Yearly Archives: 2015

October is the month in which organizations large and small begin their strategic planning activities for the next year.  For companies expanding overseas or looking to increase their financial performance in specific industries “Gross Domestic Product” or GDP, is a frequently used metric measure.  GDP is broadly defined as the total value of production within a […]

A challenging activity at year end is strategic planning for the upcoming period.  Gathering and correctly interpreting information from multiple research-based sources increases planning accuracy.  Companies with current or future global markets for products and services will find the October 3, 2015 Economist Magazine special report on the United States in the world economy to be […]

From the perspective of twenty-five years in foreign direct investment in developing countries, the rush to “develop” business operations in Cuba resembles a stampede of cattle.  But, as every cattle baron knows, the profitable way to drive cattle to market is slowly-so they don’t lose weight.  The stampede […]

Birchtree Global has acquired a new learning management system (LMS) to facilitate information sharing between clients and our in-network business partners.   The objective of the program is to share the peer-reviewed research, webinars, podcasts, white papers, and pamphlets produced by our leading professional service firm partners.  This material incorporates both rigorous academic standards as well as […]

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Have you seen the effect of negative organizational politics in your business?  Most of us see politics as part of the business environment.  What most people don’t realize is the structure of the organization has much to do with the nature of politics, positive or negative.  As a result, you can evaluate the structure of an […]