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Global Perspective Archive

June 18, 2013

A Workplace Love Story (about Consulting)

An innovative program trains high school graduates and veterans for careers as consultants.
June 11, 2013

China: The Mother of All Black Swans

Low-probability, high-impact events can be catastrophic for companies doing business in the Chinese market.
May 28, 2013

India’s Leadership Challenge

At many Indian companies, the development of top management has lagged behind the pursuit of technical excellence.
May 28, 2013

s+b Trend Watch: Big Pharma’s Potential in Emerging Markets

Emerging economies are becoming the industry's best hope for growth.
May 6, 2013

The Flat World Debate Revisited

The opposing views of Thomas Friedman and Pankaj Ghemawat on the state of globalization have significant implications for multinationals.
April 1, 2013

Solving China’s M&A Maze

Multinationals creating partnerships with Chinese companies can adopt eight best practices to help manage the unique complexities they often encounter.
February 26, 2013

Strategies for Global Connectedness

National efforts to expand international flows—of trade, capital, information, and people—can be a major leverage point for raising prosperity.
February 26, 2013

The Thought Leader Interview: Cynthia Montgomery

A Harvard Business School professor observes that leaders become better strategists by engaging in conversations about the purpose of a company.
February 26, 2013

How to Keep the Promise of the Third Billion

A new index of countries links their future prosperity to raising the status of women.
February 26, 2013

What the West Can Learn from Jugaad

The structured approach to innovation favored by mature companies can’t deliver the agility and differentiation they need today.
February 26, 2013

The Dueling Myths of Business

Author and scenario planning expert Betty Sue Flowers dissects the attitudes and beliefs that unconsciously influence leaders.
February 26, 2013

The Digital Government

How government agencies can use information and communications technology to increase efficiency—and better people’s lives.
February 25, 2013

Is China the World’s Next Rust Belt?

Rising labor costs will challenge China’s manufacturing base, but five factors point to opportunities for growth.
November 27, 2012

The Global Innovation 1000: Making Ideas Work

The early stages of innovation can be challenging. But Booz & Company’s annual study of R&D spending reveals that successful innovators bring clarity to a process often described as fuzzy and vague.
November 27, 2012

Overcoming the Global Innovation Trade-Off

How to maintain creative complexity without the limitations of co-location.
November 27, 2012

The Thought Leader Interview: William J. O’Rourke

The former head of Alcoa Russia teaches executives that in international business practice, ethics and competitive advantage go hand in hand.
November 27, 2012

The University’s Dilemma

In the face of disruptive change, higher education needs a new, more innovative business model.
November 27, 2012

Walking the Talk on Foreign Experience

To stem the loss of repatriated employees, multinationals must show them more respect.
November 12, 2012

The New Chinese Economy

The boom years may be in the past, but China still offers big opportunities for multinationals that adapt to its new economic reality.
August 28, 2012

The Business Case for the European Union

To corporate leaders, this year’s economic crisis is a sign that a more unified Europe is a solution, not a problem.
August 28, 2012

Managing in a Multipolar World

Why global companies need to rethink their operating models.
August 28, 2012

School Reform for Realists

Partnerships between business and education have a place in solving the talent gap, but not in the way most executives expect.
August 28, 2012

Digitization and Prosperity

The economic growth of nations is linked to one factor: adoption of information and communications technology.
August 20, 2012

Staying on the Road to Growth

Even amid ongoing tensions, Middle East leaders must maintain their commitment to economic reform.