The Secret of IKEA in the US?...

Fortune’s Magazine has just released its annual list of the Best 100 Firms To Work For. It Is not surprising that these are also among the best firms period. From within this elite group that have developed a subgroup of the companies with the most diverse workforce. Surprise, surprise – Guess who’s there? Yes, right there near the top of the list is IKEA. Yup, IKEA North America’s workforce of 11,157 employees...

Still the land of opportunity...

In a new study just released, it states that 25% of all US high tech start-ups during the last ten years were created by immigrants. That represented the creation of 450,000 new jobs and $52 billion in revenue. Furthermore, in 2005 52% of all Silicon Valley start-ups were created by immigrants. The American dream is still alive, especially for immigrants. However, the question I have is: “What is going on here in Sweden?”...