Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Our lives and the organizations we belong to depend on two factors: the decisions we make and the external environment. The external environment is made up of all the circumstances that surround us, which we have no control over, or any way to influence. A person may be smart or foolish, tall or short, French,…
Africa Present and Future
"A lady is a woman who is treated like a lady." You remember probably this line from My Fair Lady. In a classic Harvard Business Review article, J. Sterling Livingston coined the expression "Pygmalion in management." The main point of the article was that "a manager's expectations are the key to a subordinate's performance and…
Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
A recent article in The Economist suggested that Pope Francis’ warnings should be paid attention ...
Africa Present and Future
Last week I interviewed the Country Manager for Kenya of a large agricultural trading group. The group originated in Africa, and it operates worldwide. What attracted my attention the most is its cooperative approach to dealing with its suppliers. In this group, they buy commodity products from small farmers, and accumulate their volumes to sell.…
