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An Uphill Battle: China faces diffusion of Internet and ecommerce technologies in the new millennium
If your company is interested in expanding its operations to China, are you aware of the existing ecommerce development challenges that await you? If partnering with a Chinese firm is in your company’s future strategy, does your management team understand the contractual pressures of partnering and setting up business in China? Because of the government’s intention to control its country’s ecommerce growth and economic development, … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Caroline Schwane, Gina Honda, Mark W. S. Chun, Ph.D. | Source: Graziadio Business Report | Subject: International – China
Measuring the Impact of Resilience to Predict GDP of Developing Nations
One of the central questions in the field of developmental economics is why some countries develop over time and become advanced, while others remain very poor? Executive MBA students at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, led by fellow student Lynn Taylor, a trained psychologist, set out to determine whether factors predictive of resilience among children from disadvantaged backgrounds and factors associated with organizational resilience could … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Emory | Subjects: Economics, International
China at a Crossroads: Seven Risks of Doing Business
China is at a crossroads. Having become the world’s factory and the most important destination for foreign investment, China’s economy has boomed. Not only is China the preferred location for procuring goods, but its domestic market has achieved critical mass, driving global companies to increasingly target Chinese consumers. China is the place to be.
Yet there is a problematic side to China’s success. China’s growth has … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Ira Kalish | Source: Deloitte | Subject: International – China
Cultural Lenses Change Business Focus
How can firms understand and appreciate culture without overemphasizing or stereotyping it? Research conducted by Business School faculty members Michael Morris and Itamar Simonson shed new light on this question and uncover how traditional ways of studying cultural influence have led to misconceptions among management and marketing researchers.
Content: Article | Authors: Itamar Simonson, Michael Morris | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: International, Organizational Behavior
Culture, Leadership, and Organizations: The GLOBE Study of 62 Societies
Researcher Robert J. House and a team of 160 scholars have produced a comprehensive study of the common and distinctive elements of organizational leadership around the world. In his co-edited Culture, Leadership, and Organizations: The GLOBE Study of 62 Societies, House and colleagues Paul J. Hanges, Mansour Javidan, Peter W. Dorfman, Vipin Gupta, and others report the results of their survey … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Authors: Mansour Javidan, Paul J Hanges, Peter W. Dorfman, Robert J. House, Vipin Gupta | Subjects: International, Leadership
Identify Emerging Market Opportunities
Yes, you understand your company needs to compete in emerging markets. But which country is the best fit for you? A Harvard Business Review excerpt.
Content: Article | Authors: Jayant Sinha, Krishna G. Palepu, Tarun Khanna | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subject: International
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
Thomas L. Friedman is not so much a futurist, which he is sometimes called, as a presentist. His aim, in his new book, The World Is Flat, as in his earlier, influential Lexus and the Olive Tree, is not to give you a speculative preview of the wonders that are sure to come in your lifetime, but rather to get you caught up on the … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Author: Thomas L. Friedman | Subjects: Economics, International
The Limits of Financial Globalization
If you have 40 minutes and want to learn a great deal about finance, listen (and/or watch) Rene Stulz’s presidential address. He gave this at the 2005 AFA meetings in Philadelphia.
The basic theme of his speech is globalization. He points out that the world is not yet flat and the “impact of financial globabilization has been limited.” Why? “…because of the ‘twin agency problems’ that … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: M Stulz | Source: American Finance Association (AFA) | Subjects: Finance, International
A New Vroom in Beijing: How consumer behavior is changing China’s auto market
Beyond Cheap Labor: Lessons for Developing Economies
The specter of China and it’s massive fleet of low-cost laborers haunts developing economies worldwide. However, for middle-income countries, focusing on cheap labor is not the answer for sustained economic growth, according to The McKinsey Quarterly. Using Mexico as a basis for discussion, this report offers alternative strategies for successful competition. More effective routes to economic development involve transitioning to higher-value-added industries, exploiting comparative advantage, … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Antonio Puron, Diana Farrell, Jaana K. Remes | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Economics, International
The Next Global Stage: The Challenges and Opportunities in Our Borderless World
Globalization is a fact. You can’t stop it; it has already happened; it is here to stay. And we are moving into a new global stage.
A radically new world is taking shape from the ashes of yesterday’s nation-based economic world. To succeed, you must act on the global stage, leveraging radically new drivers of economic power and growth. Legendary business strategist Kenichi Ohmae-who in The … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Author: Kenichi Ohmae | Subjects: Economics, International
The New Look of the Latin American Wireless Market
The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protectionism Updated Edition
David Ricardo comes to life to discuss international trade theory and policy with Ed Johnson, a fictional American television manufacturer seeking protection from Japanese televisions. Their dialogue is a sophisticated, rigorous discussion of virtually every major issue in trade theory and policy. To illustrate the positive and normative effects of international trade and trade policy, Ricardo takes the reader and Ed Johnson into the future … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Author: Russell D. Roberts | Subjects: Economics, International
Navigating the Five Currents of Globalization: How Leading Companies Are Capturing Global Advantage
Globalization is on the CEO’s agenda at virtually every major company. The recent emergence of a set of rapidly developing economies (RDEs) as highly advantageous places to do business is dramatically reshaping the global economy, forcing executives to rethink their strategies, their operations, and their organizations. Underlying this new wave of globalization are five principal currents of activity that are combining with unprecedented force. [BNET … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Dave Young, Jim Hemerling, Thomas Bradtke | Source: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) | Subject: International
Corruption Across Borders
Corruption happens. When corruption occurs, either in an organization’s home (domestic) environment, or in a foreign country, it raises a number of questions and issues for managers and professionals. The questions relate to what forms corruption takes, who is involved, and why it exists. The issues relate to how we cope and deal with corruption in general and within specific cultural and national contexts. The … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Diane Singel, Gerry Rossy, Ph.D., Mark Mallinger, Ph.D. | Source: Graziadio Business Report | Subjects: Ethics, International
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade
During a 1999 protest of the World Trade Organization, Rivoli, an economics professor at Georgetown, looked on as an activist seized the microphone and demanded, “Who made your T-shirt?” Rivoli determined to find out. She interviewed cotton farmers in Texas, factory workers in China, labor champions in the American South and used-clothing vendors in Tanzania. Problems, Rivoli concludes, arise not with the market, but with … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Author: Pietra Rivoli | Subjects: Economics, International | Industry: Apparel