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Organizational Behavior in the Global Context. Introduction. This article focuses on what the World Economic Forum believes are the most significant global economic risks looking forward post financial crisis and global economic downturn. Challenges. Economic Risks
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Introduction This article focuses on what the World Economic Forum believes are the most significant global economic risks looking forward post financial crisis and global economic downturn.
Challenges • Economic Risks • Underinvestment in infrastructure • Risks of financial systems • Counterfeiting • Intellectual property • Increasingly complex supply chains and distribution networks
Challenges • Geopolitical Risk • Government balance sheets • Government regulation and or takeover • Political faction conflict • Regime changes
Challenges • Managerial Risks • Language barriers • Cultural barriers • Work expectations • Transcontinental communication
Opportunities • Growth • Return on capital must reflect risks • Capital investment is relatively cheaper • Labor • Infrastructure
Opportunity • Risk Diversification • Currency risk • Inflation • Geological diversification