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Competitiveness: Self-Help for a Worsening Problem
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleA country’s competitiveness, like a company’s, is not primarily a matter of sales: it is a matter of incomes, and incomes earned, not borrowed. To be competitive means to raise incomes as rapidly as competitors do and to make the investments necessary to keep up competitively in the future. From this perspective, U.S. competitiveness is […] -
Stock Buybacks Aren’t Hurting Innovation
National competitiveness Digital ArticlePrivate R&D spending is actually increasing; it’s public investment that’s down. -
How Chinese Companies Disrupt Through Business Model Innovation
Disruptive innovation Digital ArticleThey don’t rely on technological breakthroughs. -
How the Geography of Startups and Innovation Is Changing
Global Business Digital ArticleIt's more global, more urban, and more winner-take-all. -
Why the U.S. Trade Deficit Can Be a Sign of a Healthy Economy
Global Business Digital ArticlePlus: bonus historical trivia about Richard Nixon and the gold standard. -
The False Dichotomy Between Globalism and Nationalism
Global Business Digital ArticleThere's an upside to both outlooks. -
The U.S. Can’t Count on Technology to Revive the Job Market
Labor Digital ArticleHave employment patterns changed forever? -
Brexit and the Triumph of Insularity
Government Digital ArticleClearly, I have no choice but to file for French citizenship. -
4 Big Economic Questions Now Facing the EU
Global Business Digital ArticleAn attempt to categorize the unknown. -
The Ways Americans Pay for Things Are Woefully Out of Date
National competitiveness Digital ArticleAnd PayPal, Square, and other services don’t go far enough. -
Connect Inventors with the Right Problems
Innovation Digital ArticleOpen innovation platforms are making it easier. -
Our Approach to Economic Growth Isn’t Working
Economics Digital ArticleTechnology matters more than monetary policy. -
GM's Stock Buyback Is Bad for America and the Company
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleIt's a $5 billion gift to hedge funds. -
Global Finance and the Retreat to Managed Trade
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleThe competitiveness debate that today focuses on America’s industrial performance will soon confront something even more that fundamental: money. The rise of Japanese financial power and the contradictions of U.S. economic policy are weakening the competitive position of the U.S. financial services industry—one of the few sectors where the United States still regards itself as […] -
The Case for Trade, and Why American Leaders Need to Make It
Global Business Digital ArticleBush's top trade negotiator says politicians and CEOs need to beat protectionism. -
An Exercise to Get Your Team Thinking Differently About the Future
Innovation Digital ArticleTools borrowed from scenario planning can broaden your view. -
A Quick Review of 250 Years of Economic Theory About Tariffs
Global Business Digital ArticleEconomists agree: They're a bad idea. -
A Wall Won’t Secure the U.S.-Mexico Border, but Economic Policy Could
Government policy and regulation Digital ArticleAnd it would be cheaper. -
Brexit Could Deepen Europe's Digital Recession
Global Business Digital ArticleThe UK is the brightest star in the faint galaxy of Europe's digital economy. -
The U.S. Economy Is Suffering from Low Demand. Higher Wages Would Help
Global Business ResearchAccording to a yearlong exploration of the productivity puzzle.
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The New Era of Industrial Policy Is Here
National competitiveness Magazine ArticleAre you prepared? -
Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer: Biggest Threat to World Is Rogue Actors – From Putin to Musk
Business and society Digital ArticleUnchecked power is dangerous in anyone’s hands. -
Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi on the High-Stakes Race to Meet Energy Demand without Russian Gas
Business and society Digital ArticleWar and pandemic have not reduced the demand for energy. -
Understanding China
Global Business Digital ArticleThis package begins with "What the West Gets Wrong About China," by Rana Mitter and Elsbeth Johnson, which discusses three fundamental misconceptions:... -
The Strategic Challenges of Decoupling
Global Business SpotlightMost business executives who have put time, effort, and investment into developing a presence in China resist the notion of decoupling. With the Biden... -
3 Actions CEOs Must Take to Uphold U.S. Democracy
National competitiveness Digital ArticleDissolve corporate PACs, end lobbying, and advocate for legislative reform. -
What Will the U.S.-China Relationship Look Like in the Biden Era?
Business and society Digital ArticleA survey of economists projects that the economic and technological gaps between the countries will continue to narrow. -
Which Economies Showed the Most Digital Progress in 2020?
Business and society Digital ArticleA global analysis. -
The False Dichotomy Between Globalism and Nationalism
Globalization Digital ArticleThere’s an upside to both outlooks. -
As Covid-19 Disrupts Global Supply Chains, Will Companies Turn to India?
Business and society Digital ArticleIt’s an increasingly viable option for companies anxious about sourcing from China. -
Is China Actually Stealing American Jobs and Wealth?
National competitiveness Digital ArticleIt’s a political talking point, so let’s look at the data. -
Americans Need to Get Over Their Fear of Math
National competitiveness Digital ArticleAs STEM jobs multiply, dealing with numbers will become more important. -
Can China Avoid a Growth Crisis?
