitor labor conditions in their global supply chains, and require suppliers to meet basic labor practice standards. But despite efforts to be better global citizens, companies by themselves are unable to eliminate abuses in their supply chains. In fact, so […] -
Research: How Technology Could Promote Growth in 6 African Countries
Global Business Digital ArticleA framework for understanding economic potential in the region. -
Research: When Gender Diversity Makes Firms More Productive
Gender ResearchBased on a study of more than 1,000 companies in 35 countries. -
4 Principles for Improving Health Care Around the World
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleFirst understand your patients and their community. -
All Those Unfamiliar Places
Global Business Magazine ArticleManagement consultant William Dunk argues that the best new thinking resides in often overlooked nations. -
Globalization’s Year of Turbulence and Uncertainty
Globalization Digital ArticleI think the biggest globalization story of 2008 will be the replacement of the bland certainty that the world is quickly becoming “one” with a somewhat greater recognition of turbulence and uncertainty. You’re starting to see this shift now, with some of the opinions recently expressed by corporate leaders in the U.S. and Europe. The […] -
What to Know About Doing Business in Iran
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The New Rules of Globalization
Global Business Magazine ArticleUntil 2008 going global seemed to make sense for just about every company in the world. Since then, we've entered a different phase, one of "guarded globalization."... -
World Bank's Innovation Market
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleLarge, tradition-bound organizations can make space for radical, low-cost (and therefore low-risk) innovations. Just ask executives at the World Bank.... -
Globalization Plays a Bit Part in Environmental Issues
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleIt is inevitable that prices don't always account for all the costs and benefits for all the people touched by a transaction. Externalities can come in...
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When Expanding into a Foreign Market, Your Outsider Status Is a Competitive Advantage
Global strategy Digital ArticleHow global companies can not only navigate but thrive in new territories. -
5 Myths Expats Believe About Local Employees
Cross-cultural management Digital ArticleThe staff at foreign subsidiaries are too often overlooked as essential team members. -
Building Cross-Cultural Relationships in a Global Workplace
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleSix elements to keep in mind as you’re trying to forge bonds. -
Is China’s Economic Dominance at an Inflection Point?
International relations Digital ArticleSix reasons why its position at the top may have been short lived. -
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
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Has Trade with China Really Cost the U.S. Jobs?
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What the Next Era of Globalization Will Look Like
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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
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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.
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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and the Global Economy (A)
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In April 2020, the world struggled to contain the exponential escalation of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Dozens of countries had imposed restrictions... -
Christian Dior: A New Look for Haute Couture
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The case describes the foundation of Christian Dior, the leading Parisian fashion house, in 1946 and its subsequent globalization strategy. After explaining... -
Hungerit
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Hungary's top producer of poultry products is deciding the company's future strategy in the face of new opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe, a... -
Redefining Global Strategy, with a New Preface: Crossing Borders in a World Where Differences Still Matter
Global Business Book35.00View Details New Tools for Succeeding Globally. Why do so many global strategies fail--despite companies' powerful brands and other border-crossing advantages? Because... -
The Global-Local Tension: Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao Leading with "International Values and Local Roots" (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Vittorio Colao, CEO of telecommunication giant Vodafone, must respond to reports of disturbing accounting practices at two of Vodafone's operating companies.... -
Vignettes on Professional Service Firm Governance
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The two vignettes within "Vignettes on Professional Service Firm Governance" (HBS No. 122-024) present various issues relating to governance in professional... -
1436: The First Pure Chinese Luxury Fashion Brand?
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details The case traces the birth of 1436, a new luxury brand specialized in cashmere garments. It describes how this venture emerged organically out of a combination... -
Managing Performance at Haier (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Examines the key elements and principles behind Haier's performance management system and the organizational behavioral context in which it was implemented.... -
Cola Wars Continue: Coke vs. Pepsi in the 1990s
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The competition between Coke and Pepsi is a classic corporate battle that began in America at the turn of the century and has expanded into worldwide... -
Making China Beautiful: Shiseido and the China Market
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Describes the multinational growth of Shiseido, the world's fourth-largest cosmetics company, with a focus on its strategy in China since 1981. Explores... -
Local Institutions and Global Strategy
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Explores how location affects a firm's strategy and identifies the different ways location affects industry structure, choice of a firm's position, and... -
Revitalizing Philips (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Uria Menendez (A)
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Uria Menendez, the pre-eminent law firm in Iberia, is at a critical point in its long and distinguished history. Its newly appointed second generation... -
Benjamin Millepied at the Paris Opera Ballet
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In December 2015, barely one year into his tenure as the head of the Paris Opera Ballet (POB), celebrity dancer, choreographer, and entrepreneur Benjamin... -
The Globalization of Manchester City Football Group
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the efforts of City Football Group (CFG) to purchase Esporte Clube Bahia (Bahia), a Brazilian professional soccer club. CFG's strategy... -
Jollibee Foods Corporation
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details When Tony Tan Caktiong had stepped down as president and CEO of Jollibee Foods Corporation in mid-2014, he had been succeeded by his younger brother,... -
Elia Nuqul and the Making of a Middle Eastern Business Group (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The case is concerned with Elia Nuqul, the founder of Jordanian-based Nuqul Brothers, a large diversified business group. It shows how Nuqul, a Christian... -
Sustainable Development at Shell (C)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Amazon.com, Inc.
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Over 20 years as a public company, founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has taken Amazon.com from an online bookstore to the largest online retailer and comparison-shopping... -
Managing Workplace Diversity: Alex (B)
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...
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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and the Global Economy (A)
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In April 2020, the world struggled to contain the exponential escalation of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Dozens of countries had imposed restrictions... -
Leveraging AI to Battle This Pandemic - And the Next One
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleWe may need to rethink the rules around data sharing. -
Forgotten Strategy
Global Business Magazine ArticleMost multinationals see globalization as a matter of replication--spreading a single business model as widely as possible to maximize economies of scale.... -
Christian Dior: A New Look for Haute Couture
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The case describes the foundation of Christian Dior, the leading Parisian fashion house, in 1946 and its subsequent globalization strategy. After explaining... -
Competitiveness: Self-Help for a Worsening Problem
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleA country’s competitiveness, like a company’s, is not primarily a matter of sales: it is a matter of incomes, and incomes earned, not borrowed. To be competitive means to raise incomes as rapidly as competitors do and to make the investments necessary to keep up competitively in the future. From this perspective, U.S. competitiveness is […] -
Has Trade with China Really Cost the U.S. Jobs?
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleThe political narrative doesn't stand up to the research. -
The Ultimately Accountable Job: Leading Today’s Sales Organization
Organizational transformation Magazine ArticleNew demands from customers, rivals, the CEO, and the sales organization itself are changing what it takes to succeed as head of sales. -
Hungerit
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Hungary's top producer of poultry products is deciding the company's future strategy in the face of new opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe, a... -
Redefining Global Strategy, with a New Preface: Crossing Borders in a World Where Differences Still Matter
Global Business Book35.00View Details New Tools for Succeeding Globally. Why do so many global strategies fail--despite companies' powerful brands and other border-crossing advantages? Because... -
The Global-Local Tension: Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao Leading with "International Values and Local Roots" (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Vittorio Colao, CEO of telecommunication giant Vodafone, must respond to reports of disturbing accounting practices at two of Vodafone's operating companies....