Over my many years as a business practitioner and amateur researcher/reader, I have been trying to "figure out" business, in all of its fascinating complexity. By being able to break it down into it's component pieces I hope to be able to better ... [Continue Reading]
A competent engineer with a passion for business
What I learned from my undergraduate engineering schooling was that with reasonable tools and assumptions about operating conditions, you could break things down into their component parts, illustrate your solution, state your assumptions, and show ... [Continue Reading]
Businesses behaving badly
We are suffering some significant shocks to our economy, from oil prices and environmental anxiety, to a variety of contaminated consumer products, and now a major financial crisis. Corporate greed, stupidity, regulations, and corruption are blamed ... [Continue Reading]
