GLOBALIZATION
GLOBALIZATION
Propelled by the world's most rapidly changing, super-sized economy, China has begun to influence the daily lives of consumers, workers, citizens, and even parents, worldwide. China Inc. paints a vividly detailed,...
Without a doubt, globalization-the integration of the world economy-has become the most important economic, political, and cultural phenomenon of the times, reshaping business, transforming the lives of individuals,...
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Thomas L. Friedman, writes in his book, The Lexus and the Olive Tree, about the phenomenon of globalization and how it has instituted an international system that has...
Liz Coffey and her colleagues coach top CEOs, addressing the 10 primary concerns that keep them sleepless in their executive suites: developing...
What does it take to be a successful leader today? Besides the more obvious answers - commitment, intelligence, compassion, curiosity, and courage - there is one less obvious - the wisdom of others. Working with a...
Business forecaster and author Mary O’Hara-Devereaux borrows a metaphor from the old American West, “navigating the badlands,” to describe the journey that business and industry finds itself on in the current...
The relative economic superiority and power of the United States is quickly slipping away. This is mainly brought about by the rise of new superpowers, particularly China and India, which are ushering a third wave of...
In A Whole New Mind, Daniel Pink describes a new era already underway in the global economy - the Conceptual Age. Success in this new era calls for a set of skills and talents that have been largely...
Although outsourcing is the current hot topic, Friedman reports that outsourcing is just one dimension of a much more fundamental phenomenon unfolding today – the flattening of the world. Massive technological...
Anyone who crosses a national or cultural boundary when doing business faces a common set of hazards. Differences in language, social customs, and business styles add further complexity to already-complicated...
