People that owe a lot of money on credit card balances would just love to have a lower-interest loan that would help them get that monkey off their backs. WIth some people getting hit by… Read more »
Archives for September 2007
Do you think banks process transactions first-come-first served? Think again. Opportunity!
In yesterday’s USA Today a columnist noted that banks have taken to the practice of clearing transactions from the highest to the lowest dollar amount, rather than in the order they arrive for processing (USA… Read more »
My co-author, Ian C. MacMillan, cited for his social enterprise efforts
September 26, 2007The Philadelphia Daily News printed a great story about my colleague, Ian C. MacMillan who is doing very creative work using entrepreneurship to address social problems in Africa. To see the whole article,… Read more »
My co-author, Ian C. MacMillan, cited for his social enterprise efforts
September 26, 2007The Philadelphia Daily News printed a great story about my colleague, Ian C. MacMillan who is doing very creative work using entrepreneurship to address social problems in Africa. To see the whole article,… Read more »
If you want to be more productive, stop multi-tasking
I hear it (and see it) all the time – executives who are supposed to be studying, discussing or working together tuning in and out as they engage in the so-called blackberry prayer, or trying… Read more »
Market Busting Case Studies and Applications
3MTechnologies.pdf Apollo_Group_Report.pdf ARM_Holdings.pdf BHP_Billiton.pdf Cadence_Design_Systems.pdf DrReddys.pdf GAF.pdf Google.pdf Haier_Report.pdf Infosys_Technologies.pdf Netflix_Report.pdf Puma.pdf Ranbaxy.pdf Ryanair_Report.pdf Save-A-Lot.pdf Tata_Motors.pdf Wahaha.pdf Whole_Foods.pdf Willie_Nelson_Biodiesel.pdf WL_Gore.pdf
How much does the prestige of a university matter to business?
I was recently asked to consider whether the prestige of a university matters at all in the business world. I’d say it does. One place you see it make a huge difference is when companies… Read more »
Will a weaker dollar change outsourcing habits?
I was recently asked to consider how a weaker dollar might influence outsourcing / nearshoring decisions. Well, obviously, exchange rate fluctuations change the ousourcing/near-sourcing equation considerably. The work that will be most immediately affected by… Read more »
Rita McGrath Quoted in Dallas Morning News
Rita McGrath has been quoted in the Dallas Morning News in an article entitled Hymn to Variety. “My advice is to have some options out there,” said Rita McGrath, management professor at the Columbia Business… Read more »
Rita McGrath Quoted in Oregon Business article
Rita McGrath is quoted in an article entitled College, Inc., in the September issue of Oregon Business.com: Today, secrecy is still a threat, argues Rita Gunther McGrath, co-author of The Entrepreneurial Mindset and an associate… Read more »