Blogs

Selected Publications

Publications for Utility Audiences Repowering the Public Power Business Model, June 2012, Public Power, p. 22-27. A Strategic Management Process For Public Power Systems: An Implementation Guide, (1995) APPA: Washington, D.C. Advances in Productivity and Quality Measurement , 1994, Proceedings of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, Utilities and Energy Industries Conference, New Orleans, La. Performance […]

Learning from China’s business leaders: Lessons for troubled times

Much was made in the seventies and eighties about what Western executives and managers could learn from Japan. This was because Japanese companies were penetrating U.S. markets and taking away market share from formerly dominant Western companies across a range of industries. However, relatively little has been written about lessons that Western executives and leaders […]

Dubuque’s economic turnaround featured in new book

by Jeff Montgomery, Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, July 18,2016 (jeffmontgomery@thmedia.com) Dubuque’s economic turnaround and job growth are prominently featured in a recently released book promoting collaboration and community engagement as key aspects of economic development. “Growing Jobs: Transforming The Way We Approach Economic Development” was published June 30 by ABC­ CLIO, LLC, a company that has published […]