A Lehigh University Acumen interview in which Global Access CSG's Chairman, Michael Macaluso, discusses Lehigh's internships, China, and the impact of double-bottom-line investing.
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Mid-Year Perspective on the Status of China’s Currency
Todd R. Vollmers, Managing Director, Global Access CSG provides a perspective on the status of the Chinese yuan's journey to become reserve currency.
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Law & Life Magazine Interview on Chinese Economy
A wide-ranging interview (translated from Chinese) with Global Access CSG's CEO, Michael Macaluso, providing perspective on the Chinese Economy.
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Thought Leader Perspectives: Continuous Innovation
Are there new rules for how to approach corporate strategy? In an interesting and at times provocative piece, Helen Rosen of Global Access and Sigvard Bore of Pactera Technology, a consulting subsidiary of The Blackstone Group, make the case in “Think AND Do…The Need for Continuous Strategy”, which can be downloaded here: Continuous Strategy.
The authors note that the new rules of the game put a premium on staying nimble and acting with speed at all levels of an organization, being able to spot change before it happens and then optimizing the levers of execution to profit from disruption. Organizations that are able to do this well have adopted a new model for planning called Continuous Strategy: they learn by doing, adjusting the strategy as demanded by risks and opportunities as they emerge at every level of the organization, innovating as they go, hoping to fail fast and win big.
Humans vs Machines
Humans vs Machines: Early Days
A perspective on whether we are really facing a humans vs machines dilemma when it comes to U.S. jobs and competitiveness.
Overview of Private Investment Trends in Asia-Pacific
Recently, we explored the private equity investment climate in Southeast Asia in Next Stop, Southeast Asia and took a look at the potential implications of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone in Shanghai Free Trade Zone – A New China Paradigm for Western Investors? This time around we are providing high level overview of the Asia-Pacific Region more broadly.
The Shanghai Free Trade Zone – A New China Paradigm for Western Investors?
When it comes to foreign companies, funds and investors doing business in China and positioning themselves to do business in China, the question on the minds of everyone is the significance of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone. What does it mean for China, and to investment in China? We took a look.
Next Stop, Southeast Asia
Interest in Southeast Asia, a region roughly extending from Singapore to Myanmar and including Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia as well as Indonesia and the Philippines, has been increasing. We decided to take a closer look at business activity and business climate in the region, particularly for making investments.
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