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November 2012: Released the 2012 DHL Global Connectedness Index, a comprehensive analysis of the state of globalization around the world
June 2012: Spoke at TED Global - Actually the World Isn´t Flat
Pankaj Ghemawat is the Anselmo Rubiralta Professor of Global Strategy at IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain.
November 2011: Named one of the world’s top 50 business thinkers and awarded the Thinkers50 Best Business Book Award for World 3.0.

August 2008:  Pankaj Ghemawat won the Irwin Outstanding Educator Award from the Academy of Management.

BOOKS
World 3.0: Global Prosperity and How to Achieve it
In the aftermath of the financial crisis, does market integration still promise the best path to prosperity, or should we slow down or reverse globalization to deal with our problems on a more manageable scale?...
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Remap your strategic mind-set
Shake up your thinking by looking at the world from the perspective of a particular country, industry , or company. "Rooted" maps can help you unearth hidden opportunities and threats.
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DHL Global Connectedness Index
How globalized is the world? Which countries are most and least connected? Track the globalization of trade, capital, information, and people flows across 140 countries.
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Online Distance and Difference Analysis
Custom Analysis and Mapping covering 163 countries, 65 industries, and 16 types of distances and differences.
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Global Attitude Protocol (GAP) Survey
Identify opportunities to improve your global mindset and compare your score versus students at a leading international business school.
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ONLINE TOOLS
Maps
DHL GCI
CAGE Comparator
GAP Survey
LATEST BLOG POST
World Less Globalized Today than in 2007: DHL Global Connectedness Index 2012 1/31/2013 1:49:00 AM
We recently released theDHL Global Connectedness Index 2012, which tracks the depth and breadth of trade, capital, information, and people flows across 140 countries that account for 99% of the world's GDP and 95% of its population. Based on data covering the period from 2005 to 2011, it charts how globalization has evolved since the onset of the financial crisis at the global, regional, and national levels. The full report is available as a free download and, to whet your appetite, here are ...
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SPEAKING AND ADVISORY
I speak and consult regularly on globalization and its business strategy and public policy implications, as well as on competitive strategy. To request more information, please e-mail or call my office.
RECENT ACTIVITY
May. 17, 2013 tweet
Enjoyed discussing truth abt globalization at yesterday's @criticaleyeUK CEO Retreat. For 5 ways to trim portfolios: http://t.co/rIQv1do5yp
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May. 16, 2013 tweet
Yesterday I tweeted on (productivity) songs & European biases. What do u get if u combine them? EurovisionSongContest http://t.co/TRs2ozTEtE
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May. 16, 2013 tweet
Ford developing "global products" with India as reference point, but history suggests major adaptation requirements. http://t.co/S2NHHGSNBf
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May. 15, 2013 tweet
Listening to productivity songs reminds me of my 2012 article on Spain's productivity--not quite so cheery. http://t.co/kugACEWQlq
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May. 15, 2013 tweet
Europe and the West do have Productivity Songs! http://t.co/uqaJVdNZie & http://t.co/zP7ATI95eg And Sri Lanka, too! http://t.co/YkNhnZQsXp
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May. 15, 2013 tweet
Malaysia's "Productivity Song" in Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, English. I like it but hard to imagine similar in US or EU. http://t.co/HghIL4Lnf8
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May. 15, 2013 tweet
Europeans all rate their own country as most compassionate. All but Greeks rate Germany most trustworthy http://t.co/yyjHWH86NZ @pewresearch
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May. 14, 2013 tweet
Econ crisis is one cause of falling support for EU--bungled response, democratic legitimacy are others http://t.co/CPQyQNqqiP @pewresearch
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May. 13, 2013 tweet
"Notion that trade inevitably contributes to worsening distribution of income within countries is entirely overblown" http://t.co/QuCU2yEAI1
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May. 12, 2013 tweet
Happy (U.S.) Mother´s Day. For entertainment, the "dark history" of the day and its founder http://t.co/EAiyNFb6iX via @NatGeo
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May. 11, 2013 tweet
@marcaardvark Econ indeed contributes but leadership also matters -- leaders can exploit social fears or encourage us to rise above them
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May. 11, 2013 tweet
@ateserkut Human progress has been marked by people overcoming fear of people who are different and expanding circles of trust, cooperation
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May. 11, 2013 tweet
Markets cheering Japan's stimulus in hope it will come out of 2 decades of stagnation. My CNBC interview today http://t.co/k7XWJvRK9M
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May. 11, 2013 tweet
Italy FM: “Everywhere in Europe we see rising intolerance; growing support for xenophobic, populist parties” How to stop this trend? Urgent!
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May. 10, 2013 tweet
Congratulations IESE MBA graduates! Wishing all of you the best of success in all of your endeavors.