Global Business Magazine ArticleIn 2018, Fortune's Global 500 ranking included 111 firms headquartered in China--just a handful fewer than the United States' 126. In 1995, only three... -
The Coalitions That Could Hold the EU Together
Economics Digital ArticleThree possible futures. -
How the Geography of Startups and Innovation Is Changing
Business and society Digital ArticleIt’s more global, more urban, and more winner-take-all. -
How the U.S. Can Rebuild Its Capacity to Innovate
National competitiveness Digital ArticleThe country invests more in R&D than anyone, but it needs manufacturing, too. -
The Best-Performing Emerging Economies Emphasize Competition
Emerging markets Digital ArticleAccording to data from 71 countries. -
Why the U.S. Trade Deficit Can Be a Sign of a Healthy Economy
National competitiveness Digital ArticlePlus: bonus historical trivia about Richard Nixon and the gold standard. -
A Quick Review of 250 Years of Economic Theory About Tariffs
National competitiveness Digital ArticleEconomists agree: They’re a bad idea. -
18 of the Top 20 Tech Companies Are in the Western U.S. and Eastern China. Can Anywhere Else Catch Up?
National competitiveness Digital ArticleThree questions that could determine what comes next.
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Asociacion Colombiana de Industrias Plasticas (Acoplasticos)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Acoplasticos was established in 1961 as a lobbying group for Colombia's major plastics manufacturing companies. In the early 1980s, the organization shifted... -
Teaming at GE Aviation
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Describes the challenges and successes encountered by GE's Aviation business in implementing a teaming work structure and culture in plants across its... -
Indian Software Industry in 2002
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The Indian software industry, growing at more than 50% per annum and largely dependent on exports of services and products, is one of the few industries... -
Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Le Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique S.A. (CSEM)--the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology--was a major nonprofit research... -
Economic Gains from Trade: Theories of Strategic Trade
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details The theory of competitive advantage is one of the most widely accepted economic principles among economists. The theory, as well as substantial historical... -
Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance
Strategy & Execution Book27.00View Details Manufacturing's central role in global innovation... Companies compete on the decisions they make. For years--even decades--in response to intensifying... -
1-800 Buy Ireland
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details After decades of poor economic performance, the Irish government adopted major changes in economic policy in 1987. By the end of the 1990s, Ireland's... -
Australia: Commodities, Competitiveness, Climate and China
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details For the past few decades, Australia has dealt with the benefits and costs of repeated mining booms-inflation, a housing bubble, a current account deficit,... -
Currency Wars
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In February 2013, the G-20 finance ministers met in Moscow, Russia to discuss the rising anxieties over a potential international currency war. It was... -
Corona Confectionery Egypt: At a Crossroads
Management Case Study11.95View Details Alexandria Confectionery & Chocolate Company (trading as Corona), led by chief executive officer Shady Farid, grappled with a post-pandemic downturn in... -
THE FUTURE OF THE GLOBAL BEER INDUSTRY: WHAT IS BREWING BEYOND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The global beer industry took an unprecedented hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Around the world, governments implemented restrictive coronavirus containment... -
FDI in China
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details China is one of the most popular investment destinations in the world. Throughout much of the 1990s, China accounted for 50% of foreign direct investment... -
Healthcare (A): Rehability, Innovation in a Highly Regulated Industry
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Executives in heavily regulated industries, such as Healthcare, often feel their hands are tied by rules and regulations which some claim to even interfere... -
Grupo Beta San Miguel (A)
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details The World Trade Organization and NAFTA are reviewing the sweetener system and governmental sugar programs and their impact on world trade. What position... -
Malaga: In Search of Its Identity as a Smart City
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The case examines Málaga's evolution and its positioning as a smart city. It describes various strategic plans followed by the city, its strengths and... -
East of Africa (and West of China): Chinese Business in Africa
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Trade between China and Africa was estimated to have quadrupled between 2000 and 2008, with China becoming Africa's third-largest trading partner and... -
Wang's Fortune Tea from China: Competing for a New Arena of the Beverage Market (B)
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to HKU759 -
Wang's Fortune Tea from China: Competing for a New Arena of the Beverage Market (A)
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Wang's Fortune Tea, marketed as Wanglaoji in mainland China and considered to be the founder of Chinese herbal tea, grew from a strong regional brand... -
Zantac (A)
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details The cases describe the development, worldwide launch, and subsequent marketing of a new pharmaceutical product which, although it represented only a slight... -
Institutions for Collaboration, Overview
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Provides an overview of the wide variety of organizations other than firms, government ministries and regulatory agencies, and universities that may have...
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Competitiveness: Self-Help for a Worsening Problem
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleA country’s competitiveness, like a company’s, is not primarily a matter of sales: it is a matter of incomes, and incomes earned, not borrowed. To be competitive means to raise incomes as rapidly as competitors do and to make the investments necessary to keep up competitively in the future. From this perspective, U.S. competitiveness is […] -
Asociacion Colombiana de Industrias Plasticas (Acoplasticos)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Acoplasticos was established in 1961 as a lobbying group for Colombia's major plastics manufacturing companies. In the early 1980s, the organization shifted... -
Stock Buybacks Aren’t Hurting Innovation
National competitiveness Digital ArticlePrivate R&D spending is actually increasing; it’s public investment that’s down. -
How Chinese Companies Disrupt Through Business Model Innovation
Disruptive innovation Digital ArticleThey don’t rely on technological breakthroughs. -
Teaming at GE Aviation
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Describes the challenges and successes encountered by GE's Aviation business in implementing a teaming work structure and culture in plants across its... -
How the Geography of Startups and Innovation Is Changing
Global Business Digital ArticleIt's more global, more urban, and more winner-take-all. -
Why the U.S. Trade Deficit Can Be a Sign of a Healthy Economy
Global Business Digital ArticlePlus: bonus historical trivia about Richard Nixon and the gold standard. -
The False Dichotomy Between Globalism and Nationalism
Global Business Digital ArticleThere's an upside to both outlooks. -
The U.S. Can’t Count on Technology to Revive the Job Market
Labor Digital ArticleHave employment patterns changed forever?