Frontier Markets: Old Acquaintances, New Opportunities
By Tomás Guerrero
The emergence of frontier markets is consolidating South-South relations and speeding up the global economic rebalance. Below, Tomás Guerrero describes how, to...
The Future of Boards: Meeting the Governance Challenges of the 21st Century
By Jay W. Lorsch
Predicting the challenges boards will face in the years ahead requires an understanding of how they and the governance they have...
Eastern and Western Ideas for African Growth: Diversity and Complementarity in Development Aid
By Izumi Ohno & Kenichi Ohno
The West and the East approach economic development differently. The Europeans and Americans stress free and fair business climate,...
Fast Fashion, Luxury Brands, and Sustainability
By Annamma Joy
Low-priced, quickly produced, and designed for obsolescence, fast fashion encourages consumer detachment from issues of sustainability and fair labour conditions. This article...
Entry Strategies for Middle Eastern Markets
By Tim Rogmans
Despite political turbulence, Middle Eastern markets provide great opportunities for international investors. The region’s advantages include its location at the crossroads of...
Can Think Tanks Influence Public Opinion and Improve Policy?
By Andrew Selee
Think tanks have sprung up throughout the world, trying to generate ideas and analysis that can be useful in public debate and...
Karma Matters: Business Sustainability is Beyond Just Lasting!
By Jayantee Mukherjee Saha & Chris Rowley
How can businesses remain sustainable? What is business sustainability all about? What are some of the impacts of...
The Eco-Business Market Advantage
By Peter Dauvergne & Jane Lister
“When sustainability burst onto the scene it was in the responsibility category, something that a company should do because...
Which Global Luxury Trends for the Coming Years?
By Jonas Hoffmann & Ivan Coste-Manière
The luxury industry is currently on a remarkable journey defying the gloomy economic outlook quarter after quarter. Seven trends...
A Tale of Two Games: Global Strategies of Multinational Companies in China’s E-commerce Market
By Xin Wang & Justin Ren
Why has there been hardly any successful entry into China’s e-commerce market by western firms? From consumer-to-consumer markets to...
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...
