Asia

Monitor has an extensive presence in Asia, reflecting the importance of the region as an economic powerhouse and as a critical component of most global corporations' strategies. We work with a combination of multinational companies, national private and state-owned enterprises, and governments in the region on a full range of strategy, marketing, innovation, organization, and economic development issues.

Our work across the region gives us insight into issues such as the role India and China can play in multinationals' strategies, as both critical local markets and as offshoring destinations. We frequently project the impact of growing local consumer markets, rising labor rates, and other trends on our clients' national and pan-Asia strategies. We evaluate the effect of increased middle-class spending, and trends in aging, savings, and retirement on the market potential over time for our clients' businesses. We explore the timing of developing economies such as Vietnam reaching a point where they can play more substantial roles in the global economy and serve as offshoring destinations for developed world companies. We help our clients understand the forces driving the evolution of certain sectors -- such as domestic services, energy, and financial services -- within and across countries.

Growth Scenarios: Tools to Resolve Leaders' Denial and Paralysis

By Jonathan Starr and Doug Randall

Businesses increasingly realize that significant growth opportunities are unlikely to come from incremental change.

Just-in-Time Executive Development

By Bernie Jaworski and Mike Morrison

Learning what, when and where it's needed.

Energy Strategy for the Road Ahead

Scenario Thinking for Business Executives and Corporate Boards.

Four Futures for China Inc.

By Doug Randall and Jesse Goldhammer

Questions concerning the future of China remain ubiquitous -- and uncertain -- in the business world.

Japan's Business Renaissance

By Mark Fuller, John C. Beck

Time and again through the centuries, Japan has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to reinvent itself.

What it Takes to Create a Successful Brand in China

By George Crocker, Yi-Chung Tay

In today's China, brand competition is intensifying; the best brands will win out over the next decade.

Life Sciences Industry Cluster Strategy for Shanghai-Pudong

The report reviews the current status of the Shanghai/Pudong Life Sciences Cluster and identifies those areas where it has potential to develop a sustainable competitive advantage, including the specific actions that should be taken to realize the vision.

Can Japan Compete?

By Michael Porter, Mariko Sakakibara, Hirotaka Takeuchi

Japan's industrial policy in the last 30 years has been an abject failure, with the government harming virtually every industry.