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Our Top Articles from 2016

As 2016 comes to a close, Global Network Perspectives looks back at the most-read articles from the site this year.

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What Does the Chinese Slowdown Mean for the World?
January 26, 2016
China’s slowing economy has rattled markets around the world. Yale SOM’s Stephen Roach, the former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, says it’s good that China is making a much-needed transition—but other countries will need to adapt to a new normal.

How Do Western Companies Enter the Chinese Marketplace?
February 29, 2016
Professor Cheng-Hua Tzeng of Fudan University’s School of Management discusses the advantages and disadvantages of partnering with state-owned companies and other keys for foreign firms in China.

Does Danger Still Lurk in the Banking System?
April 22, 2016
We all know the trouble with the banking system; like a house of cards, when something goes wrong the entire global economy comes crashing down. That’s certainly what happened in 2008, but could it still happen today? Do financial regulators now have the necessary tools to prevent catastrophe?

What Would a ‘Brexit' Mean for Europe?
June 20, 2016
Europe stands at a crossroads ahead of the June 23 vote in Britain on whether to remain a part of or leave the European Union. A Brexit could trigger similar movements in other EU countries—in the Netherlands, for instance—and result in a major reshuffling of European politics. ESMT Berlin President Jörg Rocholl says severe consequences would be felt in three major ways.

Reactions to Brexit from Across the Global Network
June 28, 2016
Faculty from across the Global Network for Advanced Management spoke with Global Network Perspectives about the decision by voters in the United Kingdom to leave the European Union on Thursday and the impact it could have on countries from Chile to South Africa.

How Global Is Entrepreneurship?
August 24, 2016
Ahead of the "unConference" on entrepreneurship hosted by Israel's the Technion, Global Network Perspectives spoke with faculty at several network schools about entrepreneurship in their countries and what it means to be an entrepreneur in a globalized society.

Challenges in Going Global
September 8, 2016
IMD Business School explores three areas where companies struggle overseas.

Inside the Bayer-Monsanto Mega-Merger and What It Means for Global Agriculture
September 20, 2016
Big mergers raise big questions. While some cross-border mergers work out well, many blunder and fail. As chemical and pharmaceutical giant Bayer prepares to pay $66 billion to acquire Monsanto, an agrochemical biotechnology corporation, the question lingers: will this deal realize its full potential, or will it go the way of Daimler-Chrysler and flounder? In 1998, Germany’s Daimler acquired America’s Chrysler for $36 billion—but the two corporate cultures soon clashed and the promised synergies never materialized. Less than 10 years later, in 2007, Daimler ended up selling Chrysler for a paltry $6 billion. Werner Antweiler, associate professor in the UBC Sauder School of Business and international trade policy chair, shares his thoughts on the megamerger that has the potential to reshape the world’s food supply.

How Will a Trump Presidency Affect Global Business?
November 23, 2016
Months after the UK unexpectedly voted to leave the European Union, the world got another shock at the ballot box this month when Donald Trump defied the polls and the conventional wisdom and was elected president of the United States. Like Brexit, Trump's election seemed to be a rebuke to globalization and the conventions of the post-war order. Global Network Perspectives asked experts across the Global Network how President Trump may impact the global business landscape.

Demonetization of High Denomination Notes in India
November 30, 2016
Charan Singh, Professor at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, discusses the impact of demonetization in the country and how the country has adjusted in the past.

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