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Winning the $30 trillion decathlon: Going for gold in emerging markets

Printed with permission from McKinsey Global Institute. By 2025, annual consumption in emerging markets will reach $30 trillion—the biggest growth opportunity in the history of capitalism. To compete for the prize, companies must master ten key disciplines. The Industrial Revolution is…

The global company’s challenge

Printed with permission from McKinsey Quarterly. As the economic spotlight shifts to developing markets, global companies need new ways to manage their strategies, people, costs, and risks. Managing global organizations has been a business challenge for centuries. But the nature of…

Shifting gears: Where the Russian car market is headed

Printed with permission from McKinsey Quarterly The Russian car market is on track to recover from the financial crisis shortly. Where is the growth coming from? And who will benefit? In 2008, the passenger car market in Russia hit a…

The great rebalancing

Posted with permission from McKinsey Quarterly The great rebalancing As the center of economic growth shifts from developed to developing countries, global companies should focus on innovation to win in low-cost, high-growth countries. Their survival elsewhere may depend on it.…

Understanding social media in China

The world’s largest social-media market is vastly different from its counterpart in the West. Yet the ingredients of a winning strategy are familiar. Reprinted with permission from McKinsey Quarterly No Facebook. No Twitter. No YouTube. Listing the companies that don’t have…

Are you making the most of your company’s ‘software layer’?

Reprinted with permission from McKinsey Quarterly. As consumers increasingly interact digitally with companies, competitive advantage lies in understanding the range and complexity of those touch points. The past 15 years have created a very different business environment, which has empowered consumers,…

Bangladesh: The next hot spot in apparel sourcing?

Reprinted with permission from McKinsey Quarterly. Lower costs are an advantage for the country’s ready-made-garment industry, but challenges remain. In 2010, China dominated European and US markets for ready-made garments, accounting for about 40 percent of the import volume in each…