Author Archives: tesoman

Get Off Your High Horse and Help Someone

Posted on November 30, 2011 by tesoman

One idea to improve the world….try to help one person a day. I know we have all heard this but if we actually did this then we could actually see huge improvements in our world.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Help, Idea to impove the world, non-monetary aid, One person a day | 3 Comments

You Know What Really Grinds My Gears?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by tesoman

Named Scholarships (the manner in which Bucknell does it): So I get this email Monday that says, “It is imperative that you come to Cooley Hall and write a thank you note to your scholarship benefactors by Wednesday of this … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alumni, bucknell, Dejected Students, Named Scholarships, Resident Assistants | 1 Comment

“Let’s make ’em work for their millions!”

Posted on November 4, 2011 by tesoman

Would a mandate ever be established that would demand that CEOs and other top executives receive only a $1/year salary? Should these executives be forced into receiving a large part of their compensation from stock-based compensations only? Peter Whoriskey and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged and Market Share Compensation, Bowie, EPS, Home Depot, John Sculley, kantian, Khurana, Nardelli, Rodger Martin, ROIC, self-defeating nature of immoral actions, Stock Compensation, Whoriskey | Leave a comment

Questions for Class Discussion- Nov 3 2011

Posted on November 3, 2011 by tesoman

1) What are the similarities between movements and a campaign? How have these two ideas changed over time and, in Rorty’s opinion, what elements are the “intellectual’s” holding onto that are slowing down this change in ideologies? 2) An important quality that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Campaign, class discussion, Kiva, Movements, Richard Rorty | Leave a comment

IS there a point helping Africa?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by tesoman

The problem area that I am going to focus on in my paper is aid to Africa. The area that I want to focus on looks at whether there is a problem with how the international community (primarily developed countries) … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Africa, computer center, Corruption, Monetary Aid, Steve Peifer, Technology Aid | 8 Comments

The Environment at the Occupy Movement

Posted on October 19, 2011 by tesoman

AS I followed Alex Higbee’s stance of observing from the fringes of the crowd on Saturday at the Occupy Movement, I was quite amazed to see the different issues that Wal-Street (hundreds of miles away) has created. I stumbled into … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Cases (Real World), Society | Tagged bucknell, Bucknell University, Drilling, Environmental Residential College, Habitat Distruction, Marcellus Formation, Marcellus Shale, Occupy Movement, Pennsylvania, Sink Hole, Water Waste | 1 Comment

Facebook: a double agent

Posted on October 12, 2011 by tesoman

maceyk wrote an interesting blog in may 2010 entitled, “Actual Revolutions….Via Facebook”. The blog talked about how Facebook has become a forum for protesters (particularly in Egypt) to meet and discuss protests and other issues in a safe environment. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Algeria, Facebook, protests, regimes, revolution | 8 Comments

Greed greed greed!

Posted on October 5, 2011 by tesoman

I mean seriously, you would think that a CEO making $1 million a year would be able to be content right? Wrong! Thank goodness for John Bakija et al. because without them deciding to get authorization to look at people’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Engles, Greed, Morals, The Poor | 3 Comments

Capitalism working for Nike?

Posted on September 28, 2011 by tesoman

Reading the Nike case it was really a sort of wake-up call for me. Just moments before reading the article, I was shopping for new soccer cleats and was seriously considering making Nike my choice. I never thought that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged capitalism, Indonesia, Nike, Worker's Rights | 7 Comments

You, Mr/Ms Bucknell Student, cannot hold an intellegent conversation

Posted on September 21, 2011 by tesoman

Throughout the Campus Climate paper there is talk about how little we as Bucknellians hold intelligent conversations and discuss current issues. A lot of the people (some percentage of the 66 who participated in the interviews and surveys) seemed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blogging, Campus Climate Report, Intellectual Conversations | 7 Comments

Sarbanes-Oxley/Enron/2008 Crisis

Posted on September 7, 2011 by tesoman

Sarbanes-Oxley probably saves a lot more companies from going under and countless people in America from losing their jobs. It’s funny that we talked about this and Enron in class because shortly after I had a discussion with my guidance counselor who worked for … Continue reading →