DECEMBER 2005

When Does Culture Matter in Marketing?
As marketers search for more global audiences, they might want to note research showing culture-based differences are more likely to show up when we react quickly and spontaneously to messages, such as billboards or banners, than when we have time to think about the ads. [Details]

Financial Statements Valuable for Predicting Bankruptcy
Despite growing public skepticism over how useful financial statements are in providing information to investors, researchers say that the value of financial ratios for predicting bankruptcy is still high. [Details]

The HP Way Only Sounds Simple, Says Vyomesh Joshi
Leadership at Hewlett-Packard puts business first, people second, and managers’ egos third, says Vyomesh Joshi, executive vice president of the firm’s imaging and printing group. [Details]

Handwritten Notes Move Into the Computer Age
Researchers are working to replace handwritten notes, such as scientists' field notebooks, with electronic files that can add photos or video to handwritten notes. [Details]

Colin Powell on Leadership
Successful leaders know how to define their mission, convey it to their subordinates and ensure they have the right tools and training needed to get the job done, former U.S. secretary of state Colin Powell told an audience. [Details]

No More Mr. Tough Guy
Peter Georgescu, MBA ’63, the advertising superstar who brought us the “softer side of Sears,” is now advocating that we see the softer side of the CEO. [Details]

Al Gore Cautions About Global Warming
Global warming and climate change are the most significant challenges that our civilization faces," former Vice President Al Gore said. "It's a symptom of a deeper collision between our civilization as we have currently designed it and the ecological system of the Earth." [Details]

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Advice from the Google Gurus
Larry Page and Eric Schmidt of Google offer tips to entrepreneurs, or those hoping to found new companies. [Details]

What Are They Reading?
Jackson Library tracks current popular business books. [Details]

How Everyday Things are Made
This website from Stanford’s Alliance for Integrated Manufacturing describes how to make things like motorcycles, wool fibers, and glass bottles, and let’s you test your knowledge. [Details]

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