Global Business
Better Sanctions Can Weaken Russia
Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, who has helped lead the movement to isolate Russia, and co-author Steven Tian write that the current sanctions regime is spottily enforced and ignores key commodities exports. They suggest three steps policymakers should take to give economic sanctions real bite.
What Does the Greek Crisis Mean for Global Business?
Experts from the Global Network for Advanced Management weigh in on how the Greek crisis could affect the economy in their respective countries.
What Does Global Mean for MasterCard?
To succeed as a global company, CEO Ajay Banga says, MasterCard strives for uniformity in some respects and diversity in others.
Can a New York Burger Make It in Dubai?
Shake Shack’s Danny Meyer discusses the challenges of international expansion.
Is the Canadian Dollar a Petrocurrency?
Werner Antweiler of UBC’s Sauder School of Business says that Canada’s dollar is acting like a classic petrocurrency.
The Myth of Nepal’s Missing Men
Professor Mushfiq Mobarak and co-author Alix Zwane argue that discouraging labor migration is not the right way to help Nepal recover.
Despite Risks, Garment Factory Jobs Have Long-Term Benefits for Bangladeshi Women
A new study finds that garment factory work reshapes the lives of women in Bangladesh in positive ways.
Is Globalization Getting More Complex?
The forces that global companies have to deal with—from social networking to social unrest—have developed rapidly over the last decade. Virgin Group chair Peter Norris describes the trajectory of globalization today and how his company is structured to ride through the turbulence.
How Will E-Commerce Transform the Shipping Industry?
The past four decades of globalization have been a “golden era of global trade,” according to Rajesh Subramaniam, head of marketing and communications at FedEx, and have seen enormous growth for shipping companies. But the growth of online commerce poses new and complex questions for the industry.
Does a ‘Both/And’ Approach Work in Sustainability?
Tradeoffs are an inevitable part of doing business. And sustainability work in particular involves spending a great deal of time in the tug of war of competing priorities. Eric Spiegel, president and CEO of Siemens USA, discussed that company’s efforts to minimize tradeoffs.
What’s the State of the European Banking System?
Europe is still struggling to emerge from the financial crisis. Though recent stress tests by the European Central Bank gave passing grades to 90% of the region’s banks, critics question the transparency and rigor of the tests. Professor Sascha Steffen of ESMT European School of Management and Technology, a member of the Global Network for Advanced Management, talked with Yale Insights about the state of the banking system and the challenges of designing and implementing a single system to oversee banks across the Eurozone.
