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The MITRE Corporation Bedford, Massachusetts - McLean, Virginia: True Partnership Means Added Value: As a public interest company, the MITRE Corporation works in partnership with the government, applying systems engineering and advanced technology to address issues of national importance. Before the turn of the century, the Johnson Controls operations and maintenance team recommended and replaced MITRE's existing building controls system with a Metasys...; Tags: Business structures, Johnson Controls Inc., Mitre Corp., McLean, systems engineering, partnership, Y2K, backup; Case studies
Washington Monument Restoration Features New HVAC System: With the National Park Service's $4.4 million public/private restoration of the 144-year-old Washington Monument nearly complete, and as scaffolding comes down, the official re-opening of the monument is scheduled for Summer 2000. Summer Consultants Inc., of McLean, Virginia, designed the new air conditioning system, working with engineers at Trane office...; Tags: American Standard Inc., restoration; Case studies
Overstock's Byrne Rewrites History on the 'Sith Lord': Gary Weiss submits: Byrne takes a blue pencil to his Sith Lord ravingsMy favorite flipped-out CEO, Patrick Byrne of Overstock.com OSTK, has been working intently at his day job, which is haunting Internet message boards in pursuit of whatever demons mostly in his head that are bothering him. Lately...; Tags: Overstock.com Inc., Internet; External links 2008-07-03
3-A to Develop Pharmaceutical Industry Standards: This article talks about 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc., McLean, Va., that has announced plans to develop a line of standards specifically for equipment used in the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients APIs. The new standards, to be called P3-A Standards, represent the first major expansion of 3-A standards outside of...; Tags: Quality, pharmaceutical company, standards, industry standard, food, industry; White papers
When Companies Doth Complain Too Much: Jake Zamansky submits: I was taken somewhat aback when I read how Lehman Brothers responded to an inquiry about allegations made by short seller David Einhorn. “We will not continue to refute Mr. Einhorn’s allegations and accusations,” an unnamed spokeswoman told The Wall Street Journal. "Mr. Einhorn cherry-picks...; Tags: Financial, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.; External links 2008-06-06

Pricey Fertilizer Poses New Threat to Food System: By Russell Blinch and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON/WINNIPEG (Reuters UK) - It powered the Green Revolution and helped save millions from starvation, but now one of the most important tools on the farm is being priced out of reach for many of the world's growers. With food...; Tags: Food, Phosphate Price, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Fertilizers, Oukbs; News items 2008-06-09
How Star Women Build Portable Skills: The Idea in Brief A star performer in one company will shine in another, right? Wrong. When stars switch firms, their performance actually dims, along with their new company's market value, author Boris Groysberg argues. Everyone loses....; Tags: Gender and diversity, Boris Groysberg, women, job change, mentor, male, female, internal network, bond, career, strategy, external network, job, recruiting, equity, barrier, performance, workforce, compensation, workplace, analyst, talent, network; Articles 2008-04-01
In Praise of the Incomplete Leader: Have you ever feigned confidence to superiors or reports? Hidden the fact you were confused by the latest business results or blindsided by a competitor's move? If so, you've bought into the myth of the complete...; Tags: Deborah Ancona, Thomas W. Malone, Wanda J. Orlikowski, Peter M., Harvard Business Review, leader, leadership, vision; Articles 2008-05-07