This past month, I came across a couple of articles in my reading that provoked discussions with my colleagues. If mentoring/coaching is an accepted norm for professional musicians and athletes, what are we doing in our business schools for our experienced academics? (As an aside, Tiger Woods just won the Chevron World challenge and in…
Global Advice Network, a private Danish consultancy firm, in partnership with seven countries’ Ministries of Foreign Affairs has developed a set of managerial decision tools for SMEs who are currently doing business in emerging markets or are considering entering these markets. The tools include: country profiles, due diligence, integrity system, specific information on anti-corruption…
Johnston purports that national rankings of corruption do not “illuminate corruption problems in detail.” Because corruption often is measured based upon surveys of business people, officials, and even citizenry, the results are opinion-based. There is no accepted international standard measure, such as the GDP, for corruption. He states that there needs to be an objective…
Business as usual in California means it is the season to report non-monetary economic interests received by elected state officials over the course of 2010. Unlike New York and Arizona, California legislators can accept gifts in kind from individuals, companies and lobby groups, as long as they are recorded. In spite of California’s $34.7 billion…
The State of Arizona has passed controversial state immigration law that would place limits on the Federal government’s responsibility to determine immigration and foreign policy. Several parts of the Arizona law were blocked by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. These included the following obligations of state and local law enforcement officials:…
Owned by private equity firm Dalton, Dubilier & Rice since 2004, Culligan announced that it is franchising over 100 of its company-owned dealerships in the US. Culligan calls itself a “75- year old global leader of innovative water treatment systems.” Treatment solutions for both home and industrial applications include: water softener and deionization systems, coolers,…
Demographically speaking
Multicultural communities are springing up across the country. Whether from US census reports or a drive around town, we perceive the changes in our local population demographics. As we can see from the few brief examples in this month’s blog, changing consumer preferences open new opportunities for business offers and business model innovation. Even changes…
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