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Briefings Magazine
Jun 2011
On January 10, the United States-based coffee chain Starbucks opened one of its biggest shops ever — occupying four stories and 400 square...
Briefings Magazine
Jun 2011
They lived happily ever after” is the end to many a tale, but never a beginning: Story tellers have always known that happiness is easy to...
Briefings Magazine
Apr 2011
There is no more exciting subject in management today than innovation. How do companies generate new ideas? How do they turn those ideas into...
Briefings Magazine
Apr 2011
A nation at war, citizens at each others’ throats. General disappointment in the country’s leaders and institutions, and uncertainty...
Briefings Magazine
Jan 2011
Pick up any newspaper, or venture onto the Web, and you are reminded that the world is awash in problems — economic, financial, political,...
Briefings Magazine
Jan 2011
The September announcement that a group of Brazilian financiers had agreed to purchase the quintessentially American Burger King shows just how...
Briefings Magazine
Jan 2011
The relentless pace of private equity firm spinouts, a perennial force of human-capital dispersion, shows no sign of abating in this rapidly maturing...
Briefings Magazine
Jan 2011
The elegant wood-paneled conference room, once known as the Members Dining Room, in the historic New York Stock Exchange building has been...
Briefings Magazine
Jan 2011
Big iconic corporations often struggle in times of terrible business stress with the need to quickly find a great new CEO. Choosing the right...
Briefings Magazine
Oct 2010
The storm in the euro zone shows no signs of blowing itself out. The European Union’s belated decision to create a 750 billion euro rescue...