Economics

Crucial (and cost-free) ways policymakers can support scale-up entrepreneurs.

One-size-fits-all won't work.

In 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...

Supply chain management is all about software and systems, right? Put in the best technology, sit back, and watch as your processes run smoothly and the...

When high-tech businesses lose a valued inventor, they often gain access to her new employer's intellectual capital. To take full advantage of the networking...

You can learn a lot about consumer marketing in the developing world by looking at how retailers engage with shoppers.

The competitiveness of the American economy depends disproportionately on the competitiveness of its multinational corporations, especially those headquartered in the United States. During the 2000s, however, a worrisome trend appeared. The role of multinationals in the American economy declined, and their activities in the rest of the world grew faster than their activities in the […]

Why Wall Street is wrong to worry about the impact on earnings per share.

Position your company for global success.

Are we finally at a tipping point?

Every year since 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a report on the state of competition in the wireless market. It’s just about to release its fifteenth one. This might not seem like a stop-the-presses moment for everyone in the media, but it’s a big deal for the companies involved—and their customers—because the […]

When times are good, businesses tend to stick with what’s working. “It’s served us well so far,” goes the reasoning, “so why mess with success?” We fall into ruts where we don’t question whether the approach we’re using is truly the best one—we just work to push it further. It’s during these periods that needless […]

Indian inflation has just hit a 3-year high of 7.41%. We can take comfort from the fact that many of our neighbors are faced with 20%; even China has reported an 11-year high of 8.7%. Global trends are cited as the primary reason for the present situation. The IMF has reported that food prices in […]

What's the best way to lift people out of poverty? The social entrepreneurs in the new "impact sourcing" industry believe the answer is providing work,...

The construction industry could boost productivity by 50% to 60%.

A 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 […]

One of the key arguments in The Silver Lining is that companies have to find ways to "love the low end" to connect with budget conscious customers and...

Scrap metal entrepreneur Stephen Greer naively trusted his foreign partners—and lost millions to fraud. Here’s how he reclaimed his confidence and rebuilt his company.

How biases trap qualified job seekers in a cycle of rejection — and how to help them break free.

We are entering a sustained period of inflationary price pressures. This is for real and is different from the past high inflation periods. Three key...