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		<title><![CDATA[What are America's Stupidest Management Practices?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/entry-level/?p=688]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Management guru Bob Sutton is off to conference in Singapore this week and on his consistently thought-provoking blog Work Matters he's preparing for the event with a little thought experiment. Namely, he's attempting to brainstorm the stupidest management practices of U.S. companies that remain inexplicably popular despite plenty of evidence...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:27:48 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When Almost Every American Company Counts As "Small"]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/intercom/?p=2799]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the SBA, almost every American company counts as "small."  But dig into the data, and America might have one of the developed world's smallest small business sectors.  Just what type of business should count as "small?" by Stefan Deeran]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:38:22 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Big Shift: Why U.S. Companies are Falling Behind]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/harvard/?p=2994]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:15:51 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beware of Big U.S. Crackdown on Foreign Bribery]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/ceo/?p=1700]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Â It hasn't been getting much attention, but a large-scale government crackdown on foreign bribery and corruption on on against U.S. companies.Â Over the 18 months ending last June, more than 100 U.S. companies have come forward with evidence of violations of the 1977 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.    Of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:00:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[An Upside to Recession?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/intercom/?p=1522]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:50:04 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Don't let U.S. focus crimp oversight abroad: with increased SEC and DOJ scrutiny on U.S. companies' business practices in foreign countries, a myopic focus on U.S. policies and procedures can detract from oversight of FCPA violations.(regulation)(Securiti]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6626/is_200701/ai_n26470330]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, companies have  invested significant time and money to ensure compliance with U.S. laws  and regulations. However, these laws and regulations are the  Achilles' heel of many U.S. companies with foreign oper  In the wake of the Sarbanes-Oxley...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Visa delays caused by post-9/11 rules are hurting U.S. companies.(TRAVEL)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5942/is_200604/ai_n24008119]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Visa delays caused by post-9/11 rules are hurting U.S. companies.    Visa delays caused by post-9/11 rules are hurting U.S. companies.  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC - Sale of First RFID Manufacturing Machine.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5937/is_200602/ai_n23959753]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Embargoed Release: 07:00hrs Monday 27th February 2006                             Block Shield Corporation Plc           ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Upfront: U.S. Companies Bullish on Global Sales]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=158244]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Many companies see globalization as both an opportunity and a threat, and wisely so. While new markets provide the opportunity to grow the top line, they are also producing bold new competitors. In this environment, the lack of a global operations strategy that provides effective sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, and service...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">PTON</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Global sales are rising, yet global operations strategies are failing.(Management UPDATE: AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF INDUSTRY NEWS)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3208/is_200511/ai_n18932502]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[That's what the global consulting firm Accenture found when it  surveyed 160 sales, marketing, and supply chain executives at U.S.  companies with revenues exceeding $1 billion. Accenture's  researchers learned that U.S. businesses expect sales revenues  That's what the global consulting firm Accenture found when it ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">ACN</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fanuc Robotics America and Deloitte Consulting LLP will work together to help North American companies improve factory efficiency through a program called "Save Your Factory.(SUPPLIER BRIEFS)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3100/is_200511/ai_n18973119]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Fanuc Robotics America and Deloitte Consulting LLP will work  together to help North American companies improve ...    Fanuc Robotics America and Deloitte Consulting LLP will work  together to help North American companies improve factory efficiency  through a program called "Save Your Factory, offering automation,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Upfront: Waking Up to Global GAAP]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=156050]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS are rapidly gaining momentum worldwide. The paper highlights that U.S. companies need to bone up on international accounting standards if they want to remain competitive abroad and at home. Chief Financial Officers CFOs of U.S. companies must understand global Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP, because...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Offshoring Poses Security Hazards]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=93550]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[From the executive summary: ‘U.S. companies that outsource work usually face problems that are far more mundane, like unmet expectations in terms of work quality and costs. Foreign companies do not advertise the snags that sometimes occur. Some American companies have stumbled when they have outsourced, even when they set...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S'S HALLIBURTON OIL COMPANY SEEKING PARTNERS IN IRAN]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5561/is_200405/ai_n22674419]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[According to "Tehran Times", an informed source said that the American company Halliburton is trying to become involved in the South Pars gas field development project. Halliburton, with ties to U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney is operating underAccording to "Tehran Times", an informed source said that the American company Halliburton is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IRAN: U.S'S HALLIBURTON OIL COMPANY SEEKING PARTNERS IN IRAN.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6465/is_200405/ai_n25700383]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[According to "Tehran Times", an informed source said that  the American company Halliburton is trying to become involved in the  South Pars gas field development project. Halliburton, with ties to U.S.  Vice-President Dick Cheney is operating   According to "Tehran Times", an informed source said that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Outsourcing, Turned Inside Out]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=93492]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fiber blowing lawsuits: countersuits, settlement & dismissal: 2 U.S. companies countersue BT.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6521/is_200401/ai_n25869306]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Two American companies have filed separate lawsuits against British  Telecommunications BT, seeking to invalidate the London-based telecom  giant's United States patents covering cable "blowing"  equipment and methods. The suite also seek to  Two American companies have filed separate lawsuits against British  Telecommunications BT, seeking to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Industrial espionage and poor intellectual property safeguards can sting the U.S. companies outsourcing their software development offshore. Some observers say that other countries vying for outsourcing dollars are even worse when it comes to providing legal protection for intellectual property. Court cases are still relatively hard to find, but that's...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The article is about the privatization of the public firms due to high regulatory cost. It explains about the processes that are high in cost. People are moving towards private firms instead of registering for public firms. At a time when tougher corporate-disclosure laws are making life more and more...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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