The Causal Effect of Exporting and Multinational Acquisition on TFP in UK: An Evaluation Method Approach
This paper assesses the effect on total factor productivity (TFP) of a change in the status of a firm from domestic producer to either exporter or subsidiary of a multinational firm. It is an extension of earlier work that looks solely on the effect of exporting on TFP (Girma et al, 2003 and 2004 and Wagner, 2002). In particular, it estimates the differences in TFP between domestic, exporting firms or subsidiaries

Global Investments
This rich resource is presented by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, whose purpose is to provide world leaders with strategic insights on — and policy solutions to — current and emerging global issues. The topics covered include: Factors Influencing Foreign Investment Decisions, Positive Effects of Foreign Investments, Concerns About Foreign Investment and a Glossary of Terms

Market Potential Index of the ECONOMIST
The focus of this study is ranking the market potential of countries identified as "Emerging Markets" by The Economist magazine. These emerging economies comprise more than half of the world's population, account for a large share of world output, and have very high growth rates; all indicators of enormous market potential.

India retail: Foreign chains see a potential, but will they succeed?

Cars in Emerging Markets - A global love affair

Fast Strategy: Staying ahead of the game
How can you make sure your company not only keeps its edge over its competitors, but also seizes new opportunities? In a new book called Fast Strategy: How strategic agility will help you stay ahead of the game, INSEAD professor Yves Doz and co-author Mikko Kosonen, a former senior Nokia executive, say the best way to do this is by making the most of what they call ‘strategic agility’.

Globalizing your brand: Looking beyond lower costs

Can Trade Really Hurt? An Empirical Follow-up on Samuelson’s Controversial Paper
This paper investigates Samuelson's (JEP, 2004) argument that technical progress of the trade partner may hurt the home country. Based on industry level panel data for seventeen OECD countries for the period 1973 to 2000 it shows econometrically that the outflow of domestic knowledge via exports or FDI may have a negative impact on industry output in the home country. This is particularly so when exporting to technologically less advanced countries and, more specifically, China…

Will India still be a land of opportunity in the face of the global economic slowdown? (INSEAD Reserach)

Global Giants
With exclusive access to five of the world's most powerful companies, the BBC investigates how multinationals that dominate the global economy make their decisions.

Sound long term strategy is key, particularly in a crisis (Havard Research)
With the current global economic downturn and dire predictions of a re-run of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the forecast is all doom and gloom. But Professor Michael Porter of Harvard University, a leading authority on competitive strategy, begs to differ. He believes this time of great economic upheaval to be the tipping point for companies – if only they know how to harness the right strategies.

How can Europe kick-start growth against the rising tide of global competition?
As European growth remains sluggish compared to that posted in Asia, the issue of how Europe can kick-start its economy came under the spotlight at the Leadership Summit.

Running a global corporation!
What does it take to run a global corporation? Are there too many environmental and industry forces to think about? What about the strategy and organizational factors? No worries, it can all be paired down to a manageable few.

Organizational Forms for Global Engagement of Firms
Global engagement of firms can take a variety of forms. We argue that there are considerable advantages of developing models that allow for a wide set of alternatives of organizational form. We illustrate this firstly using plant level data which allows us to distinguish firms that serve only the domestic market, firms that export final goods abroad, firms that outsource abroad the production of some of the intermediate inputs abroad, firms that own foreign plants abroad, and firms that do more than one of those activities. In our estimation we consider the relationship between productivity all the choice of organizational form. We then present a simple model of the firm that is flexible enough to capture the trade-offs between a great variety of organizational forms.

Surf the Storm: Global Trends Survey Results
What’s your vision for 2020, or 2015 for that matter?

Firm Heterogeneity and the Geography of International Trade
A key distinction which has emerged from heterogeneous firm models of international trade is that of exporting at the intensive and extensive margins. Empirically however, the two are often conflated, leading to biased estimates of the impact of falling trade costs. This paper exploits detailed firm level data, which includes information on the destination of exports to investigate causal links between enterprise productivity and the number of markets a firm serves as well as the relative size of those markets. Our focus is Sweden’s Food and Beverage sector, which is not only highly open, but has been subject to policy induced changes in trade costs (as well as falling natural barriers) over our sample period.

