http://news.fletcher.tufts.edu/reflections Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:51:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Innovative organizations are a result of employees that have the freedom to be creative and develop new ideas, products, services and ways of doing work. For my class on Technology Strategy and Innovation in Global Markets I had to choose the rules and principles I would like my organization to ... http://news.fletcher.tufts.edu/reflections/?p=605 These are cultural events that take place every couple of months and bring out the most interesting side of the Fletcher students. They usually happen on a Saturday night and convene students, relatives and friends in a happily decorated room at the Tufts University. After being welcomed by students dressed in ... http://news.fletcher.tufts.edu/reflections/?p=599 at Tufts University Why the Master of International Business?: Because it will equip you with the hard financial and strategic skills as well as network to get the work that you want. As you progress through your career as a global business leader, the global economic, statistical and legal frameworks that ... http://news.fletcher.tufts.edu/reflections/?p=597 Over the past 5 centuries, we have witnessed the evolution and growing importance of communication; triggered by Guttenberg’s printing press in 1455 and the famous Bible of 42 lines per column, improving the typography that European refiners had known since 1260. Books dating from the early decades of the 15th ... http://news.fletcher.tufts.edu/reflections/?p=594 There is a new class at Fletcher - Technology Strategy and Innovation in Global Markets, taught by prof. Partha Ghosh. To innovate and move along the axis of consciousness and courage, one must just have one idea, but it must reflect one’s passion and it must be a response to a latent ... http://news.fletcher.tufts.edu/reflections/?p=590 A debate on the carbon tax has made one of my favorite classes even more interesting. Petroleum in the Global Economy taught by professor Bruce Everett spices up the life at Fletcher. Playing the role of an Analyst in the US Department of Treasury, below are my thoughts on the ... http://news.fletcher.tufts.edu/reflections/?p=587 Brazil changed its financial policy towards capital inflows in mid October by announcing a 2% tax on capital headed to fixed-income and stock investments. Foreign direct investments will remain untaxed. It is important to understand why Brazil adopted this policy. Lately, foreign investors have shifted money to high-yield emerging markets. Its ... http://news.fletcher.tufts.edu/reflections/?p=585 In search of a much needed break from thesis writing, my roommate Kate and I went to the Somerville Theater in Davis Square this evening to see the movie Where the Wild Things Are.  The movie met my expectations by being whimsical, heartwarming, and reminiscent of the best parts of ... http://news.fletcher.tufts.edu/reflections/?p=578 I recently posted a paper on the MobileActive blog that discusses the potential for using mobile phones to improve the effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation in development programs.  The beginning of the paper is posted below, and if you're interested you can read the rest at MobileActive. The potential for mobile ... http://news.fletcher.tufts.edu/reflections/?p=572 Iran’s tentative acceptance of an agreement to sell the majority of its nuclear fuel to Russia is a major step forward in reducing the threat that a nuclear Iran poses to the international community. The agreement, which is still awaiting approval by both the Obama administration and the Ahmadinejad government, ... http://news.fletcher.tufts.edu/reflections/?p=570