Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

By all accounts, the Chinese state is on all-out drive to move the country up the technological ladder. Yet, along other dimensions, the state is unwittingly hindering China’s emergence as a technological giant. Total investment in R&D (as a proportion of GDP) grew from 0.9% in 2000 to 2.0%

Innovation 8

Innovation Drucker Policies Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

GDP by 2020. could harness technologies like 3D printing to build affordable houses faster and cleaner and make them accessible to most Americans. Adding 20,000 new customers a month and with a 97% customer satisfaction rate, Compte Nickel expects to close 2016 with half a million clients.

Cost 8

Cost Globalization Innovation Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

And a recently released report suggests that Europe’s digital divide problem extends way beyond the Atlantic; Europe is a distant third behind North America and Asia for $100 million plus financing for VC backed companies. of GDP, compares poorly with that of the U.S. How has Europe dealt with the situation? million jobs.

Crisis 8

Crisis McKinsey Policies Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

and European companies restricting their presence in Iran or exiting the market altogether — and they continue to dampen foreign direct investment prospects in 2016. sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. sanctions, which were initially enacted in 1979 and strengthened in subsequent years, resulted in many U.S.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8