Globalization and its Discontents By: Joseph Stiglitz Publisher: Penguin Books Price: $27.95 “If it weren’t for the guests I’d love the hotel business,” or words to that effect were delivered
The currently over-heated debate about corporate governance needs to get back to basic principles and to its roots. And these principles are fundamentally to do with stewardship of shareholders’ property.
New Zealand’s economy, like that of other developed countries, risks being swamped by a wave of demographic change that is both profound and unstoppable – an ageing population and a shrinking birth-rate. What are the workforce implications – and are we prepared?
Perhaps it was consequence of the campaign for electricity savings and householders’ positive response. Kiwis who can be persuaded to save power to avoid winter blackouts presumably can be persuaded
A measurement system that counts environmental disaster as economic “progress” merely because it involves money being spent is helping to undermine society’s real wealth.
Workplace stress – haven’t we all experienced it at times? Get-ting up on cold, dark winter’s morning to fight your way through the daily gridlock, sidling past other bleary-eyed commuters
NZIM’s CEO David Chapman recently joined 7000 other delegates at the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) International Conference in San Diego. He reports from the frontline.
According to New Zealand search engine marketing specialist First Rate, 46 percent of people discover new websites via search engines. That may not seem that impressive at first glance but
Three economic reports released recently glaringly highlighted the diverging differences in economic attitude, position and performance between Australia and New Zealand. The IMD World Competitiveness Survey – in which the
National goes to its conference this month troubled party but with flickering glimmers of hope. Will it be serious contender in the battle for power in 2005, as it was
Tosh, by gosh, has got it all figured out. What many believe to be the replacement for the lithium-ion battery was recently unveiled by Toshiba at the CeBit Expo in
