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Is Your Company Going Green?
The business world seems like it's going green, at least according to what you see in the media. McKinsey has said that having a green strategy is now a competitive edge (if it's viable). Now Booz Allen's strategy+business magazine is saying that companies that aren't going green will find themselves...
Tags: Management, Marketing, Strategy, Advertising & Promotion, Business World, Michael Fitzgerald
Blog posts 2008-06-27
How to Outsource Your Manufacturing to China
How to Outsource Your Manufacturing to ChinaBase your local company in Hong KongWhen setting up a local company, it's best to base it in Hong Kong. Chinese law is incredibly complex, and almost incomprehensible for most US/Europe lawyers, but in Hong Kong the British-based common law can still be used,...
Tags: Business World, manufacturing, Off-shore Outsourcing, outsource
Discussion threads 2008-06-10
Recession can be breeding ground for next big idea.(Viewpoint)(Cover story)(Viewpoint essay)(Financial report)
With all apologies to Al Ries, innovation is a must in the business world. And a look at our cover story should convince anyone that it's perhaps the best strategy for surviving tough times. With all apologies to Al Ries, innovation is a must in...
Tags: business world, financial
Research articles 2008-03-24
Swinging the swing ; BT-Honda Pro-Am's Western Regional round brought to the fore the golfing skills of some of the big boys of business.
Lucky for some, the 13th Western Regional round of the Business Today-Honda Pro-Am kicked off the way it always does: to a swinging start. Febuary 2 saw past and present movers and shakers of the business world swing like never before. Lucky for some, the 13th Western Regional round of...
Tags: British Telecommunications, business world, Honda Motor Co.
Research articles 2008-03-09
Let there be light: a pioneer in defining effective corporate governance, the author of the 1992 Cadbury Code discusses the current state of affairs and his ideas on righting the wrongs that have plagued the business world - Sir Adrian Cadbury - Interview
FEW WOULD ARGUE THAT THE LAST YEAR WAS anything but a dim one in the business world. Plunging stock markets, lackluster earnings, and fatal financial fiascoes cast a shadowy pall over the shimmer of the boom so recently experienced.
Tags: business world, Cadbury Schweppes Plc., corporate governance
Research articles 2003-02-01
Ford, Compuware, IBM to Move into Dearborn, Mich., Office Complex.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Jun. 13--In the ever-changing business world, accelerated by the explosion of the technology industry, it's becoming increasing harder to tell your friends from your enemies. Jun. 13--In the ever-changing business world, accelerated by the explosion of the technology industry, it's becoming increasing harder...
Tags: business world, Compuware Corp., Ford Motor Co., IBM Corp., Microsoft Office
Research articles 2000-06-12
2005 National Safety Congress & Expo: the world's largest gathering of safety products and expertise convenes in Orlando, Sept. 17-23.(SHOWS & CONVENTIONS)
The annual gathering of safety and health professionals and those that supply this vital segment of the business world will bring people from throughout the United States and the world to Orlando's Orange County Convention Center in September. The annual gathering of safety and...
Tags: business world, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2005-08-01
Local accountants say Enron collapse felt throughout industry
CHARLESTON - In the postEnron business world, effects of one of the largest private sector scandals in U.S. history seem to be stretching far past the borders of Texas, where Enron is based.CHARLESTON - In the postEnron business world, effects of one of the largest private sector scandals in U.S....
Tags: Enron Corp., business world
Research articles 2002-04-08
Opec President: The Role Of Oil: Past, Present And Future - Lessons From The 20th Century Teach The Oil Industry How To Deal With The Challenge Of Volatility And Rising Demand, Says Opec President Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.
Oil has been the world's dominant commercial energy source since early last century, when it took over this role from coal. In time, this highly accessible, adaptable and distributable hydrocarbon transformed the way the business world thought and ac Oil has been the world's dominant commercial...
Tags: business world, OPEC, volatility
Research articles 2006-01-01
Sony helm takes westward turn.(quick cuts)
SONY CORPORATION OF JAPAN STUNNED THE business world early last month by appointing a westerner, the Welsh-born (and non-Japanese speaking) Sir Howard Stringer top right, as its chairman and chief executive. The appointment enlists him in a select SONY CORPORATION OF JAPAN STUNNED THE business...
