Last week I attended a conference of business school administrators hosted by IESE Business School. The theme was "Quality in context: Management education for the developing world," and the focus was on Africa. In one of the panels, a leader from one of the most prominent MNCs, which has operations in 13 African countries, highlighted…

The fall of the Berlin Wall, which happened exactly 25 years ago, marked the dawn of a very complex transitional period for Eastern European countries. Yet even amid the tough environment, some entrepreneurs were able to overcome all the barriers and start businesses, some of which have since become thriving multinationals. At that time, entrepreneurs…

While many environmental issues can be delegated to specialists and operational managers, there are five key strategic...

Transparency International annually publishes its Corruption Perception Index. It includes a range of countries, from the least corrupt to those with the most widespread corruption. There are too many countries with a low grade. Why is it that in some countries not only the perception, but actual cases are on the rise? I believe there…