Featured Article

Trump’s Tariffs

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 12, 2025

Trump initiated tariffs with major U.S. trading partners on 1 February, then retracted them on 3 February. Executives across the North American continent expressed uncertainty regarding their preparedness for the possible supply chain and economic shocks. For executives at manufacturing and distribution companies with supply chains that stretch across borders, pricing decisions must be made at a highly accelerated pace to manage the economic shocks associated with new tariffs. Today, more than…

Read More

In This Issue

unsplash default post photo-350px

Inside Nanotechnology BIG Idea Breakfast with Vijaya Vasista of Nanosphere

By Tim J. Smith, PhD September 4, 2002

Nanotechnology has buzz in today’s business community, but will it be the next big thing? From science fiction and popular science periodicals,…

Read More
unsplash default post photo-350px

From High Level Values to Features and Benefits: Nadim Shehayed of IAR Systems

By Tim J. Smith, PhD August 28, 2002

IAR Systems, a Swedish company with operations in the US and around the globe, is providing products and services to make developing…

Read More
unsplash default post photo-350px

The New C-Level Executive

By Tim J. Smith, PhD August 28, 2002

Getting a handle on the customer moves to a new corporate hierarchy: The Chief Customer Officer, the outgrowth of “customer centric” initiatives.…

Read More
unsplash default post photo-350px

Improved Market Conditions or Double Dip Recession?

By Tim J. Smith, PhD August 24, 2002

Variances in fortune telling continue to be told. On one hand, Forester reports an 2.3% increase on IT spending during 2002 over…

Read More

WIGLAF, STRAIGHT
TO YOUR INBOX