China and India: The race to growth
The contrasting ways in which China and India are developing, and the particular difficulties each still faces, prompt debate about whether one country has a better approach to economic development and will eventually emerge as the stronger. We recently asked three leading experts for their views on the subject. The essays are:
“India’s entrepreneurial advantage” by Tarun Khanna
“China: The best of all possible models” … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Diana Farrell, Jayant Sinha, Jonathan R. Woetzel, Tarun Khanna | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Economics, International – China
Is China going the way of Brazil?
Ever since the Mao jacket went the way of the ozone layer, China has been the world’s darling economy. ‘Bigness’ and very high rates of growth have persuaded otherwise canny investors to overlook some rather significant risks.
Content: Article | Author: Joel Kurtzman | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subject: International – China
Can China compete in IT services?
What Lurks Ahead?
CEOs swept up by “China euphoria” could one day be surprised.
Content: Article | Author: William J. Holstein | Source: Chief Executive | Subject: International – China
Chinese Drug Market
The Challenges of Business-to-Business Selling in China
Excerpts from a Q&A session with Paul Clifford, director and head of Mercer Management Consulting’s Beijing office, addressing some of the special challenges of business-to-business selling in China.
Content: Article | Author: Paul Clifford | Source: Mercer Management Consulting | Subject: International – China
What We Owe to Chinese Classical Economics
Where did modern economics originate? History shows that concepts of inflation, regulation and the free market can all be traced to ancient China, whose ideas were later refined by the Enlightenment thinkers
Content: Article | Author: Morgen Witzel | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subjects: Economics, International – China
Foreign Investment Shifts Course
Making Foreign Investment Work for China
The radically different experience of two industries shows that the country needs more competition as well.
Content: Article | Authors: Diana Farrell, Gordon R. Orr, Paul Gao | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: International – China
A Guide to Doing Business in China
China lends itself to sweeping statements about the nature of doing business there. Most are unfounded.
Content: Article | Author: Jonathan R. Woetzel | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: International – China
Alvin Toffler
Go to a bookstore in London and you’ll see endless rows of books on the history of British royalty or the Victorian garden or the Great Age of Elizabeth. In a Japanese bookstore, those books are about the future of transportation, the future of health, the future of urban development, and so forth. We Americans, on the other hand, tend to have no past and … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: Business 2.0 | Subjects: Culture, International
Japan’s Coming Competitive Renaissance
Guided by the ancient philosophy of bushido, a new generation of companies is set to emerge on the global scene.
Content: Article | Authors: Cecilia S.V. Ng, George Yip | Source: strategy+business | Subject: International – Asia
Are You Ready to Go Global?
Don’t think of offshoring as just reducing expenses-it’s a great way to generate new revenue. This Harvard Business Review excerpt helps you determine if your company is ready for a global reach.
Content: Article | Author: Diana Farrell | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subject: International
ICT Adoption in Europe
Industry, Trade and the Economy: Data and Analysis
OTEA conducts a comprehensive program of data development, dissemination, and research and analysis on international and domestic trade and investment issues to support trade promotion and trade policy responsibilities of Trade Development, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce and U.S. Government organizations and officials. This site makes the results of that work available to the public.
Content: Online Resource | Source: OTEA | Subjects: Market Research, Trade
Checking China’s Vital Signs
China’s growth is impressive, but so are the challenges it faces to keep its growth and reforms moving. This collection of exhibits-part of a special McKinsey Quarterly issue on China-looks at the sources of the country’s rapid economic growth and its effects on businesses and consumers.
Content: Article | Authors: Emmanuel V. Pitsilis, Jeffrey Wong, Jonathan R. Woetzel | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: International – China
What Executives Are Asking About China
The head of McKinsey’s office in China answers the senior executive’s most pressing questions about doing business there.
Content: Article | Author: Gordon R. Orr | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: International – China
Grants versus Loans for Development Banks
Two Stanford researchers argue that organizations like the World Bank should stop making subsidized loans and instead give emerging countries outright grants.
Content: Article | Authors: Jeremy Bulow, Kenneth Rogoff | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Economics, International
Monique Maddy
My biggest surprise was learning that having a captive market for one’s products and services is not enough if the other factors of the economic context are not present. In business school, we take a number of factors for granted, including the rule of law, the efficiency of the market, and the physical and institutional infrastructure that makes capitalism function smoothly. In launching a start-up … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Economics, International
Integrating Southeast Asia’s Economies
The region is falling behind its rivals. Turning it into a true single market would boost its competitiveness and help restore its economic luster.
Content: Article | Authors: Adam Schwarz, Roland Villinger | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Economics, International – Asia