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Beyond the boom: Australia’s productivity imperative
Australia has been riding the wave of Asia’s economic growth, supplying coal, iron ore, and minerals to meet unprecedented demand in China and other emerging markets. As commodity prices spiked in recent years, the country has attracted a flood of…
Playing war games to prepare for a cyberattack
A poor response can be far more damaging than the attack itself. “Can it happen to us?” All over the world, technology executives have been fielding this question from boards of directors and CEOs in the wake of highly publicized cyberattacks…
How multinationals can attract the talent they need
Printed with permission from McKinsey Global Institute. Competition for talent in emerging markets is heating up. Global companies should groom local highfliers—and actively encourage more managers to leave home. Global organizations appear to be well armed in the war for…
Understanding Mexico’s evolving consumers
Printed with permission from McKinsey Global Institute. Their behavior since the downturn contrasts sharply with that of their US neighbors. As the country’s economy rebounds, many of these differences will probably persist. Mexican consumers have been hit harder than their…
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…
