Read the label (carefully, before throwing it away)28 Oct 2009

When you buy a jar of jam, you know it’s jam inside because the label says so. You know what to expect from jam, you know what to do with the jam, and you know what the jam will do to you. The label forms the basis of our interaction with the...

Increasing export sales in recession11 Feb 2009

James Foreman-Peck, in a report written for the Cardiff Business School, suggested that in 2005 British SME’s lost out on £3billion worth of export trading due to a lack of foreign language skills. A Grant Thornton report in 2004 shows that less t...

Culture is just hot air...10 Dec 2008

....well, a gas actuallyCulture is like a gas, a reactive gas such as O2.Gases always expand to fit the container they are in, and if oxygen comes into contact with another reactive substance, it will react and become something else.It is therefore u...

Infinite dimensions15 Oct 2008

As the initiated will know, there is a little controversy around Professor Hofstede and his research into Cultural Dimensions, first published in 1980.For those who aren’t aware, Hofstede took survey results from IBM and from the identified 4 “di...

Do you really understand2 Jun 2008

Do you really understand? Communicating across culturesImagine a situation. You have just received a memo from your CEO (you work for a huge global organisation). In the memo, the newly appointed CEO states his vision for the company, and the core...

Shafilea Ahmed 'honour killing' witnessed by sister, court told - The Guardian21 May 2012

The GuardianShafilea Ahmed 'honour killing' witnessed by sister, court toldThe GuardianThe sister of a teenager who was murdered by her parents when she refused to agree to an arranged marriage saw the killing, a court was told on Monday. Alesha Ahmed told police she watched her parents "acting together" during the murder of her older ...Daughter 'murdered out of shame'WalesOnline'Parents killed their daughter Shafilea Ahmed over her Westernised lifestyle'The Sun'Sister Saw Parents Kill Teenager'Sky NewsYorkshire Postall 431 news articles »

If Miliband's latest guru fails, he'll be left without a prayer - Telegraph.co.uk21 May 2012

Telegraph.co.ukIf Miliband's latest guru fails, he'll be left without a prayerTelegraph.co.ukBy Mary Riddell When Liam Byrne left the Treasury, he wrote a famous note for his successor: “I'm afraid to tell you there is no money left.” After Ed Miliband's reshuffle last week, Mr Byrne could have penned a second memo: “And there are no policies ...Miliband plays down EU poll talkThe Press AssociationEd Miliband set for decision on Europe referendumThe GuardianIoS exclusive: Cameron hit by big rise in hostility to EuropeThe IndependentBBC News -Financial Times -Belfast Telegraphall 1,048 news articles »

Couple facing jail after covering up for their murderer son - Telegraph.co.uk21 May 2012

Telegraph.co.ukCouple facing jail after covering up for their murderer sonTelegraph.co.ukA wealthy couple were facing jail tonight after being found guilty of trying to cover for their son when he brutally murdered his model girlfriend. By Martin Evans, Crime Correspondent Elliot Turner, 20, strangled Emily Longley in a jealous rage in the ...'Evil' boyfriend guilty of murderThe Press AssociationBournemouth man convicted of strangling girlfriend in jealous rageThe Guardian“All-Talk Turner”: The manipulative murderer who boasted of a playboy ...Mirror.co.ukSydney Morning Herald -Bournemouth Echo -Metroall 426 news articles »

Old Etonian charged over GM trial break-in - Telegraph.co.uk21 May 2012

Telegraph.co.ukOld Etonian charged over GM trial break-inTelegraph.co.ukA man charged with criminal damage after allegedly vandalising a trial of genetically modified wheat has been named as Hector Christie, an Old Etonian organic farmer. By Nick Collins, Science Correspondent Mr Christie, 50, is the son of Sir George ...Farmer charged with criminal damage at GM crop trial siteThe GuardianGM wheat 'damage attempt' condemnedThe IndependentAnti-GM protest likened to 'Nazi book burning'Agrimoney.comFinancial Times -Reuters UKall 37 news articles »

'Disgust' at police killer sentence - WalesOnline21 May 2012

Telegraph.co.uk'Disgust' at police killer sentenceWalesOnlineThe widow of murdered police officer Constable Stephen Carroll has spoken of her "disgust" at the jail term handed to one of the killer gang. John Paul Wootton, 21, drove the getaway car and was sentenced to 14 years minimum by Lord Justice Paul Girvan ...Two Men Jailed For Police MurderSky NewsDissidents Brendan McConville and John Paul Wootton jailed for murder of ...The IndependentPolice widow's disgust as dissident republican is jailed for 14 yearsTelegraph.co.ukMetro -U.TVall 412 news articles »