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What the West Gets Wrong About China, French Version
Global Business SpotlightMany people have wrongly assumed that political freedom would follow new economic freedoms in China and that its economic growth would have to be built... -
Globalization of Markets
Global Business Magazine ArticleThe new commercial reality is the emergence of global markets for standardized consumer products on a previously unimagined scale of magnitude. Technology,... -
Global Business Speaks English
Global Business Magazine ArticleLike it or not, English is the global language of business. Today 1.75 billion people speak English at a useful level--that's one in four of us. Multinational... -
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... -
The State of Globalization in 2022
Global Business Digital ArticleIts collapse has been vastly overstated, according to an analysis of international flows of trade, capital, information, and people. -
The New Frontiers
Global Business Magazine ArticleThe emerging markets have cooled off lately, but they're still growing, even as the rest of the world shrinks. That's one reason why developing countries... -
Opportunity vs. Cost in a New Market, Spanish Version
Finance & Accounting VideoBudgeting tools can help you make decisions when very little is known. -
Making M&As Fly in China
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleCross-border mergers and acquisitions are gaining momentum in China. To be successful, acquiring companies must understand certain M&A idiosyncrasies... -
Emerging Expertise
Emerging markets Magazine ArticleA major shift is occurring in the nature of global competition, but it’s widely misunderstood. Emerging markets are no longer competing solely on price—by offering the lowest-cost manufacturing, for instance. Rather, they are increasingly competing with sophisticated skills in key sectors like health care, software, entertainment, consumer products, and manufacturing. They’re leveraging a fast-growing ability […] -
What 45 Years of Data Tells Us About Globalization's Influence on the Shadow Economy
Global Business Digital ArticleHow openness to trade and participation in IMF programs influence the informal economy. -
Why the Rest of the World Can't Free Ride on Europe's GDPR Rules
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleIt's not realistic to think the same regulations will work everywhere. -
The State of Globalization in 2019, and What It Means for Strategists
Business and society Digital ArticleExecutives should consider four key ideas. -
The Virtue Matrix: Calculating the Return on Corporate Responsibility
Public relations Magazine ArticleMost companies want to be good corporate citizens. But at what price? A new tool pinpoints when it’s smart business to do the right thing—and when it’s not. -
Strategy in the Age of Superabundant Capital
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleFor much of the past five decades, financial capital was considered a scarce resource. Today, however, capital is abundant and cheap, and the authors... -
GE's Global Growth Experiment
Leadership & Managing People SpotlightLike many other companies, GE under Immelt had to figure out how to balance serving local needs with the economies of worldwide scale. Harvard Business... -
Three Steps to Smart Globalization
Global Business VideoA strong globalization strategy clarifies the value that globalization will produce. It also explains how the company will optimize its market presence,... -
Voices from the Front Lines
Globalization Magazine ArticleFour leaders on the cross-border challenges they’ve faced -
The CEO of Ozon on Building an e-Commerce Giant in a Cash-Only Economy
Customer service Magazine ArticlePhotography: Nick Wilson/Redux The Idea: Russia’s economy is cash based, and its delivery networks are shaky. To drive growth in e-commerce, Ozon had to create a proprietary distribution system, a new logistics and customer service model, and a highly engaged team. At first I didn’t want to have anything to do with Ozon. I was […] -
5 Ways to Foster a Global Mindset in Your Company
Global strategy Digital ArticleIt’ll help ensure your international expansion is a success. -
The Art of Developing Truly Global Leaders
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe global vice chair of public policy for Ernst & Young discusses how emerging multinationals can address talent shortfalls in rapid-growth markets....
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AI and the New Digital Cold War
Public-private partnerships Digital ArticleCompanies and countries need to prioritize collaboration and transformation over competition and disruption. -
Digital Skills Provide a Development Path for Sub-Saharan Africa
Globalization Digital ArticleThree policies that will support younger workers — and help scale promising economic opportunities. -
The State of Globalization in 2023
Globalization Digital ArticleData disproves the notion that the world has become more regionalized in recent years. -
Does Your Company Have an India Strategy?
Global strategy Digital ArticleMultinationals that don’t have a plan for building subsidiaries in the country risk missing out on one of the most promising market opportunities in the world today. -
The U.S.–India Relationship Is Key to the Future of Tech
Globalization Digital ArticleAs tensions mount between China and the U.S., India’s role in global innovation — and who it partners with — becomes increasingly important. -
Geopolitics Are Changing. Venture Capital Must, Too.
Globalization Digital ArticleAs we shift away from the unique conditions that fueled global growth for the past 30 years, investors will need more capital — and more patience. -
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. -
How Companies Can Navigate Today’s Geopolitical Risks
Risk management Digital ArticleThe rules of international business have changed. -
Has Trade with China Really Cost the U.S. Jobs?
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What the Next Era of Globalization Will Look Like
Globalization Digital ArticleA Q&A with Rana Foroohar, a columnist at the Financial Times. -
Trade Regionalization: More Hype Than Reality?
Trade Digital ArticleExperts have been predicting a shift away from global trade, but recent data suggest otherwise. -
3 Obstacles to Globalizing a Digital Platform
Global strategy Digital ArticleAnd how to overcome them. -
The State of Globalization in 2022
Globalization Digital ArticleIts collapse has been vastly overstated, according to an analysis of international flows of trade, capital, information, and people. -
Are the Risks of Global Supply Chains Starting to Outweigh the Rewards?
