Conventional wisdom says that globalisation has stalled. But although the global goods trade has flattened and cross-border capital flows have declined sharply since 2008, globalisation is not heading into reverse. Rather, it is entering a new phase defined by soaring flows of data and information.
Advisory boards are all the rage right now. A startup can make headlines by appointing a tech veteran to their advisory board, and a pedigreed advisory board can become a selling point in establishing market credibility.
According to a new report from ISS, the structure of board leadership plays a significant role in relative levels of CEO compensation.
Boards can be prone to capture by charisma. Investors are still lulled into betting on the animal spirits of executives who think big. Journalists pursue their hunt for the newsiest and liveliest corporate characters.
The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) has released its 37th Statistical Report on Internet Development in China. The report states that, as of December 2015, China had 688 million internet users, accounting for half of the total population of the country, with an internet penetration rate of 50.3%.
A report released by Coutts and the Centre for Entrepreneurs (CFE) provides an overview of the depth and extent of serial entrepreneurship in the UK. The report entitled ‘Beyond the first business: the myths, risks and rewards of being a serial entrepreneur’ combines insights from some of the UK’s leading serial entrepreneurs along with case studies and analysis.