The Power of Productivity: Wealth, Poverty, and the Threat to Global Stability
Lewis, founding director of the McKinsey Global Institute and former partner at McKinsey & Company, offers a detailed look at the local economies in several parts of the world including the U.S., Japan, India and Brazil. Based on the Institute’s 12-year survey and analysis, Lewis concludes that the great economic disparity between rich and poor countries will ultimately have a negative impact on all nations. … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Author: William W. Lewis | Subjects: Economics, International
China Leads World on Broadband
International Trade Logistics Challenge Automated Global E-Trading
Communications and transportation networks improved so dramatically over the last few decades, that even faraway regions and nations around the globe are now within the reach of a mere Internet connection. As a result, companies have jumped into international markets and outsourced their manufacturing and procurement operations to cheaper overseas manufacturers and suppliers, while some have established subsidiaries around the world. The Internet-based e-business promises … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: P.J. Jakovljevic | Source: TechnologyEvaluation.com | Subjects: International, IT / Technology / E-Business
Online Music Sales to Crescendo
Is Genius Enough?
Britain had it all – brains, ideas, and inventions like radar and pencillin – but the U.S. brought the best to the market. The lesson is sobering: Native brilliance needs a national backup drive.
Content: Article | Author: Harold Evans | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: History, International
Unfinished Business-European Competitiveness and the Single Market
A number of barriers are limiting growth opportunities in the European market today. This comprehensive report-the result of surveys of about 450 business leaders from the European Union, the United States and Japan-looks at the major business barriers within the single market. We also lay out five key actions companies can take to overcome those barriers.
Content: Article | Author: Chatham House | Source: Accenture | Subject: International – Europe
Broadband Use Growing in Latin America
How serious are the alternatives to globalisation?
Big businesses have enthusiastically embraced globalisation, seeking out and profiting from new opportunities – wherever their brands, capabilities and technology have taken them. point. As moderate voices join the dialogue, the anti-globalisation lobby can no longer be dismissed as street protest culture or theatre.
Important questions remain:
– Can business compromise or should it simply back laissez-faire capitalism?
– How can business appeal … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subjects: Economics, International
In Defense of Globalization
In this elegant book, one of the world’s preeminent economists distills his thinking about globalization for the lay reader. Bhagwati, a former adviser to the U.N. on globalization, sets out to show that “this process has a human face, but we need to make that face more agreeable.” Armed with a wit uncharacteristic of most writing on economics and drawing on references from history, philosophy … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Author: Jagdish Bhagwati | Subjects: Economics, International
Asia-Pacific Region Dominates Communications Market
Lester C. Thurow
While American firms often talk as if they are investing vast amounts in their work forces, they in fact invest less in the skills of their workers than either Japanese or German firms. The investment they do make tends to be highly focused on professional and managerial employees. And the limited investments that are made in average workers are narrowly focused on the specific skills … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: Prism (Arthur D. Little) | Subjects: Economics, International
Lester C. Thurow
Put bluntly, those with the best work forces will win the competitive game of the 21st century. The quality of the work force is the key strategic competitive weapon for the individual, the firm, and the nation. In a global economy, those without skills have to face what economists know as “factor price equalization.” The unskilled who live in a rich society can make no … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: Prism (Arthur D. Little) | Subjects: Economics, International
Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy
The purpose of this site, which is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series, “is to promote better understanding of globalization, world trade and economic development, including the forces, values, events, and ideas that have shaped the present global economic system.” The site features the complete six-hour television program, a timeline from 1911 through 2003, dozens of country reports, material about key individuals, … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Sources: Heights Productions, PBS | Subjects: Economics, International
Checking China’s vital signs
Think Global, Act European
The E.U.’s growth to 25 countries is forcing multinational managers to recast how they “glocalize.”
Content: Article | Author: Pascal Cagni | Source: strategy+business | Subject: International – Europe
China’s Telecom Market
Boosting Overseas Revenues Through Foreign Exchange
Whether the plan is to turn fx into a profit center or simply reduce its cost, companies are applying new approaches that help them meet their currency management goals.
Content: Article | Author: J.B. King | Source: Business Finance Magazine | Subjects: Finance, International
Rolling Out New Products Across International Markets
Introducing a new product in one region or country is a complex enough affair. Imagine the difficulties when the launch extends to international markets. This book looks at data from an empirically-based study that focused on the causes of delays in multicountry rollouts. Main trouble spots included poor communications between HQ and country-markets, lack of customer familiarity with the product, and inefficiency in the product … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Author: George M. Chryssochoidis | Subjects: International, Management
NationMaster.com
The Australian site takes material from the such sources as the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD to generate material that allows users to compare countries based on many different statistics. Features information about specific countries, as well as tables on subjects ranging from agriculture to transportation. Searchable. Some material only available to subscribers. … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Source: NationMaster.com | Subjects: International, Reference / Search
Winning in Asia: Strategies for Competing in the New Millennium
The competitive landscape in Asia is undergoing a sea change. Companies are finally breaking the bonds imposed by the 1997 financial crisis. The engine of growth is shifting from exports to Asian market demand. China’s rapid development is redrawing the Asian playing field. National fiefdoms are succumbing to cross-border competition. Together, these forces are signaling the emergence of a fundamentally new competitive game-and there will … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Author: Peter J. Williamson | Subject: International – Asia