- 23
- APR
- 2012
Is resource nationalisation sweeping across Latin America?
Author: Victoria Barnato - Categories: Economy & Current Affairs
Last week’s announcement by Cristina Fernandez Kirchner, Argentina’s president, of the state acquisition of 51% of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF), the Spanish-controlled oil company, has put the spotlight on the issue of resource nationalisation in Latin America. more
- 18
- APR
- 2012
It’s indeed a man’s world in procurement – latest salary survey results
Author: Jonathan Webb - Categories:
A recent PIU study shows that women’s salaries still very much lag behind men’s. Following from Sanna Pearson's blog, it seems as though the careers of female procurement officers cannot breach the glass ceiling. more
- 11
- APR
- 2012
A man's world?
Author: Sanna Pearson - Categories: Talent
At a forum recently held by Procurement Leaders in Chicago, 77% of attendees were male, showing that procurement is still very much a man’s world. more
- 11
- APR
- 2012
Is cash king in the supply chain? Procurement’s image problem and staff salaries
Author: Jonathan Webb - Categories: Talent
First in a series of three – this blog looks at talent and procurement salaries. more
- 05
- APR
- 2012
Does third-party auditing have a role to play in improving working conditions in low-cost countries?
Author: Maggie Slowik - Categories: CSR & Green
Those of you who have been following the scandals surrounding Apple’s supply chain are probably aware of its recent decision to allow the largest investigation ever into a US company’s operations abroad. more
- 02
- APR
- 2012
When it comes to innovation, deconstruction is the ‘new black’
Author: Sam Shuttleworth - Categories:
Innovation: everyone is talking about it, everybody wants it. It seems these days since you can’t open a newspaper or conference without falling over the word. more
