A relatively new field of social research has documented the diversity of masculinities in the world. Globalization is not a separate issue from this; it grows out of a history of imperialism in which gender hierarchies were embedded. Organizational life embeds gender relations in ways that make equality difficult to achieve. Struggles for gender justice arise from many different starting-points and the role of men and boys in changing existing patterns is now acknowledged.
Shaping Global Political Realities: The Workings of Transnational Elite Networks
By Ian N. Richardson, Andrew P. Kakabadse & Nada K. Kakabadse
Over the past two decades, there has been a dramatic change in the way international politics is conducted. Gone are the structural certainties of the Cold War and, in their place, are more fluid, and somewhat more unpredictable, patterns of international cooperation. Determined, in large part, by the demands and effects of rampant globalization towards the end of the twentieth century, these more dynamic patterns of cooperation are anchored in a significantly more ambiguous, and malleable, conception of legitimacy than was previously the case. Evidence of this is to be found in practically all global policy domains where talk of the need to establish an “international consensus” is to be found.
Transforming Government – Nine Critical Steps
The transformation of government can no longer rely on past century models of public administration. Effectively integrating structural alignment with the sensitivities required for engagement is the key.
Solving the Asset–Shortage Problem of Emerging Markets
By Patrick Imam
The growing appetite for emerging market financial assets (such as equity or bonds) by local and foreign investors has not been met by a commensurate increase in the supply of these assets. This is because an economy’s ability to produce output is only imperfectly linked to its ability to generate financial assets.
January – February 2012
Management
Restoring Executive Authenticity
By Roger L. Martin
Restoring Executive Authenticity
By Roger L. Martin
Manage Third Parties and Manage Your Risks
By Adam Turteltaub
Elevating board performance: The significance of director mindset, operating context, and other behavioral and functional considerations
By Simon C.Y. Wong
How Green is the Cloud?
By Kfir Godrich, VP & Managing Principal for HP Technology Services
Finance
Investing in Liquid Gold
Putting Mind into Markets
By David Tuckett
Time to Win Investors Over
By Baruch Lev
World Economy
Rethinking Global Financial Governance Reform
By Daniel D. Bradlow
The Causes of the Banking Crises of the 1920’s
By Simon D. Norton
Emerging Markets are Re-Shaping the Global Economy, But Also Shaking It
By George Magnus
America
A Comment on “The American Mortgage System: Crisis and Reform, eds”
By Marvin M. Smith, Anthony Orlando, and Susan Wachter
A Comment on “The American Mortgage System: Crisis and Reform, eds”
By Marvin M. Smith, Anthony Orlando, and Susan Wachter
An Inquiry into Why America Spends While the World Saves
By Sheldon Garon
Africa
The New Scramble for Africa
By Pádraig Carmody
China
Changes at the top in Chinese Banking
By Violaine Cousin
Middle East
The Believers Are But A Single Brotherhood1: Political Islam In Post-Mubarak Egypt
By Joseph Yackley
From A Niche Market To The Mainstream: What Has Driven Islamic Banking Growth?
By Patrick Imam and Kangni Kpodar
Conventional versus Islamic Private Equity
By Mohamed Ali Chatti and Ouidad Yousfi
Conventional versus Islamic Private Equity
By Mohamed Ali Chatti and Ouidad Yousfi
There are some similarities between Islamic and conventional PE, like for example the active participation, the quick exit of the PE fund and the close partnership. But they display also different features.
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...
