The Director 1996 - Abstracts

The Director 1996
TitleSubjectAuthors
A 36 club golfer.(strategy of Dieter Klostermann at CCA group)Business, international 
Accounting for himself. (Terry Smith, stockbrokers' analyst)(Interview)Business, international 
Adding value, not taking away. (Luke Johnson, chairman of Pizza Express)(Interview)Business, international 
A minimum wage: will it pay?Business, internationalRuth Lea
An inside outlook. (working practices of non-executive directors)Business, internationalGodfrey Golzen
An original way with a copier. (Interview with Managing Director of Rank Xerox, Bernard Fournier)(Interview)(Company Profile)Business, international 
A very civil aviator. (Robert Ayling, chief executive of British Airways)(Interview)Business, internationalHelen Kay
Azerbaijan: pipeline to the east.Business, internationalMJR
Backing the right bloke. (entrepreneur Nigel Wray)(Interview)Business, internationalRichard Halstead
Boston: east coast upstart.Business, internationalSam Jaffa
Bright sparks charge ahead. (mergers and acquisitions in the electronic component distribution sector)Business, internationalNicholas Stone
Bring ING Barings back again: 'Its been an extraordinary year,' says Hessel Lindenbergh, reflecting on his first 12 months as chairman of ING Brings bank.Business, internationalJulia Bright
Britain's Bavarian bulldog.(BMW in the UK; includes related articles comparing BMW with Daimler-Benz and describing BMW's plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina)Business, internationalMatthew Carter
Building a lean machine. (McAyman company: aircraft engine industry)Business, international 
Building for the future. (Jeremy Mogford, co-founder of the Browns restaurant chain)(Interview)Business, international 
Can Covey convert the world? (Stephen Covey, management guru)Business, internationalCarol Kennedy, Adrian Wooldridge
Care bears turn bullish. (restructuring in UK private residential care sector)Business, internationalHugo Haddon-Grant
Cashing in on the stressed out. (the Viscount Thurso, managing director of Fitness and Leisure Holdings)(Interview)Business, international 
Cellnet's ring master.(challenges facing Howard Ford at Cellnet)Business, international 
China: free market frenzy. (new Chinese entrepreneurial areas to be developed) (includes related article)Business, international 
China: what's yours is theirs? (counterfeiting of goods) (includes related article defining China's intellectual property laws)Business, internationalHenry Wheare
Cleaning up around the world. (Waldemar Schmidt, chief executive of ISS)(Interview)Business, international 
Climbing back up the mountain. (Fritz Fahrni, chairman of Sulzer)(Interview)Business, international 
Commercial contracts: the art of legal tenders, photocopiers: beware the creative contractor.(advice to businesses on dealing with photocopier salesmen; includes related list of pitfalls)Business, internationalAndrew Brown
Company cars. (includes related articles)(Special Report)(Buyers Guide)Business, internationalJeff Daniels
Company cars: steer clear of wheeler-dealers.(vehicle lease and rental advice for companies)Business, internationalAndrew Whyte
Conventional wisdom.(profile of Bob Prattey, International Convention Centre general manager)Business, international 
Culling the corporation. (new approaches to corporate management; excerpt from 'Managing Without Management: A Post-Management Manifesto for Business Simplicity')Business, internationalRichard Koch, Ian Godden
Detriot: selling cars from afar. (used car market in Detriot, USA)Business, internationalSam Jaffa
Does money speak louder than perks?: what are the pros and cons of cash pay?Business, internationalSue Bartlett
Doing well over there. (Robert Lee, president and chief executive officer of Insignia Solutions)(Interview)Business, international 
Easy come, easy go. (hotels and airlines are offering better services to business travellers) (includes related articles)Business, internationalDavid Churchill
Europe: united at what cost?Business, internationalNoriko Hama
Fine-tuning the small firm. (Chief Executive of Boosey & Hawkes, Richard Holland)(Interview)Business, international 
Finland: out of the woods?(Finnish economy)Business, internationalChristopher Brown-Humes
Floating back to the top. (United Kingdom company buyouts) (includes related articles)Business, internationalPhilip Beresford
Foretelling the Orange future. (Hans Snook, Managing Director, United Kingdom and Europe, for Orange)(Interview)Business, international 
France: trouble at the top. (France suffers year of upheaval)Business, internationalAndrew Jack
