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Global Briefs Jan-Feb 2010
Hong Kong’s declining birth rate: What the media doesn’t see… A story in The Standard today on Hong Kong’s declining birth rate should be compulsory reading for all companies in the Territory. Here’s the killer stat: In the next five years, the number of students promoted to secondary school in Hong Kong will decrease by […]
Evolution of CSR Around The Globe: Any Lessons for Pakistan?
CSR has been around for some time although the social responsibility of business was not widely considered to be a significant problem from Adam Smith’s time to the Great Depression. But since the 1930s, and increasingly since the 1960s, social responsibility has become ‘an important issue not only for business but in the theory and […]
The Auto Industry: Challenges and Solutions
The recession has hit the automotive industry hard worldwide. In times of cut throat competition and advances in technology every single day, automotive manufacturers are valiantly struggling to either maintain or gain more market share, thereby increasing their profitability. There are various areas which require innovation. Supply chain collaboration has regained its importance and methods […]
Pricing: for Profit or for Fairness?
Ensuring availability, accessibility and affordability of food to the population remains one of the foremost roles of the state (government). This process entails a detailed public policy framework comprising of agricultural policies underscoring sustainability as well as enhancements in productivity, factor and product pricing and ensuring food availability through functioning markets. In developing countries with […]