International Business
Business Best Practices Multinational corporations have experienced withering criticism for employing children in Asian factories. On the surface, this practice appears to be unethical. But is it? When we study supply chain management, I engage my students in a discussion of this topic….
Ethics
Business Best Practices Multinational corporations have experienced withering criticism for employing children in Asian factories. On the surface, this practice appears to be unethical. But is it? When we study supply chain management, I engage my students in a discussion of this topic….
Technology
Business Best Practices In his book The Innovator’s Dilemma, Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen popularized the term “disruptive innovation.” Products that fall into this category bring different value propositions to the market than what is currently provided by existing market participants….
Operations
Business Best Practices Multinational corporations have experienced withering criticism for employing children in Asian factories. On the surface, this practice appears to be unethical. But is it? When we study supply chain management, I engage my students in a discussion of this topic….
Supply Chain Management
Business Best Practices Multinational corporations have experienced withering criticism for employing children in Asian factories. On the surface, this practice appears to be unethical. But is it? When we study supply chain management, I engage my students in a discussion of this topic….
Work/Life Balance
Business Best Practices When Debbie and I realized that the temperature would exceed 70° F, we took the afternoon off this past Tuesday. It was a beautiful fall day. Living in the Chicagoland area, we were aware that this might…
Vocational education and training (VET)
Mr Milz overhauled this 100 years-old grandfather clock. Despite having an unacceptably high unemployment rate, the US manufacturing sector has over 600,000 unfilled jobs. This is due to the fact that our educational system isn’t producing graduates with the skills that…
Business Theory — Business Best Practices
The supply chain in China, including thousands of mainland factories, is reeling from a 13.6% increase in the minimum wage, as reported yesterday by CNBC. As a result, the lowest salary is being pushed up to 1,500 yuan or $240…
Apple
Business Best Practices In his book The Innovator’s Dilemma, Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen popularized the term “disruptive innovation.” Products that fall into this category bring different value propositions to the market than what is currently provided by existing market participants….
Productivity
Business Best Practices Stephen Covey (1932-2012), the business self-improvement master of our times, died last week. He authored The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People, a book that has sold over 6 million copies. In addition to having read several…