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Globalization: the creation of international strategies by organizations for overseas expansion and operation on a worldwide level. The process of globalization has been precipitated by a...; Globalization definition on BNET »

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Fixing Globalization-Fueled Human Rights Violations: A new United Nations report written by Harvard Kennedy School's John Ruggie signals a growing incidence of business-related human rights violations fueled by globalization. The changes wrought by a globalized economy, he writes, are creating "governance gaps" -- areas of business, government, and society where established human...; Tags: Government, Sean Silverthorne, globalization; Blog posts 2008-04-22
What Are Your Sure Bets for the Future?: Harvard Business Review Editor Thomas A. Stewart has a thought-provoking list for you to contemplate, and its title doesn't lack for confidence: 9 Sure Bets For The Future. To give you a flavor, here are three of the nine trends Stewart thinks are sure enough for you...; Tags: Intellectual property, Desktops, Sean Silverthorne, Internet; Blog posts 2008-04-03
Learning From Business History: A quick note today on the arrival of The Oxford Handbook of Business History, an intriguing and opinionated survey of business management theory and research weighted mostly to the post-1950 era. The collection of essays around major business themes (approaches and debates; forms of business organization; functions...; Tags: Sean Silverthorne; Blog posts 2008-03-19
What Management Experts Predict for 2008: The Wise Men and Women of business management are rolling the dice, gazing into crystal balls, and blogging the results. I've summarized 5 predictions made by the stable of authors at Harvard Business. Retiring Boomers. The first Baby Boomers will head into retirement in 2008,...; Tags: Globalization, Strategy, Sean Silverthorne, Read More; Blog posts 2007-12-28
Stop the Meeting Madness! Tools for Simplifying Your Company: Is more than half your time soaked up in company meetings? How many layers of management sit between your CEO and front-line workers? Do you understand how to get a capital expense approved? The answer to these questions and 7 others in a new Harvard Business diagnostic...; Tags: Regulations, Sean Silverthorne, Rube Goldberg; Blog posts 2007-12-11

Flat World -- or Globaloney?: In his best-selling The World is Flat, Thomas Friedman argues that lowering trade barriers and increasing world connectivity has created a level playing field for individuals and businesses to compete on a global scale. Harvard Business School professor Pankaj Ghemawat calls that vision of the early 21st...; Tags: Sean Silverthorne, Pankaj Ghemawat, globalization; Blog posts 2007-11-01
Who Says the World is Flat?: Thomas Friedman does, but Pankaj Ghemawat begs to differ. In fact, Ghemawat argues in a book released this month that building a global strategy based on a flat earth assumption could send your company over the edge. Ghemawat, a Harvard Business School professor, studies global strategy. So...; Tags: Sean Silverthorne, Pankaj Ghemawat, globalization; Blog posts 2007-10-24