I am co-chairing a AMA Global Marketing Special Interest Group Conference entitled “Global Marketing Managers: Addresses Challenges posed by the Changing Global Economy” to be held January 13-16, 2010 in Cancun, Mexico. We are calling for papers. Please find the … Read More
If you did not get a chance to read the previous entry about salt and its historical importance, read it here.I appreciate all the reader contributions. It is the readers who make this blog successful and the comments create a … Read More
In ancient Hebrew and Arabic, the words for war and peace derive from the words for salt and bread. It is well known salt was incredibly important in the pre-modern world. Roman soldiers jealously guarded the salt fields near Palestine … Read More
Charges of biopiracy — the illegal use of one nation’s natural resources for the economic gain of another are often extreme and are therefore relatively easy to reconcile. But what happens when pharmaceuticals are involved and people’s lives hang in … Read More
In many countries, bribery and corruption are part of the business lifestyle. “Greasing the wheels” is expected for government services. Decades ago, U.S. companies doing business in other countries played by those rules, paying bribes or doing favors for government … Read More
North Americans begin getting to know people by asking a lot of questions. In Latin America, it is safer to talk about local or regional topics. Personal questions are often interpreted as prying. What are your experiences in this regard. … Read More
Ironically, it was the leadership role of the U.S. after World War II that led to the shift in trade positions. American policymakers have long seen the U.S. as the leading country in world power and trade. This opinion brought … Read More
This little story from 2002 illustrates the harms of trade restrictions: For years, retailers from Wal-Mart and Target to tiny fancy-goods outlets have counted on low-cost imports from China to scare up sales at Halloween. A cheap polyester ghoul robe, … Read More
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