Applying the Pareto Principle
If you run a business, you must remember two things. 1. The Pareto principle: 80% of your profit comes from...
The Scope and Converging Influences of Global Supply Chain Risk Management
Depicted here is the zone of influence and convergence envisaged as the theoretical outcome of my PhD research: Global Supply...
Social Capital as Supply Chain Risk Mediator
Social capital theorists such as Baker (1990), Coleman (1990), and Burt (1992), and Putnam (2000) claim that social capital, like...
Organisational Structure as Risk-Mediator (2)
Metaphors of the Organisation Morgan (1986) defined eight (moderately famous) metaphors to describe different organisations: Of these, several were relevant...
Organisational Structure as Risk-Mediator (1)
Meta-Theoretical Considerations According to Morgan (1973), self-organisation is a key competence. Growth, size, and integration (whose chief activities are decentralisation...
Trust and Ties
Networks, resources, morality, and norms. These are four key concepts of social network theory. Following are rough-and-ready definitions.
Transfer Pricing: The Strategic Value of Transnational Location
Say you’re a multinational with operations spread around various countries. You need to know where you can perform your operations...
How to Smash an Interview
I was told to prepare a presentation to be delivered in my interview. This was the brief : “Define a...
Is There a Need For Expat Managers?
Some people can’t even eat the food, let alone get to grips with the lingo! Having lived as something of...
