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In "Education 2.0" (Latin Trade, May 2000) Andrea Mandel-Campbell details ITESM´s (Monterrey Institute of Technology) efforts to maintain its status as the "M.I.T. of Latin America." In 1997 it implemented a plan to completely computerize the i... More...

I almost ran over a lady at a crosswalk. I forgot a doctor´s appointment and yelled at my six year old for no reason. And during a weight class at my gym, I started crying. When I was a clinician in private practice, I would... More...

Right now everything seems so unfair. I grew up in New York City and have been in those buildings dozens of times. I have friends that live and work near them. I feel so powerless over these events. I don''t know how to help. It feels like we are s... More...

According to the August 2001 Xylo Report: Internet Usage in the Workplace, nearly seven in ten American workers now have access to the Internet at work, compared to less than five in ten a year ago. Along gender lines, men and women seem to use the... More...

LEGAL RELATED ISSUES EFFECT EVERYONE Joan´s college roommate was suing her in court for alleging trying to run her over with a car. Joan had no lawyer, but found one in the yellow pages. She paid the lawyer $1,000 to write two paragraphs on ... More...

In "Latinos Help U.S. Corporations Reach Out to Latin America" (Hispanic, June 2000) Isis Artze provides examples of how U.S. Hispanics, fully bilingual and knowledgeable of local cultures, are contributing to the success of American busine... More...

The demand for Spanish and English-speaking professionals in areas such as marketing, advertising and sales is fueled, at least in part, by the commonly held opinion that the Hispanic population of the U.S. must be "reached" in Spanish. Not... More...

The relatively unknown study completed in 1998 on "Women''s Rights and Opportunities in Latin America: Problems and Prospects" by Mala N. Htun of Harvard''s Center for International Affairs (iadialog.org/htunrigh.html) reports that the numb... More...

"Women of Color in Corporate Management: A Statistical Picture," the results of the study conducted by the research organization Catalyst and available for purchase on its web site (www.catalystwomen.org ), notes that in 1997 only 5.2% of t... More...

In "Going Beyond Recruitment" (Advertising Age, February 2000) Mr. Wally Snyder, President/CEO of the American Advertising Federation, remarks that the ad industry requires multicultural leadership in addition to a multicultural workforce. ... More...

Feedback Thanks to all those who supported my suggestion to eliminate the terms "Human Capital" and "Knowledge Management" from the HR vocabulary. With the exception of one e-mail, an overwhelming 90 respondents agreed that the industry needed to ... More...

In this article, in the May 2000 issue of Latin Trade, Thierry Ogier highlights the effort of some labor unions and state governments to initiate affirmative action plans for Brazil''s women, older workers, and citizens of African descent. U.S. compa... More...

Forca Sindical, Brazil's second largest confederation of labor unions, has taken on the role of job trainer in a big way, according to Thierry Ogier's "Help Found" appearing in the April 2000 issue of Latin Trade. The country's low sk... More...

Why is it that there are 20 or 30 poorly performing e-commerce initiatives for every standout success? Obvious and well-touted explanations include inadequate understandings of required technologies, lousy site designs, and "bricks and mortar... More...

In his serious book with the light-hearted title, Just Because I''m Latin Doesn''t Mean I Mambo: A Success Guide for Hispanic Americans (The Ballantine Publishing Group, 1998), Juan Roberto Job counsels recent college graduates on life in corporate A... More...

According to Theresa Hammond in "Still Seeking the Ideal" (Journal of Accountancy, September 1999), the accounting profession has not been as successful in attracting minorities as have other fields. Although the number of Hispanic accounti... More...

Improper management of a linguistically diverse workforce can lead to the obvious problems of low morale, poor customer service, and diminished productivity, as mentioned in last week''s article. Far more serious, however, is the potential for loss o... More...

Amy Zuber''s interviews with several of the few Hispanic entrepreneurs in the food service industry are presented in "Diversity at Work: Hispanics" in the May 24, 1999 issue of Nation''s Restaurant News. Sixteen percent of the 9.5 million w... More...

When one thinks of New York City, one does not think of agriculture. When one thinks of Hispanic farm workers, Hispanic owned and/or managed farms do not immediately come to mind. They all come together, however, in Andy Newman''s "Immigrants... More...

At HR.com, we've invested substantial sums of money in computer systems which are supported by a team of crack programmers. The information our team needs is managed through shared databases typically using a web based interface. The advantages of th... More...

Working in a small business environment is a unique feeling, and once your business starts to expand, it´s hard to hold onto. Small businesses are hands-on, one-in-all-in, and it takes employees with that kind of spirit to make it through the... More...

What is ASEAN? ASEAN (pronounced "ah-see-an") is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. It includes: Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam That''s... More...

Our research shows that half of all employees feel that the management of their organization is doing a poor job of controlling costs. Manufacturers, for example, are losing money every day by: Wasting energy (e.g., electricity, natural gas, a... More...

Twelve months ago, when Eileen McGoldrick took over a 106-year-old insurance company with a dozen employees, she knew she had to invigorate its traditionally conservative culture. "We had a very bad morale problem," McGoldrick says. &quo... More...

What's In A Name? Hispanic? Latino(a)? Chicano(a)? Mexican-American? A great deal, actually! And our focus requires a review of the conflicting responses to this question. There is little disagreement over the term "Latin American,"... More...

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Staying Competitive

When Crazy is Normal

I am so sad. And mad too.

Escalating Internet Use at Work

The Benefits Of Providing Legal Services

Hispanics In Global Careers

What's Language Got To Do With It?

Women Executives in Latin America

Latina Business Leaders In The U. S.

Multicultural Leadership

From The Vendor Files

Politically Incorrect

New Role For Brazilian Labor

Is E-Commerce Making Me Or Am I Making E-Commerce?

Latinos And The Corporate Ladder

Accounting For Hispanic Diversity

Spanish And Issues Of Safety

Hispanics And Diversity In The Restaurant Industry

Latinos Go "Back to the Land"

Belinda's Binder

The People Side Of Business Expansion

ASEAN

Cost Reduction is Critically Important In Today's Economy

Flexible Work Schedules Retool a Small Company for the Big Time

What's In A Name? Hispanic? Latino(a)? Chicano(a)? Mexican-American?