tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981308710120163981.post550834095947297799..comments2024-03-28T05:35:15.799-04:00Comments on Gordon's STEM Blog: Business Week: Keeping Jobs OnshoreGordon F Snyder Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523828287507213516noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981308710120163981.post-21063798585706183192007-10-01T09:25:00.000-04:002007-10-01T09:25:00.000-04:00This is really nice topic and Mr. Gordon has writt...This is really nice topic and Mr. Gordon has written very beautiful words over "keeping jobs onshore".<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.hanusoftware.com" REL="nofollow">Software developement company</A><BR/>(posted by Tejinder, hanuseo@gmail.com)Offshore Software Developmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07011254924453370511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981308710120163981.post-6212665527659882872007-08-21T12:36:00.000-04:002007-08-21T12:36:00.000-04:00Thank you for your comments Matt.It is an inspirat...Thank you for your comments Matt.<BR/>It is an inspiration to see young people like yourself really focusing on your future in this historical period of change. Nobody can predict the future but - from my perspective - you are right on track with your approach.<BR/>Your post at http://mattcavin.blogspot.com/2006/09/for-want-of-pumpkin-spice-latte.html will be required reading for my students this fall.<BR/>I wish you well with your plans and "thinking about where you are going in life".Gordon F Snyder Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523828287507213516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981308710120163981.post-48821283500310804672007-08-21T12:33:00.000-04:002007-08-21T12:33:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gordon F Snyder Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523828287507213516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981308710120163981.post-36668882333069767932007-08-20T13:09:00.000-04:002007-08-20T13:09:00.000-04:00Gordon:I appreciated reading your recap of Steve H...Gordon:<BR/><BR/>I appreciated reading your recap of Steve Hamm's article. The story of my sitting by a lake in China and being approached by a fellow student has remained remarkably true-to-form, given the degree to which the story has been repeated.<BR/><BR/>As I reflect on Mr. Hamm's analogies to <I> running </I>, I grow increasingly concerned that the perception of my academic career is one of a "sprint to the finish." I'm not sprinting. I'm not even running flat-out. I'm just doing what most other students are doing and <I> thinking about where I'm going in life. </I> <BR/><BR/>My academic plan is comprised of topics in which I am naturally interested; I'm not studying them merely to advance myself. The transition from theology to international business was precipitated by a confluence of factors, both at home and abroad, which are not unlike those factors that compel most college students to change programs mid-stream. My experience simply included factors in China, as elucidated in Friedman's work.<BR/><BR/>The emphasis on <I> multidisciplinary skills </I> is helpful insofar as it develops generalists who have firm foundations in a few specialized fields. But ultimately, my Mandarin skills suffer due to my study of economics; just as my economics skills suffer due to my study of business; and so on. The question that I have, as I proceed, is whether or not corporate trends will lead decision-makers to seek out interdisciplinary specialists, or organizational generalists, in this broad-based field. <BR/><BR/>If you're interested in globalization and its impacts on China, I wrote a blog entry which was published in the Hangzhou Weekly, an English-language periodical in Hangzhou, China. <BR/><A>http://mattcavin.blogspot.com/2006/09/for-want-of-pumpkin-spice-latte.html</A><BR/><BR/>A follow-up article was published by the periodical's editor: <A>http://mattcavin.blogspot.com/2006/11/pumpkin-spice-latte-published.html</A><BR/><BR/>I wish you the best of luck with your continued blogging.<BR/><BR/>Kind Regards,<BR/>Matt CavinMattCavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042561468083834003noreply@blogger.com