http://www.strategy-business.com/global_perspective Critical decision making and trend watching with an eye toward international management and long-term results Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0600 Mon, 12 May 2008 11:34:21 -0500 finn_bridget@bah.com (Bridget Finn) strategy-business@ravencreative.com (strategy+business webmaster) http://www.strategy-business.com/media/image/sb-rss_feed_logo.gif http://www.strategy-business.com/global_perspective 134 39 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08105?gko=d6c06 An unexpected source of stability is emerging in the Middle East: diversified, open economies, no longer dependent exclusively on oil revenues. Is this growth evidence of a fertile, sustainable oasis -- or the deceitful promise of a mirage? The answer depends on the paradoxical mind-set of the Middle East decision maker. Joe Saddi, Karim Sabbagh, and Richard Shediac Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08105?gko=d6c06 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08110?gko=cb4ca The seer of "semiglobalization" argues for appreciating regional distinctions. Art Kleiner Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08110?gko=cb4ca http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00067?gko=2d71b Multinational companies must respond to China's rising costs by bringing their own global best practices to its shores. Christoph Alexander Bliss, Ronald Haddock, and Kaj Grichnik Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00067?gko=2d71b http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08102?gko=176da A new form of global organization grounded in "gateway" countries can allow a company to operate profitably around the world. C.K. Prahalad and Hrishi Bhattacharyya Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08102?gko=176da http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08108?gko=7e2d8 Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani says that Americans and Europeans should lose their arrogance, and those in China, India, and elsewhere in Asia should step up to the role of global leadership. That makes him a canny and controversial prophet. Sheridan Prasso Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08108?gko=7e2d8 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00060?gko=208dc N.R. Narayana Murthy, chief mentor and cofounder of Infosys Technologies, sees a bright future for developing countries -- if they can use their success to address the problems of poverty. Sheridan Prasso Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00060?gko=208dc http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00050?gko=66c0c A multi-stakeholder effort to train engineers in Africa. Barbara Waugh Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00050?gko=66c0c http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00049?gko=9e457 Author John Kao diagnoses America's ills as a continuing loss of innovation capacity. But, he says, there is a way to reverse that trend. Amy Bernstein Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00049?gko=9e457 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00048?gko=2b207 Transforming the value chain into a value loop can save natural resources and enhance a business's long-term prospects. Hardin Tibbs Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00048?gko=2b207 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00046?gko=525a0 Their raw potential is clear, but Chinese companies will have to master the imperatives of "soft power" to reach the next level of international growth. Edward Tse, Andrew Cainey, and Ronald Haddock Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00046?gko=525a0