Are you ready for 2007?(EDITOR'S NOTE)
As we look at next year and beyond, business leaders will be facing
a new horizon. Between a lame duck Republican executive and a newly
energized Democrat controlled legislature, politically it . . .
The long view.(EDITORIAL)
TURMOIL IN THE CREDIT MARKETS coupled with the implosion of housing
has triggered a precipitous contraction of liquidity and concerns that a
recession is upon us. Chief Executive's own CEO . . .
Safe, carbon-free and about time.(EDITORIAL)
ECONOMIC GROWTH and technological innovation are directly related
to the availability of low-cost electricity. Each percentage increase in
real GDP between 1970 and 2000 has resulted in a 1 percent . . .
Delusions of democracy: the first shall be made last.(FLIP
SIDE)
Back in the 1970s--the Golden Age of Bad Ideas--scions of wealthy
politicians got into the annoying habit of taking summer jobs as garbage
men. This didn't help real-life garbage men much, and it . . .
Big deal luxury wheels: sedans for the un-sedate.(EXECUTIVE
LIFE)
for practically minded CEOs, $40,000 to $50,000 luxury sedans are
the sweet spot of the automotive market these days.
Part of the reason is that other contenders are fading. Behemoth
SUVs, for . . .
CEOs & CFOs.(CHIEF EXECUTIVE SPECIAL REPORT)
TODAY, MORE THAN EVER BEFORE, a CEO and CFO must function as a
team. Financial expertise has always been critical to managerial
strategy, but rampant mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism . . .
Future power: American electric power's Mike
Morris.(ENERGY)(Interview)
AEP's Michael Morris says that like it or not fossil fuels
will remain our principal source of energy for much of the 21st century.
Nuclear, however clean and constant, still faces hurdles. . . .
The environmentalist who went nuclear: why Greenpeace founder and
activist Patrick Moore thinks the atom is the answer.(ENERGY)
When Canadian-born Patrick Moore began his career more than 30
years ago as an environmental activist and founder of Greenpeace, he was
appalled by all things nuclear. In 2000, British ecologist . . .
Is Wall Street ready to go nuclear? The climate--even a warmer
one--may still be wrong.(ENERGY)
CEOs across the economy are feeling the squeeze of higher power
prices, and these prices likely will rise even more if the U.S.
government enacts a law to control domestic greenhouse gas . . .
The new logic of offshoring: the next generation of
offshoring--innovating and engineering--is at hand.(ROUNDTABLE)(Company
over
In its earliest phase, offshoring was driven by cost reduction and
limited to non-mission-critical work such as call centers, credit card
processing and administrative work. Companies raced to . . .
Is CEO comp criticism valid? Boards are caught between pay
critics and market realities.(COMPENSATION)
Long a popular pursuit in union halls and at Green Party
gatherings, criticism of CEO compensation now has become a mainstream
cause celebre in America. The ideological din accusing . . .
Rebuilding brand USA: can U.S. companies restore America's
good name?(GLOBALIZATION)
A single South African bill-board tells us everything we need to
know about America's standing in the world. Daimler Chrysler's
Smart Car, it boasts, features "German engineering, Swiss
innovation . . .
Thwarting anti-Americanism: eight steps for CEOs coping with the
villainization of America.(UNCOMMON WISDOM)
Anti-Americanism is a potent phenomenon in the world, and business
executives as much as political leaders need to appreciate its
significance and deal with its consequences. First, I discuss . . .
Netting "net neutrality": new internet regulation
threatens U.S. productivity.(CHIEF CONCERN)
America's future economic success rests on the broad-band
investments of today. Economists project universal broadband deployment
could add 1.2 million jobs and $500 billion to the U.S. economy. . . .
The numbers.(CEO CHRONICLES)(Brief article)
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CEO confidence plunges on credit concerns.(CEO CONFIDENCE
INDEX)
THE CEO CONFIDENCE INDEX PLUNGED in August as CEOs reacted to
growing concerns over the U.S. Credit Markets. According to 203 top
executives surveyed, the top economic indicator fell by 24.3 points . . .
Thorns & roses.(CEO CHRONICLES)
ROSE ...
Who says there are no second chances in business? Cerberus Capital
Management has named former Home Depot CEO BOB NARDELLI as CEO and
chairman of the newly hived off Chrysler. CE . . .
Confronting the global threat of avian flu.(CEO WATCH)
George B. Abercrombie, president and CEO of Hoffmann-La Roche in
Nutley, N.J., speaks out about his concern over the strong possibility
of a worldwide avian flu pandemic and our seeming inability . . .
Brand battle.(UPdate)(Company overview)
Trenton, N.J.-based TerraCycle's strategic fight with
Marysville, Ohio-based industry leader Scotts Miracle-Gro might become a
case study for small upstart companies on how to survive disputes . . .
INfact.(CEO CHRONICLES)
CEOs are awash in numbers from morning till night. Most of those
numbers come to CEOs filtered and organized with a PowerPoint behind
every numeral. But decision-makers also benefit from data . . .
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