I was reading the latest BusinessWeek and saw this quote from Sam Palmisano, Chairman, President, and CEO of IBM:
“I enjoy spending time in many countries, especially in the developing world. There is tremendous optimism and excitement about their future. You can’t learn about these diverse cultures and immense opportunities by staying in your corporate headquarters.”
He [...]
I wanted to comment on a June 2008 article from The Economist from June 2008 since it directly relates to my previous post on being successful in emerging market countries.
A multinational company, Vodafone, builds their business and brand locally in Kenya through their local subsidiary Safaricom. Vodafone is completely behind the scenes. The visionary leader is [...]
First a caveat … emerging markets is a catch-all phrase to describe developing countries. It was coined by Antoine van Agtmael in the early 1980’s to replace the more negative term “third world country.” It is supposed to designate those countries in a transitional phase between developing and developed status.
But here’s the rub … China [...]
This post is the third part of a three-part series exploring the ongoing “battle” between Nicholas Negroponte’s OLPC laptop project and Intel’s Classmate PC. Part 1 focused on the role “ego” plays, creating unnecessary acrimony, and potentially thwarting progress on both sides. Part 2 focused on Negroponte’s decision to make his company a [...]
This post is the second part of a three-part series exploring the ongoing “battle” between Nicholas Negroponte’s OLPC laptop project and Intel’s Classmate PC. Part 1 focuses on the role “ego” plays, creating unnecessary acrimony, and potentially thwarting progress on both sides. Part 2 focuses on Negroponte’s decision to make his company a nonprofit. Part [...]
