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The Right Way to Restructure Conglomerates in Emerging Markets
Government Magazine ArticleIn many countries, diversified business groups substitute for the institutions that support effective markets in capital, labor, and goods and services. Their capacity for doing this must be strengthened through restructuring, not destroyed through dismantling. -
America’s Lost Decade(s)
Economics Digital ArticleIs America headed for a lost decade? And is that why I relentlessly propose that the days of industrial age business as usual are numbered? Yes — and no. In this short video post, here’s what I advance: America just had a lost decade (I’ve also compiled four troubling charts, available here, that lend credence […] -
Why Rational People Can't Succeed as Economic Forecasters
Global Business Digital ArticleHistorian Walter Friedman on the pioneers of forecasting, and why we haven't gotten better at it. -
Negotiation Strategies for a Downturn
Negotiation strategies Digital ArticleDuring boom times, deal-making is relatively easy. A rising tide lifts all boats … and the knowledge that there are lots of opportunities out there makes some negotiators forget that the deal is a way to get value, not an end in itself. You don’t have to look as far back as the excesses of […] -
How the Carl Icahns of the World Benefit Firms but Not Workers
Financial markets Digital ArticleResearch reveals how activist investors help and hurt. -
Enabling the Natural Act of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleCrucial (and cost-free) ways policymakers can support scale-up entrepreneurs. -
The Case for a Pan-American Manufacturing Ecosystem
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleA strong supply base will help U.S.-based manufacturers as well as the economies of Central and South America. -
It’s Manufacturing’s Turn for Special Treatment
Economics Digital ArticleFollowing up on his pledge to provide greater support for manufacturing in his State of the Union address, President Obama has announced a proposal to cut the effective tax rate for manufacturers to 25%. A number of economists howled against this so-called “industrial policy” and criticized the president’s singling out manufacturing for “special treatment” — […] -
The Economic Impact of the Japanese Disasters
Economics Digital ArticleHuman suffering is certainly our main concern in the immediate aftermath of Japan’s 3/11 tragedy. But even as we focus on immediate human needs, we cannot avoid recognizing — and coping with — the long economic shadow cast by this disaster. The direct impact on real economic activity worldwide is already being felt. The destruction […] -
The Economy Hasn’t Changed Innovation
Decision making and problem solving Digital ArticleOver the last couple of weeks in Singapore I’ve wandered the halls of the regional and global headquarters of three pretty big companies with more than $150 billion in combined revenues. I figured the calamitous economic news out of the United States and Europe coupled with riots in England would result in corporate cube dwellers […] -
4 Steps to Growth During a Recession
Recessions Digital ArticleCan companies actually grow stronger during a recession? What can they do to capitalize on the problems that their rivals encounter during tough economic times? Suppose you have a sturdy balance sheet, low debt, and plentiful amounts of cash. How can you employ these strengths to take on rivals who have been weakened considerably? I’m […] -
Are We On the Verge of Another Financial Crisis?
Global Business Digital ArticleHow climate change could spark a collapse in housing prices much like the one that brought down the financial system in 2008. -
WInning the Race for Talent in Emerging Markets
Emerging markets Magazine ArticleNew research shows how to attract and retain the best employees in developing economies. -
Merging Two Global Company Cultures
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleLessons from P&G's acquisition of Gillette. -
Consumers Never Liked to Pay More for Green to Begin With
Organizational Development Digital ArticleOn Friday, the New York Times breathlessly declared in a cover story that during the recession, "As Consumers Cut Spending, 'Green' Products Lose Allure."... -
Can the U.S. Become a Base for Serving the Global Economy?
Economics Digital ArticleThe 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 […] -
What Brexit Means for the Openness of the World Economy
Economics Digital ArticleBad news for small countries, safe seas, and the U.S. -
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 […] -
Why the South Will Lead in the Global Tilt
Global Business Digital ArticleFour ways leaders from the global South have an edge in today's economy. -
We Won't Get Value-Based Health Care Until We Agree on What "Value" Means
Global Business Digital ArticleDifferent stakeholders define it differently.
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Zotter - Living by Chocolate
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case is about a boutique chocolate manufacturer's decision to grow. Zotter, an Austrian company that was a pioneer in the organic and Fairtrade chocolate... -
A Note on Long-Run Models of Economic Growth
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This technical note prepares students to use and analyze economic models of long-run growth. The technical note is particularly useful in introduction... -
Long-lived Fixed Assets
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Discusses accounting for long-lived fixed assets, depreciation, and asset impairments. -
Single Earth: Science White Paper Supplement
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Science White Paper prepared by Single.Earth to give an overview of the models and solutions it has developed. -
Profits, Politics, and Pipelines: Europe, Russia, and the Challenge of Nord Stream 2 (A)
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Proposed in 2012, Nord Stream 2 was a pipeline project that aimed to bring natural gas directly from Russia to Europe beneath the Baltic Sea. Gazprom,... -
1930-1933: The Great Depression and the End of "Orthodoxy" (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case UV7888 Following an A case that presents the dominant narrative around the causes and remedies for the Great Depression, this B case... -
Computer Aid International: Bridging the Digital Divide
Management Case Study11.95View Details Preparing and strengthening the developing world for the 4th Industrial Revolution is a challenge that Computer Aid is tackling head on. Founder Tony... -
JBS Swift & Co.
