Tariff backlash

Tariffs typically raise living costs, but when they backlash, the genie really comes out of the trade bottle: anything could happen, and anticipating actions usually, putting players on the defensive, breeds stock-market uncertainty, complicating an even thorny environment. Few in the 21st century really have visual knowledge of what a...

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America's Neville Chamberlain

When countries get nervous about their security, they often insist that they need to reduce their dependence on foreign products, shorten supply chains, and produce more goods domestically. But does protectionism really improve security? Now that the world is hovering on the brink of a full-scale trade war, we should...

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Change management key for ensuring organisational success

Changes in processes, systems and technology in organisations require that jobs be structured and performed differently. To enable and sustain lasting change, rigorous attention to a formal change management effort is integral to any significant project that a company undertakes. Change management is the discipline and systematic approach towards dealing...

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