Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher gave the idea political cover. The tight focus on generating returns drove many gains. As more firms became multinationals, fewer showed loyalty to particular communities or any hesitation to migrate their operations to wherever costs were lowest.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Bureaucracy Short-term Agility 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

In 1998, Mo was running a highly profitable and stable engineering firm serving European mobile operators. He sold that company to do what no European operator would (though he begged them): Start an African cell phone company. He recently announced the next two growth markets for sizeable investment by his group are Iraq and Myanmar.

Uncertainty 8

Uncertainty CEO Chief Executive Officer Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

They did not spend as much time thinking about local events that have implications for their emerging market operations. When it comes to risk in Mexico, companies are paying attention to the fraught NAFTA negotiations, but not the domestic politics that could damage business plans far sooner than any NAFTA changes.

Market Risk 8

Market Risk Marketing Supply Chain Company 8