Africa Present and Future
Welcome back from the break! I took some holidays but also I attended a couple of conferences. One of them (the meeting of the Academy of International Business sub-Saharan Africa Chapter) took place in August in Johannesburg (Jo'burg to friends). It was a fantastic opportunity to share ideas with scholars and business people based or…
Economics
For the first time in recent history, the state of China’s economy is the object of examination, not only by “China experts” – provided such an animal exists – but by everybody interested in current economic conditions anywhere in the world. For the first time we are seeing that what happens to the Chinese economy…
Leadership and People Management
A couple of years ago I wrote a post highlighting the important topic of trailing spouses and their need for more organizational support. According to the numbers of some industry surveys at that time, the adjustment problems and dissatisfaction of spouses/partners, as well as dual-career issues topped the list of expatriation challenges. Today, looking at…
Sustainability
Harvard's David Keith offers a realistic and affordable plan to cut the impact of global warming in half by putting aerosol sulfates into the stratosphere