End of Capitalism The end of capitalism has been declared more than once throughout history, but it is under assault. A Wall Street Journal article today by Lingling Wei highlights how Chinese President Xi Jinping is moving to assert greater state control over the country’s private sector. It says that he is imposing more Communist Party officials in corporate board rooms and is pushing companies to better serve the state. At the same time, western governments have also become distrustful of capitalism, seeking to break apart digital media companies and claiming that combating climate change and competing with China requires becoming more like China. Italian-American economist Marianna Mazzucato complains that “GDP compl...
What You Need to Know Today: President Trump claimed the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran was over, as both sides accused one another of violating the terms of the agreement. Commercial vessels are increasingly steering clear of the Strait of Hormuz as security risks escalate following Iran...
Key Takeaways: The CME Group is launching new 90 percent Lean Beef and 50 percent Lean Beef futures and options contracts in July. There are five key factors that must be present in physical markets and futures contract specifications for futures contracts to become successful. The two l...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.