Tags: business world, Sony Corp.
Research articles 2005-04-01
Indianapolis Office Park Woos Starbucks.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Aug. 31--After setting up major office buildings with computers, filing cabinets and smartly dressed CEOs for nearly 15 years, the Precedent Office Park is expanding to encompass a different kind of business world -- filled with coffee beans, clothes Aug. 31--After setting up major office buildings...
Tags: business world, Starbucks Corp.
Research articles 2000-08-31
After attacks, Congress tables benefits bills
In the wake of the bloodiest attacks ever perpetrated on the United States, both parties in both houses of Congress put aside until next year much of the legislation that, before Sept. 11, seemed so crucial to the business world. In the wake of the bloodiest attacks ever perpetrated...
Tags: attack, benefit, business world, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2001-11-01
Wireless winners: IU and Purdue campuses lead the nation.(Information Technology)(Indiana University)
WITH INDIANA UNIVERSITY named No. 1 and Purdue University No. 2 among wirelessly connected college campuses nationwide, many of Indiana's college students are already using the tools of the high-tech business world that they'll find after graduation. WITH INDIANA UNIVERSITY named No. 1 and Purdue University...
Tags: business world, Indiana University, information technology, wireless
Research articles 2004-05-01
Next CEO of General Electric Has Tough Legacy to Follow.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Oct. 1--While American voters are deciding who should be the next president, much of Wall Street is focused on the leading mystery of the business world: Who will follow Jack Welch, the legendary chief executive of General Electric Co.? Oct. 1--While American voters are...
Tags: business world, General Electric Co., Jack Welch
Research articles 2000-10-03
Home Depot Picks General Electric Executive as CEO, President.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Dec. 6--ATLANTA--Home Depot surprised the business world Tuesday by naming General Electric's Robert Nardelli as chief executive and president. Dec. 6--ATLANTA--Home Depot surprised the business world Tuesday by naming General Electric's Robert Nardelli as chief executive and president.
Tags: business world, General Electric Co., Home Depot Inc., Robert Nardelli
Research articles 2000-12-05
The IT obstacle race: Ben Burgess from BT says the double-edged sword of technology has created as many problems as solutions for the unwary. (Special Supplement it Advantage).(information technology, BT Finance Industry Solutions)(Brief Article)
Like almost every other part of the business world, the financial services industry has embraced technology and hurtled forward into the brave new world. However, no one in the financial sector can describe the past 10 years as an easy ride. Like almost every...
Tags: British Telecommunications, business world, information technology, technology
Research articles 2002-07-01
News Corp. 'Does It': Makes Worst Business Blunder in 2006 According to Survey
The business world has spoken: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. committed the biggest business blunder in 2006 when it decided to produce an O.J. Simpson book and TV special with the working title of "If I Did It." Findings come from a survey fielded by the Business Performance Management BPM Forum...
Tags: business world, News Corp., survey
Research articles 2007-01-08
Cahners launches on-line tradeshow and conference. (Technology in Action).(Brief Article)
NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS--The supply chain economy is a big place. But what if you could meet with at least 7,000 members of that business world to learn and converse about the latest news ... all without leaving your office? NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS--The supply chain economy...
Tags: business world, Cahners In-Stat Group, Newton, supply chain
Research articles 2001-10-01
The Boston Globe High-Tech Sector Report.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
May 22--LOTUS LESSONS: IBM Corp.'s Lotus software unit in Cambridge is planning to teach the business world some lessons on how to use computers to train employees. May 22--LOTUS LESSONS: IBM Corp.'s Lotus software unit in Cambridge is planning to teach the business world...
Tags: Boston Globe, business world, IBM Corp.
Research articles 2000-05-22
Sites get down with the OPA.(Online Publishers Association)(Brief Article)
Formed quietly in June to serve as another organization to move the beleaguered Internet industry forward, the Online Publishers Association is making its mission clearer in a business world that has grown increasingly uncertain in the wake of the Se Formed quietly in June to serve...
Tags: business world, Online Publishers Association
Research articles 2001-10-01