Editorial: Systems Thinking
To stay ahead of the curve, if not just afloat, businesses must understand how to create new value from multiple divisions and perspectives.
Editorials
Editor’s Note
The GBR bids a reluctant farewell to editor-in-chief Owen Hall, Jr., and announces its move to the Center for Applied Research, in which a brand new name and look will debut.
Editorial: Will commercial real estate will follow in the footsteps of the residential property market?
Residential property values have fallen as much as 40 percent and more in some markets. Will commercial property values follow suit?
Editorial: Is Robotics America’s Ticket to Continued Global Competitiveness?
An exploration of the potential of robotics for both increased productivity and ethical concerns, drawing on the history and looking toward the future of the industry.
Eight Key Attributes of Effective Leaders
Graziadio Dean Linda A. Livingstone compiles eight key attributes of effective leaders and words of advice from various speakers from the Dean’s Executive Leadership Series (DELS).
Editorial: E-Learning is Green Learning
An editorial on how universities can contribute to developing long-term, balanced solutions to globalization by incorporating e-learning.
Editorial: Writing a Business Plan to Attract Investors
What does it take to write a good business plan? What should entrepreneurs avoid? Should business plans be put on hold until the economy picks up?
Editorial: Taking Advantage of California’s Retirees to Help Close the Budget Gap
This editorial encourages California to utilize the talents of management retirees to help alleviate our ongoing financial woes.
Editorial: Crisis in America: A Nation at Risk
It appears that more than just the American economy is bordering on breakdown. It is far more significant that America its culture and spirit is in total crisis and bordering on collapse.
Editorial: The Top 10 Embracements for Difficult Economic Times
The times are changing, and they are changing more rapidly than anyone could have forecast. It will be necessary to possess character to cope.
Editorial: California Greening: Boom or Bust?
California businesses are scrambling to prepare for new regulatory requirements and increased consumer interest in “going green.”
The Top 10 U.S. Economic Issues to Monitor
Darrol J. Stanley, PhD, addresses what many believe to be “The Top 10 U.S. Economic Issues to Monitor.”
Editorial: No Child Left Behind-A Blueprint for Success
It is our duty to provide the next generation with the tools to be successful in this increasingly digital-based global economy.
Editorial
Training in general and e-learning in particular offer the opportunity to enhance both employee and customer satisfaction throughout the government workforce. Furthermore, an e-learning environment offers a vehicle to provide training consistency across the myriad of government agencies, which is especially important in the arena of emergency management. Somewhat surprisingly, in light of the “training … Continued
Editor’s Note
The GBR is read by thousands each month. To continue our upward trajectory in the academic business publication arena, we have some watershed changes to announce.