In this month's edition we
explore the economic potential of Africa, where major Asian
blocs are busy investing and where groundbreaking research and
innovation are improving lives in the continent's frontier
markets. One very senior journalist, 94-year-old John
G Morris, recalls the days of the Great Depression,
while several INSEAD professors share their ideas on the
current economic crisis — how we got there and how we should
handle it. And an interview with ecommerce seed investor
William Klippgen in Singapore reveals his
secrets for high-risk success. We look forward to your
comments. Finally, we welcome aboard veteran journalist
John Church as the new Managing Editor of
INSEAD Knowledge.
Shellie Karabell,
Editor-in-Chief
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Can Africa unlock its
potential?
Africa is turning the page
on 50 years of over-reliance on Western economies,
thanks to strengthening trade and investment links
with emerging countries like China, India, Turkey
and oil-rich countries in the Middle East. And
although the continent’s economic growth will be
hit this year by the turmoil in North Africa,
analysts say prospects for sub-Saharan Africa are
brighter than they have been for some time.
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An entrepreneur lights the
way in Africa
These days
Sameer Hajee is breathing a bit
easier. A major investment player has just given
him scale-up funding in the form of carbon credit
purchases to move his Nuru Lighting company to the
next tier. INSEAD Knowledge first started to
follow Hajee’s story in December 2009. This is the
latest chapter…
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Too few good women: Why are boards still
male domains?
New corporate governance
strictures are making way for women on corporate boards. But
how to find suitable candidates? And what do women really add
to the boardroom?
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Mimicry: The latest negotiating
strategy
Negotiating online? New research
shows that imitating your counterpart’s writing style can help
seal you a better deal, proving that imitation is indeed the
better part of flattery…
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Winning in high turnover
markets
When managers evaluate potential new
businesses, the first question they often ask is: How fast is
the market growing? By focusing only on growth, however, they
often overlook another critical measure of market potential —
high turnover of the customer base.
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Spain’s Telefonica rings Latin America
for help
At one end of the line is Telefonica
of Spain – cutting costs and fighting to hold on to mobile
customers in a stagnant economy. At the other end is its
regional business in Latin America where strong profits and a
growing middle class are helping to prop up the telecoms
giant. But for how long?
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Shellie
Karabell
Editor-in-Chief |
John
Church
Managing
Editor
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Mrinalini
Reddy
Web Editor |
Bachar
Bagh,
Editor,
Knowledge Arabia |
Aileen
Huang
Editor, Knowledge Chinese |
Julian
Boudier
Audio-Visual
Production
Manager |
Axel
Tagliavini
Associate
Director,
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Contributors:
Roy Binkowicz | Nicholas
Bray | Jayne
Brocklehurst | Angela Garvey
Hammond |
Brian
Henry | Grace Segran |
George Skaria | Lindsay
Anne Brown (copy editing) |
Sanjeev Krishna Mandalapu (IT
Applications) | Alan Chan (video
camera) | Elizabeth Seah (video
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