Guest op/ed: Heavy burden of regulation is weighing economy down
Destructive government fiscal and monetary policies are clearly hurting the economy, but overregulation is an unnecessarily self-inflicted wound that can quickly be cured.
Guest op-eds: Tech execs remember Steve Jobs
Editor’s Note: The Business Times asked technology executives in the region to share their thoughts on the death of Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder who died Oct. 5 at age 56. To contribute, email newsroom@pacbiztimes.com. We’ll post more remembrances as they become available. Click here to read a column by Technology Editor Stephen Nellis on Read More →
Guest op/ed: Cal Poly’s international business program closed, to detriment of students
A separate international business program sends the message to students and employers that we value a global perspective in our curriculum.
Guest op/ed: Understanding crime insurance for ‘rogue employee’ losses
Financial services companies have never been more vulnerable to catastrophic losses caused by dishonest employees and employees duped by dishonest third parties.
Guest op/ed: Lessons learned from corporate and government scandals galore
Have we lost our moral compass?
Guest op/ed: Navigate these hurdles to ride the M&A wave
By John F. Stuart, Kenneth E. Moore and Ryan J. Barncastle on September 16, 2011 The marketplace is rich with discussion concerning the future of mergers and acquisitions. With so much talk about the coming wave of acquisitions, what is preventing more deals from being announced? The answer to that question requires us to revisit Read More →
Guest op/ed: Lack of consistency, standards holding Chinese progress down
What really struck me on my most recent business trip to China is the lack of consistency and adherence to standards.
