Category: Politics & Society

Want to Solve the Global Multinational Tax Problem?  Stop Taxing Corporations

Want to Solve the Global Multinational Tax Problem? Stop Taxing Corporations

Politics, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.  Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary. America’s corporate and political elites now form a regime of their own and they’re privatizing […]

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Are University Leaders Really Overpaid?

Are University Leaders Really Overpaid?

Across three continents we have seen questions being raised about the compensation paid to the heads of academic institutions.  This has mostly played out in the USA and the UK where the impact of the financial crisis and the downturn […]

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A Modest Proposal for Revolutionizing Management Education: The Australian Management University

A Modest Proposal for Revolutionizing Management Education: The Australian Management University

Recent Federal Government decisions to reduce university funding while pushing greater numbers of students through the tertiary sector are the latest challenges to the business models of our universities.  In recent years they have been asked to grow in size, […]

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Diary of A Chinese Peasant (1942)

Diary of A Chinese Peasant (1942)

A translated diary of an educated Chinese peasant from 1942.  One year of events is outlined before the diary come to an end.  The  names have been Anglicized for easier understanding.  The language has been cleaned up.  As the original […]

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Managing Global Stakeholders, Managing Stakeholders Globally

Managing Global Stakeholders, Managing Stakeholders Globally

The management of local and global stakeholders is one of the most critical aspects of the business imperative of multinational corporations.  This talk provides a outline and examples of this imperative within the context of modern stakeholder theory along with […]

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What’s Next for Greece and the Euro (Podcast Interview)

Here is a podcast interview with the radio station 2SER in Sydney.

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The Lunatic Environmental Fringes: Who are They?

It is a commonly expressed belief that pro-environmentalists are different from the majority of the population.  The stereotype has them as more left wing politically, more activists and generally more involved with society.  But how does this stack up to […]

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Universities as Explorers, Corporations as Exploiters

Universities as Explorers, Corporations as Exploiters

Stephen Machett of the Australian made a fairly cogent commentary on the recent “Smart Manufacturing” report that was released in the last week by the Australian government.  The logic of this “independent” report was that Australia was losing the productivity […]

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How to Move Sustainability up the List of Individual Concerns

How to Move Sustainability up the List of Individual Concerns

New polls frequently announce that a significant proportion of the population is concerned about an issue or willing to sacrifice for a cause, from environmental sustainability to third world debt. However, standard polls don’t accurately measure people’s true beliefs.

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Why the Global Environmental Movement is Failing

The recent news out of the RIO+20 summit is dire.  No collective agreement, no institutional change, no investment.  The difference between RIO+20 versus Kyoto was that at least Kyoto created an agreement that no one really abided by (and probably […]

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