Calgary, Canada: A Global Energy and Financial Centre
By Paul Paynter & Rachel Yin, Calgary Economic Development
Alberta’s energy sector is a key economic driver and has been for decades. The rich resources...
How Rapidly Should Africa Go Green? The Tension Between Natural Abundance And Economic Scarcity.
By Paul Collier & Anthony J. Venables
Africa is the green continent: its CO2 emissions per person are less than one tonne pa, one-fifteenth of...
Climate Finance in the Age of Green Growth
By Yongfu Huang and Jingjing He
The climate change crisis and development needs of the world’s poor require us to acknowledge the necessity and urgency...
Global Rebalancing 2.0
By Linda Lim & Ronald U. Mendoza
The discussion on global rebalancing is at a crossroad, and much of what will shape policy options moving...
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...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth
By Danny Leipziger
China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives?
China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...
