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How to Use the Latest Methods to Benefit All Stakeholders of The Company

Joseph Lalonde

For more information on contributing a post, please see our contributing policies. Companies should provide clear information about their products, services, contracts, policies and procedures to keep customers informed. This is a contributed post to JMLalonde.com. This includes employees, customers, and shareholders.

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UNCTAD Report Argues For A New Approach To Tackling Financial Crisis

The Horizons Tracker

A paper from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) argues that this monetary and fiscal policy could make the global recession worse and inflict damage that exceeds that seen during both the financial crisis of 2008 and the Covid pandemic. This is a matter of policy choices and political will. Faltering strategy.

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The Dangers of Digital Protectionism

Harvard Business Review

Many governments are currently rethinking their policies regarding cross-border data flows. Some policy makers are concerned about individual privacy rights, consumer rights regarding the ownership of data, domestic law enforcement, and cybersecurity. What Policy Makers Should Consider. Philippe Intraligi/Getty Images.

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China’s Slowdown: The First Stage of the Bullwhip Effect

Harvard Business Review

For the last two months, global supply chains have been experiencing the first stage of a bullwhip effect triggered by uncertainties about the severity of China’s economic slowdown. In the context of a normal economy with modest demand volatility, the bullwhip effect causes volatility to vary across the tiers of a supply chain.

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Global Demand for Food Is Rising. Can We Meet It?

Harvard Business Review

This will shape agricultural markets in ways we have not seen before. Businesses and governments will have to work together to increase productivity, encourage innovation, and improve integration in supply chains toward a sustainable global food balance. Food demand is expected to increase anywhere between 59% to 98% by 2050.

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What Companies Have Learned from Losing Billions in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business Review

Multinational corporations long have looked for growth opportunities in emerging markets. In 2014, according to the latest United Nations estimate, direct foreign investment (FDI) in emerging markets reached more than $700 billion — accounting for over half (56%) of all global FDI flows for the first time. Crime exacts a toll.

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Rethink Your Business Continuity Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Amadeo Giannini , the founder of Bank of America, rescued all funds from his bank after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Other banks were in smoldering ruins and unable to operate. The earthquakes in Japan disrupted supply chains and challenged the just-in-time (JIT) management model that has gained popularity.