France: vive la resolution. (dispute resolution)Business, internationalJean de Hauteclocque
French connector. (Carol Bowhill heads profitable family business)Business, international 
From bean counter to bean sprouter: it's rare to find a non-executive who makes himself so invaluable to a small, family business that he is invited to take over.Business, international 
Glaxo Wellcome's curious chemistry: after Glaxo's swiftly executive takeover of pharmaceutical giant Wellcome, it gave itself 100 days in which to mould the two sprawling operations into a pruned and productive whole.Business, internationalHelen Kay
Growth: look back and learn. (UK economy is more resilient than expected)Business, internationalStephen Dvies
Grow your own skills in Asia.(need for management training programs geared to Asia)Business, internationalMichel Syrett
How to deliver the deal.(negotiating business deals; includes related advice notes)Business, internationalRichard Graham
How to recycle a business. (Fortunes of UK Paper reversed)Business, international 
Hungary: a bidder's bonanza. (privatisation offers opportunities for foreign investors)Business, internationalDavid Shasha
'I didn't start out intending to bring in a non-executive director. I really just wanted someone to talk to': small, private companies have long had a problem with non-executives. Not any more. A dose of objectivity could be just what your business needs.Business, internationalJonathan Ford
India: lowering its guard.(foreign investment in India)Business, internationalAshok Shah
In the business of starting businesses. (George Hammersley, chief executive of Business Ventures)(Interview)Business, international 
Is your board up to its job?(corporate governance)Business, internationalBob Garratt
It's all in the way you say it. (use of the English language in business)Business, internationalChris Crosby
It takes a lot of bottle. (Sheila McKenzie, general manager of Slug and Lettuce pub chain, and David Bruce, marketing and development director of Grosvenor Inns)(Interview)Business, international 
Japan: a prize for the patient. (working practices in Japan; includes related article)Business, internationalJoyce Jenkins
Just what is a non-executive for?Business, internationalBarbara Thomas
Karnataka: India's high-tech Eden. (includes related article)Business, internationalArun Singh
Keep 'em smiling: employee benefits remain a key incentive when hiring and keeping staff. But with the number of choices growing, how do you know which benefits are best?Business, internationalPaul Lewis
Keeping you awake at night. (Harry Drnec; United Kingdom, Managing Director of Red Bull, soft drink company)(Interview)Business, international 
Learning from a textbook example.(sale of Henley Distance Learning)Business, internationalTom Kempner
Living the logo. (Ralph Ardill, marketing director of Imagination)(Interview)Business, international 
Look before you leap. (investing in foreign markets; includes related article)Business, internationalIan Henderson, Richard Cecil
Make that a double espresso. (Philip Thomas and Mark Heron, joint managing directors of Tchibo International (UK))(Interview)Business, international 
Making growth look like child's play.(Jigsaw Day Nurseries expands)Business, international 
Making it big by keeping it small. (Pat McGovern, owner of International Data Group)(Interview)Business, international 
Making things a lot better. (influence of Jan Timmer, chief executive of Philips)(Interview)Business, international 
Motormorphosis. (many changes in European motor industry)Business, internationalJeff Daniels
Moving in royal circles.(plans of Patrick Deuchar for the Royal Albert Hall)Business, international 
Mr Mobile rides again. (Warren Hardy, founder of European Telecom)(Interview)Business, international 
New rules for an old game: banks are changing the way they lend.Business, internationalPhilip Doggett, John Hargreaves
Nigeria: is it all bad?Business, internationalGeorge Nnochiri
Outsourcing.(special report)Business, internationalSharon Smith
PUtting a price on things. (entrepreneur Allan Willett, head of Willett International)Business, international 
Revenue to the rescue. (company voluntary arrangements)Business, internationalMark Goldstein
Romania: bordering on a boom. (foreign investment in Romania)Business, internationalNick Holt
Sandvik shows its metal. (Sandvik Steel Company) (includes related article)(Company Profile)Business, internationalLesley Shuttle
Selling: taking my big decision.(Peter Lewis's decision to sell Bindermatics Group)Business, international 
