'Globality': Why Companies Are Competing with Everyone from Everywhere for Everything
Tata Motors, Embraer and Good Baby make vastly different products, but they have one thing in common: They are among a new breed of emerging-market companies that are reshaping global business. In GLOBALITY: Competing with Everyone from Everywhere for Everything, authors Harold L. Sirkin, James W. Hemerling and Arindam K. Bhattacharya contend that the old model of globalization is evolving into a new phase in which "challengers" from rapidly developing economies such as Brazil, India, China and Russia are competing with incumbent Western giants and growing at a staggering 30% per year. In this video special report, Sirkin, a senior partner and managing director at The Boston Consulting Group, and Wharton faculty discuss the factors that are contributing to this shift and what it means for companies hoping to compete in the 21st century.
Girija Pande, chairman of Tata Consultancy Services for Asia Pacific, knows both India and China well, looking back and looking forward. In a conversation with Wharton management professor Jitendra Singh, he shares his thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of both countries, and the challenges facing their businesses and governments. more
Tata Motors, Embraer and Good Baby make vastly different products, but they have one thing in common: They are among a new breed of emerging-market companies that are reshaping global business. more
Part 1: Generating Cash: In a downturn, cash is critical to survival. In this special video report, experts from Wharton and The Boston Consulting Group outline seven cost-cutting and cash-generating actions that companies can take to boost cash flow and win as an economy cycles through contraction and expansion. more
When Sunil Bharti Mittal started in business more than 30 years ago in Ludhiana in Northern India, he borrowed $1,500 to make bicycle crankshafts. Today, he heads the $5 billion Bharti Group, whose flagship company, Bharti Airtel, is India's largest mobile phone operator. more
Part 2: For ambitious companies, downturns create opportunities to gain a competitive advantage and reshape industries. Instead of simply surviving, they seek to build on their core strengths and gain market share, looking for ways to leverage their capabilities in new fields, industries or market segments. more
Muhtar Kent, President & CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, talks about creating sustainable growth and value for Coca-Cola as more than a billion people worldwide enter the middle class and the world becomes more resource constrained. more
