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What Impact Does Foreign Direct Investment Have On Productivity?

The Horizons Tracker

In our globalized world, it’s increasingly common for companies to invest internationally in a process known as foreign direct investment (FDI). “We reasoned that these effects may depend on the position of the multinational company’s home country in the global foreign direct investment network.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2020

Leading Blog

As Harvard lecturer and global trend watcher Vikram Mansharamani shows in this eye-opening and perspective-shifting book, our complex, data-flooded world has made us ever more reliant on experts, protocols, and technology. Why and how do these kinds of things happen? Dave Cote is intimately familiar with this problem.

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Larry Light: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

He was Global CMO of McDonald’s from 2002 to 2005. More recently, Light was the interim Global Chief Brands Officer of IHG.… Larry Light is the Chief Executive Officer of Arcature LLC, consultants in brand management. … Read More Larry Light: An interview by Bob Morris.

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Five Reasons Job Seekers Should Study Lean Management

Lead Change Blog

Those who study lean management demonstrate to employers an understanding of the forces of the global economy, as well as the requisite lifelong learning for business success. Because in the global marketplace , others are aggressively looking at your market share and working out how to take it.

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SERVANT Leaders are Thorough – Acronym Model

Modern Servant Leader

These include the following from Spears and others, Frick & Sipe as well as Russell & Stone (2002). The sustainable business models established by Mycoskie reflect a thorough approach to serving stakeholders in our global community. Systems Thinker (Frick & Sipe). Builds Teams & Communities (Frick & Sipe).

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Innovation Thrives Despite Piracy

The Horizons Tracker

When Napster was released in 1999 pretty much all the way through until its demise in 2002, considerable unrest swirled around the platform. The study focuses its attention on the app market, which is estimated to be worth over $100 billion globally. Such concerns were understandable. Thriving creativity.

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Rookie Talent: Avoiding a Kodak Moment

Leading Blog

Technology The rookies are Digital Natives, accustomed to customization, instant gratification, and globalization as a result of using technology in their everyday lives. Rookies or not, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts this generation will become the majority of the workforce in 2015, and comprise 75% of the global workplace in 2025.

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