Author Archives: KCasty

As I eat healthily and exercise almost every day in adulthood, I can’t help but reminisce from time to time, “I miss the good ‘ol days when I could eat whatever I wanted.”  However, I’m not sure how accurate my … Continue reading →

The house that I live in downtown is literally a piece of crap.  The first and second level porches are on the verge of collapsing, the outside paint is chipping, and there is mold throughout the house behind the walls … Continue reading →

Wouldn’t a world in which businesses completely neglected the environment, ignored safety regulations and bulldozed any obstacle in their way just to make money be a sad and scary one to live in?  Well, according to American economist, statistician, academic … Continue reading →

1) “Strategic fit” is defined as matching a company’s capabilities and resources to the external factors present in the marketplace.  Would Kiva have a better strategic fit to stick with the 0% interest on loans, or would the better strategic … Continue reading →

Spending four months in a country like Denmark was surreal.  Danes have been named the “happiest people on Earth” on several occasions, they have almost no crime, they are completely environmentally friendly, and all of their services are free (upon … Continue reading →

Immediately after the Campus Climate Task force released its report and subsequent recommendations, a majority of the students on Bucknell’s campus were up in arms.  ”They want to get to rid of Greek life!? They want to get rid of … Continue reading →

So far in Business, Government and Society, I think “The Sociological Imagination” by C. Wright Mills has been the most interesting reading assigned.  Through reading the piece before class and discussing it during class, I realized just how pertinent the … Continue reading →