Just another Comm 101 blog
If you were to observe the current state of affairs in the world of trading goods and services on the local level – going downtown to get a new outfit or a new record or maybe even something fancy like a new car – and then imagine what that would be like without our massive […]
What was that? Feminism in business? Powerful women in executive positions? Now that it is mandatory for me to express my opinions to the world (thanks Comm 101), I might as well go all out and provide the millionth feministic perspective on business, while reflecting on another blog named Women on Business (this is going […]
Yes, it is true. The almightly almost holy entity named Starbucks once upon a time launched their heavenly coffee shops in Israel only to shut down again a little while later. Why did this fairytale not work out you ask? Because Starbucks was lacking a grounded idea of their own situation. An article in Haaretz […]
Following the Comm 101 lecture featuring Janice Cheam, Energy Aware‘s founder and CEO, a bit of a discussion ensued among my friends – is society wrong in consistently viewing the average business as inconsiderate of the surroundings? Yes of course, the stereotype is generally wrong – as most stereotypes tend to be – and as […]
As a tourist-going-on-Vancouverite I have seen many small independent shops and services around Vancouver (that is, whenever I find the magic, mysterious and rare time to get off campus). I can’t help but wonder to myself if these shops will ever stick around when they’re surrounded by large retail chains? After reading Julia Amelio’s blog […]