The Impact of the Arab Spring on the Energy Sector: Opportunities and Risks
By Gawdat Bahgat
In the late 2012 the Arab World looks very different from what it was just two years ago. The presidents of Tunisia,...
Cultural Fitness for Business Process Management: What is it and what is it worth?
By Theresa Schmiedel, Jan vom Brocke & Jan Recker
While business process management (BPM) is often associated with large investments in IT systems and process...
How Corporations Co-Opt Compassion: Compliance, Cause-Related Marketing, and Corporate Social Responsibility
By Mara Einstein
Cause marketing has become the go-to strategy for companies that want to engender consumer loyalty while differentiating themselves from the competition. While...
What the End of Cheap China Means for the Rest of the World
By Shaun Rein
As a new superpower, China will likely provide a helping hand whenever possible by taking a greater role in international organizations like...
Paisa Vasool: How to Captivate the Newly Affluent in China and India
By Michael J. Silverstein, Abheek Singhi, Carol Liao & David Michael
How an innovative business strategy, first developed in India’s market stalls and street bazaars,...
Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth
By Navi Radjou, Jaideep Prabhu & Simone Ahuja
Jugaad is a Hindi word that roughly translates as “overcoming harsh constraints by improvising an effective solution...
Transfer Pricing Update: New discussion draft issued by OECD
By Les Secular
The OECD has issued an updated Discussion Draft on “The Interpretation and Application of Article Permanent Establishments (‘PE’) – of the OECD...
Rebuilding Retirement System Resiliency in the Wake of the Financial Crisis
By Raimond Maurer, Olivia S. Mitchell & Mark Warshawsky
The global financial meltdown has had important repercussions for capital market returns, labor market earnings, household...
China’s Global Tectonic Shifts: The Dawn of a New Era
By Jean-Pierre Lehmann
China has new political leadership. The newness of the new era, however, is by no means limited to the new leadership. The...
The Educated Middle Class, their Economic Prospects, and the Arab Spring
By Filipe R. Campante & Davin Chor
The recent uprisings in the Arab World carry a broader lesson, highlighting the importance of sustaining an economy...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI
By Terence Tse
CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value.
A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...
