If you went (February 2011) to a mall with the Borders Bookstore and wanted to relax- the Borders Bookstore with Seattle coffee was the place to go. The problem was that you would check prices at Amazon on your Blackberry/iPhone and would often postpone your purchase. Being inside the mall meant good traffic for Borders Continue reading “How the Internet affects business : Borders files for bankruptcy”
Category Archives: Leadership and Management
Innovation today is about making and selling world-wide- but look at the market first
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Pfeffer on power in organizations- the”just world” hypothesis in B2B and Supply Chains
Jeffrey Pfeffer has a new book (2010) out on Power and you tend to listen to Pfeffer given his huge eminence in the field of power in organizations. This blog’s interest in Pfeffer really goes back to how power works in B2B,Distribution Channels and Supply Chain relationships.In this latest book, the most fascinating point to me was the “just world” hypothesis. We tend to believe that if you do your job well, are fair in your dealings – the system will take care of you- and you’ll be all right i.e. you’ll get promoted, keep getting business or supplies etc. etc.
WikiLeaks on Cyber Monday – adding value when all information is available
The latest round of WikiLeaks on Cyber Monday (November 2010) is ironic. Cyber Monday got its name from early days of the Internet when folks would go to work on the weekend after Thanksgiving and use the high speed office broadband for Internet shopping for Christmas and the holidays.Now the Cyber Monday deals start onContinue reading “WikiLeaks on Cyber Monday – adding value when all information is available”
Americans put security first: ignore “opt-out” protest to celebrate Thanksgiving
From the water cooler to late night comedy there was great hoopla around the privacy invading enhanced pat-downs at US airports. A civil disobedience movement “opt-out day” was launched which would involve mass “opt-out” from the invasive security checks today the day before Thanksgiving, the busiest travel day in the US. Initial reports suggest thatContinue reading “Americans put security first: ignore “opt-out” protest to celebrate Thanksgiving”
Rolls Royce engine troubles: why aviation industry closes ranks on safety but pharma can’t
You might have heard (November 10, 2010) about the Qantas plane to Sydney whose engine parts blew out part of the fuselage and the plane luckily made it back to Singapore. Since then several airlines with the Rolls Royce engines have been grounded for checks and verification.
[Note: This post from November 10, 2010 was updated for formatting issues on May 31, 2021]
Global organizations think local in India – GE,UTC ,Pepsi – the US small business “global” ecosystem?
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India lights up on Diwali to welcome President Obama
Tomorrow is Diwali in the US when President Obama sets out with Michelle Obama and 200 US CEO’s to India as India literally lights up for Diwali ! Ahead of the visit President Obama has sent greetings to India and the visit dates alone are right out of the culture “textbook.” The Obama team willContinue reading “India lights up on Diwali to welcome President Obama”
US elections are over- both parties need to work for business growth and jobs
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Where is the market ? Try India for infrastructure and consumer market
var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-857684-6’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Soon after the elections President Obama will be on the biggest ever India visit by aContinue reading “Where is the market ? Try India for infrastructure and consumer market”