Leipzig drives for former glory days Nov 10, 2009
"There's an industrial tradition. Traffic-wise, you have everything you need. As a city of trade fairs, it has a history of business contacts. This is what lifts Leipzig above the others.". Strong economy. (Business Report, South Africa)
Specialty foundries seek new growth strategies Oct 7, 2009
Thankfully, all foundries, including TSMC, are also seeing the later stages of perhaps the worst downturn in the history of business. Until recently, ''everybody was struggling,'' said Jae-Inh Song, sales and marketing executive vice president for the analog foundry unit at Dongbu. (EETimes)
Schumpeter: Taking flight Sep 21, 2009
But Schumpeter knew far too much about the history of business to be a cheerleader. He recognised that business people are often ruthless monomaniacs, obsessed by their dreams of building private kingdoms and willing to do anything to crush their rivals. (The Economist)
LeasePlan Selects Verizon Business to Provide all of the Company's Global Communications Services Sep 10, 2009
Bart van den Heuvel, manager sourcing at LeasePlan, said: "As a global organization with a history of business innovation, we constantly reassess our service requirements to ensure we have the right resources and suppliers in place to support our long-term business goals. We feel that in Verizon Business we cooperate with a partner that shares our values, understands our business, and has the right mix of capabilities and expertise to support this next phase of our business development. "Working... (PR Newswire)
Read the 'JER' transcript Aug 11, 2009
If you look at the history of business cycles, steep declines followed by credit markets that start to act more normal, are always followed by a recovery. I think the stimulus is not what's working here. (Fox News)
NYC Bridal Firm Settles With Jilted Customers Jul 21, 2009
She picked them because they seemed reliable -- with a 40-year history of business. And everything seemed fine until she and her husband, Matt, returned from their honeymoon and went to pick up their proofs. (CBS 2, NY)
China's grip tightenson 'green' metals Jun 30, 2009
The history of business development around neodymium shows how China has imposed its conditions. In 1982, the US-based General Motors, Japan's Sumitomo Special Metals and the Chinese Academy of Sciences invented a magnet made from neodymium, boron and iron. (Asia Times Online)
How could an organisation with so many intelligent people make so many poor decisions? Mar 27, 2009
The history of business is littered with examples of goliaths being brought to their knees by a bunch of Davids. Another interesting feature of organisations that practice group think is that they tend to believe in the inherent morality of their own group. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Independent News & Media Says Chief Executive Tony O'Reilly to Step Down Mar 14, 2009
Anthony OReilly and OBrien have a history of business rivalry, including their 2001 battle for control of , won by OReilly. The publisher has previously tagged OBrien, who owns Caribbean mobile-phone operator Digicel, as a dissident investor. (Bloomberg -- UK)
