The militant consumer – Part 2: The rise and fall of the dreaded ‘review’
November 25, 2019 6:00 amIn my last column The militant consumer – Part 1, I had somewhat of a (self-indulgent) rant about the rise... View Article
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The inspectors and the protestors: the story of Irish beef and China
November 22, 2019 5:50 amIn early September, in an unlikely turn of events, Chinese inspectors made headlines in Ireland. During a routine, but highly... View Article
Where are we going Part 3: ideas, interests, and institutions
November 21, 2019 6:00 amWe are ruled by the interaction of ideas, interests, and institutions. Ideas are mental models providing a coherent set of... View Article
Ian Kehoe: “Talk of cultural change within the Irish banks is a dangerous conceit. Little has fundamentally changed. The same old arrogance persists”
November 21, 2019 5:50 amI have been thinking a lot about corporate culture lately. Some of this stems from my experience in recent months... View Article
Transparency please: Why the National Broadband Plan needs to reveal contracts and corporate structures
November 20, 2019 5:50 amAfter the government signed the National Broadband Plan contract with National Broadband Ireland (NBI) on Tuesday, both partners face twin... View Article
John Looby: Nixon legacy still shaping our world: Part 3 – The Cold War, the Geithner doctrine and the travails of Deutsche Bank
November 19, 2019 6:00 amIn one of the great ironies of history, Richard Nixon failed to grasp the new power he created by his... View Article
Ian Kehoe: Fr Oliver O’Reilly has done something that courts, prison and even shadowy Balkan operatives failed to do – rattle Sean Quinn
November 19, 2019 6:00 amThe saga of Sean Quinn’s corporate unravelling has unfolded in many different jurisdictions and myriad territories. It has veered between... View Article
Thomas Hubert: Is the bloodstock tycoon John Magnier the richest man in Ireland?
November 18, 2019 5:50 amIn the New Year, two newspapers will publish a traditional seasonal circulation booster: the Independent’s national rich list usually comes... View Article
Understanding China’s consumers: key to Ireland’s post-Brexit world
November 15, 2019 5:55 amThe engine of China’s economy has been shifting from being export-driven, to relying on domestic consumption. This means that a... View Article
Stephen Kinsella: Where are we going Part 2 – The devil is in the dynamic
November 14, 2019 5:50 amWe need to talk about where we are going. Last week’s introduction to the series looked at the changing fortunes... View Article
