Shaun Rein, Managing Director of the China Market Research Group, discusses efforts by major U.S. companies to focus on the needs of Chinese consumers. From cucumber potato chips to watermelon gum, American companies are developing products specifically designed for the fast-growing Chinese consumer market.
Joi Ito, CEO of Creative Commons, and Development, discusses how open mobile platforms and global products are helping us move communication from “content” to “context” in real time.
A British reporter discusses how Kingfisher Airlines, and its CEO, Vijay Mallya, are building an international presence, creating new routes, and employing unique marketing strategies to enhance revenues and profits in a volatile industry and economy.
Multinationals face distribution challenges in rural areas with decentralized populations and inadequate roads. Triveni Supermarkets, an Indian chain that carries many global brands, has developed an innovative solution to reach customers in rural Kerala: a floating supermarket...
Filmed over two years across the world - on land and at sea - The End of the Line represents a stark warning about the consequences of overfishing. Rupert Murray's eye-opening film, based on British journalist Charles Clover's book of the same name, connects the dots between global trends in fishing, the increasing desire for sushi and foreign food sources in the western world, high-tech fishing methods, and the disastrous implications of a future world devoid of fish that would bring about mass starvation.
Dubai skyrocketed to success as a capital of luxury and spectacle, but its growth has been abruptly halted by billions of dollars in debt. The failure of development firms like Dubai World and Nakheel will having serious repercussions for Middle Eastern and European markets.
Saras Sarasvathy, Assistant Professor, Darden Business School, discusses her passion for exploring ways in which entrepreneurial innovation can help solve the funding challenge on the social sector side
An in-depth examination of the causes of the financial crisis, from Alan Greenspan's leadership of the Federal Reserve to Ben Bernanke and Henry Paulson's decision not to bail out Lehman Brothers. This segment helps clarify the confusing role of derivatives and ratings agencies in the crisis.
Taking as its starting point the idea of corporate personhood - the concept that legally corporations enjoy the same rights as people in the United States - this compelling Canadian documentary by Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott diagnoses the corporation from a medical perspective...
The Big One follows populist filmmaker Michael Moore on a book tour across the country. Moore's interviews with corporate executives and laid-off workers convey the effects of widespread downsizing and outsourcing on the American job market...
