Webraska: Evolving with the Wireless Market
Webraska is a young, high-tech wireless company, which is left drifting in the wake of the troubled telecom industry in early 2001. It faces important strategy choices and must decide whether and how to adapt its business and revenue models in an uncertain market. Iwona Bancerek, Beatrix Biren and Professor Christoph Zott guide you through one of the first-ever cases written on wireless business in … [ Read more ]
Content: Case Study | Authors: Beatrix Biren, Christoph Zott, Iwona Bancerek | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Industry Specific, International – Europe | Industry: Telecommunications | Company: Webraska
Asia Leads DSL Marketplace
On the Same Page
U.S. and international standard setters are coordinating their efforts to craft a common language for business.
Content: Article | Author: Tim Reason | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Accounting, International
Patent Peril
If you thought inventing something was hard, just wait till you try to protect the invention in markets across the globe.
Content: Article | Author: Rob Wherry | Source: Forbes | Subjects: International, Legal
Cool Korea
How it roared back from disaster and became a model for Asia
Content: Article | Authors: Brian Bremner, Moon Ihlwan | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: International – Asia
The Stars of Europe
BusinessWeek correspondents and editors have chosen 50 individuals at the forefront of change. They are presented in the following categories:
– MANAGERS
– INNOVATORS
– AGENDA SETTERS
– FINANCIERS
– ENTREPRENEURS
– CHALLENGERS
Content: Article | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: International – Europe, People
Semiconductors: a Case for Strategic Trade
When the Semiconductor Trade Agreement was set to expire in 1996, some US industry leaders called for renewal, while their Japanese counterparts argued against it. In this case study, Professor Daniel Traca and Robert Crawford challenge you to examine the issues surrounding US-Japanese semiconductor trade and the possibility of an STA III.
Content: Case Study | Authors: Daniel Traça, Robert Crawford | Source: INSEAD | Subjects: Economics, Trade
Feeling out Monthly Broadband Fees
Entrepreneurship in Asia and Foreign Direct Investment
A look at local entrepreneurship in four economies in Asia offers a fascinating lens on Foreign Direct Investment, says HBS professor Yasheng Huang. Discussing his new research proposal at an HBS International Seminar recently, Huang also offered insights on what it might mean as China rises.
Content: Article | Author: Martha Lagace | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subject: International – Asia
Financing Challenges and Solutions For Small to Medium-Sized Import Enterprises (.pdf)
Despite recent tariffs imposed by the United States on steel, barriers to international trade in general continue to fall, enabling U.S. importers, among others, to expand their use of low-cost overseas suppliers. But even though Wharton experts characterize today’s global economy as deeper and broader than others in recent history, a GE Capital Trade Finance business leader says that some daunting obstacles remain … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Sources: GE Capital, Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Finance, International | Industry: International Trade
Competitive Fitness of Global Firms
Professor Jean-Claude Larreche of INSEAD heads an initiative that effectively quantifies the Competitive Fitness of Global Firms. He has published a report each year since 1998, providing an evaluation of the business capabilities of firms among the 500 largest in North America and Europe. Instead of relying on the short-term, financial information that is so easy to find on business corporations, his report delves deeper … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Author: Jean-Claude Larréché | Sources: Corvaltec, Financial Times | Subjects: International, Trends / Analysis
Latin America Printer Market
Number Telecommuting in Britain Grows
The Missing Link: People, Organizations and Their Relationships
A melange of different kinds of people in a firm can be a real challenge. Strategic management practices often fall short at the implementation stage if they don’t consider the different ways that members of a diverse workforce do or don’t relate to others and to the firm. Drawing on research in social psychology, comparative management and organization theory, Professor Steven White and Aki Nakamura … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Aki Nakamura, Steven White | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: International – Asia, Organizational Behavior
Data Network Service (DNS) Market in Latin America
Cleanup Time in Russia
The Kremlin is launching a major attack on corruption.
Content: Article | Authors: Catherine Belton, Paul Starobin | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: International