MIT Sloan Management Review

Lessons From the Developing World

It isn’t easy operating amid poverty, isolation and lawlessness. But some companies have figured it out

Getting Real About Fakes

If companies want to cut into sales of counterfeit products, they need to understand why consumers buy them in the first place

Sustainable Success

For companies operating in developing countries, it pays to commit to improving social and environmental conditions

Private, but Public

Companies in emerging markets often have to take on services usually provided by the government. It isn’t always easy.

In Emerging Markets, Know What Your Partners Expect

Many companies from mature economies are looking for strategic partners in hot emerging markets—places like Brazil, Russia, India, China, Eastern Europe and Turkey. The kind of alliance they’re looking for is well known: They want local partners who can help them obtain access to distribution and production in the emerging markets, as well as political [...]

From The Magazine

Fall 2009

Special Report: Sustainability

8 Reasons That Sustainability Will Change Management

Michael S. Hopkins

Transparency, accidental innovation, trust, collaboration — as sustainability affects how the world works, so will it affect how business works in the world.

Intelligence: Management

Debunking Management Myths

Martha E. Mangelsdorf

In this interview, Henry Mintzberg questions some of the conventional wisdom about managerial work.