Understanding the BCG Matrix in Banking and Finance

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in the 1970’s developed the BCG Matrix, The goal of this Matrix in a banking and financial service perspective would be to help them analyse the services and products that they provide, where each are placed within the Matrix and evaluate whether their products compare against the growth rate. This … Read more

Why Investing in Road Expansion is Costing Taxpayers Billions

 For decades now, states have invested disproportionately in road expansion and left regular repair and preservation underfunded. As a result of these spending decisions, road conditions in many states, South Carolina in particular, are getting worse and may threaten taxpayers with billions of dollars in expenses. These expenses are skyrocketing but the issue isn’t … Read more

Peter Eisenman: The Deconstructionist Architect and Educator

 Introduction: Peter Eisenman was born in 1932, lived in New York, studied in Cornell masters at Columbia university Mr Eisenman is an internationally recognized architect and educator.  As the chief architect of Eisenman architecture firm, he designed large-scale residential areas and urban design projects, innovative educational institutions and a series of groundbreaking private residences. … Read more

The Reality between Descartes and Kant

 Ana Estrella Professor Mark J. Gobeo PHI 2010 23 April 2018 The Reality between Descartes and Kant. Kant made a synthesis between rationalism and empiricism, giving to make known that knowledge comes from experience, but not in its entirety. According to Kant, the physical reality, man's senses, perceptions, reason and science, all this he … Read more

Tesla's Corporate Environmental Responsibility: A Study of Customer Attitudes

 Introduction Nowadays, technological progress has affected all the globe by giving it both advantages and disadvantages. The more cars are produced, the more chemical emissions are evaporated into the air. Tesla Motors is an automotive manufacturer, which has contributed to the movement of making the world greener by introducing and electric cars. Every corporation must … Read more

Breitling CEO Georges Kern Announces Complete Overhaul of Brand's Collections and Image

 Amongst the most significant changes wrought within the watch world's boardrooms, Georges Kern's move from group head of watchmaking at Richemont to CEO of Breitling has undeniably been the most riveting. With the backing of the private equity group CVC Capital Partners, which acquired an 80 percent stake in Breitling last year, Kern has … Read more

Anthropomorphism: Exploring the Intuitive Ontology and Cultural Representations

 Boyer, Pascal. “What Makes Anthropomorphism Natural: Intuitive Ontology and Cultural Representations.” The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, vol. 2, no. 1, 1996, pp. 83–97. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3034634. Accessed 20 Apr. 2018. Boyer explains in this article that anthropomorphism and “intuitive ontological principles” are a crossover paradox. Boyer also explains that though anthropomorphism can activate certain … Read more

The Age of Uncertainty: A Harvard Economist's Analysis of Economic History

 The television series, “the Age of Uncertainty”, written and presented by Harvard Economist, John Kenneth Galbraith, was developed in an attempt to focus on the consequences following the unrest of traditional economic and political principles. Galbraith analyzes these consequences by delving into the evolution of economic history, events from previous centuries to contrast the … Read more