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Spotlight: M WORLD

How mobile phones are changing the world - and the challenges facing the next mobile revolution.

– Where we are

– M-KOPA Let there be light

– The M in Future

– Making it happen

June 2013

The three paradoxes of Generation Y

Over the last few weeks, I’ve noticed a considerable amount of attention focused on Generation Y from both the media and business world. The May 20 issue of Time Magazine led with a cover story labelling them the ‘Me, Me, Me’ generation: narcissistic, fame-obsessed, and self interested.

June 2013

Can the next Samsung come from China

In 1989, Herman Lo founded Hu Fong Industrial Company to design, manufacture, and market plastic baby toys. Headquartered in Hong Kong, Fu Hong won contracts to manufacture baby care items for global brands such as Gerber and Disney.

May 2013

Lynda Gratton asks 'Why can't a woman be more like a woman?'

London Business School’s Global Leadership Summit was an opportunity to see senior executives and CEOs come together to talk about their views. It was fascinating stuff.

May 2013

Profile: Polly McMaster, CEO, The Fold

The Fold offers a new take on how women buy what they wear at work.

Wealth and well-being

Does being rich make you happy? Research from Selin Kesebir on income equality and happiness.

June 2013

Goodwood: a unique family business

We’ve got lots of small businesses and they’re all connected by the fact they’re here. Some take up more time than others, but we’re passionate about all of them and they all matter because they’re all part of our history.”

June 2013

Emerging brands go global

Brand Breakout - Nirmalya Kumar charts the rise of brands from emerging markets as they make the leap from local to global.

May 2013

The path to power

Do leaders get “selected” by the times they live in, or “self-select” – put themselves forward because they recognise this is their time?

May 2013

Rethinking the responsibility of business leaders

What is the primary responsibility of business leaders today? Is it to make a financial return for their shareholders? Or is it to contribute more broadly to the welfare of employees and society as a whole?

May 2013

Attention deficit

Firing up your neurons of choice from ‘The Influence of Selective Attention and Inattention to Products on Subsequent Choice.’ Journal of Consumer Research.

May 2013

Profile: David Pitt-Watson, consultant, investor and author

Consultant, investor and author David Pitt-Watson occupies a unique niche. “How and why do businesses take the sorts of decisions that they do? What are the ones that work? What are the ones that don’t work?”

May 2013

Mobile numbers

A happy side effect of the mobile revolution is an array of stunning stats.

May 2013

Profile: Charles Handy, Social Philosopher

The British social philosopher Charles Handy celebrated his 80th birthday in 2012. His work provides a powerful link between the leading pioneers of management thinking and the future of work. Ideas really are the new oil.

April 2013

Making an impact with mobile technology

Rajesh Chandy and Kamalini Ramdas look to the future role of mobile phones in changing the world and provide a blueprint for what needs to change to make this reality.

April 2013

M WORLD: Where we are

What is unique about mobile technology is that it has achieved unprecedented penetration. Compare the spread of mobile phones to the dispersion of other technologies and the sheer force of the momentum becomes clear.

April 2013

M-KOPA: Let there be light

M-KOPA, a small start-up in Kenya, is combining mobile phone know-how with the latest solar technology, providing a beacon of hope for millions of people around the world looking forward to a brighter future.