Table of contents
It's a Small, Small World
Pamela GoettThese days, small is better. Politicians in both parties are calling for smaller government, businesses are downsizing and even splitting themselves into small pieces, and even…
SHORT TAKES
When Bayer Corporation, the giant German chemical company, regained U.S. rights to its world famous Bayer aspirin product in 1994—rights it lost when its U.S. assets were…
CLIPPINGS
Margin is a surrogate for value; when value shifts, margin follows. By tracking margin, you can actually “see” the movement of value in the numbers. If a product commands 20…
GLOBAL TRENDS: Seeking a More Perfect Union
Malcolm HodgeIndividuals have fought to merge Europe in the past, Caesar and Napoleon, to name but two. Now that Europe stands on the brink of a voluntary union—one that will create one of the…
Innovation: Building Molecular Value
Aris PersidisCredibility is the essence of bio‐entrepreneurship. The successful biotechnology company will identify a molecule that has commercial potential and leverage this science by…
Trends: Internal Audit Taps New Sources
Richard AndersonThe internal audit function is in transition, evolving from its traditional role of assessing internal controls and safeguarding assets to a significantly broader role, beyond…
PRAGMATIC COURSES FOR TRYING TIMES
Every summer since 1957 selected leaders of U.S. industry have convened at a rustic but elegant Vail, Colo., conference facility to take a three‐week “leadership development”…
LOYAL TO THE CORE
Joseph CoscoIn business, flashy risk takers often get more attention than companies that quietly stick to their knitting. But as Gannett's results show, unswerving focus on core competencies…
THE ROUGH ROAD FROM MARX TO MARKETS
Gordon FellerEstablishing any business in the former USSR isn't easy. Establishing a transportation business has its own special headaches, as Fritz Companies discovered.
GIVING BACK
Roberta C. YafieFidelity Investments has parlayed its mutual funds expertise into a unique spin on corporate philanthropy.
Corporate Strategies: Learning to Share
Regina ConnellHow do you succeed in business these days? How do you streamline your operations, earn the loyalty of your customers, and keep the right employees? How do you harness the…
Stack Attack: The Business of Business
Bristol VossToday's business authors certainly know the value of case studies as tools for proving their points—all of the books in this group are either one huge case study or a mix of…
The Last Word: Power Elite
Power, it seems, is no longer politically correct. In fact, the concept has plummeted to the point where “powerful” can be a nasty thing to call someone. Groups are supposed to be…
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