The 16$ muffin has outraged Americans given that you can get a fairly decent muffin for about $2. In fact, Senator Chuck Grassley has asked for "heads to roll" and BBC has run a story of how impossible it is to come up with a$16 muffin. Given the B2B and also B2G focus of thisContinue reading “The 16$ muffin and understanding B2G and B2B buying and payment processes”
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Competing in a knowledge economy: Thomas Friedman on Innovation -but how ?
Friedman's new book with Mandelbaum extols Americans to innovate at every level to get back to the growth and prosperity path. The question is how? Every one is in a "locked" in mode – locked in to the supply chain and distribution channel and of course to the production process."Lockedin"worked till about the late 1990'sContinue reading “Competing in a knowledge economy: Thomas Friedman on Innovation -but how ?”
Will Alan Krueger be able to help with the immediate employment problem?
Alan Krueger has been named to the top job of Chairing the Council of Economic Advisers. Compared to his predecessors Krueger is a far more influential academic. Influence being measured by the number of times Alan Krueger's work is cited in the academic world. To have an entire first page of Google Scholar in excessContinue reading “Will Alan Krueger be able to help with the immediate employment problem?”
US credit downgrade : dealing with the no-college degree unemployed
This blog is not particularly worried about Standard and Poor's dire prognosis of AA+ for the US Government although it is a temporary set back for the stock market. However, I am concerned about the underlying message of of the S&P downgrade -which is not so much about the US Government's solvency but more aboutContinue reading “US credit downgrade : dealing with the no-college degree unemployed”
India trip: How much does the Chicken MahaMac cost in July 2011?
The Combo Chicken MahaMac with a small fries and drink cost Rs. 185.00 ( I think it was on special and the full price was closer to Rs. 225) which I had on my return from a great India trip while experiencing the India boom first hand. The BigMac Index is a great measure ofContinue reading “India trip: How much does the Chicken MahaMac cost in July 2011?”
Web Analytics completely changes Marketing Research and Insights
The amazing thing is that never before has consumer behavior been easier,cheaper or quicker to observe,quantify and analyze for actionable insights.You are able to actually observe what people do and not what they say they do in response to 7 point “like-dislike” scales.
Jobs report: getting used to uncertainty – time to look at new markets for your skills
The US jobs report at 9.2 % unemployment is shocking and hard for those who make up this number. And this does not include those who have given up searching. It's time to get used to uncertainty and look at new global job markets. With this report world stock markets have dipped and everyone isContinue reading “Jobs report: getting used to uncertainty – time to look at new markets for your skills”
Dealing with nuclear power risks
http://abcnews.go.com/assets/player/walt2.6/flash/SFP_Walt_2_65.swf The Los Alamos wildfare is making headlines as concerns rise about damage to the nuclear lab. Wildfires are more predictable (brush,dry,summer) than earthquakes as in Fukushima,Japan.The question that the rest of the world is asking is if Americans and Japanese are scrambling to deal with natural disasters and nuclerar installations then what aboutContinue reading “Dealing with nuclear power risks”
Dealing with your internal organization takes too much time and energy for B2B marketers and Supply Chain Managers
Just dealing with internal folks, including your boss, takes up a whole lot of time and energy for B2B marketers and Supply Chain managers. Being folks that are at the boundary of the organization and facing outside you should be spending between 70-80% of your time with the customers or thinking about how toContinue reading “Dealing with your internal organization takes too much time and energy for B2B marketers and Supply Chain Managers”
Congratulations to Big Blue IBM for 100 years of constantly reinventing itself
At a time when American businesses feel vulnerable its time to reflect on some personal recollections about IBM over the years, some of which are being recounted fondly today, 100 years of IBM. A culture that is shared and if you don't join in as an employee you are ejected pretty early . Sounds toughContinue reading “Congratulations to Big Blue IBM for 100 years of constantly reinventing itself”