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It is with great pleasure that I would like to confirm to you and to all our other esteemed colleagues at SMC the forthcoming publication in 2010 in the US and abroad of a new book by Wiley & Sons, Inc. for which I have contributed a chapter with my research work (Chapter 16).

It is a great honor and pleasure for me to represent our prestigious institution in this highly rewarding recognition.

As anticipated to you before, the other contributors to this book are major international scholars, economists, and subject matter experts sourced by invitation by the other of the book (Prof. Robert Kolb) of Loyola University Chicagosuch as, Dr. Olivier Blanchard (Chapter 72) Chief Economist at IMF and Professor at MIT in Boston.

Please check the internet link below to access the book details.
http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470561777,descCd-tableOfContents.html

Dexter, Richard and Elena have been appointed as Directors on Student Council effective January 1, 2010. Their appointment is for one year. If you have any questions of your student council reps, please contact anyone of us.

Congratulations Richard, Dexter and Elena. The bios follow:

Richard Miller:

Currently a DBA student, he received his MBA from the university of Liverpool, Masters in Education from Temple University (Philadelipha) and BA and BA Honours from Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada). He is teaching at the Hirao Management School at Konan University in Nishinomiya, Japan as well as Dentsu University in Osaka as a lecturer. He is a Canadian living in Kobe, Japan with his wife and two young children.

Elena Kreger

Born in Ukraine, Elena has a bachelor and master’s degree in Philology from Uzhhorod National University.

Elena has 16 years of professional experience that includes being a packer in pharmacy, secretary-adviser, office-manager, director’s assistant, accountant and teacher. Elena has a passion for working with people and is continually involved in coordinating and organizing people activity, resolving conflicts in workplace and advising solutions to improve team performance.

Elena is completing her Master of Science in Human Resource student at SMC. She lives in Liechtenstein with her husband and spends her spare time travelling and hiking.

Dexter Phillips

Dester is an educator and has worked in the international school industry for over 10 years in various administrative and teaching capacities. He believes that given his background as an educator that he will bring to the student council a wealth of experience in a number of areas, including – student mentoring, helping to strengthen ongoing dialogue between students and administration at SMC-U, working with administration to enhance students learning experience.

Welcome to Richard, Dexter and Elena.

SMC makes it’s name known in Forbes Magazine. To see the article, please access the following URL:

http://www.swissmc.ch/documents/Europes_Masters_Forbes.pdf

Julie Beardsell’s paper entitled, “Managing Culture as Critical Success Factor in Outsourcing” was recently listed on SSRN’s Top Ten download list for ERN: Culture & Leadership (Topic), ERPN: Capabilities (Topic), ERPN: Culture (Strategy) (Topic), ERPN: Entrepreneurs (Innovation) (Topic), ERPN: Opportunities (Topic), Information Systems & eBusiness Research Centers Papers, Qnt Mkt: Marketing Strategy (Topic) and Quantitative Marketing. To view the top ten list for the journal click on its name ERN: Culture & Leadership (Topic) Top Ten, ERPN: Capabilities (Topic) Top Ten, ERPN: Culture (Strategy) (Topic) Top Ten, ERPN: Entrepreneurs (Innovation) (Topic) Top Ten, ERPN: Opportunities (Topic) Top Ten, Information Systems & eBusiness Research Centers Papers Top Ten, Qnt Mkt: Marketing Strategy (Topic) Top Ten and Quantitative Marketing Top Ten and to view all the papers in the journals click on these links link(s) ERN: Culture & Leadership (Topic) All Papers, ERPN: Capabilities (Topic) All Papers, ERPN: Culture (Strategy) (Topic) All Papers, ERPN: Entrepreneurs (Innovation) (Topic) All Papers, ERPN: Opportunities (Topic) All Papers, Information Systems & eBusiness Research Centers Papers All Papers, Qnt Mkt: Marketing Strategy (Topic) All Papers and Quantitative Marketing All Papers.

Congratulations Julie on a job well done!

SMC Student Council would like to encourage students to support Earth Hour – the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming. On March 28 you can VOTE EARTH by switching off your lights for one hour.

For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming. WWF are urging the world to VOTE EARTH and reach the target of 1 billion votes, which will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009.

This meeting will determine official government policies to take action against global warming, which will replace the Kyoto Protocol. It is the chance for the people of the world to make their voice heard.

Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In 2008 the message had grown into a global sustainability movement, with 50 million people switching off their lights. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome’s Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square all stood in darkness.

In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. VOTE EARTH is a global call to action for every individual, every business, and every community. A call to stand up and take control over the future of our planet. Over 74 countries and territories have pledged their support to VOTE EARTH during Earth Hour 2009, and this number is growing everyday.

We all have a vote, and every single vote counts. Together we can take control of the future of our planet, for future generations.

For further information link to the Earth Hour website.

Dear Dual Doctorate Students,

Your participation has been requested within the SMC Group on the Linked-In platform concerning issues related to your program of study. If you are not presently a member on Linked-In you can register at http://www.linkedin.com.

If you are already a member then you are encouraged to log on and participate with your fellow program members.

PBS has a wonderful video review of the stock market crash of 1929 and the preceding years of the roaring twenties. If you would like to understand more about those events and their similarity to the events happening in the market today then visit the site. There are 8 short videos that will truly fascinate you. Our thanks to PBS.org for making these available.

You can visit the video page here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/crash/program/index.html