Strategy & Management

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CIO November 1, 2005 Gary Beach	Going Mobile Mobile computing continues to transform business.
CIO November 1, 2005 Edward Prewitt	Watch What You Say Communication from the top is a leading factor in employee motivation, morale and even loyalty, according to a study from the consultancy Hay Group. But keeping workers informed is not something executives do well.
CIO November 1, 2005 Stephanie Overby	Outsourcing's Image Problem Among 1,000 Americans surveyed, 72% said outsourcing is really about corporate greed. Yet the poll's overall findings contained many contradictions.
Investment Advisor November 2005 William R. Urban	Raising the Bar There are few easy answers when it comes to the ethical issues faced by financial advisors and their staffs. Here's how one financial advisory firm successfully keeps ethical issues at the top for all its employees.
HBS Working Knowledge October 31, 2005 Robert Simons	Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company This Harvard professor and author discusses what he terms the four basic "spans" of a job -- control, accountability, influence, and support -- and how managers can adjust those spans as if on sliders to make employees more effective.
HBS Working Knowledge October 31, 2005 Lauren Keller Johnson	Overcoming Barriers That Destroy Teams At a time when companies are increasingly relying on cross-functional teams at every level to generate innovative ideas, it's more crucial than ever to tap the fresh thinking that teams can provide. Here's how to unite an unlikely group of collaborators.
HBS Working Knowledge October 31, 2005 Boyatzis & McKee	In a Bad Spot? Try Mindfulness When dealing with a crisis or the unknown, business leaders must understand that mindfulness is very important. More information, not less, is needed and leaders need to leverage their strengths and stay calm.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Rich Duprey	Chiron Not Immune to Merger The board accepts a sweetened buyout offer from Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Charly Travers	A Myriad of Shares Management's predilection for excessive share dilution at Myriad Genetics is troubling for investors.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	AOL Founder's New Revolution Steve Case is resigning from Time Warner's board to devote himself to Revolution Health Group. Health care reform has gotten plenty of lip service over the years, but this seems to be a genuine effort to build a better health-care mousetrap online.
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