Globalization has transformed the economies of countless countries. It has also transformed business – how it’s conducted, where it’s conducted, and by whom. The transformation has touched the very structure of the enterprise as well as the nature and definition of economic “value.” Emblematic of the change has been the emergence of the Globally Integrated Enterprise (GIE), which refers to companies that are truly “global” (as opposed to “multinational”) in their management and their operations, utilizing global supply chains not just for products, but also services, capital, ideas and intellectual property. As at previous inflection points in history, we need a new language – and new thinking – to harness the promise of this new era for society and avoid the peril that can arise in periods of change.
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December 6, 2018
BY GABRIELLA MULLIGAN US-based non-profit the Centre for Global Enterprise (CGE) has opened applications to the second edition of its African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC) business development programme, supporting female entrepreneurs born and doing business in Africa. Disrupt Africa reported in February GCE launched the 12-month AWEC programme, which aims to build a… Read more
November 28, 2018
New York, NY, November 28, 2018: The Center for Global Enterprise (CGE), a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institute, today announced that its program, the African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC), will begin accepting applications on December 5, 2018 for its second cohort. AWEC is a one-of-a-kind, high-touch, 12-month business and management development learning program. AWEC… Read more
November 26, 2018
The ongoing US-China trade war bodes poorly for global economic growth. There are steps we can take to prevent the current tit-for-tat escalation from becoming a full-blown cancer that sickens the global economy – but action and leadership is needed, and fast. Otherwise, the governments of the world’s two largest economies risk badly draining global growth. The… Read more