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August 27, 2011

Divergence In The Arab World

August 27, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 27AUG2011 from http://www.eurasiareview.com/arab-awakening-divergence-in-the-arab-world-anal... In the wake of the ‘liberation of yet another Arab country’, Libya, the real meaning of the terms Arab world, democracy, Islam, and ownership...

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August 27, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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Globalization, Security
August 27, 2011

What Libya says about Britain’s changing view of its place in the world

August 27, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 27AUG2011 from http://www.economist.com/node/21526887?fsrc=scn/tw/te/ar/davidcameronswar Despite the pain of austerity, including big defence cuts, Mr Cameron’s Conservative-led coalition has put a lot of thought into how Britain can cou...

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August 27, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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Globalization, Security
August 26, 2011

Anti-Crime Cooperation Between U.S. and Mexico

August 26, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 26AUG2011 from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/26/world/americas/26drugs.html?_r=1&partne... The Drug Enforcement Administration provides logistical support on the American side of the border, officials said, arranging staging areas and s...

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August 26, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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Security
August 25, 2011

Bridging Gaps Between Information Islands

August 25, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 25AUG2011 from http://blog.interaction.org/node/201 If each NGO is an island in a world of data sharing, the need for bridges to connect these islands is growing stronger by the day. Though there are great benefits to data sharing among ...

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August 25, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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Analytics, Socio-Technical
August 25, 2011

Logistics as a People Business

August 25, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 25AUG2011 from http://www.ifw-net.com/freightpubs/ifw/article.htm?artid=20017898972&src=rss The challenge of meeting target delivery times, while precisely following varied global rules and regulations, requires creativity, true talent a...

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August 25, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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August 25, 2011

Acquiring New Customers in the Multi-Polar World

August 25, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 25AUG2011 from http://www.accenture.com/us-en/Pages/insight-customer-acquisition-retention-a... From a combination of primary and secondary research, including a survey of business leaders from 375 companies, representing nearly all indu...

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August 25, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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Favorites in Socio-Technical, Globalization, Socio-Technical
August 25, 2011

Manhattan Associates Investing in the Future

August 25, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 25AUG2011 from http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs082311-story08.html ...there's a bullish trend at Manhattan, as evidenced 100 job postings listed on its website. The dozen strictly IBM i-related jobs include seven positions for software an...

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August 25, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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August 25, 2011

A Role for Conflict in Collaboration

August 25, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 25AUG2011 from http://www.managementexchange.com/blog/true-collaboration-embraces-conflict This is the first in a series of posts from McKinsey about healthy collaboration and how managers make it work successfully. In coming months, McK...

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August 25, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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Socio-Technical
August 25, 2011

Financial Investment in Africa

August 25, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 25AUG2011 from http://www.pehub.com/116006/fusion-capital-begins-150m-africa-investment/ Fusion Capital, which is part of UK-based Fusion Investments, is putting $150 million to work in small and medium-sized businesses across Africa, Re...

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August 25, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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Globalization
August 25, 2011

The Changing Role of the Supply Chain in Global Business Strategy

August 25, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Reviewed 25AUG2011 from http://www.gartner.com/technology/research/supply-chain/?nicam=Twitter&ni... Building a Resilient Supply Chain: Leading companies need sustainable, resilient supply chains that can support and drive profitability and indust...

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August 25, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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3PL, Favorites in Global Business, Globalization, Security
August 23, 2011

Navigation Links Added

August 23, 2011/ Gary Riccio

These new links take you to pages with the posts on this site that have the highest enduring relevance and potential impact (currently around 20 per tag). See also the navigation links for the full set of tags at the bottom right of the page (scro...

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August 23, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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August 18, 2011

Insider's Look at the Lives of Somali Pirates

August 18, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 18AUG2011 from http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/world/july-dec11/pirates_08-17.html An interview with Journalist Jay Bahadur, whose new book, "The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World," offers a rare glimpse inside the inner worki...

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August 18, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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Security
August 18, 2011

"Voices 2.0" - Revolutionizing Participation

August 18, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 18AUG2011 from http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/voices-20-revolutionizing-participati... Traditional participation approaches referred to here as “Voices 1.0” are being directly influenced by the witnessed proliferation of ICTs re...

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August 18, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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Socio-Technical
August 18, 2011

Analyzing Satellite Imagery Using Crowdsourcing

August 18, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 18AUG2011 from http://irevolution.net/2011/08/17/crowdsourcing-satellite-imagery-somalia/ Each 50×50 image would get rated by at least 3 volunteers for data triangulation and quality assurance purposes. That is, if 3 volunteers each tag ...

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August 18, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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Analytics, Security
August 18, 2011

Weather Conditions on Google Maps

August 18, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 18AUG2011 from http://mashable.com/2011/08/18/google-maps-weather/ Google has updated Google Maps with a weather layer that provides users with current weather conditions and five day forecasts for locales all around the world. Maps user...

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August 18, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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4PL, Socio-Technical
August 18, 2011

Frugal Innovation in Emerging Markets

August 18, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 18AUG2011 from http://www.economist.com/node/15879359?story_id=15879359 There is more to this than simply cutting costs to the bone. Frugal products need to be tough and easy to use... Frugal often also means being sparing in the use of ...

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August 18, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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Curator's Favorites, Favorites in Global Business, Globalization, Socio-Technical
August 17, 2011

Trade Costs

August 17, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 17AUG2011 from http://www.oecd.org/document/9/0,3746,en_2649_37431_47442569_1_1_1_37431,00.html Maritime transport costsShips have moved goods across the world for thousands of years, and today shipping is still essential to internationa...

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August 17, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
Uncategorized
Globalization, Security
August 17, 2011

Acquiring New Customers in the Multi-Polar World

August 17, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 17AUG2011 from http://www.accenture.com/us-en/Pages/insight-customer-acquisition-retention-a... These new sources of consumer spending may help businesses counteract sagging demand in Western economies and build a base of new consumers f...

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August 17, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
Uncategorized
Globalization
August 17, 2011

The making of an emerging-market champion

August 17, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 17AUG2011 from https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Strategy/Globalization/The_making_of_an_eme... In this interview with McKinsey’s Alejandro Diaz, Servitje discusses the differences in business philosophy between his company and multinati...

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August 17, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
Uncategorized
Globalization
August 17, 2011

Product Documentation Is a Marketing Asset

August 17, 2011/ Gary Riccio

Extracted 17AUG2011 from http://mashable.com/2011/08/12/product-documentation-marketing/ Documentation is the language that accompanies a product, often outlining its development, design, technical language and marketing strategy in clear, definit...

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August 17, 2011/ Gary Riccio/ Comment
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Analytics, Curator's Favorites, Favorites in Socio-Technical, Socio-Technical
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