| The Needs of the Global Economy Workforce(By Armelle Carminati Armelle Carminati 2008-11-26 22:19) | | The global economy is brimming with new competitors and new challenges. As soon as we think we've mastered one aspect of doing business in this new environment, another, unexpected issue becomes an all-consuming priority, as we're seeing with the current... |
| How to Hire the Net Generation(By Don Tapscott Don Tapscott 2008-11-26 00:05) | | Editor's note: This is the fourth in an eight-part series (BusinessWeek.com, 11/17/08) of Viewpoints by author Don Tapscott, who draws on the $4 million research project that inspired his new book, Grown Up Digital, to explain how digital technology has... |
| Too Late for an MBA? Never!(By Jim Gordon Jim Gordon 2008-11-26 00:05) | | I was in the library recently, searching for an article with a strategic bent to present to my MBA class. As it happened, I found it in my e-mail in-box, courtesy of my BusinessWeek.com account: "Too Old for Business School?" (BusinessWeek.com,... |
| Students Share Exams Online(By Dan Macsai Dan Macsai 2008-11-26 00:05) | | Photos. Music. Irrelevant video clips. For years, college students have shared them all on the Internet. Now, they're using the same medium to swap notes, tests, and quizzesa trend that has caught the wary eye of profs whose materials are being uploaded... |
| Modern Networking Tools: Swapping Bits, Not Cards(By Celeste LeCompte Celeste Lecompte 2008-11-24 08:57) | | With the recession in full swing, industries across the charts have been laying off hundreds of employees -- making the job market increasingly competitive. So what's a freshly unemployed tech professional to do? Hit the streets and start networking. As... |
| Stock Screen: Finding the Right REITs(By Beth Piskora Beth Piskora 2008-11-24 08:57) | | It's been a tough real estate market, but S&P Equity Research is still enthusiastic about select real estate investment trusts (REITs). Since the beginning of November, S&P equity analysts downgraded CBL & Associates (NYSE:CBL - News) to 3 ST... |
| Where Would You Relocate for a Job?(By Prashant Gopal Prashant Gopal 2008-11-24 08:57) | | Imagine you were offered a dream job that required you to relocate to your favorite city. Which city would it be? And why? If you're like most Americans, you might select New York, San Diego, or San Francisco, according to a soon-to-be released survey of... |
| Modern Networking Tools: Swapping Bits, Not Cards(By Celeste LeCompte Celeste Lecompte 2008-11-24 00:08) | | With the recession in full swing, industries across the charts have been laying off hundreds of employees -- making the job market increasingly competitive. So what's a freshly unemployed tech professional to do? Hit the streets and start networking. As... |
| Stock Screen: Finding the Right REITs(By Beth Piskora Beth Piskora 2008-11-24 00:08) | | It's been a tough real estate market, but S&P Equity Research is still enthusiastic about select real estate investment trusts (REITs). Since the beginning of November, S&P equity analysts downgraded CBL & Associates (NYSE:CBL - News) to 3 ST... |
| Where Would You Relocate for a Job?(By Prashant Gopal Prashant Gopal 2008-11-24 00:08) | | Imagine you were offered a dream job that required you to relocate to your favorite city. Which city would it be? And why? If you're like most Americans, you might select New York, San Diego, or San Francisco, according to a soon-to-be released survey of... |
| What Gene Tests Can Really Tell You(By John Carey John Carey 2008-11-21 07:28) | | If Greg Lennon is right, then the personal genome gold rush has a major flaw: There's not much gold there -- not yet. In the past year, companies have launched high-profile efforts to read the future in people's genes. For $399, a Google (NasdaqGS:GOOG -... |
| October's Drop in Prices and Housing Starts(By Michael Englund and Rick MacDonald Michael Englund And Rick Macdonald 2008-11-21 07:28) | | The current U.S. downturn continues to generate remarkable moves in economic data. Consider the reports on U.S. consumer prices and housing starts for October, released on Nov. 19: The headline consumer price index (CPI) registered its largest monthly de... |
| Is Deflation Good for Workers?(By Michael Mandel Michael Mandel 2008-11-21 07:28) | | Over the past 10 years we've been trained to treat deflation -- an actual fall in prices, as shown in today's consumer price index (CPI) release -- as a horror to be avoided. Could it be that in this case a whiff of deflation may help us get out of the c... |
| MBA Writing Tips(By Alison Damast Alison Damast 2008-11-19 08:42) | | MBAs may be good at analyzing spreadsheets and reading financial statements, but many cringe when faced with a lengthy academic writing assignment. The task can be especially difficult for students who have been in the work force for four or five years a... |
| The Admissions Interview: Your Questions(By Dan Macsai Dan Macsai 2008-11-19 08:42) | | During every business-school admissions interview, there's a moment where the tables turn. Usually, it's near the end, after you've been probed ("What sets you apart?") and prodded ("How was the workforce?"), and you're ready to head... |
| Duran Out, Olofsson In at France's Carrefour(By Carol Matlack Carol Matlack 2008-11-19 08:42) | | Meager profits were the ultimate fashion faux pas for the boss of global No. 2 retailer Carrefour (CARR.PA). On Nov. 18, CEO Jose-Luis Duran was ousted in a coup orchestrated by an unlikely pair of investors: French luxury mogul Bernard Arnault and U.S.... |
| B-School: A Reset Button for Your Career(By Alejandro Tinajero Alejandro Tinajero 2008-11-18 07:22) | | If I had been told, years back, that I would be attending business school in my early 30s, I would not have believed it. Clearly, life sometimes defies either logic or expectation. I went to college not because my parents expected me to go. In fact, they... |
| The Ax Swings at Citigroup(By Michael Orey Michael Orey 2008-11-18 07:22) | | Citigroup's plan to eliminate 53,000 jobs was intended as a signal of reassurance to investors, a tangible sign that the banking colossus is on track with plans announced last spring to revamp its business. On that basis, the returns on Nov. 17 were mixe... |
| Consumer Cutbacks: Look Who's Benefiting(By Moira Herbst Moira Herbst 2008-11-18 07:22) | | Elissa Montas, a 30-year-old freelance writer in New York, is shopping more often at general-goods discounters, the kind of stores that peddle everything from candles to baking pans to suitcases. She's also doing her holiday shopping early so she can bud... |
| The Bailout Plan: Paulson's Pivot(By Theo Francis Theo Francis 2008-11-16 17:32) | | Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson signaled a significant shift on Nov. 12 in how the Bush Administration aims to apply the remaining $400 billion available under the federal government's bailout plan, saying the department would focus increasingly on... |
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