Crisis? What Crisis?
The financial system has coped remarkably well with a horrendous couple of years.
Content: Article | Author: Matthew Bishop | Sources: CFO Publishing, The Economist | Subjects: Finance, Industry Specific | Industry: Finance / Banking
Is Greed Good?
Only if it is properly governed. From “Capitalism and Its Troubles: A Survey of International Finance.”
Content: Article | Author: Matthew Bishop | Sources: CFO Publishing, The Economist | Subject: Corporate Governance
Back to Basics
In these less exuberant times, managers need to remember a few old-fashioned virtues, says Tim Hindle, namely:
– be honest
– be frugal
– be prepared
Content: Article | Source: The Economist | Subject: Management
Louis Pasteur (19th-century French chemist)
Chance favours only the prepared mind.
Content: Quotation | Source: The Economist | Subjects: Luck, Preparation
Economist.com Cities Guide
Planning an international business trip? Here is a convenient first stop for basics on the major cities of the world. Look for insider tips, a cheat sheet, recommended hotels and restaurants, sightseeing choices, nightlife venues, good places to shop, important contact numbers, basic phrases, and more.
Content: Online Resource | Source: The Economist | Subject: International
MBA Outlook
In an uncertain economy, find out what rewards – and risks – come from pursuing an MBA degree. Research the effect of the downturn on MBA programmes and graduates. Learn what MBAs can do to position themselves best. Read MBA Outlook, a special report from The Economist Global Executive today
Content: Online Resource | Source: The Economist | Subjects: MBA Related, Miscellaneous MBA-related Resources
The Economist’s Style Guide
A new, revised version of The Economist’s best-selling style guide is now online. It gives general advice on writing, points out common errors and clichés, and offers guidance on consistent use of punctuation, abbreviations and capital letters. It’s also rather amusing-and an invaluable companion for everyone who wants to communicate with the clarity, style and precision for which The Economist is renowned.
Content: Online Resource | Source: The Economist | Subjects: Personal Development, Reference / Search
Who’s wearing the trousers?
“As they move from merely validating products to encapsulating whole lifestyles, brands are evolving a growing social dimension. In the developed world, they are seen by some to have expanded into the vacuum left by the decline of organised religion. But this has made brands – and the multinationals that are increasingly identified with them – not more powerful, but more vulnerable. Consumers will tolerate … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: The Economist | Subject: Marketing / Sales
Economic Man, Cleaner Planet
Shocking as it may seem to most anti-globalists, market forces can help the environment. In fits and starts, they are already starting to.
Content: Article | Source: The Economist | Subject: Social Responsibility (ESG)
No right answer?
The turmoil in Argentina and the collapse of the ten-year link between the peso and the dollar has revived the debate about currency regimes for emerging-market economies. Was Argentina wrong to adopt the link in the first place, or wrong to try so hard and so fruitlessly to maintain it?
Content: Article | Source: The Economist | Subjects: Economics, International
Number of GMAT Tests 1996-2001
The Fading Appeal of the Boardroom
Demand for outside non-executive directors is rising even as the supply of them is shrinking. Time for an increase in their pay?
Content: Article | Source: The Economist | Subject: Corporate Governance
The Power of Brands
Technology S-Curve
Moore’s Law Illustrated
The Internet’s Legal Conundrum
The Internet’s ability to span borders, destroy distance and unite the world’s computer networks into a seamless whole looks wonderfully elegant to engineers, but awfully messy to lawyers. Previously cut-and-dried questions of legal jurisdiction—such as what country a particular transaction took place in – have now become horribly murky. Buy something in a shop, and you are clearly bound by the laws of the country … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: The Economist | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Legal
The Internet, Untethered
The Internet is going mobile. To succeed, it must learn from the mistakes made in the fixed-line Internet boom, argues Tom Standage.
Content: Article | Source: The Economist | Subjects: Industry Specific, IT / Technology / E-Business | Industry: Telecommunications
Upwardly Mobile
Online pricing: Finding what works on the web
The goal of this paper is to explain some of the changes under way in online pricing and consider the implications for companies selling over the Internet. It will examine three areas:
– Pricing in multiple channels
– Global pricing
– Dynamic pricing
Content: Article | Author: Don Durfee | Source: The Economist | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Pricing
The e-business czar: What does it take to manage an e-business transformation?
Who should companies put in charge of their e-business operations? The answer, according to this special report by the EIU ebusiness forum, depends on where e-business sits in the corporate structure. Diplomacy is key if the company is attempting to integrate e-business into all operations; autocracy is feasible if the organisation has created a separate unit for e-business. Whatever the powers of the position, however, … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Don Durfee | Source: The Economist | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Strategy