How many times have you read about heightened global competition or dramatic changes in the competitive landscape over the last couple of years? Chances are quite a few. But no matter how much we read about such changes and the beneficial effects they may be having for consumers, many...

My local soccer team has spent its entire existence to date struggling in the lower reaches of English football. But a couple of years ago, the club raised more than a few eyebrows by pulling off what most people regarded as a transfer coup. Now the player in question was no world‐beater but...