Archive for Keith Wade
Market-Based Higher Education
As experience continues to prove that private industry can do things more cost effectively and with better customer satisfaction than governmental entities, debate has shifted to what functions are appropriately in the government’s realm. Over the past several decades various institutions have arisen to challenge the notion that higher education is among the activities that [...]
29Jun2010 | Keith Wade | 1 comment | ContinuedCredentials: Because the Free Market Abhors a Vacuum
Many people gripe about credentialing. The requiring of a credential, it is said, shuts qualified people out of the labor market (much as my lack of demonstrated athletic prowess keeps me from getting that job as an NFL quarterback that I very much want!). Before discussing why credentials have become such an important part of [...]
1May2002 | Keith Wade | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Internet: Parental Guidance Preferred
Keith Wade is the director of finance and MIS at Cypress Gardens in Florida and an adjunct instructor of business and information technology at Webster University. It is probably helpful—given how venturing into the areas of “obscene” and “inappropriate” can often lead to name-calling and misunderstanding—to make a point very clear immediately. I do not [...]
1Feb2000 | Keith Wade | 0 comments | ContinuedIt’s a Jungle Out There! What We Can Learn from the Privatization of Zoos
Keith Wade is the director of finance and MIS at Florida Cypress Gardens, Florida’s first theme park. He is the former chief financial officer for a firm that provided visitor services to zoos. He is an occasional contributor to The Freeman and other periodicals. A chorus of voices joins in pleading with the government to [...]
1Aug1998 | Keith Wade | 0 comments | ContinuedFull Employment-A Lesson from the Deserts of Saudi Arabia
Mr. Wade is a systems and efficiency consultant based in Denver, Colorado. He is currently on long-term assignment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The United States has an unemployment problem. While there are people out of work in every segment of the population, the low-skilled worker has been disproportionately outplaced. As the minimum wage rises and [...]
1Feb1995 | Keith Wade | 0 comments | Continued-
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