by David Baker | Mar 29, 2018 | Associations, Customer Strategy Review, Education, Entrepreneurialism, High Tech
Michigan universities and associations are stepping up workforce development efforts to ensure that businesses are able to find talent that will help the companies thrive in Michigan.This post is only available to...
by David Baker | Sep 1, 2016 | Associations, Customer Strategy Review, Entrepreneurialism
With its staff of about 35 people, plus 19 Research Fellows, WDI partners with 50+ organizations around the world to create and apply sustainable business models in the private sector to support emerging market economies, thereby improving the health and welfare of...
by David Baker | Aug 31, 2016 | Business Model Innovation, Customer Strategy Review, Education, High Performance Culture
Our analysis of the survey results revealed Seven Factors that are closely related to overall success in planning. The challenge to college and university leaders is to translate this understanding into specific action that will enable further develop a planning...
by David Baker | Aug 30, 2016 | Customer Strategy Review, Economic Outlook Survey
Lucy Ann Lance interviewed Larry Eiler and David Baker on Ann Arbor's Talk 1290 WLBY regarding the 2017 Economic Outlook Survey. This post is only available to...
by David Baker | Aug 20, 2016 | Associations, Business Model Innovation, Corporate Strategy, Customer Strategy Review, Entrepreneurialism
At age 52, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is worth $66.5 billion and recently surpassed Warren Buffet as the third richest person in the world. His fortunes have come largely from Amazon, which he founded in 1994. Today, Amazon has revenues of over $200 billion and is...
by David Baker | Oct 19, 2015 | Associations, Corporate Strategy, Customer Strategy Review, Entrepreneurialism
One of the largest commercial real estate transactions on record in Ann Arbor was completed in what many have called the “deal of the year.” In a $103M deal, Oxford Companies led a group of investors in the acquisition of a portfolio from McMullen Realty Co. For a...
