Is this something Oracle needs as it continues its seemingly relentless growth?
The last thing that this country needs as it falls behind its peers in its quality of public education is an opportunity for students to excuse themselves from learning important lessons.
Tending its own garden: Using the concept of "high caring," Indian outsourcer MindTree spends as much time tending to its employees' needs as it does those of its clients.
The original system was not fulfilling its needs as it had not captured work practices in a way that was recognizable to the users.
So the last thing it needs as it tries to rebuild its reputation is another sex scandal.
The blackout underscores the difficulties the nation faces in meeting its energy needs as it strives to become a regional economic power.
This is not the kind of attention this troubled town needs as it tries to regain its financial footing after years of fiscal decay and failure to foster economic development in an era of growth.
Next to a man whose principles and honour are thought impeccable, the vice-president's readiness to cut political deals seems underhand, almost cheap.Yet perhaps a bit of opportunist deal-making is what South Africa needs as it tries to consolidate its fragile democracy.
It is these types of strategic investments that are driving UNICEF's work – and, likewise, its funding needs – as it makes the transition to a post-2015 development agenda.
Now, as always, however, the fabrics take precedence, providing the starting point for the collection – although never at the expense of the silhouette, which is just as considerate of its wearer's needs as it always has been.
And the result could be either a snap election that could endanger the passage of the 2014 budget or a protracted round of negotiations as Giorgio Napolitano, the president, struggles to patch together a new coalition.Political instability is the last thing Italy needs as it struggles to emerge from its longest recession since World War II.
