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The Oil Shock Is Here. And We’re Just Beginning to Feel It.
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Dynamic Pricing Is Changing the Parcel Shipping Industry
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For Multinational Companies, Localization Matters More Than Ever
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To Compete in the Global Economy, Europe Needs to Boost Its VC Ecosystem
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For Circular Economy Innovation, Look to the Global South
Environmental sustainability Digital ArticleLocal initiatives—driven by necessity and resource constraints—offer scalable solutions for waste reduction, supply chain resilience, and environmental and social leadership. -
Is the Stock Market Doing Too Well?
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The Hidden Cost of Rushing into Emerging Markets
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Running Your Business in a Fractured World
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How Savvy Companies Are Using Chinese AI
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The Iran Crisis: What Leaders Need to Know
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Making Mental Health Programs Work at Multinational Companies
Mental health Digital ArticleHow to avoid three common problems when implementing these programs across cultures. -
HBR Roundtable: Adapting to the New Reality of Tariffs
Tariffs Digital ArticleThree experts weigh in on the current state of tariffs and global trade—and how leaders can prepare for what might be on the horizon. -
Don’t Be Distracted by the Trade War. Here’s What Should Inform Your China Strategy Instead.
Trade Digital ArticleAllen J. Morrison, a professor of global business, explains the three major objectives of China’s economic strategy—and what companies should really focus on. -
3 Ways Multinationals Can Invest in China—Without Damaging Their Valuation
International business Digital ArticleStrategies from Anheuser-Busch InBev, Danaher Corporation, and McDonald’s. -
Recalibrate Your Strategy in China with This Framework
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The Risks of Underestimating Competition from China
Global strategy Digital ArticleToo many executives still see China as an isolated, copycat market. That mistake could cost them the world. -
Research: How Companies Can Support Managers They Send Abroad
Business management Digital ArticleA study of general managers at global hotel chains found that certain structural elements predicted employee success in new countries. -
8 Lessons from the Career of Softbank’s Masayoshi Son
International business Digital ArticleWhat his successes — and failures — have to teach other leaders. -
Research: Gen AI Changes the Value Proposition of Foreign Remote Workers
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleBut replacing U.S. workers with foreign talent isn’t as easy as supplying them with ChatGPT.
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Tax strategy: financing, transfer pricing, and location decisions
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Tax avoidance and anti-tax avoidance rules
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Jamaica Broilers in Haiti: Exit or Edge?
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Aluminium Cyclo Enterprises Malaysia: How to manage a supply chain disruption?
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