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Brazilian meat packer JBS surprised many in the U.S. beef industry when it acquired Swift & Co.--a company more than five times its size--in 2007, then... -
Journey to $100 Million: Mettl, an Indian Online Assessment Startup
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The case can be used in a session on entrepreneurship, disruptive technology innovation, or focus as an aspect of strategy. The case profiles Mettl... -
Goldman Sachs: The 10,000 Women Initiative
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Goldman Sachs' five-year, $100 million philanthropic initiative to provide practical business and management education to 10,000 women around the globe... -
OTE: Managing in Times of National Crisis (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In late 2010, Michael Tsamaz was appointed CEO and Chairman of Greek telecommunications company OTE. OTE still exhibited many traits of a large incumbent... -
FIFA and The World Cup: The Future of Football
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Should FIFA host its biggest event-the FIFA World Cup-every two years instead of every four, as it has been doing since the event's inception in the 1930s?... -
WIKIPEDIA (Multimedia Case)
25.00View Details Wikipedia has emerged as a robust model for content production by volunteers working asynchronously on the Internet with a unconventional model for distributed... -
Colgate Max Fresh: Global Brand Roll-Out
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In February 2005, Nigel Burton, in his third year as president of global oral care at Colgate-Palmolive Company (CP), had every reason to feel optimistic.... -
Li & Fung: Internet Issues (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details This case looks at the issues facing a Hong Kong-based trading company, which links hundreds of factories in India and Asia with major customers like... -
Continuing Transformation of Asahi Glass: Implementing EVA
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case explores the use of EVA--economic value added--methodology at Asahi Glass. EVA is among the changes initiated by the CEO aimed at transforming... -
Argentina Currency Peg and Fiscal Reforms (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Case (A) starts by reviewing several attempts made by three consecutive Argentine governments between 1973 and 1989 to fight the three-digit inflation... -
The Panic of 1837 and the Market Revolution in America (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In 1837, President Martin Van Buren confronted a dilemma over the appropriate federal response to the recent panic of 1837 that seemed to undercut the... -
Achieving Mental Health Parity
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In October 2008, President George W. Bush signed into law a requirement that certain private health insurance plans provide coverage for mental illness... -
Cultivating Social Enterprise in Peru: A Portfolio Approach
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details A consultant with CARE Enterprise Partners (CEP) is tasked to provide consulting for three social enterprises in different stages of development, each...
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The Right Way to Restructure Conglomerates in Emerging Markets
Government Magazine ArticleIn many countries, diversified business groups substitute for the institutions that support effective markets in capital, labor, and goods and services. Their capacity for doing this must be strengthened through restructuring, not destroyed through dismantling. -
Who Profits the Most From Generative AI?
Management Digital ArticleSince the launch of ChatGPT, interest and investments in generative AI technologies have surged. Which players stand to gain the most from the growth... -
America’s Lost Decade(s)
Economics Digital ArticleIs America headed for a lost decade? And is that why I relentlessly propose that the days of industrial age business as usual are numbered? Yes — and no. In this short video post, here’s what I advance: America just had a lost decade (I’ve also compiled four troubling charts, available here, that lend credence […] -
Zotter - Living by Chocolate
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case is about a boutique chocolate manufacturer's decision to grow. Zotter, an Austrian company that was a pioneer in the organic and Fairtrade chocolate... -
Why Rational People Can't Succeed as Economic Forecasters
Global Business Digital ArticleHistorian Walter Friedman on the pioneers of forecasting, and why we haven't gotten better at it. -
Negotiation Strategies for a Downturn
Negotiation strategies Digital ArticleDuring boom times, deal-making is relatively easy. A rising tide lifts all boats … and the knowledge that there are lots of opportunities out there makes some negotiators forget that the deal is a way to get value, not an end in itself. You don’t have to look as far back as the excesses of […] -
A Note on Long-Run Models of Economic Growth
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This technical note prepares students to use and analyze economic models of long-run growth. The technical note is particularly useful in introduction... -
How the Carl Icahns of the World Benefit Firms but Not Workers
Financial markets Digital ArticleResearch reveals how activist investors help and hurt. -
Long-lived Fixed Assets
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Discusses accounting for long-lived fixed assets, depreciation, and asset impairments. -
Single Earth: Science White Paper Supplement
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Science White Paper prepared by Single.Earth to give an overview of the models and solutions it has developed.