This weekend I finished reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, my favorite (so far) of the movies. It was a great read and I’m really enjoying the extra depth that the books provide–both of the plot and of the character development. Although it may sound blasphemous, I find that there are some scenesContinue reading “Electives”
Tag Archives: Ralf Boscheck
Everything’s Bigger in Texas!
Today was a day of mixed emotions. It was our last day of ICA/E and the last day of the month. It’s hard to believe that we’ve come far enough to have completed one of our courses already! That is one of the side effects of such an intense program; just blink and time hasContinue reading “Everything’s Bigger in Texas!”
Ping Pong
Ping Pong has become a regular part of life here at IMD. After lunch it is a great way to get the blood pumping before afternoon classes. Most of the people who play are a lot better than I am, having played much longer and more consistently. This afternoon, though, I was briefly on fire.Continue reading “Ping Pong”
WalMart
ICA/E revolved around a WalMart case today. How did it grow to dominate its much larger rivals such as K-Mart? Why and how could it diversify to include Sam’s Club? Why and how could it diversify into other countries? At what price to the small, rural town comes WalMart’s strategy? The case was set inContinue reading “WalMart”
Ralf Boscheck
It’s funny that I chose to introduce our Industry and Company Analysis/Economics course in last night’s blog because our prof was in fine form during this morning’s class. Some Boscheckisms: Why are we going into such detail? BECAUSE IT’S GOOD FOR YOU! You’re tired? Why? Because you’re only sleeping four hours a day? That’s justContinue reading “Ralf Boscheck”
Industry and Company Analysis / Economics
Aside: the soup du jour at IMD’s restaurant was French onion today–delicious! ICA/E is taught by Ralf Boscheck, a crazy (in a good way) German who throws chalk at students who ask inane questions. His first lecture was essentially the complete economic history of the world in four hours–step up to the fire hose andContinue reading “Industry and Company Analysis / Economics”