Mngt 443: Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness

Another interesting example of core competence and organizations seeking to add value in an evolving environment is Schlumberger, which provides oil-field services; it is profiled in the cover story of the 1/14/08 issue of Business Week (available via the Rice Library online databases).

Religion and Society

See this New York Times editorial re: Mitt Romney's speech concerning his faith (free registration required). See also Charles Krauthammer's op-ed piece in the Washington Post about religion and politics.

Hons 101: The Environment

Legislation will be proposed in Congress to increase vehicle fuel efficiency standards for the first time in 32 years.

Mngt 408: Collective Bargaining and Industrial Relations

Here's an NPR story on globalization's impact on the sock industry.

Hons 101: The Environment

The United Nations Panel on Climate Change has issued its final report, which is more forceful in describing the increasing risks of climate change than its previous assessments (New York Times, free registration required). Here's the New York Times' 'Dot Earth' blog on the report. Here's the Times' Science Topics feature on Global Warming. Here's coverage from the PBS NewsHour.

Mngt 408: Collective Bargaining and Industrial Relations

The Writers' Guild has struck the television and motion picture studios for the first time since 1988, a strike which lasted five months. Businesses that depend on Hollywood are worried about the economic impact of this strike. Meanwhile, Chrysler has announced that it will layoff another 12,000 workers, causing some UAW members to feel betrayed.

Campus Life

Congratulations to USI's winning team in the Indiana CPA Society Case Competition! USI has now won this competition four straight years, underscoring the fact that USI's top students are as good (or better) than any in the state.