Sermons on the mount. (Stephen Covey's message achieves worldwide recognition) (includes related article)Business, internationalAdrian Wooldridge
Singapore: the East's little dragon.Business, internationalChris Stoakes
Small company, big vision. (smaller companies move into videoconferencing)(special report on information technology)Business, internationalFiona Perrin
Small firms start thinking big.Business, internationalChris Hodson
Small wonders: for the past four years, they've been the stockmarket starts and the leaders in their market sectors. They may not be big, but they'r clever. (small quoted companies)Business, international 
Spin off but stay in control. (future Labour government in the UK may limit tax relief on corporate groups)Business, internationalDavid Harrison
Staying in the know. (Douglas Lee, chairman of Microgen)(Interview)Business, international 
Sweden: the world's barometer. (Sweden is indicator to world economy)Business, internationalChristopher Brown-Humes
Taking a new direction. (role of non-executive directors at Logica)Business, internationalMartin Read
Taking the risks with the rewards. (profile of entrepreneur Nat Puri)Business, international 
Targeting the hiring squad. (mergers and acquisitions among UK recruitment agencies)Business, internationalHugo Haddon-Grant
The analytical Mr Snook. (Richard Snook, head of Bull UK)(Interview)Business, international 
The best job for a bean counter. (Malcolm Ritchie, chairman of Heinz UK)(Interview)Business, international 
The boss who bets top dollar.(profile of Dick Egan, EMC Corp chairman)Business, international 
The can-do crew. (work of chief executives)Business, internationalRobert Heller
The charmer at the checkout: Sainsbury's recent woes only serve to highlight the remarkable achievements of Sir Ian MacLaurin and his Tesco team.Business, internationalPheobe Corke
The dismantler of discrimination. (Kamlesh Bahl, chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission)(Interview)Business, international 
The executive who enables.(Remploy chief executive Tony Withey)Business, international 
The Gallic messenger moves north. (Pam Cavenagh, managing director of Hermes (UK))(Interview)Business, international 
The good times roll once more. (Jennifer Laing; Chairman, Saatchi & Saatchi, London, England)(Interview)Business, international 
The late-starter's alternative MBA: there is an increasing demand for innovate management programmes that benefit individuals as well as companies.Business, internationalArnoud Professor de Meyer
The lone star moves east. (John Scarisbrick, president of Texas Instruments Europe)(Interview)Business, international 
The man from the black stuff. (Brendan O'Neill, managing director of Guinness Brewing Worldwide)(Interview)Business, international 
The man with a pint to prove. (Sir Ian Prosser, chairman and chief executive of Bass)(Interview)Business, international 
The men who won't give up. (UK entrepreneurs who continue to make new investments)Business, internationalPhilip Beresford
The real head of the household. (Leif Johansson President of Electrolux)(Interview)Business, international 
The reclusive rewarder. (Andre Heiniger, chairman of Rolex)Business, international 
The secrets of the truly successful. (high performing small and medium-sized companies)Business, internationalHermann Simon
The smart set. (modern entrepreneurs must have talent for financial improvisation)Business, internationalJonathan Ford
The spies come in from the cold.(business ethics and whistleblowing; includes related notes on board types)Business, internationalPeter Bartram
The trade goes on. (Michael Sze, executive director of Hong Kong Trade Development Council)(Interview)Business, international 
The turnaround technique. (turning around loss-making companies)Business, internationalStuart Wallis
Tracking down a railroad man. (Bob Horton, chairman of Railtrack)Business, international 
Triumph of the technies. (Michael Ames and Andrew Hardisty, founders of Software Knowledge)(Interview)Business, international 
Trove among the ruins. (Henry Newrick, founder of Caribbean Marine Recovery)(Interview)Business, international 
Using your defects to best effect. (turning managers into leaders)Business, internationalJohn Hunt
Utilities: expert hands make light work.(advice for UK companies on buying gas and electricity; includes related advice notes)Business, internationalChris Partridge
Where there's a will, there's a way. (tax measures in Nov 1995 Budget)Business, internationalWalter Sinclair
Work is where the phone is. (UK companies move towards teleworking; includes sidebar articles)Business, internationalEdna Murphy
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