A week of developments in international trade
By Gerhard Apfelthaler To much surprise and public drum rolls, the majority leader of the House of Representatives announced on Dec. 10 that Congress will most likely ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in early 2020. This trade agreement among the United States, Mexico and Canada, which will replace the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, Read More →
Neder: Watch out for changes in the H-1B lottery
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Manchak: SLO, state economies face same hurdles
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Sengupta: Measure your company’s impact score
By Sumantra Sengupta A few years back, I was fortunate to attend a multiday World Economic Forum meeting in Tianjin, China, where a majority of the discussions centered on the topic of business impact and societal change. It was not a rehash of the standard discussions around sustainability, nor was it a corporate earnings/greed-bashing session. Read More →
Golik: Support the small businesses of the Central Coast
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Richards: Cultural intelligence helps in negotiations
By Judith Richards I have taught a “Negotiation and Conflict Management” class created for the California Lutheran University MBA program for the last 11 years. For the last few years, a version of this course customized for the Executive MBA program has been taught locally and in Austria. The curriculum includes cross-cultural role-playing with domestic Read More →
Bechtel: Ventura County residents stand together
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