Posts published in “STRATEGY”

Hegemonic Masculinity is a concept developed by sociologist R.W. Connell in the 1980s to describe the culturally dominant ideal of male behavior that legitimizes men’s dominant position in society and justifies the subordination of women, as well as other marginalized masculinities.

Gentrification is both a business opportunity and a social challenge. For investors, retailers, and urban developers, it offers pathways to wealth creation, new markets, and innovative cultural ecosystems.

Ethnology—the comparative and analytical study of cultures—may sound far removed from business at first, but in reality it provides a powerful lens for understanding people, behaviors, and markets.

Essentialism is a philosophical concept that posits the existence of inherent, defining characteristics or qualities that make an entity what it is.

Anomie, a state of social normlessness or the breakdown of social norms and values, is generally considered to be disruptive to business activity.

Globalization is often discussed in terms of multinational corporations, complex supply chains, and high-level trade agreements. But what about the small businesses, the local artisans, and the community-focused entrepreneurs who are at the heart of our towns and cities?

Markets, sectors, industries, companies, brands, and products are distinct levels of classification used to analyze and understand economic and business structures. They progress from a broad, general view of the economy down to the specific goods or services that consumers buy.

Cospecialized assets are a critical concept in the economics of innovation and strategy, referring to a situation where an innovation and the complementary assets needed to commercialize it are mutually dependent.

Bernanke, a distinguished scholar of the Great Depression, took the helm of the Federal Reserve in 2006, right as cracks were beginning to appear beneath the seemingly solid foundation of the Great Moderation.

Carbon-trading schemes, also known as emissions trading schemes (ETS) or "cap and trade," are market-based policy tools designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

For business managers, understanding and acting on climate change isn't a matter of corporate social responsibility—it's about risk management, operational resilience, and competitive advantage.

It studies how bidders behave in different auction formats and how the rules of an auction can influence outcomes such as efficiency (the item going to the person who values it the most) and revenue for the seller.

The phrase “When Cars Become Lemons” originates from George Akerlof’s groundbreaking 1970 paper, “The Market for Lemons: Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism.”

The "Asian Tigers" is a term used to describe the highly developed economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.

These chaotic economies emerge from the complex interactions of millions of actors, institutions, and external forces, creating patterns that resemble turbulence in nature more than the smooth lines of economic theory.