Companies thrive when they have both a productive business philosophy and a motivated workforce whose voices are heard. However, achieving those goals isn’t always easy amid the pressures and myriad demands of a typical work environment.
The Case Centre hosts the world’s largest collection of management case studies, articles, and award-winning books — so it’s significant when trends emerge as plainly as they did in the UK-based nonprofit’s 2024 Awards and Competitions, its 34th annual event.
In a recent wide-ranging conversation, Rangina Hamidi, Afghanistan’s former minister of education and a longtime advocate for women’s empowerment through social entrepreneurship, shared her views on foreign policy, education reform, conflict resolution and responsible leadership.
This would make him "de facto head of state" as well as de jure head of state when King Norodom Sihamoni is out of the country, explained Sophal Ear, associate professor with the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.
Hundreds of thousands of miles beyond Earth, a phone booth-size spacecraft is en route to take on a challenge no vehicle launched from the United States has attempted in more than 50 years.
“The stuff we put up in the atmosphere mostly came from advanced economies — the U.S., Europe, Japan. And yet the greatest impacts are happening in emerging economies who are still trying to not only survive but thrive,” says Sanjeev Khagram, director general and dean of ASU’s Thunderbird School of Global Management.
In 2019, we predicted that China would likely account for more companies on the Fortune Global 500 list than any other country. That seemed like a bold prediction at the time, given that American firms had held the number one position since the list’s inception in 1995 and the U.S. economy was 50% larger than China’s. But just one year later, in 2020, China did indeed top the list, with its 124 firms edging out the U.S. at 121 (see here for the Fortune Global 500 data).
In a landmark move to revolutionize access to premium American education in Kuwait, American International University (AIU) and Thunderbird School of Management at Arizona State University (ASU) have proudly announced the launch of the “Najafi 100 million Learners” program in Kuwait. This initiative stands as a testament to both institutions’ commitment to providing accessible world-class global education to all.
Lal graduated from Gonzaga University with a bachelor of arts in Spanish and international relations and a minor in dance. She is pursuing her master’s degree in global management from ASU’s Thunderbird School of Global Management and expects to graduate in May 2025. She will then join the USAID Foreign Service, where she will move abroad and look to address global challenges related to education.
As more and more Chinese people return to their pre-pandemic leisure habits, local cultural and tourism bureaus in various parts of the country are exploring new and creative ways to attract tourists. Some bureau bosses have made themselves stars with costume dances, impromptu singing, and historical reenactments. Others resorted to the influence of celebrities, asking for their help to introduce culture and tourist sites.