Knowledge Transfer: Use templates to pass on best practices, at least initially
As corporations look to expand overseas – through franchising, outsourcing or setting up plants and offices elsewhere – they transfer best practices to maintain their competitive edge. But what’s the best way of doing that and how should they adapt these operational practices to local conditions?

Do Software Development Projects Dispersed Across the Globe Deliver the Goods?

Dealing with Innovation from Emerging Markets
For years, Western multinationals have had the belief, and perhaps felt relief as well, that while they might increasingly be unable to compete effectively on price, at least they have had greater innovative capacities than the rising "tiger" economies. Today, however, with the rising economies of the emerging markets, there is no way that the West can rest on its laurels. Beware of the claws and jaws - tigers can be innovative too!

Managing complexity in Global Organizations - Much more than a buzz word

Market Thickness, Sunk Entry Costs, Firm Heterogeneity and the Outsourcing Decision: Empirical Evidence of Manufacturing Firms in France
The results show that outsourcing is a persistent strategy adopted by more productive firms and larger ones. They also show that market thickness reduces search costs and enhances the establishment of outsourcing relationships.

“Slicing the Value Chain” Internationally: Empirical Evidence on the Offshoring Strategy by French Firms
This paper analyzes the offshoring strategy from an empirical view. It focuses on a set of models, extracts a set of testable hypothesises and creates a suitable set of variable to test their validity. This analysis is based on a data set from French manufacturing firms that provides detailed information on the offshoring strategy. The choice of offshoring modes is investigated through the estimation of a multinomial logit model and associated to a set of explanatory variables at the firm, industry and country levels. Our results emphasize the role of firm heterogeneity, input specificity and of market thickness

The BRIC Countries
Brazil, Russia, India, and China form the so-called BRIC countries. This article summarizes the basics of the BRIC countries, including: the impact on the BRIC’s by the world economy, organizing by the BRIC countries, economic and population changes in the BRIC countries, key strengths and weakness of the BRIC countries, and key issues for countries and firms to consider when doing business with the BRIC countries.

Les SSII indiennes se tournent vers les pays émergents

What makes a Global Business Leader?

Openness, Managerial Incentives and Heterogeneous Firms
Motivated by new evidence that managerial incentives play an important role in determining firm productivity, this paper incorporates the principal-agent mechanism into the new heterogeneous firm trade framework to examine the link between openness and endogenous firm productivity. We show that firm heterogeneity plays a crucial role in the effects of openness on firms’ optimal incentive contracts via the trade-induced “carrot and stick” effect.

It's More Than Just Money – How to Retain Talent in a Fast-Growing Market Like China

The Talent Hunt: Getting the People You Need, When You Need Them

Talent Management - Understanding the Dimension

Building A TALENT FACTORY

HR in International Mergers & Acquisitions

Seeking the good life abroad? Then pack your suitcase and head for Singapore, the United Arab Emirates or the United States.

Distressed German companies: Opportunities for Asian Investors?

Why Mergers and Acquisition Waves Reoccur - The Vicious Circle from Pressure to Failure

Firm Heterogeneity and Choice of Ownership Structure: An Empirical Analysis of German FDI in India
We contribute to the literature on the heterogeneity of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and the relevance of firm characteristics for analyzing the determinants of outward foreign direct investment (FDI). The focus is on the role of firm-level heterogeneity when MNEs decide on the share of ownership in foreign affiliates. We combine two firm-specific datasets on German MNEs with varying equity stakes in Indian affiliates.

FDI, the Brain Drain and Trade: Channels and Evidence
This paper explores the links between the patterns of migration (high vs. low-skill), trade policy, and foreign direct investment (FDI) from the standpoint of sending countries. A skeleton general equilibrium model with a non-traded good and sector-specific labour is used to explore the effects of the skill-composition of exports on FDI. The model suggests that if exports are low-skill intensive, emigration of high- skill labour leads to positive FDI, suggesting that migration and FDI are complements.