Monthly Archives: November 2011

The Keystone Pipeline System transports Canadian crude oil for processing in the States. In 2010, these pipelines were created to link Canadian oil exports to Mid U.S. This system was planned to further expand to the Nebraska Sandhills, but has … Continue reading →

Ron Johnson, ex-Vice President of Retail Operations at Apple, recently posted a blog on Harvard Business Review. The blog talks about the importance of customer service and customer experience. Johnson recently became CEO of J.C. Penney, and is hoping to … Continue reading →

In Beini Chen’s blog post, A Leading Social Enterprise: Right to Play, Beini discusses social entrepreneurship and talks about the elements that characterize a philanthropic organization. Right to Play is an organization that uses sports to promote child development in … Continue reading →

Theodore Lau wrote about Home plus – a South Korean hypermarket that has a rather unique business model. Some of its sales come from neither retail stores nor online shopping; rather they come from somewhere in between.  The company has … Continue reading →

Nissan Motor Company Ltd, launched in 1933, faced near-bankruptcy in 1999. Carlos Ghosn joined Nissan as chief operating officer and stated that he would remedy this problem and make the company profitable within a year. At the end of this … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, a young girl was run over by two trucks in China. Over a dozen people passed by the dying toddler, few barely giving a glance. Eventually, a person walked by and looked for the girl’s parents. … Continue reading →