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		<title><![CDATA[Experts Available: Hay Group Advises Companies to Take the Bull by the Horns if They Are to Survive]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Darwin's Theory Plays Out in Current Market Crisis  PHILADELPHIA & LONDON -- Just how 'fit' is your organization? Many are now finding out - the hard way - as recent upheavals in the finance sector cause a ripple effect on economies globally and employees are beginning to fear for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Michael Ippolito Joins Hay Group as General Manager of Philadelphia Office]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Jan_7/ai_n24223197]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA -- Hay Group is pleased to announce that Michael Ippolito has joined as the General Manager of its consulting practice in Philadelphia. In addition to running the Philadelphia office, Mike will also lead initiatives within Hay Group's Reward and Organizational Effectiveness practices.  "We are happy to welcome Mike...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Key to Successful M&As]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5693/is_200709/ai_n23734313]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[EXECUTIVE SKILLSAs leaders of healthcare organizations guide the mergers of hospitals or growth through acquisitions, consider lessons from outside industries.Due Diligence ChallengeIdentifying and measuring intangible assets within the acquired organization will manage the risk of the two organizations failing to become aligned. Two-thirds of organizations and executives surveyed by the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Managers in Emerging Economies Winning on Pay; Western Managers Lose Out On Disposable Income.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5243/is_200707/ai_n19774044]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-16 July 2007-Hay Group: Managers in Emerging Economies  Winning on Pay; Western Managers Lose Out On Disposable  IncomeC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:16072007    Managers in less developed economies have higher disposable incomes  when compared to their western counterparts, research from global...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS: A DANGEROUS GAME]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3715/is_200705/ai_n19431654]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[EUROPE   With the pace of corporate M&A showing no signs of abating, a study of more than 200 European deals In the past two years Indicates that few mergers-just 9%, In fact-are deemed to be "completely successful." According to Thomson Financial, last year M&A deals in Europe topped...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[South Florida Accounting and Advisory Firm Instrumental in Sobering Audit of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Financial Assessment Prompts VTA to Rethink Its Finances, CFO Resigns  MIAMI -- Rachlin Cohen & Holtz LLP, the fastest-growing audit firm in the nation (2006 Bowman Accounting Report), participated in an assessment of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority VTA. Their report ultimately indicated concerns about financial stability, weaknesses...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[White-collar workers in the developing world are likely to enjoy  sizeable increases in real pay this year, according to a study by Hay  Group, a management consultancy. Its report is based on a survey of  employers' expectations of pay awards, adjusted for predicted  inflation. Real pay...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[At $17m, who said it's not easy being Green?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Marc Moncrief    Mar 28, 2007 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Phil  Green is the CEO of Australian investment bank Babcock & Brown  (B&B), which is smaller only than rival Macquarie Bank. Green's  remuneration for calendar 2006 was up 38...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Princesses, toads and the futile search for the perfect M&A.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Leon Gettler    Mar 28, 2007 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A study released by Hay  Group adds to the growing body of evidence which suggests that mergers  generally do not succeed. The Hay study found that over 90 per cent of ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[91% Of Mergers Fail Due To Culture Shock.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-26 March 2007-Hay Group: 91 Of Mergers Fail Due To  Culture ShockC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:26032007    More than 90 of corporate mergers and acquisitions are falling  short of their objectives, as companies struggle to combine corporate  cultures and structures, according...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IN THE REGION  Adolor shares up on plan for additional Entereg study  Shares of Adolor Corp. rose as much as 29 percent yesterday after the company said GlaxoSmithKline P.L.C. planned an additional advanced study of Entereg, an experimental drug to treat constipation from opioid-based painkillers. The Exton company's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[White-collar pay rising faster in high-growth economies than in U.S.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pay increases for white-collar workers in the United States will substantially lag those in China, India and Eastern Europe in 2007, the Hay Group of Philadelphia reported today.  Adjusted for inflation, pay hikes for administrative, professional and senior management employees are predicted to rise 1.4 percent this year in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US Pay Increases to Lag China, India and Eastern Europe in 2007]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: Jason Chupick, +1-212-584-5486, Jason@blisspr.com, for Hay Group PHILADELPHIA, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from Philadelphia- based Hay Group reveals real pay increases adjusted for inflation for workers in the United States will substantially lag those in China, India and Eastern Europe in 2007. US administrative, professional...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The high price of deadwood.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Craig Donaldson     Oct 20, 2005 (Human Resources - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A global  research project has found some        sectors are not doing enough  about poor          performance....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Executive 'prenuptial' agreements reduce risk for employers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One in four companies have no executive severance policies, according to a recent study by Hay Group, a global organizational and human resource consulting firm based in Philadelphia. And only half the companies that do offer executive severance formally spell out the conditions, events and terms for payment.  In...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Europeans close wage gap with American business leaders]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[European executives are closing the pay gap with their U.S. counterparts and in some cases are earning more than American corporate leaders, according to a study by the Hay Group, a consulting firm based in Philadelphia.  A survey of more than 1,000 European executives and about 700 American business...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The American Chemistry Council (ACC). (Names In The News).]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Chemistry Council ACC announced that Greg Lebedev  has been named president and CEO, effective Oct. 1. He will succeed Fred  Webber, who recently announced plans to retire. Lebedev was formerly  chief operating officer and executive vice president of the U.S. Chamber  of Commerce, and...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The world's most admired companies 2002.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mar 4, 2002 Fortune    ABIX via COMTEX -- Hay Group has conducted "Fortune"  magazine's most admired companies survey since 1997. Each year, the  consultant asks 10,000 directors, analysts and executives to rank  companies according to nine attributes, including innovation and  management quality. Familiar...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Norman Hay on the acquisition trail]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Norman Hay plc recently announced the acquisition of the business end assets of Lancy Water Engineering, ERG Process Plant, and Ardrox Engineering from ERG Environmental Resource Group plc - a subsidiary of AEA Technology plc.  The three activities based In Oldbury in the West Midlands, will move and become...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3715/is_200201/ai_n9022257]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WORLD'S BEST CONSULTANTS Generalist: Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Paris-based Cap Gemini's purchase two years ago of Ernst &Young's consuiting arm created Europe's leading generalist consultant. More than half the firm's global revenue ($7.8 billion in 2000) comes from the region. CGE&Y's weak spot on the Continent is Germany, where...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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