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- An Upside to Recession?
- Everyone is talking recession. President Bush is promising tax relief, and it hasn't been a very cheery couple of days for the markets. Two thirds of Americans think we're either already in or on the edge of a recession, and, not surprisingly, consumer spending has slowed. Among all this gloom...
- Blog posts 2008-01-18
- Tighter times to slow the flow of Americans working overseas.(Brief Article)
- A slowing economy will have adverse effects on the number of expatriate workers American companies this year place in overseas jobs, according to senior human resources officers surveyed at 150 U.S. companies. The survey by Windham International, A slowing economy will have...
- Research articles 2001-04-02
- Beyond our Shining Seas – Benefits of Outsourcing Your Export Management
- The article talks about the American Company's failure in international market. American companies that are exporting their products are not doing their home work on the wide range of export issues, including packaging or shipping the products as effectively as they could, doing due diligence on the companies they are...
- White papers 2001-08-01
- Structuring International Operation - A Legal Framework For U.S. Companies Operating Abroad
- As international commerce becomes more important, many U.S firms are shifting from exporting their products to setting up global operations. This encompasses a wide array of activities including establishing foreign offices, hiring employees abroad, and acquiring companies, real estate and other assets in foreign countries. The following article provides an...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Outsourcing, Turned Inside Out
- From the executive summary: ‘Throughout the United States foreign companies are spending billions of dollars to build or expand operations. In the process, they are lifting local economies and offsetting some of the jobs being sent offshore by American companies. Economists say that insourced jobs tend to be higher-paying and...
- White papers 2004-04-11
- Lowering The Bar
- From the executive summary: ‘Few U.S. companies are chasing the growth achieved in the past few years. While strategic planners are willing to make large, risky technology investments of uncertain benefit, the same is not true of foreign investments, whose risks and rewards are similarly difficult to quantify. U.S. companies...
- White papers 2000-08-01
- The Big Shift: Why U.S. Companies are Falling Behind
- American companies became bigger and more efficient over the last few decades. And why not? It was a formula that made the United States the preeminent economic force on the planet. Problem was, the ingredients for success in an increasingly global economy were changing. Size and efficiency...
- Blog posts 2009-07-14
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- Kristen M. Metza Joins Gilead as Vice President, Human Resources
- FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) today announced that Kristen M. Metza has joined the company as Vice President, Human Resources. Ms. Metza will report to President and Chief Executive Officer John C. Martin, PhD. She will serve as a member of Gilead's Executive Committee and will have...
- Research articles 2006-04-06
- Former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders, Ford Motor Company, Dow Chemical Lead 500 Executives at 3rd Annual Employer Health & Human Capital Congress, January 30 - Februay 1, 2008 in Washington, D.C.
- Former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders, M.D. will join the speaker faculty at the 3rd Annual Employer Health & Human Capital Congress, Wednesday, January 30 - Friday, February 1, in Washington, D.C. Elders, who served as the nation's physician from 1993-1994 under President Bill Clinton, will deliver a keynote address...
- Research articles 2008-01-29
- Remy Cointreau has appointed a vice president of human resources for its U.S. unit
- Remy Cointreau has appointed a vice president of human resources for its U.S. unit RCUSA. The company said that Bruce Doherty will take on the role, which also includes serving on RCUSA's executive committee. Previously, Doherty held top human resources positions at companies including William Grant & Sons, Dataram Corporation,...
- Research articles 2008-02-04
- Hewitt Associates Signs With U.S. Federal Government to Serve 5 Million Participants of the Federal Retirement System; Company to Modernize the Pension Administration and Technology Services of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management
- LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. -- Hewitt Associates, a global human resources services company, has been selected to deliver defined benefits technology and administration services to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management OPM, the Federal Government's principal human resources agency. The ten-year agreement, valued at approximately $290 million, will enable OPM to modernize...
- Research articles 2006-05-08
- Siemens Appoints Jennifer Olmstead Vice President of Human Resources for Building Technologies Business in U.S
- BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. -- Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., has appointed Jennifer Olmstead to Vice President of Human Resources for the company's U.S. operations. She replaces Fred Cardina who will be splitting his time between Siemens Building Technologies and a new assignment with Siemens Corporation developing HR services and support programs...
- Research articles 2006-05-25
- Herbalife Appoints Regional Vice President of Human Resources
- LOS ANGELES -- Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) announced the appointment of Jean Marie Cacciatore as vice president of human resources for the company's South America and Southeast Asia (SAM/SEA) region. She will be based in the company's offices in Torrance, Calif., and report to Rob Levy, the region's senior vice...
- Research articles 2006-12-11
- Bradenton, Fla., Human Resources Firm Pitches Software to Monitor Internet-Use.
- By Christopher Cole, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 31--BRADENTON, Fla.--Using software that's compared to video cameras and metal detectors, Bradenton's Gevity HR wants to sell clients on yet another way to keep tabs on their workers: Internet monitoring. ...
- Research articles 2001-08-31
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Honors Three "Blue Chip" Seattle Businesses. (Originated from The Seattle Times)
- Jul. 13--Not many business management students would think to study a massage school, a beauty salon and a human resources consulting company for valuable lessons. But they should. For persistence, ingenuity and creative use of resources, three Seattle businesses in those fields have been named "Blue...
- Research articles 1993-07-13
- U.S. Managers Both More Stressed and More Optimistic
- The Find: Compared to their counterparts around the globe, U.S. managers are both more stressed about the recession and more optimistic about the future of their careers. The Source: A global survey by BPI, a European management and human resources...
- Blog posts 2009-06-24
- Survey: Over half of U.S. workplaces block social networks
- A majority of U.S. workplaces block access to social-networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, new survey results commissioned by consulting firm Robert Half Technology indicate. Fifty-four percent block social networks "completely," while another 19 percent only permit it "for business purposes."Only 10 percent of companies surveyed permit social-network use on...
- News items 2009-10-06
- Amercia's Brain Drain: How U.S. Firms Stifle Innovation
- The problem with most business books is that the authors can't write. The problem with "America's Corporate Brain Drain: Why We leave, Where We Go, How We Can Reverse the Flow," is that while the author can write, she just doesn't know how to organize. The premise...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- U.S. Labor Department, PETCO form Business Partnership; One-Stop Career Centers will Help PETCO Hire More than 800 Groomers
- WASHINGTON, April 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a partnership with PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., to help the company recruit and hire more than 800 pet groomers this year. Emily Stover DeRocco, assistant secretary of labor for employment and training, and Paul Schmitt, vice...
- Research articles 2003-04-22
- Survey Summary: How Managers and Execs Rate Their CEOs
- Chief execs aren't all the overpaid louts they are made out to be. Here's how their toughest critics — their top managers — rate CEO performance. Judging by news headlines — not to mention convictions — from the last few years, it’s...
- Articles 2007-10-30
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