About The Happiness of Giving

I recently had the privilege of attending a fascinating lecture delivered by Wendy Liu, Assistant Professor of Marketing at UCLA Anderson School of Management, during her visit to Haifa University. She spoke at length about her research on how time … Continue reading

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mechanisms for change: can YOU be part of the solution?

Last week I blogged about some recent studies which indicate that ICT has an important role to play in combating climate change. One question that came up was, aside from good policies, how are the carbon emission savings outlined in … Continue reading

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What does climate change have to do with corporate governance?

It used to be that conversations about corporate governance and environmental management happened in separate circles. The governance folks focused their energy on lamenting egregious pay packages and accounting scandals, leaving the more touchy-feely environmental topics to others. But over … Continue reading

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The data behind ICT and climate change

On Nov 25th, my colleague Stephen Harper blogged about the role of Information Communications Technology (ICT) in combating climate change, and outlined some policies that Intel, through DESC, are pursuing to allow the solutions potential of ICT to be realized. … Continue reading

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What does one million hours mean?

The economic news is constant. The 24×7 news cycle bombards us all with information about the economy; $700 billion bailout, 1.2M U.S. jobs trimmed in 2008; Chinese Government pledges $586B stimulus; trillions lost in global financial markets and much more. … Continue reading

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