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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…
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…
2012 Outlook on Health Care, Life Sciences and Government
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What are the rudest countries for travelers?
According to the travel search site Skyscanner.com, following are the top 15 perceived rudest countries for travelers. France Russia UK Germany China USA Spain Italy Poland Turkey India Switzerland Greek Croatia Austria EPIC
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…
Language Concentration in USA
Languages spoken at home are not evenly distributed throughout the nation. Some areas have high percentages of speakers of non-English languages, while others have lower levels. The percentage of people who spoke a language other than English at…
What’s ahead for banking in Eastern Europe
Reprinted with permission from McKinsey Global Institute. Banks in Eastern Europe have had a roller coaster ride over the past decade.1 After dizzying growth between 2000 and 2007, when shares in the region’s top financial institutions performed better than those of…