Globalization

A 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 […]

Executives who want to make their organizations better corporate citizens face many obstacles: If they undertake costly initiatives that their rivals...

Brand builders everywhere think they want global brands. But global brand leadership, not global brands, should be the priority. Successful companies follow four principles to meet that goal.

It’ll help ensure your international expansion is a success.

An interview with Weijian Shan

If your company operates in a developing country, AIDS is your business. Although Africa has received the most attention, AIDS is also spreading swiftly...

And how to overcome them.

Today, most multinationals have a conspicuous social conscience. They publicize their internal codes of conduct, monitor labor conditions in their global supply chains, and require suppliers to meet basic labor practice standards. But despite efforts to be better global citizens, companies by themselves are unable to eliminate abuses in their supply chains. In fact, so […]

A conversation with editor in chief Adi Ignatius.

Based on a study of more than 1,000 companies in 35 countries.

How will the logic of globalization change for corporations from countries such as India, China, Indonesia, Brazil, and Turkey if the growth opportunities...

Just because information can spread doesn't mean it will.

Protectionism will change how companies do business—but not in the ways you think.

For much of the past five decades, financial capital was considered a scarce resource. Today, however, capital is abundant and cheap, and the authors...

The CEO's pledge to create millions of jobs was met with protests.

Cultural differences can influence business negotiations in unexpected ways, as many a hapless deal maker has learned. But the differences extend well...

I think the biggest globalization story of 2008 will be the replacement of the bland certainty that the world is quickly becoming “one” with a somewhat greater recognition of turbulence and uncertainty. You’re starting to see this shift now, with some of the opinions recently expressed by corporate leaders in the U.S. and Europe. The […]

According to a five-year study of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten.

Seven factors make the difference.

Multinational corporations, especially those based in the United States, account for substantial shares of private economic activity in America and have long contributed to the country’s competitiveness. During the last decade, however, a worrisome trend developed: The role of these companies in the U.S. economy declined on many measures. This trend raises serious questions about […]

Club Atletico Boca Juniors is the most popular soccer club in Argentina and one of the most decorated clubs in the world. Throughout its storied history,...

This case is about a global catering, restaurant, and hospitality company, DO & CO, growing geographically with its existing businesses while also adding...

Supplements the (A) case.

In the early 1990s, Merck faced a series of challenges because of significant changes in its competitive and regulatory environment (e.g., growth in power...

The case traces the birth of 1436, a new luxury brand specialized in cashmere garments. It describes how this venture emerged organically out of a combination...

Supplements the (A) case.

Thierry Breton, chairman and CEO of IT company Atos, faced a pivotal juncture. After spending eight intense years scaling the company globally to over...

Updates the company's progress in increasing cooperation with its partners in the European Quality Alliance and Global Excellence Alliance. A rewritten...

In 2006, the Cleveland Clinic and Mubadala Investment Company partnered with a bold ambition to deliver world class healthcare in the United Arab Emirates....

Describes the creation of an open source software venture in Norway, Australia, and the United States that lands a strategic OEM deal with a leading Japanese...

This case describes President Donald Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs of 2018. The case covers the recent history of U.S. trade protectionism in these...

This brief (B) case documents the fate of Mitsubishi and the shipping company NYK after the death of Yataro Iwasaki in 1885. The case supplements case...

This series of eight short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight some of the most challenging and potentially destabilising moments in everyday...

This case considers the strategies of Charles W. Engelhard, an American mining magnate who made large investments in apartheid-era South Africa. Engelhard...

The case captures the challenges Komatsu, the second largest manufacturer of the earth moving equipment faced during the past five decades as it sought...

Two world-renowned strategists detail the seven leadership imperatives for transforming companies in the new digital era. Digital transformation is critical....

This case finds Chery after the collapse of its alliance with Chrysler. For Chrysler it meant losing one of its most promising routes to building a competitive...

After three years of investments, Bristol Compressors' performance in Asia-Pacific has been disappointing. The lack of management bench strength is perceived...

Jeffrey Immelt started his tenure as General Electric's CEO in what would be called the "Decade from Hell". It started in 2001 with an economic depression...

Club Atletico Boca Juniors is the most popular soccer club in Argentina and one of the most decorated clubs in the world. Throughout its storied history,...

This case is about a global catering, restaurant, and hospitality company, DO & CO, growing geographically with its existing businesses while also adding...

Supplements the (A) case.

In the early 1990s, Merck faced a series of challenges because of significant changes in its competitive and regulatory environment (e.g., growth in power...

A 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 […]

Executives who want to make their organizations better corporate citizens face many obstacles: If they undertake costly initiatives that their rivals...

The case traces the birth of 1436, a new luxury brand specialized in cashmere garments. It describes how this venture emerged organically out of a combination...

Supplements the (A) case.

Thierry Breton, chairman and CEO of IT company Atos, faced a pivotal juncture. After spending eight intense years scaling the company globally to over...