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5 Reasons Women are Naturals at Going Global
Women are starting businesses at twice the rate of men and becoming a major force both in the traditional and the new global e-business marketplace. Here are five reasons why women are naturals at going global, and how absolutely indispensable they are in international business

Creating and Managing International Alliance Relationships
Find out how to form and manage effective alliance relationships, regardless of your company size.

Earth as We Knew It
Global living environment has been and is being severely degraded by the imitation, adoption, and expansion of less than environmentally responsible practices. These practices are expanding very fast now as globalization and deregulation drive them headlong into the mainstream of the world's economies.

Going Global
There are a plethora of issues facing companies who decide to take the plunge and expand their businesses across international borders, not simply for those exporting goods or supplying services to overseas customers, but for those setting up a business in the overseas jurisdiction. Find your way through the minefield by reading this article.

Going Global in Times of Uncertainty
Is now the best time for your business to diversify into international markets?

Going Global Requires Company-Wide Commitment
Success in going global is directly related to a company-wide commitment. That company-wide commitment involves you alone if you are a sole proprietor, or in the case of a large corporation, the executive committee, finance, operations, marketing and sales, logistics, research, technology, and culture.

Hope for the Self-Actualized Worker : The Conscious Organization
The importance of self actualization and the conscious organization.

Innovation: Core Competency for the 21st Century
Despite the growing recognition that innovation is the only sustainable source of growth, competitive advantage, and new wealth, an Arthur D. Little survey of 669 global company executives found fewer than 25 percent of the companies believe innovation performance is where it needs to be if they are to be successful in the competitive marketplace.

Powerhouse Partners - Building an Organization Culture for Breakaway Results
Connectivity is critical for any business to be a true ‘Powerhouse Partner.’ In today’s technically intricate, nothing-ever-stays-the-same-for-long global marketplace, organization leaders can no longer use governance and management models based on twentieth century military-industrial architectures, hierarchies designed to disconnect rather than to connect.

Puzzle Palaces
CIOs venturing overseas will learn to assemble the pieces the hard way

Structural Holes and Collaborative Innovation
What does it take to lead a successful company? Corporate executives today face a growing array of challenges fed by revolutions in technology and globalization. It’s enough to make an executive wonder if leading a successful company is more than a one person job.

The Global Business
Globalisation has made the world a smaller place and has changed the way of doing business in OECD countries. But did you know that a significant part of global integration reflects trade within transnational firms and industries?

The Global Leader of The Future: New Competencies For a New Era
Accenture Consulting (with Marshall Goldsmith) was recently engaged in a multi-country research project aimed at helping global organizations understand the most important characteristics of the leader of the future.

Three Major Trends Shape Multinational Corporations Sustainability
Is your industry ready for global tectronics? Find out more.

Twenty Essential Factors To Consider Before Going Global
Thinking of going global? Just what factors should you consider beforehand? As with any powerful international business plan, the first step toward crossing borders is doing your homework. Consider these twenty essential factors before you begin.

Want to Manage Tacit Knowledge?
Communities of practice offer a versatile solution

Wanted : Chief Globalization Officer
The tidal wave of 9/11, corporate scandals, war in Iraq and economic downturn seems to be subsiding. And with light at the end of the economic tunnel at long last, many organizations will be setting their sights again on overseas expansion.

Who's Who in Globalization
Determining who is who in globalization (and in the debate over globlization) isn't easy. There are famous names who write books but command no specific authority, little-known captains of industry and international trade who set mighty flows of capital and production into motion, bureacrats who lead well-known organizations, and anti-globalization speakers who can mobilize hundred of thousands of protesters.