Global Managers: Is There Such a Thing Anymore?

Death of a salesman.  The Death of the Global Manager?  Not so fast and not so sure here.  I don't believe defining managers as "global" is a dead concept.

Meanwhile, Julia Hanna makes her case with:  The Death of the Global Manager for HBS Working Knowledge.  As always, the comments are more telling than anything.  Add yours if you like.

But let's not forget one of my favorite Harvard Business articles that I pulled (dusted off) from my library shelf:  The Globalization of Markets (pictured) by Theodore Levitt. Oh if Theodore were alive today ... what would he say?

And there's Customizing Global Marketing (1986)

Photo credit: Laurel Delaney

Is Manufacturing the Primary Driver of Innovation?

Is it too late for the United States to regain its competitive footing regarding innovation and creating high-tech products?

Professors Gary Pisano and Willy Shih have something to say about this hot topic.

Read: "Why Manufacturing Matters," HBS Working Knowledge

One of the key concepts in their Q&A is:

Exporting manufacturing has a negative impact on the country's industrial commons, which represents the collective capability to sustain innovation.

Be sure to read the reader's comments -- very thought-provoking.

Posted by:  The Global Small Business Blog