[Dialogue] Question about the social process triangles . . .

[jlepps at pc.jaring.my]

Hello Jim.

Have this friend look for Clancy Mann's book, Borderless Business: 
Managing the Far-Flung Enterprise (Mann & Goetz, Westport, Conn., 
Praeger Publishing, 2006) chapter 7 in which he lays out the Social 
Process Triangle as a basis for Managing Country Risk. Clancy's 
chapter in Bending History II is also a good "promotion of its use."

I currently teach a graduate business course through University of 
Maryland University College in which the SPT is presented and used as 
a basic method for analyzing a country. You could say that I use it 
at least weekly, and have for the past 10 years. Roughly 350 students 
have taken the course and they generally love it as a comprehensive 
tool for analyzing a country's business environment. It's far better 
than Porter's Diamond, which is the standard business method for the purpose.

John



At 08:10 PM 11/3/2012, James Wiegel wrote:
>I got this question from a fellow I know who is intrigued with the 
>Social Process triangles.  Any responses??
>
>He said:  I think there are very few people who currently care about 
>the Social Process Triangle as a tool to be used for social 
>transformation. Can you point me to someone is promotes it's use, 
>trains others on at least an biannual basis using it, or has tried 
>to implement it in a recognizable or tangible manner other than the 
>Jenkins?  Short mentions in books on other topics is, for my 
>purposes, great, but is there anyone you know using it daily, 
>weekly, or monthly to train or manage something or anything?
>
>Jim Wiegel
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