Collaboration
Driving Growth and Employment Through Logistics
Logistics clusters create jobs that are difficult to move offshore and lead to economic growth.
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How to Compete in China’s E-Commerce Market
Some well-known companies have stumbled in e-commerce in China. To succeed requires new thinking.
Disruption
How Disruptive Will Innovations from Emerging Markets Be?
What happens when successful companies in emerging markets make the leap into more developed ones?
Ethics
The Benefits of Combining Data With Empathy
Optimizing processes only takes companies so far. Success requires applying data with compassion.
Climate Change
Why Kraft Foods Cares About Fair Trade Chocolate
Kraft Foods’ leadership role in bringing Fairtrade Certified cocoa to mainstream consumers.
Executing Strategy
Building Effective Business Relationships in China
Developing trust between Chinese and Western executives still takes time — and attention to detail.
Global Strategy
Learning How to Grow Globally
New research offers insights into choosing the best approach to learn about a foreign market.
Global Strategy
How Infosys Is Building Its Talent Pipeline in India
Attracting talent sometimes means marketing the corporation to the people who might one day take a job there.
Global Strategy
Mobilizing for Growth in Emerging Markets
To reach the “next billion” consumers, multinational companies need to create new networks of local partners.
Global Strategy
Six Principles of Effective Global Talent Management
Companies that are successful at global talent management subscribe to six key principles.
Climate Change
Improving Environmental Performance in Your Chinese Supply Chain
Leading companies are working with their Chinese suppliers to improve environmental performance.
Global Strategy
Is It Time to Rethink Your Manufacturing Strategy?
For a decade, China was automatically the answer to many manufacturing questions. That’s changing.
Global Strategy
Should Top Management Relocate Across National Borders?
When is it smart for multinational companies to relocate top management to other countries?
Global Strategy
Should You Have a Global Strategy?
To decide whether to pursue a global strategy, you need to examine industry dynamics.
Global Strategy
The Art of Piloting New Initiatives
Even good ideas can fail if the pilot lacks credibility, replicability and feasibility.
Climate Change
How Gap Inc. Engaged With its Stakeholders
When the Gap decided to overhaul the way it interacted with critics, it launched a strategy of stakeholder engagement.
Customers
Why CRM Fails — and How to Fix It
Sophisticated relationship management resources alone won’t make customers more loyal.