Comments on: US Foreign Relations at Their Finest http://calpolymbatrip.com/2009/china/us-foreign-relations-at-their-finest/ The MBA Graduate Program at Cal Poly Tue, 22 May 2012 01:05:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Andrew Welborn http://calpolymbatrip.com/2009/china/us-foreign-relations-at-their-finest/#comment-8782 Andrew Welborn Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:23:58 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/?p=1221#comment-8782 Another policy that immediately comes to mind is immigration. This not only limits the flow of ideas indirectly as fewer talented people immigrate here, but it directly detracts from the ability of an industry to find new talented workers. This policy is why our Columbian friend couldn't work for Boeing. Had she been allowed citizenship sooner, Boeing could have had a new talented employee providing ideas that could further the knowledge base. Although ITAR is severely restrictive, its overriding objective is important. Like many other policies, both domestic and foreign, there needs to be a major shift in focus and direction. Most of these policies are (were) well intentioned, but as globalization has occurred and the world has societies have changed they are no longer appropriate. Another policy that immediately comes to mind is immigration. This not only limits the flow of ideas indirectly as fewer talented people immigrate here, but it directly detracts from the ability of an industry to find new talented workers. This policy is why our Columbian friend couldn’t work for Boeing. Had she been allowed citizenship sooner, Boeing could have had a new talented employee providing ideas that could further the knowledge base.

Although ITAR is severely restrictive, its overriding objective is important. Like many other policies, both domestic and foreign, there needs to be a major shift in focus and direction. Most of these policies are (were) well intentioned, but as globalization has occurred and the world has societies have changed they are no longer appropriate.

]]> By: Chris Carr http://calpolymbatrip.com/2009/china/us-foreign-relations-at-their-finest/#comment-8769 Chris Carr Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:28:33 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/?p=1221#comment-8769 I agree with your post. Export regs and ITAR need to be updated and the system revamped. It's still based too much on Cold War thinking, and those issues are long gone. A great example of how bureaucracies are like battleships .... they can take a long time to get them turned and pointed in a new direction. It takes effective leaders (your OB course) with good execution ideas (your upcoming Strategy course in the spring) who can find, take and use good data (your stats course) to effectively communicate the need for change (your boot camp course with Dr. Whitaker) in a large organization where the incentives are all messed up (your econ course). I agree with your post.

Export regs and ITAR need to be updated and the system revamped.

It’s still based too much on Cold War thinking, and those issues are long gone.

A great example of how bureaucracies are like battleships …. they can take a long time to get them turned and pointed in a new direction.

It takes effective leaders (your OB course) with good execution ideas (your upcoming Strategy course in the spring) who can find, take and use good data (your stats course) to effectively communicate the need for change (your boot camp course with Dr. Whitaker) in a large organization where the incentives are all messed up (your econ course).

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