var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-857684-6”); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} As Jack Trout and Al Reis famously pointed out – when you think of Volvo you think safety. When you think of Chinese goods you are somewhat concernedContinue reading “Will the Volvo acquisition make Chinese Geely cars seem safer?”
Category Archives: Globalization
“If it stinks,put a lid on it ! ” and Toyota problems
The concept of “face saving” and “shame” is critical to the eastern cultures,and yet unfathomable to the Westerner. Even to those Westerners who are the most open to Eastern cultures.Geert Hofstede compares Japanese and US cultures and yet the concept of shame is beyond the Hofstede dimensions.
2010 trends for niche markets
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} 2009 was a really challenging year for businesses in the US and much of the world. However, we seem to have turned the corner at least on consumerContinue reading “2010 trends for niche markets”
Climate Change and US jobs- some CEO green options
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} The Climate change meeting of the United Nations at Copenhagen is considered really important by most of the world. Americans too have moved up in their climate concernsContinue reading “Climate Change and US jobs- some CEO green options”
Edward E. Whitacre Jr. : “Give people more responsibility and authority deeper in the organization…”
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} Edward E. Whitacre Jr. the new CEO and Chairman of GM says: "Give people more responsibility and authority deeper in the organization, and then hold them accountable." GeneralContinue reading “Edward E. Whitacre Jr. : “Give people more responsibility and authority deeper in the organization…””
Dubai World debt crisis : Dubai is “too big to fail”
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} 60 Billion $ does not sound like much given that we have had so many Trillion $ debt problems. But the Dubai World move to seek a sixContinue reading “Dubai World debt crisis : Dubai is “too big to fail””
Where are the jobs? Some tips and cheer for tough times
Some years ago, we had a recruitment consultant speaker at one of the associations I am involved with. A participant asked the question: What should someone who is 60+ and looking for work- do? The speaker was a seasoned older professional from New York and not used to mincing his words …. ” This did not happen to you suddenly” was his answer, which I thought was rather cruel at the time.But today when I think about it, we tend to neglect our own professional development , even when everything is going rather well.
Input-Process-Output and Executive Bonus— Should we be outraged?
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} The public is generally outraged at executives receiving bonus at the firms that had received bailout money. At first, this outrage seems "fair" but it is worthwhile toContinue reading “Input-Process-Output and Executive Bonus— Should we be outraged?”
Happy Diwali from Downing Street and the White House
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Buyer Supplier Relationships gets Nobel Prize in Oliver Williamson
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-857684-6"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}With 11 out of 13 Nobel Prizes coming to the US the Economics winners Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson got sparse press. This despite Elinor Ostrom being the firstContinue reading “Buyer Supplier Relationships gets Nobel Prize in Oliver Williamson”