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Recruitment in the Consumer Goods Industry
Unilever recently appointed a new Chief Operating Officer, who will be responsible to spearhead the shift of the company’s focus towards emerging markets (see also Unilever looks east). Unilever is the second largest producer of consumer goods after Procter & Gamble (P&G). After a mediocre performance and a lack of innovation in the 90s, the company was turned around successfully; since 2005, it’s share price …
Lawsuits in the Mobile Business
I recently stumbled upon this great infographic about recent lawsuits in the mobile business (see also Design Language News). Big recipients of lawsuits are relatively new players in the industry, such as Apple and Sharp. Especially Kodak and Nokia took their rivals to court many times. Kodak recently filed two lawsuits against Apple and RIM, respectively, demanding royalties for its image previewing software. The …
Thailand’s Election
On July 3, 2011, Thais went to the ballot and elected their new government. The Phua Thai party won by a landslide and received 262 out of the 500 seats (see also Beginner’s Yingluck). The new prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is the first female political leader of Thailand and replaces Abhisit Vejjajiva, the leader of the Democratic Party (DP), which gained only 160 seats. This outcome …
Foreign Investment in South East Asia
The Economist recently published multiple articles about growing power struggles in South East Asia (Chinese takeaway kitchen, Courting the Khmer, Not littorally Shangri-La, Busted flush). Basically, China is investing heavily in Asia’s emerging countries, especially in Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos. Recently approved oil and gas projects in Myanmar, a country that the EU does not trade with due to its repressive military rule, amount to over $13 …
The Perfect Job, Part IV
Some people find talking very easy. In interviews you usually talk to one person only, although some companies also conduct panel interviews, like a big consumer goods company does. With competency-based questions your past behavior can be assessed; yet, this approach assumes that your past behavior is the best predictor of your future behavior. It also assumes that you are a bad liar and that …