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Welch, Dunlap and Nasser have now left the building: Is it time we got rid of the celebrity CEO?
In 1994 consumer company Scott Paper was tired, bloated and more importantly, it was losing money hand over fist. Enter “Chainsaw Al” (a.k.a. Al Dunlap). This cost cutting, job…
Investigating the counterfeit nightmare: Procter & Gamble and Oki Data count the costs
In 1998 the FBI predicted that counterfeiting would become “the crime of the 21st century”. Four years on and that prophecy is being dramatically vindicated. The International…
Distilling experience into platitudes – beware of the gurus!: What do consultants really teach us?
In his best selling book, The 7 Habits of the Highly Effective, Stephen Covey suggests that developing the following characteristics is the way to become highly effective: 1. be…
Making quality count: Is “quick and easy” kaizen the answer you have been looking for?
Type “quality programs” into any popular search engine today and in a very short space of time you would be able to find a near limitless amount of companies advertising their…
Three cheers for Coors Light: A surprise success in the Puerto Rico beer market
Big is not necessarily always better – and that’s certainly true in the world of business. When global players largely dominate a particular market, there might seem little chance…
Learning from the mistakes of Enron: The issue, in a word
In a generation’s time, the word “Enronitis” will surely appear in English language dictionaries. Energy giant Enron’s collapse is the largest bankruptcy in US corporate history…
Five secrets from the world’s best retailers: Lessons from Ahold, Benetton, Carrefour, Home Depot, IKEA and Wal‐Mart
Who are the world’s best retailers? How do you select them? And just what are the features of their business that make them so successful? For the purposes of this study the…
Delivering cost effective innovations: New methods to link innovation with detailed design
One of the key strategies applied by most manufacturers over the past few decades has been the aim of decreasing production costs, improving quality and shortening time to market…
Looking at the world’s most effective policies for the e‐economy: Driving the UK into the future
Despite the Internet boom and bust, the e‐economy is the future, and many national governments have recognized this fact. In the UK, the British Government’s Office of the e‐Envoy…
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0258-0543Online date, start – end:
2002Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Miss Emma Steele