Posts Tagged ‘competitive market’
Postal Service as a National Asset
Posted by RARC host | Filed under Strategy & Public Policy
There is no question that a country’s postal service is a valuable national asset. On one hand, it is a functional asset that supports commerce and binds the nation together. On the other, postal operations are capital assets, with distribution networks, vehicles, machinery, and labor resources that have some sort of value. While the value [...]
Tags: competitive market, European Union, financial crisis, Greece, Hellenic Post, operations, postal service, privatization, universal service
Competition
Posted by RARC host | Filed under Strategy & Public Policy
When the topic of competition for the Postal Service comes up in casual conversation, the discussion usually involves FedEx or UPS. However, packages are a relatively small part of the Postal Service’s business. Certainly, these firms are direct competitors, but are there other competitors for Postal Service business?
Tags: competition, competitive market, Mailing Services, Parcels
To Award or Not to Award: What’s the Postal Service to Do?
Posted by Suspicious Expenditures host | Filed under Labor
Should the Postal Service be allowed to freely award employees for a job well done? The Postal Service operates as a businesslike entity, but it is also part of the government. Appearances count — particularly in tough economic times. The Postal Service has an interest in recruiting and retaining talented employees to remain competitive, but [...]
Tags: competitive market, employee relations, incentives, postal service, recruitment


