All articles tagged: multinationals

With tax rules changing and interest rates set to rise globally, companies need to organize their operations around a new value equation.

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.”

How supersized deals are helping the sector respond to challenges.

Being recognized as an international brand is usually a decided competitive advantage. But some markets and certain consumers prefer local firms.

Manufacturing and service firms differ in their approach to domestic and international philanthropy.

On the world’s most diverse continent, companies need a deep understanding of local context.

Rutgers professor Brett Gilbert describes the development of entrepreneurial communities, from Silicon Valley to Johannesburg. See also "The A to Z of Tech Clusters."

New York Times reporter David Gelles investigates the rising use of meditation in corporate America.

The most profitable global company in the cement industry expanded from Mexico by building world-class capabilities.

Smartphones are not the problem — it’s bad management that people resent. And watch the video “How Inattentive Management Wastes Employees’ Time.”

The INSEAD professor shows how people can communicate across cultures. And watch the video “How to Lead a Successful Global Team.”

How skilled return migrants can be your company’s agents of change.

Chinese and foreign automakers are preparing to compete in the low-end car market.

What are the paths to economic growth for today’s emerging markets?

Elizabeth Economy and Michael Levi argue that China’s demand for natural resources is unlikely to result in further price shocks.

A new study explains what’s holding them back, and how they can move forward.

Tech entrepreneur Christopher Schroeder explains why you need to pay attention to the mobile-powered masses.

Hostile acquisitions may be largely a thing of the past, as they’ve been replaced with gentler—and more effective—M&A strategies.

To become world-class competitors—both at home and abroad—upstart firms must transcend their latecomer disadvantages, though a four-stage process.

For multinational companies operating in Russia and China, the key to success is finding ways to avoid PR crises, rather than managing them after they happen.

The argument that companies in developing regions can succeed through execution alone simply isn’t true.

Three new studies reveal insight into the Chinese consumer market and business environment.

Chinese brands don’t need David Brooks’s “romantic advantage,” just the right capabilities.

In order to compete in emerging markets, Siemens had to learn what the locals wanted.