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corporate stories: 9 news summaries
Corporate Leadership


 Manage Like a Marine 

Officers outline similarities between Iraq and the office

Nov 2, 09 1:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Marine officers Timothy Saint and Nicholas Smith "learned a lot about leadership and management that we wish someone had told us as boot lieutenants" during their service in Iraq, and most of it applies to young managers in the corporate world. They provide some guidance on Business Insider :
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corporate • US military • leadership • Iraq war • executives • manager • Marine Corps • military officers

As Staffers Take Pay Cuts, NYT Execs Get Bonuses

CEO's pay went up $1.5M last year

Apr 22, 09 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York Times Co. executives have taken big bonuses as their newsrooms endure layoffs and pay cuts, a proxy statement filed with the SEC reveals. At the eye of the storm is CEO Janet Robinson, whose compensation in 2008 was more than $1 million greater than her 2007 salary and... More »

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New York Times • corporate • Arthur Sulzberger Jr. • Boston Globe • reporters • salaries • executive bonuses • Janet L. Robinson

His Fundraising Machine Turns to Transition, Inaugural

But watchers holding Obama to transparency

Nov 19, 08 1:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama is in fundraising mode again, this time for his transition and inauguration, CNN reports; many hope he will honor his promise to steer clear of special interests and big corporate donors. Though there is almost $10 million in public funds available for transition spending, experts say that’s... More »

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Barack Obama • corporate • lobbyist • campaign fundraising • transition • inauguration • President Obama

Exec: I Was Fired for Not Donating to Mitt

CEO asked employees to give; denies man lost job over refusal

Aug 7, 08 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - An ex-executive with a Chicago-based consulting group has filed an employment bias complaint, alleging that he was fired in part for his refusal to donate to Mitt Romney’s campaign, the Wall Street Journal reports. The complaint offers a rare glimpse into the machinery of corporate donations. In emails... More »

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Mitt Romney • campaign finance • corporate • Huron • campaign contributions • corporate execs

 Business Woes? Call
 a Corporate Psychic 

Execs search farther afield for help

Jun 22, 08 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - More businesses are seeking a new breed of consultant to give them guidance in tough economic times, Newsweek reports: psychics. Blue chip operations across the nation, from tech concerns to corporate law firms, are coughing up big bucks to hire “intuitionists,” with executives hoping their otherworldly... More »

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Hollywood • corporate • tech companies • consulting • corporate law firms • market turmoil • psychic • intuitionist

 Office Workers Demand Macs 

Apple expects 33% growth thanks to business market

May 4, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The exclusive club of Mac devotees is quietly expanding from students and artists to the corporate world, BusinessWeek reports. And the change is fueled by workers, not sales calls: In fact, nearly nine in 10 recently surveyed companies admitted that Mac-loving workers are influencing computer buys. And it's contributing to... More »

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work • corporate • workers • Business trends • Mac

IBM Launches Social Mapping Biz Tool

'Atlas' analyzes individuals' business statistics, relationships

Dec 29, 07 7:39 PM CST
(Newser) - IBM has released a software tool named 'Atlas' that aims to track and analyze statistical relationships among individuals in a corporate setting, MIT Technology Review reports. Employees are given the opportunity to partake in business-adapted online practices—blogging, social grouping, bookmarking, organizing projects—and Atlas creates a "social graph"... More »

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social networking • IBM • business • corporate • blogging • statistics

Sprint Nextel:
A House Divided

Two years into merger, partners remain wary
of each other

Nov 25, 07 1:27 PM CST
(Newser) - The $35 billion merger of long-distance carrier Sprint and wireless innovator Nextel sought to create a company capable of competing with the nation’s largest wireless carriers, Verizon and AT&T. Instead, distinct cultures have warred over everything from ad strategies to executive teams, leaving the company with poor morale,... More »

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merger • corporate • Sprint Nextel • telecommunications • Gary Forsee

Dow Closes Down 80.86 on Inflation Scare

Bernanke comment, retail profit warnings contribute to slump

Jun 5, 07 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dow fell 80.86 points today, closing at 13,595.46 after companies in the retail sector issued warnings of reduced profits and Fed chairman Ben Bernanke commented that inflation risks are still high. "There are a lot of little things out there that are scaring the market,... More »

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Ben Bernanke • stock market • retail • Federal Reserve • Dow Jones • merger • stocks • corporate • profits • US economy

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