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Understanding China
Global Business SpotlightThis package begins with "What the West Gets Wrong About China," by Rana Mitter and Elsbeth Johnson, which discusses three fundamental misconceptions:... -
What the West Gets Wrong About China
Global Business SpotlightMany people have wrongly assumed that political freedom would follow new economic freedoms in China and that its economic growth would have to be built... -
Who Is Going to Regulate AI?
Global Business Digital ArticleAs the world reckons with the impact of powerful new AI systems, governments are jostling to lead the regulatory charge - and shape how this technology... -
AI Regulation Is Coming
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleFor years public concern about technological risk has focused on the misuse of personal data. But as firms embed more and more artificial intelligence... -
10 ESG Questions Companies Need to Answer
Government policy and regulation Digital ArticleOr risk being left behind. -
Overselling Sustainability Reporting
Sustainable business practices Magazine ArticleWe’re confusing output with impact. -
GDP Is Not a Measure of Human Well-Being
Economics Digital ArticleWe need better measures of development. -
Research: The Unintended Consequences of Right-to-Repair Laws
Global Business Digital ArticleA model assessing their potential impact suggests manufacturers might flood the market with cheap goods, raise prices, or both. -
Is America in Decline?
Economics Magazine ArticleStrange as it may seem, a nation once celebrated for its irrepressible optimism now appears to be obsessed by decline. America’s list of complaints seems endless: Real wages are falling. Productivity growth is down. Companies aren’t competitive in global markets. White-collar jobs are no longer secure. The nation’s infrastructure is collapsing. The federal deficit is […] -
Clusters and the New Economics of Competition
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleParadoxically, the enduring competitive advantages in a global economy lie increasingly in local things—knowledge, relationships, and motivation that distant rivals cannot match. -
Has Trade with China Really Cost the U.S. Jobs?
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleThe political narrative doesn't stand up to the research. -
The Real Reason the German Labor Market Is Booming
National competitiveness Digital ArticleIt’s a resurgence other countries should understand before copying. -
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleFor the first 40-plus years of their existence, the federal securities laws did not require or prohibit specific managerial practices in the operation of business, other than a business in one of a handful of closely regulated industries. But with the passage of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the SEC is equipped to […] -
How Cities Are Using Analytics to Improve Public Health
Global Business Digital ArticleFrom restaurants to lead paint, data is making government more efficient. -
DNA: Handle with Care
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleThe genetics boom is upon us, promising everything from cures for inherited diseases to smarter children. But companies must tread carefully as the ethical debate plays out. -
Why Innovation in Health Care Is So Hard
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleHealth care in the United States--and in most other developed countries--is ailing. Medical treatment has made astonishing advances, but the packaging... -
Is the U.S. Ready for a Single-Payer Health Care System?
Global Business Digital ArticleIt's difficult to imagine sustainable universal coverage without a central payment system. -
A Blueprint for Financial Reconstruction
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleAmerica’s banking crisis presents choices both perilous and promising. Perilous, because the failure to act intelligently will lead to the most serious economic collapse since the Great Depression. As much as 25% of the U.S. banking system—representing assets of more than $750 billion—has begun to post such massive loan losses that it must focus on […] -
The Crisis in Retirement Planning
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleCorporate America began to really take notice of the looming retirement crisis in the wake of the dot-com crash, when companies in major industries went... -
Disrupt an Industry
Elon Musk describes how he learned to recognize opportunities as an entrepreneur in the space industry. Consider taking a similar approach in the industry...
