Collaboration
Driving Growth and Employment Through Logistics
Logistics clusters create jobs that are difficult to move offshore and lead to economic growth.
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Global Strategy
How to Compete in China’s E-Commerce Market
Some well-known companies have stumbled in e-commerce in China. To succeed requires new thinking.
Xin Wang and Z. Justin Ren
Disruption
How Disruptive Will Innovations from Emerging Markets Be?
What happens when successful companies in emerging markets make the leap into more developed ones?
Constantinos C. Markides
Ethics
The Benefits of Combining Data With Empathy
Optimizing processes only takes companies so far. Success requires applying data with compassion.
Ritu Agarwal and Peter Weill
Climate Change
Why Kraft Foods Cares About Fair Trade Chocolate
Kraft Foods’ leadership role in bringing Fairtrade Certified cocoa to mainstream consumers.
Chris McGrath (Kraft Foods), interviewed by Nina Kruschwitz
Executing Strategy
Building Effective Business Relationships in China
Developing trust between Chinese and Western executives still takes time — and attention to detail.
Roy Y. J. Chua
Global Strategy
Learning How to Grow Globally
New research offers insights into choosing the best approach to learn about a foreign market.
Christopher Bingham and Jason Davis
Global Strategy
How Infosys Is Building Its Talent Pipeline in India
Attracting talent sometimes means marketing the corporation to the people who might one day take a job there.
Leslie Brokaw
Global Strategy
Mobilizing for Growth in Emerging Markets
To reach the “next billion” consumers, multinational companies need to create new networks of local partners.
Navi Radjou and Jaideep Prabhu
Global Strategy
Six Principles of Effective Global Talent Management
Companies that are successful at global talent management subscribe to six key principles.
Günter K. Stahl, Ingmar Björkman, Elaine Farndale, Shad S. Morris, Jaap Paauwe, Philip Stiles, Jonathan Trevor, and Patrick Wright
Climate Change
Improving Environmental Performance in Your Chinese Supply Chain
Leading companies are working with their Chinese suppliers to improve environmental performance.
Erica Plambeck, Hau L. Lee and Pamela Yatsko
Global Strategy
Is It Time to Rethink Your Manufacturing Strategy?
For a decade, China was automatically the answer to many manufacturing questions. That’s changing.
David Simchi-Levi, James Paul Peruvankal, Narendra Mulani, Bill Read and John Ferreira
Global Strategy
Should Top Management Relocate Across National Borders?
When is it smart for multinational companies to relocate top management to other countries?
Marc G. Baaij, Tom J.M. Mom, Frans A.J. Van Den Bosch and Henk W. Volberda
Global Strategy
Should You Have a Global Strategy?
To decide whether to pursue a global strategy, you need to examine industry dynamics.
Chris Carr and David Collis
Global Strategy
The Art of Piloting New Initiatives
Even good ideas can fail if the pilot lacks credibility, replicability and feasibility.
Rhoda Davidson and Bettina Büchel
Climate Change
The Power to Adapt: Building One of the World’s Largest Renewables Power Producers
Christian Rynning-Tønnesen (Statkraft), interviewed by Michael S. Hopkins and Knut Haanaes
Climate Change
How Gap Inc. Engaged With its Stakeholders
When the Gap decided to overhaul the way it interacted with critics, it launched a strategy of stakeholder engagement.
N. Craig Smith, Sean Ansett and Lior Erez
Customers
Why CRM Fails — and How to Fix It
Sophisticated relationship management resources alone won’t make customers more loyal.