From the monthly archives: March 2010
Markus Jaeger makes an interesting observation in his article The Great Risk Shift[1] noting that the Great Recession has had another unexpected outcome. In summary, the terms “developed economies” and “emerging economies” are now anachronisms – part of the vocabulary of the pre-Great Recession world that are now of limited value. Jaegar’s main point is [...]
Dyer’s article China: A populist rising[1] makes some interesting points, especially for scenario planners focusing upon the direction of globalization. Clearly, 2012 must go into the calendar as a key shaping event – an event that we know will occur – and when it does, will allow us to see more clearly the final shape [...]
Reports in the Financial Times today [1] that Europe is considering establishing its own European Monetary Fund may raise a few eyebrows. The article asks what the react of the IMF might be. Possibly a more interesting question to consider is what the reaction of China and Asia as an economic region will be. Consider [...]
The Concept Hearing of the Toyota debacle reminded me of the organizational life-cycle, an often over-looked tool in the management armoury. The reports of Toyota’s problems[1], [2] indicate that organizations do have problems when they grow and evolve. But are these problems predictable? Can research help us? The answer to these questions is “yes”, in [...]
“Localization not globalization” is one of my major trends to watch out for. A harmonious, integrated global business world isn’t a done deal yet. So if the world did split, what might it look like? An article in the current issue of The World Today[1] may give us some important pointers and at least an [...]
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