Looking for growth in a slower-growth China
Bain Brief 10/22/2009
by Bruno Lannes, Kevin Chong and Mike Booker
As the financial crisis swept across the globe, China defied recessionary pressures and continued to grow. Although the pace has cooled, many forecasters are predicting that the emerging market titan may be the first major economy to accelerate out of the downturn. But even if China does rebound, consumer products makers and retailers are confronting a reshaped landscape, one that is both more complex and brutally competitive.
Next generation competition: Driving innovation in telecommunications
Bain digital broadband infrastructure study 10/12/2009
Bain & Company was commissioned to undertake an objective analysis of the key trends in Europe's digital broadband infrastructure. The results of this study may hold insights for many of the key players in this evolving industry as they try to plan for developments over the next five years, anticipate the role of regulatory authorities and structure their investments accordingly.
Resolving the CEO's dilemma
Bain Brief 10/9/2009
by James Allen and Julian Critchlow
The job of chief executive officer has expanded dramatically in recent years, both in scope and in complexity. A job with such challenges can overwhelm the person who occupies it. And yet as Bain & Company learned in a series of more than 25 interviews with CEOs, many men and women are able to assert control over the job rather than let themselves be dominated by it.
Learning from the recession, the Japanese way
Bain Brief 10/9/2009
by Hiroshi Makioka, Jean-Philippe Biragnet and Mike Booker
Driven by sophisticated consumers, Japanese companies are highly evolved as innovators. And they've been dealing with downturns since Japan's financial crisis began in the 1990s. Demanding consumers and prolonged economic hard times have taught Japanese companies how to adapt, and some are emerging as winners.
India: Strategies for consumer goods
Bain Brief 10/8/2009
by Ashish Singh, Mike Booker and Sandeep Barasia
To keep consumer goods flying off the shelves in India beyond the slowdown, companies have to focus on the right products at the right prices.
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