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May. 10, 2013 tweet
My @ChannelNewsAsia interview: why the WTO is still relevant, how a "not flat" world means big gains still untapped http://t.co/eU0NEvY3ml
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May. 10, 2013 tweet
Spain's export growth projected to be fastest in the EU according to @EU_Commission http://t.co/z1ynoWfBzK via @FT
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May. 10, 2013 tweet
Challenge for India not so much catching up with China but avoiding falling father behind. My CNBC interview today http://t.co/3twG29B8I2
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May. 10, 2013 tweet
India’s per capita income in USD terms now only 25% of China’s. Projected to fall to close to 20% by 2018 according to IMF projections.
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May. 10, 2013 tweet
Japan easing “very positive” – concerns (austerity push) overblown in Asia like in Europe. My CNBC interview today http://t.co/YqmRDPUI8R
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May. 09, 2013 tweet
New WTO head inheriting tricky situation–focus on common ground and flexibility are good but consensus can be elusive http://t.co/bof0aGvzf7
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May. 09, 2013 tweet
Diversificación Int.+Crisis: Latinoamérica 51% de los ingresos de Telefónica. Brasil supera a España por primera vez. http://t.co/QVjRCVRW8D
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May. 08, 2013 Event
At the Singapore Business Leaders Programme. "Towards Convergence. Leadership from a globalised Asia". Singapore. 
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May. 06, 2013 tweet
"The Flat World Debate Revisited" in @stratandbiz -- @BoozCompany partner John Jullens on Friedman vs. Ghemawat. http://t.co/NvBcXSWsJe
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May. 06, 2013 tweet
In Seoul--staying in Gangnam, where there's clear complementarity between cross-border information and people flows http://t.co/luqQhLWm63
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May. 06, 2013 tweet
EU SMEs with a language strategy increased sales 10 to 25%. http://t.co/EACWYPkFOk 10 tips and language guide link at http://t.co/6blcKBZXf2
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Apr. 30, 2013 tweet
Measuring International Mobility Through Where People Log In by @dmckenzie001 http://t.co/6Z69GU5z3b. Thanks @Wah_janab for the link.
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Apr. 30, 2013 tweet
Nothing like home cooking: world’s best restaurant back in Catalonia http://t.co/8jjtLDOxpo
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Apr. 30, 2013 tweet
Trash trade: Oslo importing garbage from England, Ireland, Sweden. Looking at USA. Doesn´t like Italian garbage. http://t.co/KTiLRmgCH0
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Apr. 29, 2013 tweet
Advertising & Culture: 63% of humorous ads in Thailand, Korea have characters of unequal status vs 29% in US, Germany http://t.co/ZHUJDtk7Qs
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Feb. 27, 2013 Keynote
UNESCO - WSIS+10 Review Meeting  - Exploring the Dynamics of Knowledge Societies: Using the Future to Shape Transformative Policies
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Jan. 31, 2013 Panel
2013 EFMD Deans & Directors General Conference - Plenary I - Panel - Making Things Happen , Future of Business Education
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Nov. 06, 2012 Sessions
Global CEO sessions  - Sao Paulo
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Oct. 18, 2012 Speech
World 3.0: Global Prosperity and How to Achieve It
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Aug. 05, 2012 Speech
The Informal Economy at Academy of Management 2012 Annual Meeting
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Jun. 27, 2012 Speech
TED Global - Edinburgh - 27 June
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Jun. 05, 2012 Book Launch
Barcelona book launch for "World 3.0"
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May. 15, 2012 Speech
Annaul Meeting at Danish Chamber of Commerce
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May. 04, 2012 blog
Who's Afraid of a Few Big Companies Taking Over the World?
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Apr. 17, 2012 Speech
Foro Mundial de Negocios, Monterrey, Mexico
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Mar. 29, 2012 Book Launch
Netherlands Book Launch for World 3.0, Amsterdam
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Mar. 06, 2012 blog
Quantifying the Gains from Increased Global Integration
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Sep. 01, 2011 blog
Financial Fears, Flows, and Globalization
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Apr. 28, 2011 blog
Stretching Your Global Mindset
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LATEST VIDEOS
TED GLOBAL 2012
It may seem that we're living in a borderless world where ideas, goods and people flow freely from nation to nation. We're not even close, says Pankaj Ghemawat. With ...
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UPCOMING EVENTS
May. 27, 2013 Event
At IESE, Barcelona, Fast Forward: Building Tomorrow´s Business World, Pankaj Ghemawat will be a keynote speaker.
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Jun. 04, 2013 Event
Global Solution Networks Summit: New Models of Global Problem Solving, Cooperation and Governance. Washington D.C. Subject will be “Globalization and Global Problem Solving.”
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Jun. 07, 2013 Event
At the Fortune Global Forum, Chengdu (China). "Global Go-To-Market Strategies."
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Jul. 03, 2013 Event
At the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting in Istanbul,Turkey. Keynote Speech: "New Analytical Tools for Measuring and Bridging Distance In International Bus...
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Nov. 14, 2013 Event
Drucker Forum Vienna on November 14. Subject will be "Managing Complexity".
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Nov. 15, 2013 Event
At IEDC-Bled School of Management, in Slovenia - President´s Forum on November 15. Subject will be "Globalization Inside Out."
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