Business is helping reshape how we live, work, consume, and connect in ways that could outlast the current crisis.

In More from Less, MIT Sloan School of Management’s Andrew McAfee argues that the “four horsemen of the optimist” are galloping to the planet’s rescue.

How Segun Agbaje, CEO of Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank, is building a financial institution for the digital age.

Internationalization can help businesses rethink their global footprint and governments attract trade and enterprise.

How Peter Amangbo, outgoing group managing director and CEO of Zenith Bank, positioned it to win the 30 percent of Nigerians who don’t have bank accounts.

Economist Mariana Mazzucato explains how solving society’s toughest problems starts with rethinking how value is created and innovation is incentivized.

In PwC’s annual global survey of chief executives, CEOs’ optimism about their own company’s prospects is a leading indicator of broader economic prosperity. How, then, can we best foster confident CEOs?

Citizens and policymakers are asking whether economies can break out of growth-dependent frameworks. Businesses should help find the answer.

Jim Clifton, chief executive of Gallup Inc., has a robust theory about entrepreneurialism and economic recovery.

Even in a world of robots, continuous education can keep people employed.

In PwC’s annual survey of chief executives around the world, respondents voiced confidence about economic growth and greater interest in corporate responsibility.

Bernardo Vargas Gibsone, CEO of the Colombian utility and construction company ISA, sees opportunity emerging from turmoil.

Thanks to automation and reshoring, being a frontier nation is even harder than it used to be. See also “Myanmar’s Challenging Pathway to Growth – in Pictures.”

Myanmar’s emergence on the global stage will not follow the same trajectory as other frontier nations. For further insights, read “Myanmar’s Halting Economic Steps onto the Global Stage.”

Not-So-Great Expectations

Rotman School assistant professor Laura Doering explores the intersection of economic development and human nature.

Hiring people is often a last resort, even when an industry is growing.

Discoveries in materials science could lead to a new era of growth. Who is best positioned to benefit — incumbent companies or upstarts?

The editor of the International Economy outlines a plan for restoring income growth based on encouraging startups and competition.

How members of the Gulf Cooperation Council can diversify their economies.

New investments in infrastructure by private asset managers are changing the way the world finances its cities, power systems, and transportation links.

Despite obstacles and setbacks, companies are still globalizing at a furious pace.

Successful startups reach a point when they must shed their early habits and take on just the right amount of managerial maturity. See also “How Startups Can Avoid the Chrysalis Effect."

Three obstacles to extending the reach of the Web — and thereby reducing poverty in developing countries — can be fixed.

Gradually, and then suddenly, the environment has changed.