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Entries from August 2006

cultural diversity as a strategy

August 12th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Deborah Jaremko writes for the Oilsands Review the article “Multicultural Fort McMurray”, describing the activity that the Multicultural Association organizes in order to bridge the many cultures that converge in that region of Alberta, Canada as a result of economic opportunities.
Chinese New Year, Polynesian dancing shows, salsa lessons, stores specializing in food from [...]

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our first two months

August 9th, 2006 · No Comments

It’s been a little bit over two months since I started this blog. I thought it would be interesting to most readers to realize how relevant this space has become to many people:

First post: May 21st, 2006: the beginning.
An average of 4 posts per week
Over 2,000 page views
Our content has already caught the attention [...]

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the outsourcing culture

August 2nd, 2006 · 1 Comment

Via the Outsourcing Blog I’m learning about the total volume of outsourcing deals currently in place, adding to $118bn per year. Any fears about jobs being shifted to cheaper countries like India and China are well founded. But building on the arguments of my previous post, I would like to make an observation [...]

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