California dreaming with Google’s HR policy
IT IS said that you are more likely to win a place at Harvard or Yale than land a job with Google. The company’s...
Case study: Jeff Bezos
Amazon boss gives peers a tactical lesson in how you can achieve growth while going for broke
NESTLED on the outskirts of a former coal...
The big win
Business Vision’s Naomi Majid takes a look at successful corporate governance in South Africa to determine why it’s working, and if it can be...
PwC: Africa’s Hospitality Sector Poised for Growth
Africa’s hospitality industry is set to meet the rising demand from international tourists, local business travellers, and the continent’s own growing middle class. The...
Strategy&: Gaining a Competitive Edge in Africa
Worldwide, companies have begun to make expansion across Africa a priority, recognising that – despite many problems – the continent is amongst the fastest-growing...
The original Wolf of Wall Street
He was the man who Americans loved to hate, yet his achievements were revered. Selfish, unfriendly, single-minded and with a merciless desire to beat...
SME: Engineering Perfection
Perfection is often the outcome of fortuitous circumstance – not necessarily of a carefully traced design process. That’s how a West Sussex precision engineering...
Daniel Hashim (Founder, Carbon Sponge Solutions): Small is beautiful
BOFFIN-turned-businessman Daniel Hashim is carving out a name for himself by getting nanotechnology out of the research laboratory and into the industrial marketplace.
Dr Hashim’s...
Jan Koum: He Won’t Stop
“We want to know as little about our users as possible,” Jan Koum claims. Mr Koum is cofounder of instant messaging app WhatsApp. It...
Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Is...
Elon Musk recently announced his third divorce from his second wife. It’s like this: he was married first to Justine Musk, with whom he...