
About this episode
How should business leaders prepare to do business in a new new world order? BCG’s Nikolaus Lang prepares executives to completely rethink trade in a multipolar future, in which they must navigate different geopolitical, social, and environmental considerations. Finding the least expensive place to manufacture a product to sell to customers across the globe won’t work anymore. Instead, companies will have to operate within new trade blocs. Organization structure, supply chains, customer expectations…much will have to change.
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Nikolaus Lang: on.bcg.com/3JF4CYD
International Trade: https://on.bcg.com/3QnA4hS
Which Economies Benefit the Most from Free Trade Agreements?: on.bcg.com/4dfwhgn
Jobs, National Security, and the Future of Trade: https://on.bcg.com/3xXY050
GenAI on GenAI: https://lnk.to/bcg-genai-on-genai-series-link04
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