whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. When no-one is held accountable, everyone suffers
(Analysis/Analysis)

In November 2007, Tiger Brands was fined R 98.8 million for collusion in fixing the price of bread. This was only 5.7% of their revenue; other manufacturers – who didn't fez up in time - fa

2. Scrogues Converse: Open-space, Identity and the Missing Web
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ones would never have caught on if there hadn't been a standard set of protocols that allow different brands of phone and different networks to interact. People would bitch like hell if they had ...

3. The future of newspapers II: of shock-jocks and self-made media-stars
(Analysis/Analysis)

...industry, news has become about brand management; both of their banners and of the writers who become sub-brands within media companies and attract attention by virtue of controversy, talent and aston...

4. What market is worth R 100 billion a year and is growing at 10.9%?
(Analysis/Analysis)

...o three parts: 1.  The poor are intelligent and sophisticated consumers The poor love high-quality brands; they cannot afford to risk their money and will not experiment on new products unless ...

5. Unions, the leverage of the highly skilled, and the future of work
(Analysis/Analysis)

The labour union movement is more than 100 years old.  At its outset it sought to improve the lot of employees relative to the rights automatically accorded to the owners of businesses. The powe

6. Should charitable organisations be allowed to compete with businesses?
(Analysis/Analysis)

...like to supplement their incomes from donors by selling items.  Some organisations have become major brands in their own right (such as Oxfam or Greenpeace).  Should these organisations cont...

7. What do Richard Branson and Che Guevara have in common?
(Analysis/Analysis)

...fee shops dutifully sign up for Fair Trade goods.  Major manufacturers buy carbon credits.  And brands, like Virgin Mobile, have adopted the discourse of anti-globalisation campaigners. The...

8. Responsibility Reputation Risk - a conference on corporate social investment
(Events/Events)

...sp; This, of course, is short-sighted, simplistic and wrong-headed.  However, businesses – and brands especially – are very sensitive to accusations of impropriety and ruthless exploi...

9. Poverty: when second best isn't good enough
(Analysis/Analysis)

... service. Poor people value their money more than rich people. It stands to reason; they have less of it. Brands are also far more important to the poor than they are to the rich. If you have very lit...