Monthly Archives: October 2014

The Nak’azdli Territory is an incredibly well preserved area with precious wildlife and biodiversity.

The article “There will be no pipeline” illustrates the importance of the Nak’azdli territory to their values and lifestyle and their attention to preserving this land for their future generations. Allowing Enbridge to build the Northern Gateway Pipeline across their land comes with many risks, such as oil spills, which could have detrimental effects on the nature and wildlife.

My first reaction after reading this article, was that the Nak’azdli First Nations should continue their opposition and fight for protecting and sustaining their territory, but I soon realized that they are dependent on fossil fuels and commercial interests for their community income and that this project could bring valuable benefits.

A successful business will try to predict the outcome, which in this case is the progression of the pipeline. It is important to try and maximize the opportunities and minimize the costs (using a SWOT analysis). The Nak’azdli should analyze their value propositions and evaluate the cost of their options.

This is similar to Taseko, who have trouble getting permits to build new mines due to potential harm to the environment that could be created. The CEO Russ Hallbauer, an alumni of the Sauder School of Business, is planning to build a mine in Tsilhqot’in Territory and is analyzing the situation for the point of view of the First Nations to weigh their costs and benefits. 

I support that First Nations have to make their decisions based on their opportunities that are created for them and their future generations.

Hewlett-Packard is planning to split into two companies and separate the computer and printing business from the hardware and services operations.

Even though many jobs are being cut, HP is adjusting to the changing market and is constantly reshaping its business model to alter and adapt strategies to the advantage of the company.

Revenues have been increasing, which shows that HP is maintaining a strong brand identity and is leading in innovation, but profit has been decreasing. HP recognized this problem and is analyzing and handling this situation. The article talks about competition in the technology industry and I think this is a very important issue because technology is developing at such a fast rate, it is very easy for companies to fall behind on the newest trends. One reason why they are splitting into two companies is because it will enable them to grow at a faster rate without having to adjust many different areas to the changes that are taking place. HP encompasses many different areas of technology and it makes it more difficult to manage all of these areas under on brand name and identity.

I think that if they company splits apart, each new company has a more narrow focus and can help the identity of the brand and makes it easier to connect to a specific audience.