Posts by DrSalonen
A required book to be read – In Spite of the Gods by Edward Luce
I have worked with multiple Indian companies for the past couple of years and I have to say it has been very, very intersting and also challenging. The challenges are mainly from cultural reasons and I am not saying it is negative; it is just so different when compared to Scandinavian or Finnish culture. It…
Read MoreBooks to review within the strategy space
As part of my upcoming book I have to review existing literature around enterprise strategy and other topics around products, markets, market segmentation etc. Some of the most interesting books that I have recently bought is the book from Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams “Wikinomics” and two books from Chesbrough “Open Business Models” and…
Read MoreMy Talentum Globalization Book on its way with full force!
I have been doing background research on my upcoming book “You can make it abroad – Globalization Guide for competitive markets”. This book includes many interesting topics such as setting up a technology company in today’s competitive environment; how to manage global competition, how to use technology to one’s advantage and many other topics.
Read MoreSony has to wake up to increase books used by Sony Reader PRS-500
I have now been a user of the new Sony PRS-500 book reader and I have been tracking how well Sony brings new books to the system….. and they do not… in fact… it stinks. The device will be doomed if they do not wake up to do a better job. The device itself is…
Read MoreInteresting article in Helsingin Sanomat today about India’s educational system
India is waking up to issues around its educational system. Only 50 percent of women can read (75 percent of men can read), the university system is now divided into two categories: IIT seven top faculties and 13 others are ranked as top of breed while 230 other universities run by local states have funding…
Read MoreVerdict of my Sony Reader
I have now used my Sony Reader for more than a month and I have to admit that it is one of the better investments I have done lately. I have bought almost 80 books, and the beauty is that I can carry my device with me and all of the books. Also, the device…
Read MoreVictim of Gadgetry – Sony Reader PRS-500
I am a book junky. I order books from Amazon.com every week and these books have piled up in my shelves and I am running out of room. I have been waiting for some electronic gadget that would take care of my problem. I read almost a year ago about this new gadget called Sony…
Read MoreWhy Software Sucks – Hilarious book about the reality we live in in respect to software
I run into a book that I could not resist of not buying. This book, written by David S. Platt and the title is very appealing….. Why Software sucks – and what you can do about it. I have been in software product development for almost 20 years and I still get flabbergasted how we…
Read MoreRecent Globalization book purchases from Amazon.com
Part of my book project, I purchased a few interesting books from Amazon.com that act as references in my writing. Smartsourcing – Driving Innovation and Growth Through Outsourcing by Thomas M. Koulopoulos explains the trends of oursourcing and how companies can partner with vendors strategically and not only to cut costs. Another interesting book, or…
Read MoreProcess of creativity when planning my book – tools of trade
The process of any intellectual work is demanding and for a human mind to be able to keep things under control will require huge amount of self control as well as planning how to position things. I have used multiple different types of planning strategies. One of them has been to use Mindmapping approach using…
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