When the government does not have the will, money or knowledge to fulfill its public duties, private sector must step in. This is what happened 118 years ago in Guayaquil, Ecuador, when a group of businessmen decided ...READ»
When I was a boy in central Ohio and the Internet was barely an idea, I discovered a secret. If a question was stumping me -- say, "Who led the American league in RBI's in 1957?" or "What's the leading export of Ecuador?" -- I could ...READ»
Political conventions are largely mass entertainment for the party faithful, punctuated by self-serving interpretations of both current events and history. Like summer big-budget movies, this year’s Democratic and Republican ...READ»
Turns out firewood isn't just bad for the environment. There's a straightforward, yet relatively unexplored link between collecting firewood and violence against women. In refugee camps in regions from Sudan and Sri Lanka to Ethiopia ...READ»
Who's that man walking through the street markets of Ecuador, trying to make $50 loans? It's Michael Chu, a former executive of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co., the world's most powerful leveraged buyout operator.READ»
After he graduated, development major Mark Rembert applied
for the Peace Corps, thinking he could help developing countries
strengthen their communities. But when his hometown's largest
employer shut its doors, Rembert found that rural Ohio needed him
most.READ»
In Part Three of our continuing series on global CSR, we discuss the importance of building relationships in the region you are attempting to work in.READ»
When I became involved in the American Biofuels Council three years ago, the push for biofuels was at its highest point in the technology hype cycle. Now, in Arizona, under the aegis of the Desert Biofuels Initiative, a non-profit ...READ»
If you want your career to move forward, be prepared to move outside the United States. Here are seven real-world strategies for working smart around the world.READ»
The California State Lands Commission recently voted to reject new offshore oil drilling even though the proposal had wide support, both from the “drill, baby, drill” crowd and enviros. There’s a sentence full of enigmas - - the ...READ»
Over 900,000 entries for the Annual Diversity Immigrant Visa Program have already been submitted for 2011. This was just during the initial week – a 63% increase over last year.
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In the past year, African nations, such as Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda, have been investing billions of public and private dollars in green technologies, like renewable energy and organic agriculture. Economist Steven Stone of ...READ»
Whether striking a new business partnership or building a coalition government, you can benefit from these tricks of the trade. Two veteran negotiators share their strategies for forging and maintaining successful long-term relationships.READ»
One hundred and five million barrels. That’s how much crude the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that we will consume per day by the year 2030. Pretty staggering considering the fact that delegates from nearly 200 ...READ»
I
could not sleep the night before my birthday. My mind was buzzing, not
with dreams of birthday cake but with thoughts of what I had experienced earlier in the day. I was flying home overnight from Ecuador where I had just ...READ»
After years of stumbles, it looks as if Internet telephony will finally make it into the mainstream. What kept things on hold? And what lessons can be learned about championing a technology to transform a major business market?READ»
