December 2008
13 posts
Another Way →
More Firms Cut Labor Costs Without Layoffs By MATT RICHTEL Published: December 22, 2008 To limit layoffs, employers are using four-day workweeks and unpaid vacations, along with wage…
Dec 22nd
The Brave New World of Open →
Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe December 4th, 2008 The emerging case for open business methods … More …
Dec 21st
Economics Lesson →
Dec 20th
“The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against...”
– Aristotle
Dec 18th
GREED DRIVES SUB-OPTIMIZATION →
THE RECKONING On Wall Street, Bonuses, Not Profits, Were Real By LOUISE STORY Published: December 18, 2008 As regulators sift through the financial rubble, there are questions about…
Dec 18th
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable...”
– Ghandi
Dec 17th
Dec 13th
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Art of the Long View →
Even in Hard Times, Japanese Companies Reinvest in Themselves By MARTIN FACKLER Published: December 12, 2008 Lessons learned from the past keep profits pouring into research and new…
Dec 11th
Cisco Moves to Web 2.0 →
CIO Chat Cisco 2.0 CIO Rebecca Jacoby discusses the networking giant’s Web 2.0 push and the impact on its IT operations. Rebecca Jacoby When a giant corporation meets up with Web 2.0,…
Dec 8th
“Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue...”
– Socrates
Dec 8th
Fortress is Crumbling →
Fortress, the Hedge Fund, Is Crumbling By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED Published: December 4, 2008 Shares in the Fortress Investment Group plummeted 25 percent, to $1.87, after the firm…
Dec 4th
A Modern Parable →
A Japanese company ( Toyota) and an American company (Ford Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River. Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before…
Dec 4th
More Please →
Detroit’s New Bill: $34 Billion GM, Ford, and Chrysler present plans for an overhaul as the worst-hit automakers issue a dire warning if help isn’t forthcoming More …
Dec 3rd