Articles
November 13, 2009
Category: Country Information - Brazil
The Brazilian economy is doing well and showing signs of strong growth. Read about the factors in this article BRAZIL
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October 29, 2009
Category: Global Sourcing in Kenya
This article describes a pilot project in African refugee camps. Refugees at the Dadaab camps in Kenya have been able to dramatically increase their income by tapping into a global demand for unskilled digital labour.
The project uses CrowdFlower, a website that allows companies to quickly outsource routine tasks such as transcription and image-tagging to online workers. "We can generate an incredible amount of social impact through this technology," says Leila Chirayath Janah, founder of Samasource, the San Francisco-based charity behind the project.
Read more HERE
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October 2009
Category: Healthcare in Rural Africa
Struggles to deliver healthcare services in rural populations in remote locations have been well documented and the insurmountable lack of trained medical professionals is legendary. The following article appearing in IEEE summarizes the issues and discusses a new approach that has great promise of success:
CMSFiles/File/IEEE Friedman HC in Africa EDPS Fall2009.pdf
December 2008
Category: Green Corporations
Business Week Insider announced a new study of "The Greening of the Corporation" see the full study and results here:
http://www.ceres.org/Page.aspx?pid=1002
Category: Finance and Investment in Africa
"To Be a Successful Entrepreneur in Africa: Wake Up Everyday Ready for Change" from Knowledge@Wharton
Article discusses entrepreneurial efforts in 52 countries and cautions people in the US to not be swayed by US news reports of the worst things happening which overlook all the progress being made! Download article
October 2008
Category: Investing and Outsourcing in Poland
Click here to download a slide presentation on outsourcing in Poland. This comes from the Polish Consulate in New York.
September 2008
Category: Finance and Investment in Africa
Africa's 'Cocoon' Phase: Can Private Investors and Entrepreneurs Transform the Continent?
In the past, business in Africa behaved like a "caterpillar" -- uninteresting, slow moving and easy to step on, says Eric Kacou, managing director of OTF Group, a U.S.-based consulting firm focused on emerging economies. Today, the continent is poised for a metamorphosis that requires a "new mindset" relying less on natural resources and more on innovation and private sector growth. At the Wharton Global Alumni Forum in Cape Town, South Africa, Kacou was among the speakers on two panels exploring the potential for new business models and "smart" capital to change Africa's economy.
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Category: Corporate Social Responsibility
October 2008
MAC AIDS Fund's Nancy Mahon: Tying the Cause to the Brand
Published: October 15, 2008 in Knowledge@Wharton
Nancy Mahon doesn't consider herself a glamour girl, but she believes in the power of lipstick -- Viva Glam shades 5 and 6 in particular. Mahon is a senior vice president of MAC Cosmetics and executive director of the MAC AIDS fund, which last year donated $20 million to programs in 57 countries, including South Africa, the Caribbean and the United States. The non-profit program makes MAC the third-largest corporate donor to AIDS-related causes, and is funded entirely by sales of MAC's Viva Glam lip products. Unlike other business philanthropy models, 100% of the $14 suggested retail price tag for each lipstick goes to the AIDS fund -- even retailers are expected to forgo their margin, Mahon noted at a recent Wharton Leadership Lecture.
See entire article HERE
May 2008
CORPORATE REPUTATION
Companies spend huge amounts of money to be 'socially responsible.' Do consumers reward them for it? And how much?
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Category: “Green” issues
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Category: Microfinancing
Does Microfinance Need Regulators? (pdf) 
The project uses CrowdFlower, a website that allows companies to quickly outsource routine tasks such as transcription and image-tagging to online workers. "We can generate an incredible amount of social impact through this technology," says Leila Chirayath Janah, founder of Samasource, the San Francisco-based charity behind the project.
Read more HERE
Last updated on 11/13/2009