International Trade Statistics 2003
In today’s global economy, companies are increasingly looking outside national borders for new markets. Answering such questions as “Which Asian country is the largest exporter of commercial services?” or “Is the market growing for agricultural products in Africa?” can be essential for companies thinking of expanding into other parts of the world.
International Trade Statistics 2003 by the World Trade Organization is an authoritative source for … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Source: World Trade Organization (WTO) | Subjects: International, Trade
Adapting to Post-Communist Uncertainties
Foreign investors in Russia must learn to navigate the social and political complexities of business in the region.
Content: Article | Author: Riitta Kosonen | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subject: International
Little Giants
You don’t have to be big to be global. Some of the best players are smart and small.
Content: Article | Author: Dale Buss | Source: Chief Executive | Subject: International
Transaction Structures in the Developing World: Evidence from Private Equity
Lerner and Schoar make available an interesting look at private equity financing. For instance, did you know that “in developing nations, the bulk of financings are private ones?” After examining 210 private equity transactions in developing countries, L&S report that in developing nations there is a much greater heterogeneity in private issuances. “The choice of security appears to be driven by the … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Antoinette Schoar, Joshua Lerner | Source: Social Science Research Network (SSRN) | Subjects: Finance, International
Making It Work
How to avoid some common offshoring blunders — and what to do when you can’t.
Content: Article | Author: Roy Harris | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: International, Outsourcing / BPO
Asia-Pacific CRM Solutions Market to Grow
Lost in Translation? Getting Your Message to an International Audience
Did you know that only 28% of the entire European population can read English? The percentage is even lower in South America and Asia. Even the growing Hispanic community in the US still prefers to read in Spanish.
This means that if you want to sell your products and services to these markets, you will need to be able to communicate effectively in their languages. … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Martin Heimann | Source: MarketingProfs | Subject: International
Kenichi Ohmae
I do not believe China should be forced to hold democratic elections, even if that were possible. Its population would vote for leaders who distribute wealth to the poor. But there are still 900 million farmers in China with an average annual income of $500; distribution of wealth would simply be a synonym, as it is in India, for the distribution of poverty.
The Western … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: International, Politics
VC in Asia: Exit strategy in a “no exit” land
With all that money pouring into China, the question is, How can you get it out?
Content: Article | Source: Red Herring | Subjects: International – China, Venture Capital
Lisbon Revisited – Finding a New Path to European Growth
What’s happening with the European economy these days? With a few notable exceptions, Europe’s economies remain mired in a cyclical downturn, with a less-than-promising longer-term outlook. This report, a joint project of Accenture and the European Policy Centre, takes a look at what has transpired in the four years since the Lisbon Summit of the European Union. Despite significant progress in some areas, such as … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Sources: Accenture, European Policy Centre | Subject: International – Europe
China and the New Rules for Global Business
China offers potentially huge benefits for multinational corporations. With a population exceeding 1 billion and an immense supply of low-wage workers, China is coveted both as a consumer market and as a superb location to source products. But is China really the place where major corporations need to be in the decades to come? In this first of four special reports on China, experts from … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Sources: Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: International – China
Where Are All the Europeans?
Finding global growth
With global expansion as challenging as it’s ever been, Bain has analyzed what it takes to prosper internationally. Starting with 7,500 public companies over a five-year period, we focused on the relative few that manage to sustain profitable international growth. Our findings are summarized here from an article first published in the European Business Forum.
Content: Article | Authors: James Root, John Smith | Source: Bain & Company | Subject: International
Matthew Budman / Stan Davis
Business thinker Stan Davis uses a pipeline metaphor to describe the pattern of job creation and motion. “I’m not concerned about U.S. job losses so long as we’re feeding the front end of the pipeline with growth and innovation,” he says. “As each new innovation creates new jobs and new sectors mature, those jobs migrate down the global food chain. The issue is, ‘Does the … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: Across the Board (ATB) | Subjects: Economics, International
Ten Steps To A Global Human Resources Strategy
This article outlines a global H.R. action agenda based on the approaches used by leading multinational companies. The goal is to build sustainable competitive advantage by attracting and developing the best managerial talent in each of your company’s markets.
The strategy demands global H.R. leadership with standard systems but local adaptation. The key underlying ideas are to satisfy your company’s global human resources needs via … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Helen Bloom, John A. Quelch | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Human Resources, International
Credit Cards Come to China
Euro Clash
Removing tariffs is easy. Breaking down social barriers to trade is hard.
Content: Article | Author: Tim Reason | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: International, Trade | Industry: International Trade
China VC Market
Can we turn Europe’s differences to business advantage?
Recent geopolitical events have polarised attitudes in Europe and the US – but how has this affected business? Is Europe more or less confident than it used to be of its distinctive business model? More than ten years after the creation of a European single market, have European companies started to resemble each other (as some economists predicted)? Or is corporate diversity as strong and … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subject: International – Europe
When in Rome…or Zimbabwe
Many companies are investing in or selling to overseas markets without adequate due diligence. Using commercial sources for risk analysis, maintaining regular contact with local people and developing a cross-functional risk management strategy can lead to a safe journey.
Content: Article | Author: Fay Hansen | Source: Business Finance Magazine | Subjects: International, Risk Management