Jan 13, 2015
Last year around this time I made a lot of predictions about what 2014 would hold in store…Let’s revisit some of these, and see what has happened (or what hasn’t!)…
Dec 15, 2014
Oil prices continued to plummet last week to below $60, and experts predict that it could continue to drop. All of a sudden, what seemed like a boost to the…
Feb 21, 2014
Arun Gupta recently went to a conference of the TPP in Washington, and was invited to share some insights on his visit and what he learned in a guest blog.…
Feb 18, 2014
Professor Gary Bullen and SCRC Research Scholar Jessica Newsome spoke in my Local Seafood class this afternoon. Both pointed out some critical points that are indeed challenges for the seafood…
Feb 3, 2014
I was fortunately enough to have a fascinating discussion with Steve Zimmer, who currently leads a team at US Car. For those who may have been around for a few…
Jan 9, 2014
In the second half of my class on Tuesday, Rebecca Dunning, one of the lead researchers on the NC Growing Together grant, explained some of the channels and opportunities the…
Dec 16, 2013
2013 has certainly been an interesting year! I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives…
Dec 14, 2013
In this first of a series of blogs, I will be exploring many of the key themes that emerged in the recent Future of Procurement study I co-authored with KPMG’s…
Dec 2, 2013
Jason Schenker from Prestige Economics provided some insights into where we are headed in the global economy at the SCRC meeting today. In his words, “the US economy is getting…