Reflections through Cyberspace

Everyone knows about the great potential that the internet offers. We have all heard about successful online businesses and of individuals who have made a lot of money by doing business online through their website.
Having an online business provides endless opportunities, such as the ability to work from home and the possibility of offering products and [...]

So yesterday in the afternoon we got the results for the business game. Unfortunately we placed in the 6th place out of 7 teams
We started off the game in the first quarter on the wrong foot, but then we recovered in the 2nd and 3rd quarter, but unfortunately we didn’t make it in the [...]

As I mentioned yesterday, at the moment at university I am taking part in a business game. This morning we have to go for the results for the 3rd quarter of the year, and then we have around 2 hours to prepare our decisions for the 4th and final quarter of the year. After that [...]

At University at the moment we have been given the task to “play” a business game, which is a management simulation of a business. All the groups have been given the same company and we have to take decisions to make our company prosper and try to win the game within 3 days. It’s the first time [...]

I visit The Guardian website everyday, and unbelievably I find an interesting section each time! Today I discovered this section - Week in Pictures - in the business section. Have a look at the biggest business stories from last week here.

In today’s fast-paced world, managers need good information and they need it all the time. The management process of planning, organizing, leading and controlling is ultimately driven by information, not data alone.
Within the organisation, managers use intelligence information to deal effectively with competitors and key stakeholders such as the government, suppliers and stockholders. A [...]

According to an article I was reading this afternoon on The Business Week website, Wal-Mart has launched an initiative, in partnership with the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which is a non profit organisation whose aim is to create a relationship between shareholders and corporations regarding the implications for shareholder value and commercial operations presented by [...]

This afternoon I was reading articles on Skynews and The Guardian and came across some news about Facebook - how its value has gone up since it was first introduced on the web 3 years ago. There is also a speculation that Microsoft might be interested in buying a stake in this popular social networking [...]