The Soul of the Corporation: Managing Your Company's Identity
McDonald's operates the biggest restaurant chain in France. The company's franchisees are French, as are their employees, and they also source their supplies from France. And yet, most people in that country regard McDonald's as an American firm that is undermining the French way of life. That is a good example of how the question of corporate identity has become complex and confused today because of globalization, according to Hamid Bouchikhi, professor of management and entrepreneurship at ESS
Applying Extreme Lessons
As volatile change in business becomes the new norm, some companies must develop plans and the leadership necessary to meet a constant stream of unique challenges. Others have long taken the attitude that any customer dissatisfaction is an unacceptable failure. In this episode, we explore what can be learned from companies that value high reliability in conversations with leaders such as Brad Tilden, president of Alaska Airlines; John Belarde, President of Belarde Company, an architectural concr
Sudan's Lost Boys cast votes in U.S.
A group of Sudanese "Lost Boys", displaced by civil war and living in the U.S., travel from Philadelphia to Alexandria, Virginia to cast their votes on whether Sudan should secede from the north.
Klartext 2010-09-30
På torsdagen berättade att kvinnor som har en besvärlig graviditet har rätt att stanna hemma från jobbet och istället få pengar från Försäkringskassan. Vi berättade också att miljövännen Nnimmo Bassey från Nigeria ska få Right Livelihood-priset. Han får det priset eftersom han försöker att hjälpa dem som har drabbats av olja som släpps ut i naturen i hans hemland Nigeria i Afrika.
Beating the Summer Nasties
Beating the Summer Nasties
Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Why Chemomechanical Design of Materials is Critical to Sustainable
Our conversations on sustainable transportation typically begin with a review of vehicle efficiencies, and end with the characteristics of fuel, energy sources, and life cycle. In a remarkably novel approach to sustainable transportation, Krystyn Van Vliet discusses how other things matter too- namely the materials
Pesticides et Santé
Journée Santé Environnement
Quelques risques environnementaux reconnus
ISPED, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2
La question des pesticides comme risque environnemental est au cœur des débats de société et un sujet de choix pour l’imaginaire des medias. Les sources d’expositions sont diverses à la fois pour la population gé
Le climat - Sabine Rabourdin (video)
Une conférence de l'UTLS au Lycée
Le climat par Sabine Rabourdin (Ingénieure, climatologue)
Lycée Dumont d'Urville (83 Toulon)
ThinkQuest Projects : Project Roemenië In Roemenië gebruiken meer dan vierduizend scholen ThinkQuest Projects. Hiermee staan ze in het gebruik van deze gratis leeromgeving wereldwijd mijlenver aan kop. In de westerse wereld worden scholen vaak overladen …
Not On The Test: A Satire about Testing
Feelings about standardized testing based on the same titled song by John Forster. This is a satire about the emphasis on testing, No Child Left Behind, and much more. Worth a few minutes for the stressed teacher.
Spartan Sagas: Tara Harrison
Tara Harrison, who earned a bachelor's degree in 1993 and a DVM in 2000, says that Michigan State gave her the flexibility to travel abroad for her studies and the strong foundation of knowledge she needs to succeed every day in her work.
"[A Spartan is] someone who is very willing to help each other, be there for the community, and excel in one's chosen career."
Spartans--alumni, students, faculty, and staff. Have your own Spartan Saga to share? Go to http://spartansagas.msu.edu/share/ and s
Video: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks at Vanderbilt Law School
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer came to Vanderbilt Law School on Nov. 16 to help demystify the workings of the Supreme Court and talk about themes in his newly released book, Making Our Democracy Work, A Judge’s View. Breyer has been a Supreme Court associate justice since 1994. He was nominated by President Bill Clinton.keep reading »
Rio Tinto deal for Riversdale agreed
International miner Rio Tinto has reached an agreement with Riversdale to buy the coking coal miner.
The Egalitarian Program Are Diamonds Forever?
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This professionally made video clip is from the Discovery Channel features diamonds - dealing with basic info on what they are, how they are formed and processed. Run time 03:39.
