Who Turned Out The Lights?
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Capitalism, Economy, Environment, Technology | 1 Comment »Apparently it was the Bureau of Land Management, which said recently that an extensive study was needed to determined the environmental effects of the construction of large solar plants in the Western U.S. Helping the environment getting in the way ...
Target Ups The Ante While Macy’s Blows
Monday, February 11th, 2008 Posted in Capitalism, Corporations | 1 Comment »While Macy's sucks wind, Target is raising the stakes in the retail game. The stores don't compete directly, and these days Macy's doesn't appear to compete at all, but the times they are a changin'. Within hours of each other, ...
Recent Readings: Food Money School Oil Bear
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 Posted in Agriculture, Capitalism, Education, Energy, Environment, Recent Readings | No Comments »This may be my only post this week. I'll be at an offsite for work for the next couple of days . . . eh, maybe I'll be able to get one in on Friday. You'll just have to wait ...
A New Capitalism? Not Just Yet
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007 Posted in Capitalism, Organizations, Philanthropy | No Comments »I've argued on these very pages (right here in fact!) that ventures born of social entrepreneurship need not be structured as not-for-profit, though I'm also not naive enough to think that for-profit social entrepreneurship will become mainstream any time soon. My ...
Creating Exceptional Value
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007 Posted in Capitalism, Corporations, Globalization, Responsibility, Society, Sustainability | No Comments »I'm currently enrolled in a class called Creating Exceptional Value: Performance Without Compromise. The class is co-taught by Professors Anjan Thakor and Chuck Knight. Knight is the former CEO of Emerson, a St. Louis-based company that experienced tremendous, sustained growth ...
