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Competitive Advantage of Nations
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleA four-year, ten-nation study of the patterns of competitive success in leading countries concludes that companies achieve competitive advantage through... -
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... -
Priorities for Jumpstarting the U.S. Industrial Economy
Global Business Digital ArticleHow to defend and expand its advanced industries. -
A Brief History of Britain’s Relationship with Europe, Starting in 6000 BCE
Business history Digital ArticlePulling up the drawbridge has never been an option. -
A Tax Plan that Hurts Education Will Hurt U.S. Competitiveness
National competitiveness Digital ArticleMaking college less affordable means America’s employers will find it even harder to hire great talent. -
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. -
Who Is Us?
National competitiveness Magazine ArticleAcross the United States, you can hear calls for us to revitalize our national competitiveness. But wait—who is “us”? Is it IBM, Motorola, Whirlpool, and General Motors? Or is it Sony, Thomson, Philips, and Honda? Consider two successful corporations: Corporation A is headquartered north of New York City. Most of its top managers are citizens […] -
Macroeconomic Policy and U.S. Competitiveness
Economics Magazine ArticleA reformed fiscal policy is vital to renewing America’s productivity. Here’s a way forward. -
Which Economies Showed the Most Digital Progress in 2020?
Business and society Digital ArticleA global analysis. -
Where the Digital Economy Is Moving the Fastest
Global Business VideoBased on the research of the Fletcher School at Tufts University's Institute for Business in the Global Context and Planet eBiz. -
A Quick Review of 250 Years of Economic Theory About Tariffs
Global Business Digital ArticleEconomists agree: They're a bad idea. -
What Trade Deals Are Good For
International business Digital ArticleThey don’t have as much impact as either critics or advocates believe. -
The President's Policy Changes Are Already Hurting U.S. Innovation
Global Business Digital ArticleTrust and stability are essential for a strong economy. -
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 […] -
GM's Stock Buyback Is Bad for America and the Company
Global Business Digital ArticleIt's a $5 billion gift to hedge funds. -
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 Ways Americans Pay for Things Are Woefully Out of Date
Global Business Digital ArticleAnd PayPal, Square, and other services don't go far enough. -
McDonald's Has to Do More than Manipulate Its Stock Price
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleIts turnaround plan isn't good business. -
New Economy's Troubling Trade Gap
Global Business Magazine Article... -
Greece Needs to Be Honest About the Numbers
Business and society Digital ArticleIt’s the only way to fix the economy.
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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. -
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... -
Understanding China
Global Business SpotlightThis package begins with "What the West Gets Wrong About China," by Rana Mitter and Elsbeth Johnson, which discusses three fundamental misconceptions:... -
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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Trader Joe's: At a crossroads?
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details When Covid-19 hit the US in 2020, the grocery retail industry underwent a greatly accelerated digital transformation as consumers' habits changed drastically... -
National Innovation Systems and Comparative Industry Evolution
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Discusses U.S. and Japanese innovation systems. Illustrates these with comparative studies of computer and pharmaceutical industries. Probes effects of... -
Nelson Mandela, Turnaround Leader
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Nelson Mandela was the first democratically elected president of South Africa. He had to shift the culture of a country after the end of the apartheid... -
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... -
Xiaomi: At a Crossroads
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Investors had lost confidence in Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi. It was once one of the world's most valuable private technology companies, valued... -
Asociacion Colombiana de Industrias Plasticas (Acoplasticos)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Acoplasticos was established in 1961 as a lobbying group for Colombia's major plastics manufacturing companies. In the early 1980s, the organization shifted... -
1-800 Buy Ireland
Global Business Case Study8.95View 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... -
Armscor: Life After Apartheid?
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details After taking office, South Africa's new president, Nelson Mandela, must decide whether to dismantle or support Armscor, South Africa's state-owned arms... -
Teaming at GE Aviation
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Describes the challenges and successes encountered by GE's Aviation business in implementing a teaming work structure and culture in plants across its... -
Currency Wars, Portuguese Version
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View 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... -
Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Le Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique S.A. (CSEM)--the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology--was a major nonprofit research... -
Grupo Beta San Miguel (A), Spanish Version
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details The World Trade Organization and NAFTA are reviewing the sweetener system and governmental sugar programs and their impact on world trade. What position... -
Zantac (A)
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details The cases describe the development, worldwide launch, and subsequent marketing of a new pharmaceutical product which, although it represented only a slight... -
East of Africa (and West of China): Chinese Business in Africa
Global Business Case Study8.95View 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... -
Australia: Commodities, Competitiveness, Climate and China
Global Business Case Study15.05View 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,... -
Economic Gains from Trade: Comparative Advantage, Spanish Version
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details How nations trade and whether they benefit from it are two of the oldest and most important questions in political economy. In the 170 years since David... -
Colombia: An Economic Premium to Peace?
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Colombia, once the fastest growing country in Latin America, continues to struggle with productivity. Both labor productivity and total factor productivity... -
Singapore Airlines in the 90s
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Focuses on how a firm can develop organizational competencies that are difficult for others to imitate. Illustrates how a firm can create and maintain... -
Jamaica's Anemic Growth: The IMF, China and the Debt(th) Trap
Global Business Case Study15.05View Details This case describes the economic development problems faced by the small Caribbean-island country of Jamaica over most of the past half-century. The Jamaican... -
Economic Liberalization and Industry Dynamics
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Programs of economic liberalization often lead to dramatic changes in industry structure. This note presents excerpts from several research papers that...
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Competitive Advantage of Nations
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleA four-year, ten-nation study of the patterns of competitive success in leading countries concludes that companies achieve competitive advantage through... -
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... -
Priorities for Jumpstarting the U.S. Industrial Economy
Global Business Digital ArticleHow to defend and expand its advanced industries. -
Trader Joe's: At a crossroads?
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details When Covid-19 hit the US in 2020, the grocery retail industry underwent a greatly accelerated digital transformation as consumers' habits changed drastically... -
National Innovation Systems and Comparative Industry Evolution
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Discusses U.S. and Japanese innovation systems. Illustrates these with comparative studies of computer and pharmaceutical industries. Probes effects of... -
A Brief History of Britain’s Relationship with Europe, Starting in 6000 BCE
Business history Digital ArticlePulling up the drawbridge has never been an option. -
Business Leadership Under President Trump
Global Business Audio20.18View Details Larry Summers, former U.S. treasury secretary, is calling on American business leaders to stand up to President Donald Trump. Summers sharply criticizes... -
Harvard Business Review, May/June 2021
Leadership & Managing People Magazine Issue19.95View Details Harvard Business Review publishes new and authoritative ideas for improving the practice of management. Written by leading business thinkers and executives,... -
A Tax Plan that Hurts Education Will Hurt U.S. Competitiveness
National competitiveness Digital ArticleMaking college less affordable means America’s employers will find it even harder to hire great talent. -
Nelson Mandela, Turnaround Leader
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Nelson Mandela was the first democratically elected president of South Africa. He had to shift the culture of a country after the end of the apartheid...