Archive for the ‘Human Resources’ Category

Looks can kill

I’m probably reading too much into this comment by Carlos Ghosn (from an interview that you can I read here):
“I prefer a not-so-attractive car that sells well than an attractive car that sells less. People who are buying Logan are looking for a family car with lots of space and not necessarily for racing. However [...]

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The True Cost of Outsourcing

In a book (read it here) that’s starts with a lack of humility that we’d expect from anyone in finance these days, Andrew Lees argues that the productivity gains that the Western-World has seen are built principally around the exploitation of energy. And explaining how the availability of lower-cost skills in other countries [...]

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More Platitudes?

Sam Pitroda’s track record – with the C-DOT – is pretty good, and his letter to the Prime Minister (you can find it here) starts off on with an unarguable fact:
Engineering education is among the key enablers of growth for transforming India’s economy. The quality of teaching and research in this sphere will play a [...]

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Learnin La Vida Luca

I don’t quite recall how I found this link, but it’s almost enough to turn me into a believer in the theory of synchronicity. Almost, but not quite.
Be that as it may, Mary Eisenhart’s article – read it here – was written exactly 2 years before I happened on it, which has to be an [...]

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