The Odyssean Dilemma: Homelessness as Home and the Search for Ithaka

This research project aims to explore the concept of “home” as expressed in the analogical Homeric figure of Odysseus in his journey to Ithaca. The research involves an inquiry into the meaning and reality of the concept of home in the context of both the Moroccan culture and the lives of displaced persons who find themselves located in Morocco. Engaging existing definitions of migration and a concept of homelessness expressed by Nietzsche, the theoretical research involved in this project provides a conceptual framework from which I examine the set of interviews obtained. The interviews conducted with both Moroccan nationals presently living in Morocco and migrants currently living in Morocco, are foundational to further analysis of fieldwork conducted at the local Catholic Cathedral while teaching an informal English as a second language class to a group of Sub-Saharan migrants. The central questions of the research are: what does “ithaca” consist of? How can we understand it and how does it inform the livelihood of the population of displaced persons? How can the experience of displaced persons inform a more complete understanding of the concept of home

Chiara Lubich: A Saint for a New Global Unity

In this article the author offers an introduction to the life, thought, and impact of Chiara Lubich. He begins with a brief biographical overview and draws attention to some important features of her spiritual teaching: Jesus in the midst, Jesus Forsaken, Mary Desolate, the four nights. He draws attention to the Economy of Communion and as an expression of this spirituality in the world of business and economics, and to the figure of Chiara Luce Badano, a young adherent to the Spirituality of Unity who has been recognized as an example of how this spirituality can lead to holiness of life. The author’s judgment is that Chiara Lubich is “a saint of dialogue.

Teaching Tolerance Through English Language Arts

This portfolio examines the ways in which tolerance can be taught and reinforced through English Language Arts. Substantive research is presented justifying the urgency of teaching tolerance at the high school level and the role that English Language Arts teachers play in the process. Methods of practical application are presented through three separate unit plans, each focused on elevating students’ social consciousness

Internationalization of Swiss SMEs in distant markets: analysis of the SIES findings

In the globalization context, internationalization of OECD SMEs is growing in importance and taking more and more place in Switzerland. New opportunities open to SME entrepreneurs, together with the support of private and/or public agencies as evidenced by its newspaper titles: “Export et internationalization: les PME Suisse s’envolent!” (Rezonance , 2016) or “ Novertur aide les PME à s’internationaliser” (Mathez, 2013). This report explores what are the modes of Swiss SMEs internationalization and how they can find new business opportunities in distant emerging markets? What are the internationalization drivers and what kind of strategies make possible to overcome various types of obstacles and risks? In order to find answers to these interrogations, the first part of this report reviews theories and concepts dealing with SME economics and management, and in particular SME internationalization. The second part of this report provides an analysis of the various empirical findings derived from the Swiss International Entrepreneurship Surveys published in 2007, 2010 and 2013 and conducted by the School of Management-Fribourg together with Swiss Postfinance. This part is complemented by a selection of qualitative interviews with Swiss SME experts. In the first part of this research paper, we will reflect on the theoretical aspect of this broad subject, after that we are going to analyse the three different SIES surveys and its statistics mentioned above. In the last part, we will confront the answers found in the theoretical part and the analysis of the three surveys with the answers of the experts. The main results of this study are based mainly on the SIES reports and implemented by the theoretical analysis. Several findings have been established; some of them are, the entrepreneurship orientation and the international experience of decision makers confirmed as key success factor in the internationalization process. Then, the growing importance of born global companies as well as their international success and specific competitive advantage. Lastly, the rising importance of networks in the success of foreign expansion has been confirmed