In this week's issue: Some challenging ideas about
business, a prison primer, the monetary payoff of
environmental conservation, and more.
---Business---
Knowledge@Wharton reports on how new corporate reforms will
transform the role of corporate lawyers from that of the
enabler into that of a trusted, objective counselor.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=105388
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=105388
A New Architect article looks at what new international
commerce laws may mean for those doing business on the
Internet, where physical location is often irrelevant or
obscured.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=105449
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=105449
Could a corporation survive and even flourish without a
CEO? A Boardmember article looks into it.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=105514
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=105514
An Entrepreneur article revisits a few companies profiled as
"top innovators" in 1989, and finds out how they stayed at
the top of their game.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=105614
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=105614
Fast Company looks at why so many big companies seem to be
broken. The conclusion is that bigger isn't better --
better is better.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=105771
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=105771
---Careers---
Despite the slow economy, opportunities still exist for
those who would work as "free agents," writes Employment
Review.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=105563
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=105563
---Crime & Punishment---
Salon covers the strange case of Ira Einhorn, a convicted
murderer who fled to France to escape trial, became a
civil-rights hero, and now awaits a new trial in
Philadelphia.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=105384
Fast Company interviews a former white-collar criminal who
did time at "Club Fed" and now charges $125/hour to advise
first-time felons on how to survive life on the inside.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=105792
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=105792
---The Environment---
Critics of ecotourism find it as harmful to the environment
as conventional vacationing, if not more, writes Time
Europe.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=105662
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=105662
Salon interviews a scientist who has recently completed a
study of the economic value of environmental conservation.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=105721
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=105721
---Investing---
Boardmember profiles the practices of five well-managed
corporate boards that put shareholders first, and exposes
five other boards who don't.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=105461
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=105461
---Science & Technology---
Therapies that promise to enhance human abilities are
nearing the marketplace, according to Knowledge@Wharton.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=105379
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=105379
---Terrorism---
A Sports Illustrated article revisits the terrorist attacks
that rocked the Munich Olympics 30 years ago.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=105844
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=105844
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