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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 Real Reason the German Labor Market Is Booming
National competitiveness Digital ArticleIt’s a resurgence other countries should understand before copying. -
Strong Dollar, Weak Thinking
Economics Digital ArticleWhy Wall Street is wrong to worry about the impact on earnings per share. -
Brexit and the Triumph of Insularity
Global Business Digital ArticleClearly, I have no choice but to file for French citizenship. -
Who Is Us?
Global Business Magazine ArticleBecause of globalization, the U.S.-owned corporation headquartered in the United States is no longer the vehicle for achieving U.S. competitiveness. Foreign-owned... -
Oil's Fall Is a Challenge for Gulf Economies, but Also an Opportunity
Global Business Digital ArticleIt's time to diversify. -
Electric Utility Deregulation Sparks Controversy
Global Business Magazine ArticleIn recent years, major industries in the United States have been deregulated--for example, telecommunications, airlines, and banking--and now the winds... -
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. -
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. -
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:... -
Macroeconomic Policy and U.S. Competitiveness
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleThe United States is on a glide path to fiscal disaster, with experts projecting that the federal government will take in far less money than it spends--indefinitely.... -
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. -
Green Rules to Drive Innovation
Innovation Magazine ArticleCharging for carbon can inspire conservation, fuel competition, and enhance competitiveness. -
Is the Business of America Still Business?
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleGraduates of Harvard Business School overwhelmingly favor foreign over U.S. locations for new investment. Data from the International Finance Corporation... -
An Exercise to Get Your Team Thinking Differently About the Future
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleTools borrowed from scenario planning can broaden your view. -
Choosing the United States
Operations strategy Magazine ArticleIn contests to attract high-value business activities, the U.S. is losing out more than it should. -
Brexit Could Deepen Europe's Digital Recession
Global Business Digital ArticleThe UK is the brightest star in the faint galaxy of Europe's digital economy. -
Immigration Is at the Heart of U.S. Competitiveness
Consumer behavior Digital ArticleThe CEO of Carbonite tells his story. -
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 […] -
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...
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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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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... -
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... -
Armscor: Life After Apartheid?
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details After taking office, South Africa's new president, Nelson Mandela, must decide whether to dismantle or support Armscor, South Africa's state-owned arms... -
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... -
Currency Wars
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In February 2013, the G-20 finance ministers met in Moscow, Russia to discuss the rising anxieties over a potential international currency war. It was... -
THE FUTURE OF THE GLOBAL BEER INDUSTRY: WHAT IS BREWING BEYOND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The global beer industry took an unprecedented hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Around the world, governments implemented restrictive coronavirus containment... -
Institutions for Collaboration, Overview
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Provides an overview of the wide variety of organizations other than firms, government ministries and regulatory agencies, and universities that may have... -
Australia: Commodities, Competitiveness, Climate and China
Global Business Case Study9.95View 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,... -
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... -
Climate Issues on the Ground: Snapshots of Diverse American Cities
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This compilation provides brief snapshots of climate action and its geographic and institutional context in 13 U.S. cities that send diverse participants... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
K-Pop: A Global Music Factory Fizzling Out
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details As shown with Psy's hit song, "Gangnam Style," K-Pop (Korean Pop) music has been successful recently, not only in Asia but also in many other countries.... -
Teaming at GE Aviation
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Describes the challenges and successes encountered by GE's Aviation business in implementing a teaming work structure and culture in plants across its... -
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... -
Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance
Strategy & Execution BookManufacturing's central role in global innovation... Companies compete on the decisions they make. For years--even decades--in response to intensifying... -
Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Le Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique S.A. (CSEM)--the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology--was a major nonprofit research... -
Wang's Fortune Tea from China: Competing for a New Arena of the Beverage Market (A)
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Wang's Fortune Tea, marketed as Wanglaoji in mainland China and considered to be the founder of Chinese herbal tea, grew from a strong regional brand... -
Chinese Beer Industry, 2004
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Describes the landscape of China's beer industry and its competitive environment in 2004. Depicts industry characteristics, namely, demand, products,...
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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 Real Reason the German Labor Market Is Booming
National competitiveness Digital ArticleIt’s a resurgence other countries should understand before copying. -
Strong Dollar, Weak Thinking
Economics Digital ArticleWhy Wall Street is wrong to worry about the impact on earnings per share. -
Harvard Business Review, March 2012
Leadership & Managing People Magazine Issue16.95View Details Harvard Business Review publishes new and authoritative ideas for improving the practice of management. Written by leading business thinkers and executives,... -
K-Pop: A Global Music Factory Fizzling Out, Teaching Note
Global Business Digital ArticleTeaching note for case HK1107. -
Brexit and the Triumph of Insularity
Global Business Digital ArticleClearly, I have no choice but to file for French citizenship. -
Who Is Us?
Global Business Magazine ArticleBecause of globalization, the U.S.-owned corporation headquartered in the United States is no longer the vehicle for achieving U.S. competitiveness. Foreign-owned... -
Oil's Fall Is a Challenge for Gulf Economies, but Also an Opportunity
Global Business Digital ArticleIt's time to diversify. -
Electric Utility Deregulation Sparks Controversy
Global Business Magazine ArticleIn recent years, major industries in the United States have been deregulated--for example, telecommunications, airlines, and banking--and now the winds... -
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.
