As Hoftede would tell you, certain countries have huge power distance. For example, in all the orange shaded countries you don't argue with the boss , the boss is always right and you show deference. It was that in the US you could speak up to the boss but that has changed since the economyContinue reading “Leaders must be open to input: deference defeats innovation in organizations”
Category Archives: Globalization
Impatience: are US companies losing out in growth markets? American companies down 25% in Fortune 500
According to the Fortune 500 list American companies are down to rank 133 from 176 in 2005 representing an almost 25% decline in top spots. Most of the growth in top spots has come from growth markets like BRIC (Brazil,Russia,India,China). So the question is whether large US companies are doing enough to engage with growingContinue reading “Impatience: are US companies losing out in growth markets? American companies down 25% in Fortune 500”
Netflix pushes US distribution for streaming Internet video and DVD on way out
As discussed in an earlier post Netflix offering only streaming video in global markets seems to be spreading to the US market and has outraged Netflix subscribers. Netflix wants subscribers to spend about $16/month if they want both DVD and streaming- a 60% increase in contrast to paying $7.99/month for either service. A definite nudgeContinue reading “Netflix pushes US distribution for streaming Internet video and DVD on way out”
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”
Netflix to stream movies in all global markets, cut out postal services – grow movie industry
Netflix used the US Post to famously distribute movies in America after the founder Reed Hastings was charged late fees for late return of a rental movie to a movie rental store. Netflix involves a monthly subscription of under $10 and you can take as many movies you want, just use US Post and theContinue reading “Netflix to stream movies in all global markets, cut out postal services – grow movie industry”
Happy 4th of July and a globalized America
At a recent entrepreneurs meeting the speaker mentioned that if you can't succeed in America you can't really succeed anywhere else. The audience which was feeling somewhat down with earlier talk of the slow economy, got galvanized and started making active plans for the next thing they were going to do for their businesses. OnContinue reading “Happy 4th of July and a globalized America”
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”
US Jobs McKinsey : more management work from “soup to nuts” ?
More management work from soup to nuts even- if you know only soup making best- seems to be the signal from the US job market. For example, companies are not willing to pay separately for project management when they outsource IT and similarly in-house the workfrorce from R&D to Marketing and Sales,Supply Chain and EngineeringContinue reading “US Jobs McKinsey : more management work from “soup to nuts” ?”
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”
Privacy: from Pentagon Papers to Wikileaks and transparent Airbus in 2050
From yesterday the Pentagon Papers relating to the Vietnam war can be downloaded. At the time in 1971 the whole "leak"thing was an international scandal that lasted for years. Flash foward to Wikileaks 40 years later and the world media has lost interest and there is public protest in support of the alleged culprit PrivateContinue reading “Privacy: from Pentagon Papers to Wikileaks and transparent Airbus in 2050”