Coke’s juicy M&A plans have already been raked over in the press. But next it is likely to be raked over by Chinese anti-monopoly officials (amongst others). As AP reports:
“Coca-Cola’s $2.5 billion offer…for China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd. already has stirred nationalist opposition. Comments posted on Chinese Web sites criticized the sale as the [...]

Jason Gehrke writes a weblog called Franchise tips and trends in http://www.smartcompany.com.au. His latest article, Churning: The dark side of franchising, is predictable.
I tried to submit a comment but was unable.
Here is what I would have submitted:
First the industry experts said “There is no churning.” Second, they say, “Well, yes, there is but…There’s just a [...]

There are Two Main Leadership Drives:1. Dominance: Desire to dominate (manage) other people.2. Eminence: Desire to achieve status through competition based on ability.These two drives can be combined in four ways. And each combination creates a different type of leader.
Type:
Dominance Drive——Status Drive
A: Dominant Boss——high——–high
B:Ambitious Professional——–low———high
C: Informal Influencer———–high——–low
D: Reluctant Leader————-low———low
TYPE A: DOMINANT BOSSES have the desire [...]

Google’s new App Engine will let application developers outsource hosting and data storage for their applications by using key elements of Google’s infrastructure.
As many people have noticed, the announcement just screams out for analysis in light of Nick Carr’s new book The Big Switch.
Carr outlines the history of electric power generation [...]