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Which Way to Go? Jamaica's Economic Stabilization Policy
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Jamaica's relationship with the International Monetary Fund had often been tense. Currently, the country had no agreements with the IMF, and Prime Minister... -
Singapore TradeNet: A Tale of One City
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Describes the development of a new information technology-based trade document administration environment for the city-state of Singapore. A considerable... -
Apollo Hospitals--First-World Health Care at Emerging-Market Prices
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The Apollo Hospitals Group, one of Asia's premier health care organizations, had come to rival the best health care organizations on the globe. Apollo... -
The Maggi Noodle Safety Crisis in India (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study15.05View Details The local government in Delhi has ordered a ban on Nestlé's flagship product in India-Maggi Noodles-citing excessive lead content per government lab tests.... -
ChoicePoint (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The CEO of ChoicePoint, a leading company in the rapidly growing U.S. personal data industry, must reexamine the company's business model after a serious... -
State
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Surveys approaches to understanding the state; highlights the relationships between the state, order, and property; and offers an analytical framework... -
Airbus vs. Boeing (B): The Storm Intensifies
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Discusses the growing competition faced by U.S. producers of civil aircraft due to the success and expanding product line of Airbus Industries. Designed... -
Automation Consulting Services
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Illustrates the management control challenges that are associated with rapid growth and geographic expansion. Situated at an offsite Executive Committee... -
Managing a Security Response to the Ebola Epidemic in Liberia (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details On August 19, 2014, Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was faced with an agonizing decision: should she quarantine a densely populated township of... -
SAGASCO Holdings Limited
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details In the summer of 1993, Australia's Trade Practices Commission was considering whether or not to permanently enjoin Santos Limited from acquiring SAGASCO... -
Mario Laborin and the Turnaround of Mexico's Nacional Financiera (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Mexico went through a major political transition in 2000, when Vicente Fox was elected President. Change was in the air throughout the country, and especially... -
The Maggi Noodle Safety Crisis in India (C)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details The local government in Delhi has ordered a ban on Nestlé's flagship product in India - Maggi Noodles, citing excessive lead content per government lab... -
Aspen Skiing Company (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Having begun improving the environmental performance of its own operations, Aspen Skiing Company is considering "greening" its supply chain and lobbying... -
Massachusetts Lottery
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Describes the role of state lotteries, lottery marketing, and the operation of the Massachusetts State Lottery, including reference to Massachusetts lottery... -
Social Finance, Inc.
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Architect, Pilot, Scale, Improve: A Framework and Toolkit for Policy Implementation
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Successful implementation is essential for achieving policymakers' goals and must be considered during both design and delivery. The mission of this monograph... -
Shock Therapy in Eastern Europe: The Polish and Czechoslovak Economic Reforms
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Provides information on economic reform programs in Poland and Czechoslovakia in 1990. Students are asked to compare and contrast the economic situations... -
G. Heileman Brewing Co. (B): The "Nightline" Decision
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
First Solar, Inc. in 2013
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details An update to First Solar (A), this case highlights changes to the solar energy market between 2010 and 2013 and the resulting challenges that First Solar... -
Porter Airlines: We Want to Fly You Further
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In 2013, the chief executive officer of Porter Airlines, a Toronto-based regional airline, announced an expansion project to expand the airline's destinations....
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Understanding China
Global Business SpotlightThis package begins with "What the West Gets Wrong About China," by Rana Mitter and Elsbeth Johnson, which discusses three fundamental misconceptions:... -
What the West Gets Wrong About China
Global Business SpotlightMany people have wrongly assumed that political freedom would follow new economic freedoms in China and that its economic growth would have to be built... -
Who Is Going to Regulate AI?
Global Business Digital ArticleAs the world reckons with the impact of powerful new AI systems, governments are jostling to lead the regulatory charge - and shape how this technology... -
AI Regulation Is Coming
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleFor years public concern about technological risk has focused on the misuse of personal data. But as firms embed more and more artificial intelligence... -
10 ESG Questions Companies Need to Answer
Government policy and regulation Digital ArticleOr risk being left behind. -
Overselling Sustainability Reporting
Sustainable business practices Magazine ArticleWe’re confusing output with impact. -
GDP Is Not a Measure of Human Well-Being
Economics Digital ArticleWe need better measures of development. -
Research: The Unintended Consequences of Right-to-Repair Laws
Global Business Digital ArticleA model assessing their potential impact suggests manufacturers might flood the market with cheap goods, raise prices, or both. -
Is America in Decline?
Economics Magazine ArticleStrange as it may seem, a nation once celebrated for its irrepressible optimism now appears to be obsessed by decline. America’s list of complaints seems endless: Real wages are falling. Productivity growth is down. Companies aren’t competitive in global markets. White-collar jobs are no longer secure. The nation’s infrastructure is collapsing. The federal deficit is […] -
Clusters and the New Economics of Competition
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleParadoxically, the enduring competitive advantages in a global economy lie increasingly in local things—knowledge, relationships, and motivation that distant rivals cannot match.