Why American Firms Rule the World

With a few notable exceptions, including Toyota, Sony, and Siemens, the world’s best firms all tend to be American. Why is that true? And, what are the implications? We’ll examine the latest research and explain what it means.

In a landmark study that was a decade in the making, researchers at Harvard Business School, the London School of Economics, McKinsey & Company, and Stanford University developed the first global database of management practices.

The group surveyed more than .....