For many years anyone who has dealt with TBI Head Office has quickly worked out that something is very wrong there. Maybe the newcomer noticed their lack of responsibility. Merchandise is out of stock every time you try and order it, and no one ever apologizes for the problem. Or sometimes people learned about the endless…
If you want to understand TBI’s business well, the most fundamental thing to grasp is that it is controlled by a few, greedy rent-seekers who take as much out of the business as they can, and re-invest as little as possible. This is the reason it has been rapidly losing market share since around 2009.…
In this interview we look at the real power politics, the endless turf war between Ning Anhar and Mariam Kartikatresni, which paralyzed TBI for years. We interview the former manager of TBI Kuningan, the biggest school in the company, for insight into the toxic relationship of these TBI heavyweights. I was once asked by a…
By the end of 2012, there had been signs of major distress within the TBI Mafia. Their long-time queen, Mariam Kartikatresni, was gone, replaced by Reza Suriansha, who was much less of a narcissistic drama queen and more of a behind the scenes guy. In today’s post we want to look at some peculiarities in…
1 TBI Bogor Opened in 2002 with expat manager Last expat 2011 2 TBI Kelapa Gading Opened in late 2005 with expat manager Last expat 2012 3 TBI Surabaya Opened with expat owners Special case 4 TBI Cengkareng Opened in 2006 (?) Bankrupt 5 TBI Sun City (Bekasi) Opened in 2008…
In this part we look at the real power politics, the endless turf war between Ning Anhar and Mariam Kartikatresni. I was once asked by a part-time teacher about the conflict between Martika Kartikatresni and Ning Anhar. How well-known is it in your experience? Was the teacher Indonesian? Yes she was. Why? In my experience…
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