Management - Leadership

Rising costs in China have prompted Chinese manufacturing entrepreneurs to look to Africa for higher-margin investments. It is possible that Africa might become the next big worldwide manufacturing center, supplanting China itself.

The article identifies four types of nonlinear relationships, and illustrates how linear thinking can produce judgment errors in situations when nonlinear phenomena are involved.

Five strategies are presented to maximize time used in commuting to and from work that can improve one's mood and increase productivity. One is to use the time to shift one's mindset from one's role at home to one's role at work, and ease the transition by checking one's daily calendar or watching the news.

Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant discuss their collaboration on the book, 'Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy' which chronicles the challenges Sandberg faced when she lost her husband Dave Goldberg suddenly from a cardiac condition.

The article discusses marketing efforts to expand a watch company and brand name watches to sell to consumers within China. An overview of the marketing of luxury brand name products to Chinese, including in regard to luxury spending in China and the use of celebrities in the marketing of luxuries, is provided.

The study controlled for rareness of unusual names and was conducted using both human participants and machine learning. It is posited that people are motivated to belong to a particular group and be recognized by that group.

The article provides practical advice regarding the hiring of business executives such as chief executive officers (CEOs) and chief financial officers (CFOs), and it mentions the needs of companies, the scaling of a business, and initial public offerings.

As the chief executive officer of General Electric Co., the author identifies five key transformations that fostered success: portfolio, innovation, globalization, strategic focus, and organization. GE's portfolio was shifted from nonindustrial businesses to manufacturing and high-technology services and products.

The article describes four key lessons derived from General Electric Co.'s international growth process. One is to ensure that local organizations are empowered, such as awarding profit and loss responsibility to local managers.