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added 2007 Wed Jun 6 19:14:34 by JaneMay
Many managers in today's corporate America require a deep appreciation for other cultures and practices. This is becoming the case due to the increasing number of people from different ethnicities that are becoming the changing labor force and consumer market...
added 2007 Wed Jun 6 19:14:34 by JaneMay
Many managers in today's corporate America require a deep appreciation for other cultures and practices. This is becoming the case due to the increasing number of people from different ethnicities that are becoming the changing labor force and consumer market...
added 2007 Wed May 23 21:17:21 by SlapALib
The Federal Trade Commission has reported only 15 examples of gasoline price gouging after Hurricane Katrina and the agency says there is no widespread effort by the oil industry to illegally manipulate prices, a finding Public Citizen said "defied belief."
added 2007 Sun May 20 6:55:30 by Beau7890
Richard Guthrie, a 92-year-old Army veteran, was one of those victims. He ended up on scam artists' lists because his name, like millions of others, was sold by large companies to telemarketing criminals, who then turned to major banks to steal his life's savings.
added 2007 Fri May 18 6:39:47 by bubba2
As Halliburton held its annual meeting Wednesday in Houston, the Washington-based Corpwatch released its own "Alternative Annual Report" which details the alleged wrongdoings of the company and its former subsidiary, Kellogg Brown and Root, and questions the motivation behind Halliburton's planned move to the United Arab Emirates.
added 2007 Sat May 5 3:38:51 by GilbertZ
Check out this so-called support thread on Intuit's site. If you own Quickbooks 2004 for processing credit cards, you now must upgrade to Quickbooks Pro or else you can't process your credit cards anymore. A customer complained, without using profanity, and Support admonished him for foul language while rattling off lame excuses. Shameful.
added 2007 Sun Apr 29 22:31:17 by jcolman
A law making its way through the halls of Congress would enforce corporate social responsibility programs with heavy fines and civil lawsuits. In other words, the time has come for companies to walk the walk, before they make you walk the plank. But will this attempt to legislate morality actually work?
added 2007 Wed Apr 25 10:15:41 by gatitabonitasen
All across the United States, municipal water systems are being bought up by multinational corporations, turning one of our last remaining public commons and our most vital resource into a commodity. The road to privatization is being paved by our own government. The Bush administration is actively working to loosen the hold that cities and town
added 2007 Tue Apr 24 5:15:03 by Stephen Johnson
by James Surowiecki - This isn't to say that Wall Street has gone soft-it still cares about profits, not people. But investors seem to understand that fewer people doesn't always mean more profits. Downsizing may make companies temporarily more productive, but the gains quickly erode, in part because of the predictably negative effect on morale. An

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added 2007 Tue Mar 20 15:46:29 by JaneMay
Many people in corporate America have a hard time managing workplace politics. Challenges that people have begin with knowing the corporate culture. It is this culture that tells you what the company believes in, strives for, and actually practices. Some of you might hate the company you work for, or you are unclear of the companies' culture.
added 2007 Fri Mar 2 11:20:32 by Spadecaller
Max Baucus is one of corporate America's favorite Democrats. As chair of the Finance Committee, he counts among his supporters a Who's Who of bankers, oilmen, ranchers, pharmaceutical lobbyists and Wall Street executives. With Baucus at the helm, The Finance Committee's incestuous relationship with corporate lobbyists continues.
added 2007 Mon Feb 26 13:34:54 by Aidenag
Ministers are negotiating multi-million-pound contracts with private security firms to cover some of the gaps created by British troop withdrawals. Days after Tony Blair revealed that he wanted to withdraw 1,600 soldiers from war-torn Basra within months, it has emerged that civil servants hope "mercenaries" can help fill the gap left beh
added 2007 Mon Feb 19 23:26:43 by bhartzer
Dave Taylor of 'Ask Dave Taylor' fame was recently interviewed about Corporate Blogging in this business podcast.
added 2007 Mon Feb 5 6:02:43 by unknown user
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added 2007 Sat Jan 27 7:19:09 by STONERS
A sponsorship dispute is pitting one of NASCAR's most respected team owners against one of its biggest revenue sources, leaving officials hustling to work out a compromise two weeks before the start of the season.
added 2007 Mon Jan 22 20:50:57 by webtickle
There is a growing trend in the Fortune 1000. Former "losers"--often in their late 20s--are forming a brash new breed of executive management. "Anybody can grab a skateboard, get some tats and a mohawk or die their hair black and pretend they are a rebel, but this takes balls. It's the ultimate middle finger."
added 2007 Mon Jan 22 7:53:25 by unknown user
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added 2007 Sun Jan 14 13:33:50 by Spadecaller
The corporatizing economy of the U.S. is racing far ahead of its being understood. Analysts have barely begun to figure out the consequences of this seismic shift of capital structures. It's class warfare in reverse; the super rich and their corporations against the workers are redistributing the workers' wealth into their own pockets and coffers.
added 2007 Wed Jan 10 19:30:17 by Neophile
A step-by-step guide to posting your complaint against a company online and getting results.Those results can be money, an apology, a new device, or a hug, but you can tap into the power of the magical internet to get you some serious traction.
added 2007 Wed Jan 10 16:23:30 by sagarbiz
Time management in the corporate environment is frequently touted as the way to control time and put more of it into our lives. Classical time management doesn't work, however, simply because it supports trying to do more and more in a limited amount of time.
added 2006 Wed Sep 13 23:22:47 by unknown user
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added 2006 Mon Aug 28 12:45:13 by okitech
Getting a job offer is exciting -- until you have to talk about money. CareerBuilder.com's survey of 875 hiring managers revealed that about 60% leave room in the first offer for salary negotiations, 30% say their first offer is final, and 10% say it depends on the candidate. Meanwhile, four out of five corporate recruiters said they are willing t
added 2006 Sun Aug 27 3:50:29 by okitech
The boom in corporate mergers is creating concern that illicit trading ahead of deal announcements is becoming a systemic problem. The Days Before the Deal Possible Early Benefits It is against the law to trade on inside information about