American universities are working with their Caribbean counterparts to create a trans-border trade in ideas and information. This weekly column will explore issues related to business and higher education in Jamaica and in the United States. Each issue will address specific concerns related to everything from gender to ethics, management to ecommerce. The column will encourage an exploration of cultural differences in a desire to foster dialogue. Business ethics, corporate

This refers to the "explosion" of social media and social networking website. Social networking is becoming a means of communication and interaction with an increasingly active client base. This has helped the industry in times of tight budgetary constraints. Companies have also begun to learn ways of positioning themselves on the internet through more customer interaction and networking. This is a relatively cost effective process but pundits point out that

intended for a quantitative public policy perspective analysis of strategic and financial changes in small, private as well as not for profit advanced schooling organizations and institutions in Jamaica. The primary intent behind this paper would be to assess the framework by which strategic and financial innovational changes in small, private, not for profit advanced schooling institutions in Jamaica operate. They concentrate on the conditions which will make financial

Strategic and Financial Changes in private, not-For=profit higher education institutions in Jamaica A Quantitative Analysis of Strategic and Financial Changes in private, not-for-profit higher education institutions in Jamaica Summary of Chapter 1 and introduction to chapter 2: Researchers are of the opinion that SIHE is in danger of being affected by external forces such as innovation, competition, and other disruptive forces (Christensen, Anthony, & Roth, 2004; Kirp, 2004; Koblik & Graubard, 2000;

Social Science Research Problem "PIPA Policy Work Wonder Worker Bees" From: Robert Lloyd, PIPA Executive Director Joshua USAID foreign aid grant, education, and development The standard of living of people and their per capital income are steadily increasing globally. Many factors contribute to the increase in the higher income, and these factors include education, globalization, and economic stability across countries. However, there is a positive correlation between higher earning and level of education.

Communication There is only so far Google Translate can take a person hoping to achieve social harmony across cultures. Language barriers are enhanced, and exacerbated, by the differences in non-verbal communication across cultures. Whether for business or personal interactions, non-verbal communications characterize a culture's values and social norms. This is why places like Sweden feel completely different from places like Saudi Arabia; and places are dramatically different in terms of how