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Transforming Corner-Office Strategy into Frontline Action

Southwest Airlines keeps soaring. Its stock price rose a compounded 21,000% between 1972 and 1992 and leapt 300% between 1995 and 2000. Why does Southwest succeed while so many other airlines fail? Because it sticks...

Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Principle, Partners, Strategy, Management, Harvard Business Review, In Brief, Orit Gadiesh, James L. Gilbert

Articles 2008-08-08

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Qponix Unveils Combo Widget

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Qponix Unveils Combo WidgetC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Qponix launched its widget-based network that connects brands, promotions and coupons directly with consumers as they shop online. The new solution offers retailers and manufacturers the opportunity to engage consumers...

Articles 2009-06-08

Hook & Ladder Brewing Touts Growth

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Hook & Ladder Brewing Touts GrowthC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Hook & Ladder Brewing Company, a Washington, D.C.-area venture started by a volunteer firefighter and his business-minded brother, is bucking negative economic trends and experiencing tremendous growth this year, despite...

Articles 2009-06-08

Maui Wowi Hawaiian Inks New Master Franchise Pact with Dubai Enterprises

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-8 June 2009-Maui Wowi Hawaiian Inks New Master Franchise Pact with Dubai EnterprisesC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Maui Wowi Hawaiian, a destination for authentic Hawaiian products on the mainland, announced it has expanded its worldwide corporate ohana to the...

Articles 2009-06-08

OMEGA BUYS OUT 5MM-UNIT QUANTUM STAKE IN LINN ENERGY

New York-based face=+Bold; Omega Advisors Inc. face=-Bold; has purchased the 5.06 million units of face=+Bold; Linn Energy LLCface=-Bold; , Houston, (Nasdaq: LINE) held by private-equity investor face=+Bold; Quantum Energy Partners II LPface=-Bold; , Houston. The holding represented a 4.5% stake in the upstream MLP. The...

Articles 2008-12-17

Capitalising on the wine craze

DENISE the Wine Shop started its operations in Malaysia in 1998. After starting a chain of over 16 stores, David Lim, its founder, branched out to Singapore in August 2006. Within a short span of six months, he established 10 outlets and by end 2007, he would have increased this...

Articles 2008-12-01

The case of the pregnant employee: Ember's services with a consultancy was terminated after she became pregnant. She felt that the firm was unsympathetic towards its employees and fired them to avoid paying for their maternity leave

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHEN EMBER Seet, 27, joined Big Four Consultancy as an auditor, she was very happy in her work as the management was pro-family and the staff members worked as one happy family. During the employment interview with the managing partner, Lim Ooi Keat, 48,...

Articles 2008-12-01

Job search experience

In helping people find work we should aim to provide services that address their needs. What sorts of difficulties do people report? What steps do people take in order to find work? Have there been any changes over time? Answers to some of these questions are provided...

Articles 2008-09-22

Forthcoming conferences

AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION OF CAREER COUNSELLORS NATIONAL CAREER CONFERENCE, HOBART, 26-28 March 2008 A distinguished assembly of workplace experts and academics will meet to confront the latest issues facing employees and employers around the world. The central theme of the 2008 AACC conference is Career Landscape:...

Articles 2008-09-22

This month's goal beat office bulge: more than 70 percent of women say their job undermines their healthy eating goals. Minimize your bottom line with these tips

* You know how projects get finished faster when you work as a team? Well, the same principle applies to your waistline. Brown University researchers found that people who started a weight-loss plan with a friend shed more pounds than those who went it alone. "The office is an ideal...

Articles 2008-09-01

Iron Joe

I am a national-level competitive bodybuilder and an 11-year veteran of the Michigan Department of Corrections. I am a former member of the state's honor guard, as well as a former emergency response team member. Currently, I am a resident unit officer at the Huron Valley Men's Facility in Ypsilanti....

Articles 2008-09-01

Mike Francois' magic touch

Want to be a winner? Then hitch your dreams to Mike Francois' star. It's success by association. Francois has yet to fail in anything, his latest venture being the Mike Francois Classic. This year's event, held May 10 in Powell, Ohio, was the biggest and best yet, and a national...

Articles 2008-09-01

IFBB

AUGUST 15-16 EUROPA SUPER SHOW BODYBUILDING, FITNESS& FIGURE Dalls, Taxes. contact Ed and Betty Pariso, (817) 498-3631. Includes under-202-pound contest. Entry deadline: July 7 SEPTEMBER 12-13 ATLANTIC CITY PRO BODYBUILDING, FITNESS & FIGURE AND WOMEN'S MASTERS FIGURE Atlantic City, New Jersey. Contact Sports Partners...

Articles 2008-09-01

Dennis James: we sit down with IFBB icon Dennis James for a revealing look at what makes him tick, and what ticks him off

There are reasons why Weider Publications has had Dennis James under contract for nearly a decade--since he placed fourth at the 2000 Arnold Classic. For one, he's popular. Come Arnold Classic and Olympia time, DJ can be found manning the Weider booth (when he's not onstage, that is)...

Articles 2008-09-01

Sidestep the no. 1 marriage conflict

YOU MAY THINK YOU'RE AVOIDING A FIGHT with your partner by stashing the full-price bag you just bought in the back of the closet, but making secret splurges can be harmful to your relationship--and can even be considered a form of cheating, says Bonnie Eaker Weil, Ph.D., author of Financial...

Articles 2008-09-01

Orexo/Prostrakan Extend Licensing Pact For Rapinyl

Orexo AB (OMX: ORX), the Swedish pharmaceutical company, and ProStrakan Group plc, the Scottish-based international specialty pharmaceutical company, have extended their existing European licensing agreement for Rapinyl Abstral, for breakthrough cancer pain, to include North America. This change of partner in North America follows the decision made by Endo Pharmaceuticals...

Articles 2008-09-01

Gpc Biotech Marketing Authorization Application Withdrawn

GPC Biotech AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: GPC, NASDAQ: GPCB) reported that the company has been informed by its partner for satraplatin in Europe that they plan to withdraw the Marketing Authorization Application MAA for satraplatin plus prednisone for the treatment of hormone-refractory prostate cancer patients whose prior chemotherapy has failed....

Articles 2008-09-01

Novadaq to Present at Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference

Novadaq® Technologies Inc. (TSX: NDQ), a developer of real-time medical imaging systems and image guided therapies for the operating room, today announced that Dr. Rick Mangat, Vice President and General Manager, will present an update on the Company's business at the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference on Thursday, September 4,...

Articles 2008-08-28

U.S. Marine Corps SMAW II Program Awarded to Nammo Talley, Inc.

MESA, Ariz. (August 27, 2008) - The U.S. Marine Corps has selectedthe weapon system from Nammo Talley, Inc. for their SMAW II program(Shoulder-launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon II). Maximum contractvalue base and options is $51.76 million, and Feb 2011 is theexpected base contract completion date. Nammo Talley, primecontractor for...

Articles 2008-08-28

Option ships HSPA ExpressCard designed exclusively for Vodafone

World's first 5.76 Mbps-capable HSUPA device supports 900 MHz frequency bands Leuven, Belgium - August 28, 2008 - Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussels:OPTI;...

Articles 2008-08-28