BBC News Country Profiles
Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries.
They also include audio and video clips from the BBC archives.
Editor’s Note: see a similar resource, the CIA World Fact Book
Content: Online Resource | Source: BBC | Subject: International
Going Global
Taking your good brand international? Here are five keys to marketing success.
Content: Article | Author: Tom Simons | Source: Darwin Magazine | Subjects: International, Marketing / Sales
Facing the China Challenge: Using an Intellectual Property Strategy to Capture Global Advantage
China is on the CEO’s agenda of virtually every global company, with a powerful concern – Intellectual Property (IP) – increasingly capturing top attention. Large sums of money and future strategic positions are at stake amidst a jungle of IP issues in China. Leading companies pursue three key IP objectives in China: defending and monetizing IP rights, influencing and monitoring the development of key standards, … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: David Michael, Kevin Rivette | Source: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) | Subject: International – China
Go East: How to Make it in China
China is the new “New Economy”. The rate of expansion may have slowed after years of double-digit growth, but there is still room for optimism. So what does China mean for business? In spring 2004 Arthur D. Little conducted a survey asking CEOs how they see their chances in China, looking particularly at the impact on multinational corporations. In this article Gerhard and Lau present … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Arnold Lau, Thorsten Gerhard | Source: Prism (Arthur D. Little) | Subject: International – China
Creating and Managing International Alliance Relationships
Many US companies already market their products or services internationally. However, today’s competitive global business environment demands that all companies, large and small, new and old, give consideration to the strategic option of expanding their markets to other nations. This option can hold the potential for increased competitiveness and step-change increases in revenue and therefore cannot be ignored.
Those companies that have a well-established international … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Blaise J. Arena | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: International, Strategy
Preparing for a financial crisis
Companies can do much to avoid falling victim to sudden national financial emergencies. Although the tally of such events is rising, many businesses remain unprepared for them.
Content: Article | Authors: Dominic Barton, Gregory Wilson, Roberto Newell | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Finance, International
Answering India’s call
The Private Equity Invasion of Japan
Ripplewood and others are shaking up a traditionally closed market.
Content: Article | Author: Toshio Aritake | Source: Chief Executive | Subject: International – Asia
European Telecommunications Companies Show Signs of Growth
Can Chinese Brands Make it Abroad?
The answer is yes, but it won’t be easy.
Content: Article | Authors: Jonathan R. Woetzel, Paul Gao, Yibing Wu | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: International – Asia, Marketing / Sales
What the New Asia Means for Multinationals
Many of the Western multinationals operating in Asia have a head start when it comes to achieving the potential benefits of cross-border integration. They already have an international reach that spans the region through established subsidiaries and experience of how to adapt to local conditions. But arguably the presence many multinationals have established in Asia is more suited to prospering in yesterday’s competitive environment rather … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Peter J. Williamson | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: International – Asia, Strategy
Towards a single European entrepreneurial space
How can Europe breed and grow more pan-European high potential ventures?
Content: Article | Author: Hamid Bouchikhi | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, International – Europe
Emerging markets aren’t as risky as you think
Are emerging markets riskier than developed ones? Not if you take a portfolio perspective on corporate investments.
Content: Article | Authors: Marc H. Goedhart, Peter Haden | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: International
An Environmental Road Map for Entering Emerging Markets
As new market economies around the world take off, their environmental performance continues to lag far behind environmental leaders in North America, western Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. Even so, foreign companies and investors that have pioneered business ventures in these markets have learned that environmental issues can help make or break a project’s success.
Content: Article | Authors: Alan E. Marples, Bernhard H. Metzger, Paul D. Boehm | Source: Prism (Arthur D. Little) | Subjects: International, Social Responsibility (ESG)
Protecting Trade Secrets in China
How CEOs must build intellectual property strategies.
Content: Article | Authors: David Michael, Kevin Rivette | Source: Chief Executive | Subjects: International – China, Legal
How Coca-Cola Became ‘The Real Thing’ in India
Emerging markets are enticing to companies because of the growth potential they present. But when cultural, economic, and logistical issues arise, survival in these markets is often a challenge. Recently, Stan Sthanunathan, vice president of Knowledge & Insights with The Coca-Cola Company, spoke to MBA students in a global business environments course at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School about the intricacies of doing business in … [ Read more ]
Content: Case Study | Source: Knowledge@Emory | Subjects: International, Marketing / Sales | Industry: Food Products/Service | Company: The Coca-Cola Company
Cards ‘More Popular than Cash’ in UK
Five Rules for Winning Emerging Market Consumers
Multinationals need a disciplined approach to selling in emerging markets. They can’t launch consumer products with a scattershot approach.
Content: Article | Author: James A. Gingrich | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: International, Strategy
UNCTAD Least Developed Countries Report
The reports in this series on LDCs (least developed countries) discuss economic development and poverty reduction in these countries, providing statistical tables and demographic information. Each report has a specific emphasis, such as the relationship between international trade and poverty, debt, agricultural productivity, and deficiencies in infrastructures; reports are provided back to 1996. From the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Content: Article | Source: UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) | Subjects: Economics, International