In a recent column in Marketing Management we explained the inevitability of the rest of the world catching up to us in business and technical expertise and why it is imperative that we increase the productivity of our innovation commercialization as a nation. We suggested nationwide innovation scholarships that create...

The Washington director of the Jewish Federations of North America, William Daroff is ranked as the world's most influential Twitter user on Jewish issues, by the 100-year-old Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), on a list that includes Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and noted journalists. Israel's Prime Minister was followed by...

“You can’t do anything about the cost or quality of health care if you don’t know what’s happening,” Harris Rosen told me. He was casually dressed, sitting in an office he shares with a large Labrador retriever and a fluffy white poodle. For 40 years Rosen has sat at the...

Victor Cruz of the New York Giants was named the most stylish athlete in sports by Sports Illustrated magazine in an inaugural Fashionable 50 list, a ranking of the world’s 50 most stylish athletes, selected with the help of magazine editors, stylists, executives, models, journalists and other fashion industry insiders....

When it comes to receiving financial contributions, some business schools are in a league of their own. At the end of fiscal year 2015, Harvard University's endowment was about $3.3 billion, according to a new report released by Poets&Quants. Harvard Business School (HBS) topped the list of richest business schools...

Nita Ambani, director on the board of Reliance Industries and founder-chairperson, Reliance Foundation has topped the Forbes list of the 50 most powerful businesswomen in Asia, 2016. Nita Ambani is joined by the State Bank of India Chairman and Managing Director Arundhati Bhattacharya comes in at second spot. China and...

Clean sheets on a hotel bed are a contract between guests and management. Even the slightest stain on the corner of a duvet sounds alarm bells in visitors’ minds and leaves them thinking, “Someone was here before me.” Yet it’s for this exact reason that so many top hotels choose white...

Disruption has become almost routine in today’s marketplace, and this almost constant state of transition is a challenge for many organizations. You must now be able to quickly respond to market demands in order to compete, which requires agility. However, trying to be agile in an established, non-agile organization is...

Energy and climate experts the world over agree: Africa has a unique opportunity to develop and capitalize on renewable energy sources. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency’s report, Africa 2030, energy needs in Africa will double by 2030. This is driven largely by economic development growth and changing lifestyles...