According to sources yet unidentified, a number of MBA programs will be merging in order to increase class size, reduce academic quality, create curricular confusion, and otherwise benefit from successful M&A. "This trend is the logical outcome of bad ideas converging," said one unidentified source possibly party to negotiations between HBS and MIT Sloan. "Larry Summers might be involved, but if not someone else is," the same source potentially said. In the case of the Stanford and Darden merger, a senior official is reported to have been laughing hysterically at the branding possibilities as well as the complete lack of potential for the merger of the two institutions' cultures: "Yes, it is a completely idiotic plan, but like so much M&A, you reach a certain level of negotiation, and the parties just ignore all the potential problems; Sometimes, you just have to go for it!"
-Mada Sukram
April 01, 2011
March 30, 2011
4/20 Tokyo Professionals Fundraiser: Adam will be there
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March 23, 2011
Back in Tokyo
I have been back in Tokyo since yesterday. It was good being away for a week and letting things calm down a bit. My wife and I visited Kyushu, where her family is from. In addition to going to Fukuoka, we went to Nagasaki. Nagasaki was inspiring because it rebuilt itself after being destroyed by an atomic bomb. There is much beauty to be found in the city. I hope the same spirit that its rebuilding possible will help Japan now rebuild those parts of Kanto that have been so badly damaged.
While the situation in Northern Japan is absolutely awful, here in Tokyo things are, well somewhat normal, at least here in the center. Everyone is saving power and my normally bright Tokyo night is rather dark. I am glad to be home.
I want to thank my readers, clients, and former clients who contacted me regarding my safety. I am safe. Just so you know, I live in one of the safest possible buildings in Tokyo. As I live a few minutes from the Tokyo Stock Exchange, we are not subject to any rolling blackouts.
We continue to have aftershocks, but frankly, if you decide to live in Japan (or California, where I am from), earthquakes are part of the package. Badly built nuke plants (see here and here) are another thing. TEPCO and the regularity agency responsible for oversight of the nuclear power plant industry have a lot to answer for.
Anyway, back to admissions consulting!
Cheers,
Adam
While the situation in Northern Japan is absolutely awful, here in Tokyo things are, well somewhat normal, at least here in the center. Everyone is saving power and my normally bright Tokyo night is rather dark. I am glad to be home.
I want to thank my readers, clients, and former clients who contacted me regarding my safety. I am safe. Just so you know, I live in one of the safest possible buildings in Tokyo. As I live a few minutes from the Tokyo Stock Exchange, we are not subject to any rolling blackouts.
We continue to have aftershocks, but frankly, if you decide to live in Japan (or California, where I am from), earthquakes are part of the package. Badly built nuke plants (see here and here) are another thing. TEPCO and the regularity agency responsible for oversight of the nuclear power plant industry have a lot to answer for.
Anyway, back to admissions consulting!
Cheers,
Adam
March 16, 2011
Help Japan: Donate and consider investing in the recovery
Below, I have provided a consolidated list for supporting earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan. One crazy idea (and I am no finance guy or investment guru) and the one that I am following is both making donations and buying Nikkei 225 index funds. Buying Nikkei 225 funds will support Japanese companies by counteracting panic selling in the market. Japan will recover, so you will be doing something good for this country's economy and making a good long term investment (Again, I am no investment guru, so this is just my own opinion). For a thoughtful article on Japanese recovery (Thanks to Vince Ricci for bringing it to my attention), see http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nathan-gardels/the-silver-lining-of-japa_b_835417.html.
Here are some ways to help (mostly taken from the Japan Times list:
The Japanese Red Cross:
English site: http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/relief/l4/Vcms4_00002070.html
Japanese site: https://gienkin.jrc.or.jp/
Japanese students in the UK have organized an appeal effort there for the Japanese Red Cross: http://japanearthquakerelieffund.jimdo.com/
If you are in the US, you can find a list of charities here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/15/how-to-help-japan-earthquake-relief_n_834484.html
-Adam
Here are some ways to help (mostly taken from the Japan Times list:
The Japanese Red Cross:
English site: http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/relief/l4/Vcms4_00002070.html
Japanese site: https://gienkin.jrc.or.jp/
- American Red Cross
- British Red Cross
- Save the Children
- MercyCorps
- World Vision Canada
- Ekokoro.jp (Japanese)
- The Japan Committee for Unicef (Japanese)
- GlobalGiving
- Oxfam Japan
- Salvation Army
- Second Harvest
- Send money or supplies via JHelp (Scroll down page for mailing address.)
- Blood donation. Call Japan Red Cross Society at 03-3437-7081 and checkguidelines for blood donor eligibility
Japanese students in the UK have organized an appeal effort there for the Japanese Red Cross: http://japanearthquakerelieffund.jimdo.com/
If you are in the US, you can find a list of charities here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/15/how-to-help-japan-earthquake-relief_n_834484.html
-Adam
Adam is now in Western Japan
For safety and business continuity reasons, I have left Tokyo. I am now about 550 miles West of Tokyo in Fukuoka, where my wife's family is from. We hope to return to Tokyo soon. In the meantime, I will be working as usual.
-Adam
-Adam
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