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In the past six months, the number of business schools that have posted sites on the World Wide Web has grown from 30 to more than 200. Some are remarkably lame; some are so good they start to...
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If most of the work of business consists of making decisions, Helena Light Hadley, Marriott Lodging's director of total quality management, has no doubt why business often doesn't work. "Most...
Leo Burke of "Motorola University" has a problem. At roughly $2 billion in sales, Motorola China Electronics Limited (MCEL) is already one of the biggest global companies in the People's Republic....
The world is awash in a sea of capital. Vast pools of money controlled by moguls like Gates, Murdoch, Saudi princes, and new Chinese tycoons, money pouring from London to New York to Tokyo to Hong...
Everybody endorses it - almost nobody knows how to measure it. Two new tools that attach hard numbers to soft and squishy feelings. It's the worker on the factory floor with the power to...
You're on your way to that all-important job interview, and this time you're prepared. You found the company's home page on the Web and checked Nexis for the latest news. You've rehearsed your...
Give 'em points for persistence. With the latest wave of megadeals -- Disney meets ABC, Chase meets Chemical -- comes more bold strategic talk: vertical integration, horizontal...
"How are you doing?" asks Tom Egan, our head guide. "Not good," gasps Evan Mattenson. "My legs are cramping and I'm sick to my stomach." It's 4:00 a.m. and our climb up Wyoming's...
