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Uber did Everything Right, but it’s not Chinese
Didi, the Chinese ride-sharing service, did more than run the American ride service, Uber, out of China. In my view, it destroyed the China El Dorado myth. The El Dorado (“the golden...
Measuring Your Workers Psychological Capital
You may know someone like this at work: optimistic and resilient, they appear to bounce through challenges drawing on an internal strength that helps them work through problems they...
Is Britain in Danger of being Left Out of Globalization?
There remains great uncertainty in the aftermath of the UK vote to leave the European Union. Few seem to have a plan for what Brexit will look like and...
More on the Trade in Services Agreement Thanks to WikiLeaks
A recent release of confidential documents from WikiLeaks has finally relieved the silence surrounding the negotiations of an important but fairly obscure multilateral trade agreement. Australia, the US and...
The Case for a National Minimum Wage in South Africa
A national minimum wage, set at an appropriate level, can achieve the central objectives of reducing working poverty and inequality in South Africa. It can also lead to increased economic...
Creating a Financially Sound Museum is an Art
Worth a thousand words? Or $37 million. Darren Ornitz/Reuters Americans clearly love their museums, particularly in the summer months. In fact, museum attendance is estimated at about 850 million visits a...
Workplace Feminism: Practice Makes Perfect
Is the need for feminism dead? Saatchi & Saatchi boss Kevin Roberts seems to think so, at least in the advertising industry. He’s been put on leave for saying...
Rio Olympics: That’s Going to Leave a Mark
On the eve of the Rio Olympic Games, host Brazil is struggling through one of the deepest crises in its history. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. In 2009, when...
China 1: Uber 0
Uber has announced its exit from the Chinese taxi market by merging with arch-rival Didi Chuxing in a US$35 billion deal. Uber is selling its operations to Didi, with...
Australia’s Beef Producers Facing a Debt-Deflation Spiral
What will happen now that the rains have come to many parched beef lands of Queensland? Current high cattle prices and renewed pastures suggest optimism, even good times. Perhaps...