International relations

Companies that excel in managing partnerships for innovation put a great deal of effort into im-proving their ability to collaborate. Their plans address...

Is the diversity created by mass migration a good thing for economic growth? To find out, a pair of researchers mobilized a large-scale dataset on international...

A survey of economists projects that the economic and technological gaps between the countries will continue to narrow.

As we shift away from the unique conditions that fueled global growth for the past 30 years, investors will need more capital — and more patience.

Data disproves the notion that the world has become more regionalized in recent years.

Research focused on Japan and America shows that a seemingly simple concept, the apology, is interpreted very differently by different cultures. Only...

Executives on the front lines of managing across borders share their insights: Luc Minguet, of France's Michelin, talks about the importance of cultural...

Historically, the country's expected rise has remained elusive. Here's a look at what's different now.

A brief review of the economic history.

Two academics challenge U.S. multinational companies to match their increasing international sales with commensurate philanthropic giving outside the...

Companies routinely overestimate the attractiveness of foreign markets. Dazzled by the sheer size of untapped markets, they lose sight of the difficulties...

The less we know about the world, the less we want to interact with it.

To conduct international commerce, businesses have built an intricate system of networks that move money, information, and components around the world....

Pulling up the drawbridge has never been an option.

The author, a strategy and international-business professor at Harvard Business School, has come to a conclusion that may surprise you: Trying to apply...

It's not the same as it was last year.

Lynn Paine, Harvard Business School professor, offers five rules for western managers operating in the Chinese market.

Based on the research of the Fletcher School at Tufts University's Institute for Business in the Global Context and Planet eBiz.

Most business executives who have put time, effort, and investment into developing a presence in China resist the notion of decoupling. With the Biden...

This package begins with "What the West Gets Wrong About China," by Rana Mitter and Elsbeth Johnson, which discusses three fundamental misconceptions:...