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Staying competitive in Chinese manufacturing

April 28, 2012
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Staying competitive in Chinese manufacturing

As China becomes more sophisticated in its business manufacturing processes and management of its international presence, the type and sophistication of products being produced is evolving.  Moving toward more high-end profit producing activities as well as into niche markets is beginning to pay off.  This video clip exposes the changes in the Chinese manufacturing...

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Curating for classroom discussion

April 26, 2012
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Curating for classroom discussion

In recycling lecture materials this month, I found I was going through the same curation process that is discussed in this month’s news blog on museum curation and business.  Digital cataloging materials that include lecture slides, lecture notes, assignments, images, background support materials, rubrics,...

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Ethics in the news

April 25, 2012
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Ethics in the news

Walmart’s Mexico business unit is accused of paying bribes regularly to local officials in exchange for rapid delivery of building permits.  Already facing financial difficulties in the US and other international markets, this latest accusation could be the beginning of the end of the...

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April classroom activities―ethical business

April 25, 2012
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April classroom activities―ethical business

Using your classroom teams in their online Wiki sites, have students conduct the following studies:  Look at the short case on the Walmart, Mexico bribery accusation case this month....

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Game changing innovation

April 25, 2012
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Game changing innovation

Innovation from the ground up is Boeing’s new key to competitive positioning. This short company-developed video clip describes the many aspects of innovation that led to the design and...

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Auto-generate research reports

April 25, 2012
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Auto-generate research reports

With the advances in search technology have come a plethora of offers that claim the best keyword navigation results. The Ultimate Research Assistant offer goes beyond the simple search...

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