Connecting through Education
December 15, 2006
In an interesting op-ed piece in the New York Times, the former dean of Yale's School of Mangagement, Jeffrey E. [READ MORE]
Prevention Better Than Mitigation
December 14, 2006
One corporate accounting scandal that failed to catch wide public attention occurred at Rent-Way before the more infamous scandals at Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and other companies were uncovered. [READ MORE]
Development-in-a-Box & Iraq
December 13, 2006
During an interview on NBC nightly news following an earlier meeting with the President, retired Army General Barry McCaffrey indicated that he told the President that more money for and focus on reconstruction was needed. [READ MORE]
Rules and International Trade
December 12, 2006
This week high-level delegations from the United States and China will meet to discuss strategic trade relationships. [READ MORE]
Small Companies to Get SOX Relief
December 11, 2006
According to an article in the New York Times, small public corporations that are subject to regulation under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will get an early Christmas gift starting this Wednesday -- relaxation of some of the more stringent SOX requirements [" [READ MORE]
Japan Expands the Global Commute
December 08, 2006
Japan has been a xenophobic country for millennia. [READ MORE]
Connecting the Poor
December 07, 2006
A year or so ago a group from Cambridge, MA, announced that they were going to develop a $100 computer that could be provided to children in developing countries. [READ MORE]