by Bruce | December 28, 2010 | Articles, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
On the occasion of the 100th birthday of Ronald Coase (actually, December 29th–and he’s alive and more than kicking, about to publish a new book early next year, How China Became Capitalist), the Economist has published Why Do Firms Exist?, which opens...
by Bruce | December 24, 2010 | Articles, Cultural Considerations, Globalization, Leadership, Strategy
A loyal reader (requesting anonymity as he’s not authorized to speak for his firm) writes: You and other commentators (Richard Susskind comes to mind) make a case for a more efficient, industrialized, less hand-crafted practice of law. I note, however,...
by Bruce | November 24, 2010 | Articles, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
By now we’ve all read about the Norton Rose/Ogilvy Renault/Deneys Reitz three-way combined business, putting together the UK, Canada, and South Africa. According to LegalWeek, “The combined business will rank as one of the world’s top 10 firms by...
by Bruce | November 24, 2010 | Articles, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
By now we’ve all read about the Norton Rose/Ogilvy Renault/Deneys Reitz three-way combined business, putting together the UK, Canada, and South Africa. According to LegalWeek, “The combined business will rank as one of the world’s top 10 firms by...
by Bruce | November 24, 2010 | Articles, Globalization, Leadership, M&A, Strategy
By now we’ve all read about the Norton Rose/Ogilvy Renault/Deneys Reitz three-way combined business, putting together the UK, Canada, and South Africa. According to LegalWeek, “The combined business will rank as one of the world’s top 10 firms by...
by Bruce | November 8, 2010 | Articles, Globalization, Strategy
We’re all familiar with the bromide that “all politics is local”–which may or may not be true; I wouldn’t know since I’m not a politician or particularly politically oriented–but a kissing cousin to it is “all rivalries...
