Manufacturing’s Wake-Up Call
A new study shows how the decisions made today by goods producers and policymakers will shape U.S. competitiveness tomorrow.
Issue 64, Autumn 2011
Cover story
In this issue
A Strategist’s Guide to Digital Fabrication, How to Be a Truly Global Company, Competing for the Global Middle Class, and More
A Strategist’s Guide to Digital Fabrication
Rapid advances in manufacturing technology point the way toward a decentralized, more customer-centric “maker” culture. Here are the changes to consider before this innovation takes hold.How to Be a Truly Global Company
Many multinational business models are no longer relevant. Skillful companies can integrate three strategies — customization, competencies, and arbitrage — into a better form of organization.Competing for the Global Middle Class
Three types of companies are jockeying for position in emerging economies, seeking to capture the loyalty of billions of new consumers.The New Web of World Trade
The Gulf economies of the Middle East are forming partnerships with other emerging markets, redefining the ancient trade routes that once linked East and West.
Comment
Is the U.S. Auto Industry Ready for Growth?
The outlook for manufacturers and suppliers may be bullish, but a new survey shows that industry executives see big challenges ahead.
The Case for Intelligent Industrial Policy
Economic strategist Clyde Prestowitz argues for better support for manufacturing.
How to Prepare for a Black Swan
Disrupter analysis can help assess the risks of future catastrophic events.
10 Clues to Opportunity
Market anomalies and incongruities may point the way to your next breakthrough strategy.
Renewable Energy at a Crossroads
The wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal sector has grown in fits and starts — and now may have the momentum to become a self-sustaining industry.
Transforming Healthcare Delivery
As nations seek to expand services more cost-effectively, the stakeholders who pay the bills and provide the care must collaborate.
Conversation
The Thought Leader Interview: Sylvia Nasar
The renowned author discusses how the great economists uncovered the basic truth about progress, prosperity, and productivity, and the reasons you should be careful which ideas you listen to.
In Pursuit of Happiness
A review of The Economics of Enough, by Diane Coyle.
Closing Implementation Gaps
A review of The Art of Action, by Stephen Bungay.
The Enduring Principles of High-Tech Success
A review of Staying Power, by Michael A. Cusumano.
Toyota’s Crisis
A review of Toyota under Fire, by Jeffrey K. Liker and Timothy Ogden.
Putting a Dollar Value on Academic Business Research
MBA students who attend schools where teachers publish frequently end up earning more.
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