Global Business

Glocal or Go Bust

Global marketing strategy needs to be balanced with local relevance and response

By:

John Thompson

Free Webinar

Emerging Issues in Global Marketing

Consumers increasingly are going global yet strong sub-cultures still hold sway. How should marketing strategies keep up with the times?

60-minutesWednesday, July 12, 2017 - 1:00pm

Session Leader:

John Thompson, Andrew Sneyd, Peter Drummond

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The Hidden Hand of Trust

Firms that operate in countries with weak shareholder protection and low societal trust have more depleted cash holdings

Three’s a Crowd?

Diversity can be the engine that drives successful international joint ventures. But diversity can also destroy them with schoolyard behaviour

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Getting Team World on One Page

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The Magnetic Power of Global Cities

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