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An interesting dialectic is currently being played out in China: The state is continuing its age-old tradition of preserving order while a much newer force, free-market capitalism, and a previously unheard of phenomenon, a middle class, are slowly creatin

Content: Article | Author: Gordon Redding | Source: Ivey Business Journal | Subject: International – China

Just as Western managers have learned to do business with the chaebol and keiretsu, business groups in North Korea and Japan, along comes the challenge of climbing another learning curve, doing business with the qiyejituan, business groups in China. Managers will get a leg up on the learning curve by reading this comprehensive primer on getting along with business groups in China.

Content: Article | Authors: Jane W. Lu, Xufei Ma | Source: Ivey Business Journal | Subject: International – China

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When a company decides to globalize its site, the Web team often learns the taboo colors and appropriate dress codes of a given culture, translates the text, and launches. But cultural differences run deeper than visual appearance or language; they reflect strong values. Rarely do globalized sites incorporate the nuances of a culture’s social hierarchy, individualism, gender roles, time-orientation, or truth-seeking attributes.

Scholars have studied cultures … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Aaron Marcus | Source: New Architect | Subjects: International, IT / Technology / E-Business

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Capitalism at the Crossroads is a generally well-written and well-argued collection of ideas developed over several decades of research on the promise of what Professor Hart calls the sustainable global enterprise – “a new private sector-based approach to development that creates profitable businesses that simultaneously raise the quality of life for the world’s poor, respect cultural diversity, and conserve the ecological integrity of the planet … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Stuart L. Hart | Subjects: Economics, International

This site is a source for country-specific reports on business customs, etiquette, cross-cultural communication, proper gifts, negotiating tactics, business culture, manners, business entertainment and much more.

Editor’s Note: it seems all of the material is fee-based…

Content: Online Resource | Source: BusinessCulture.com | Subject: International

Celebrated economist Jeffrey Sachs has a plan to eliminate extreme poverty around the world by 2025. If you think that is too ambitious or wildly unrealistic, you need to read this book. His focus is on the one billion poorest individuals around the world who are caught in a poverty trap of disease, physical isolation, environmental stress, political instability, and lack of access to capital, … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Jeffrey Sachs | Subjects: Economics, International

Valuations are linked to growth. So why are they lower in high-growth markets in Asia?

Content: Article | Authors: Marc H. Goedhart, Nicolas C. Leung, Tim Koller | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: International – Asia

The 21st century has been described as “China’s century” and it is not hard to understand why. Since Deng Xiaoping initiated a program of path-breaking economic reform in 1978, China has experienced the most rapid modernization of any society in recent times. Companies are queuing up to invest in China, lured by the prospect of competitive labor costs and vast market potential. No fewer than … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Accenture | Subject: International – China

The failure of the Cancun trade talks is not the only sign that globalization could be running out of steam. This new report by Deloitte Research identifies 10 forces that could reverse the trend toward global economic and political unity. This report points to warnings about globalization’s future by experts on trade, politics and military affairs. Until recently, naysayers about globalization have been in the … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Dwight Allen, Michael E. Raynor | Source: Deloitte | Subjects: International, Trends / Analysis

With the world focused on its rapid development, China has generated both excitement and concern among investors, policy makers and potential business partners. Now that global corporations have gained access to Chinese markets, they are concentrating on stability and sustainable long-term progress. Against this backdrop, the Wharton China Business Forum recently brought together business leaders and academics to discuss China’s strategic plan for continued growth. … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: International – China

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Emerson Electric was humming along in the early 1980s when it got a jolt of reality: Suddenly, it was losing valuable business to global competitors. An excerpt from the new book Performance Without Compromise.

Content: Case Study | Authors: Charles F. Knight, Davis Dye | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subject: International | Industry: Manufacturing | Company: Emerson Electric

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A consensus is emerging that global economic power is moving towards Asia, with India and China at the center of the region’s rise. This study looks at the evolving relationship between the two emerging powers and explores the opportunities for them to grow together, learn from one another and collaborate to overcome shared problems and achieve shared goals.

Content: Article | Source: Accenture | Subject: International – Asia

How management thinkers from India are changing the face of American business.

Content: Article | Authors: Des Dearlove, Stuart Crainer | Source: Across the Board (ATB) | Subject: International

Is Europe too resistant to change? This is a tough question for Europe’s businesses to address as they strive to commercialise ideas that will become winning products and services in the global marketplace. Likewise it is a pressing question for policy makers, as stimulating innovation is one of the most pressing items on the EU agenda. This EBF debate offers discussion on the question by … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subject: International – Europe

The appliance maker Guangdong Galanz has excelled at managing relationships in a turbulent environment, and its case study illustrates the costs and benefits of relationships, how these pros and cons shift over time, and, most important, how executives can manage them effectively in a constantly shifting context.

Content: Case Study | Author: Donald Sull | Source: Ivey Business Journal | Subject: International – Asia | Industry: Consumer Electronics | Company: Guangdong Galanz

Global R&D is making headlines but companies’ experiences to date are mixed at best. This article examines why many companies that are already moving are achieving only lukewarm results.

Content: Article | Authors: Arindam Bhattacharya, Harold L. Sirkin, James P. Andrew | Source: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) | Subjects: Innovation, International