In addition to product costs and supplier choices, today’s managers need to consider geopolitics, logistics, sustainability, and suppliers’ health. -
Building a Globally Diverse Team Is Actually Getting Easier
Talent management Digital ArticleFive ways leaders can identify and recruit international talent. -
Spotting a Modern Business Crisis — Before It Strikes
Crisis management Big IdeaEight perspectives on how societal challenges are evolving, and what that means for companies. -
How to Build a Transparent Relationship with Your Suppliers
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleIt's the key to minimizing and mitigating supply-chain risks. -
How DHL Express Navigated the Pause — and Rebound — of Global Trade
Globalization Digital ArticleThree counterintuitive lessons in resilience. -
The Strategic Challenges of Decoupling
Globalization SpotlightNavigating your company’s future in China
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Infosys in India: Building a Software Giant in a Corrupt Environment
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Shortly after Infosys was founded in 1981, its managers faced a major turning point when they made a decision to operate without giving in to the petty... -
Bharti Airtel in Africa, Chinese Version
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details In June 2010, Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile services operator, acquired the African assets of Bahrain-based Zain Telecom for $10.7 billion-the... -
Schneider Electric: Becoming the Global Specialist in Energy Management
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Global electrical products company assesses growth and market demands in India. Company must decide between a products acquisition or developing a service... -
Mahindra & Mahindra: Creating Scorpio
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Details the emergence of a private sector automobile manufacturer in India that has created globally competitive and cheap versions of an SUV commonly... -
All Nippon Airways' "Blue Wing": Elevating Social Impact
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details The Blue Wing Program at All Nippon Airways (ANA) is the brainchild of Akira Fukabori, a traditionally-trained aviation engineer with a passion for social... -
Wal-Mart in 2002
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In its first quarter of 2002, Wal-Mart became the largest company on the globe (by sales) and expanded into Japan. Was the giant retailer unstoppable?... -
China's Environmental Challenge
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details China faces enormous environmental challenges. This background note looks at the historical, economic and political origins of the environmental crisis... -
Trade Restrictions and Hong Kong's Textiles and Clothing Industry
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Since 1974, the Multifibre Arrangement (MFA) had been the systematic means for developed countries to restrict textiles and clothing imports from developing... -
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (B), Japanese Version
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details This case is a follow up to HBS Case No. 721-373, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (A). Following the events of the previous case, Takeda reached... -
What Went Wrong with Boeing's 737 Max?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case describes the development of the Boeing 737 Max airplane model and the events leading up to two tragic plane crashes, in which a total of 346... -
JCDecaux, 2016: Global Leader ... Again
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details In 2016, JCDecaux was number one in the world in outdoor advertising. This was a far cry from the situation in 2003; at that time, JCDecaux had been unseated... -
Denmark: Globalization and the Welfare State, Spanish Version
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details This case describes how Denmark has balanced the impacts of globalization, including outsourcing and movement of labor with its social welfare offerings.... -
Glassdoor: The Fundraising Journey (B)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details From his time as a young engineer at Microsoft in 1993, to the challenge of building Glassdoor from the ground up until it reached a valuation of over... -
Mavesa (B): International Strategy and Valuation Concerns, Spanish Version
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Examines Mavesa's response to economic liberalization. Looks at Mavesa's efforts to expand into neighboring countries. Also looks at efforts to support... -
Russia: Revolution and Reform
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details The collapse of central authority in the Soviet Union in 1991 ushered in a period of revolutionary transformations for the states that emerged in its... -
Globalization at Komatsu
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The case captures the challenges Komatsu, the second largest manufacturer of the earth moving equipment faced during the past five decades as it sought... -
To JV or Not To JV? That is the Question (for XTech in China), Video Supplement
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study150.00View Details This is the Video Supplement for To JV or Not To JV? That is the Question (for XTech in China) HBS Case 807118. -
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.--2002, Spanish Version
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Carlos Ghosn, a former executive vice president of Renault, became the COO of Nissan Motor Co., a troubled auto company in Japan when Renault bought 38%... -
Christina Gold Leading Change at Western Union
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details The chief executive officer of Western Union had just begun implementing a new organization structure. Changing the structure sent a clear message about... -
Atlas Electrica: International Strategy
Strategy & Execution Case Study6.95View Details Atlas must decide whether to acquire La Indeca, increasing its Central American presence, or to focus on larger Latin American markets where higher growth...
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What the West Gets Wrong About China, French Version
Global Business SpotlightMany people have wrongly assumed that political freedom would follow new economic freedoms in China and that its economic growth would have to be built... -
Globalization of Markets
Global Business Magazine ArticleThe new commercial reality is the emergence of global markets for standardized consumer products on a previously unimagined scale of magnitude. Technology,... -
Global Business Speaks English
Global Business Magazine ArticleLike it or not, English is the global language of business. Today 1.75 billion people speak English at a useful level--that's one in four of us. Multinational... -
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... -
The State of Globalization in 2022
Global Business Digital ArticleIts collapse has been vastly overstated, according to an analysis of international flows of trade, capital, information, and people. -
Infosys in India: Building a Software Giant in a Corrupt Environment
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Shortly after Infosys was founded in 1981, its managers faced a major turning point when they made a decision to operate without giving in to the petty... -
The New Frontiers
Global Business Magazine ArticleThe emerging markets have cooled off lately, but they're still growing, even as the rest of the world shrinks. That's one reason why developing countries... -
McDonald's Corporation, Teaching Note
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleTeaching Note for Product #MHE-FTR-038-1259420477 -
Bharti Airtel in Africa, Chinese Version
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details In June 2010, Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile services operator, acquired the African assets of Bahrain-based Zain Telecom for $10.7 billion-the... -
Schneider Electric: Becoming the Global Specialist in Energy Management
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Global electrical products company assesses growth and market demands in India. Company must decide between a products acquisition or developing a service...