| The Director 1997 |
| Title | Subject | Authors |
|---|
| 50 and still nifty: The average lifespan of a company today has been put at 13 years. Who would have given much for the chances of those launched in the dark days of 1947? | Business, international | Carol Kennedy |
| Abu Dhabi: As an international trading zone, oil-rich Abu Dhabi plays second fiddle to neighbouring Dubai. The government is aiming o change this with a carefully orchestrated plan. | Business, international | Nigel Page |
| Abu Dhabi: refining its assets. | Business, international | Nigel Dudley |
| A bully bends: When the chairman of a public company voluntarily apologizes for its aggressive behaviour, can it be more than a gimmick? | Business, international | Aziz Panni |
| A fresh wind in Ocean's sails. (John Allan, CEO Ocean Group PLC)(Interview)(Company Profile) | Business, international | |
| A hire sense of purpose. (Frances Cook, managing director of Sanders and Sidney)(Interview) | Business, international | |
| A job with life ... not a job for life.(young employees expect more leisure time) | Business, international | Francoise Hecht |
| Ale well that ends well.(stock flotation of Ushers of Trowbridge) | Business, international | |
| A life on the edge.(flexible labor in the United Kingdom) | Business, international | Cary Cooper |
| A maverick field player.(Frank Field's plans for benefits and the employment market) | Business, international | |
| An ACT of attrition.(changes to taxation of small businesses in the United Kingdom) | Business, international | Andrew Turpin |
| Are we arrogant abroad? (difficulties associated with pan-European distribution networks) | Business, international | |
| A runway success.(Janis Kong, managing director of London Gatwick airport)(Interview) | Business, international | |
| A stitch in time for Dawson.(Derek Finlay, chairman of Dawson International)(Interview) | Business, international | |
| A stranger in town. (Marjorie Scardino, CEO Pearson Group)(Cover Story) | Business, international | Stewart Dalby |
| A tonic for the troops. (employee benefit packages)(includes articles on pension schemes, company cars and tax on short-term medical insurance plans) | Business, international | Peta Hodge |
| Australia: looking up down under.(economic aspects) | Business, international | Sara Jackson |
| Avoiding future shock.(effective interactive planning; includes related article about origins of planning) | Business, international | Ian Smith |
| A woman of note. (Sarah Elton, managing director of Smythson)(Interview) | Business, international | |
| Barking up a lot of trees. (Declan Ganley, owner of Ganley International which includes timber businesses) | Business, international | |
| Berlin women talk business. | Business, international | Genevieve Hesse |
| Bigger cars in a smaller pool.(automobile leasing business in the UK, includes information about contacts and advice) | Business, international | Ben Brown |
| Brickies in on equitable dealings.(Kier Group management buyout) | Business, international | |
| Bricks and mortals. (effects of rising house prices in the United Kingdom) | Business, international | Stephen Davies |
| Bringing riches to the rag trade. (John Osborn, chief executive of Alexon)(Interview) | Business, international | Julia Bright |
| Britain's own tiger economy. (Asian entrepreneurs in the UK) | Business, international | Michel Syrett, Jean Lammiman |
| Cambodia: lowering its defences. (foreign investment incentives in Cambodia) (includes related article on power projects in Cambodia) | Business, international | Bill Jamieson |
| Canon goes flat out. (Canon Inc. investing in research and development) | Business, international | Michael Kenward |
| Can you keep a secret?(ways of ensuring ex-employee confidentiality) | Business, international | Ian Hunter |
| Changing the face of learning.(distance learning students benefit from direct contact with tutors and other students) | Business, international | Michael Syrett |
| Charity begins at work. (corporate giving) | Business, international | David (American basketball player) Robinson |
| Co-op is what it's all about. (Graham Melmoth, chief executive of the Co-operative Wholesale Society)(Interview) | Business, international | |
| Cuba: get your man in Havana. (Cuba anxious to attract foreign investment)(includes list of contacts) | Business, international | Nick Kochan |
| Death of a dynasty.(problems of the Gucci family and the firm's financial recovery) | Business, international | James Hansen |
| Euro-bashers beware.(role of Geoffrey Martin as United Kingdom representative in the European Commission) | Business, international | Geoffrey Percival-Straunik |
| Factoring: the way to cash. (includes related articles) | Business, international | Guy Dresser |
| Flame throwers.(mis-use of e-mail; includes article on how to use E-mail properly) | Business, international | |
| France: room for les roast beefs.(France as a business location; includes related notes) | Business, international | John Riggs |
| From lamb warmers to lamb carvers. (profile of Lakeland Plastics Ltd.) | Business, international | Chris Jasper |
| Fund managers under fire.(responsibilities of pension fund managers, includes related article about the Beardstown Ladies) | Business, international | Guy Dresser |
| Germany: raising the Teutonic.(German economy; includes details of tax and employment legislation) | Business, international | Thomas Heymann, Christopher Kellet |
| Going bananas on the motorway. (moves to raise profile of Cearns and Brown) (chairman Alastair Stoddart)(Interview) | Business, international | |
| Hands across the water.(expansion of Compagnie Generale des Eaux)(Cover Story) | Business, international | Jeremy Josephs |
| Hong Kong: China's middleman.(likely effects of the handover on business and industry, includes related articles about Hong Kong) | Business, international | Chris Jasper |
| How to find a lawyer.(legal help for managers of small firms) | Business, international | |
| How we've learned the hard way. (lessons learned in business and industry) | Business, international | Philip Sadler |
| In conversation with... Warren Bennis. (industrial psychologist) (includes related article)(Interview) | Business, international | |
| Ireland: coming up for Eire. (strong business confidence in Ireland) | Business, international | Doug Payne |
| It's a small world after all: Electronic commerce has been hailed as the great leveller, offering small companies the chance to compete with much larger businesses. | Business, international | Peter Bartram, Tim Phillips, Steve Shipside |
| Japan: a place in the sun. (government seeks to encourage more overseas investment) (includes related articles on investment in Japan) | Business, international | Alan Kitchin |
| Jobs: starting at the bottom. (helping unskilled employees in the UK) | Business, international | Richard Layard |
| Labour of love. (poll shows British businesspeople are wary of new Labour government) | Business, international | |
| Learning to love the banks.(small businesses and their banks) | Business, international | |
| Life is sweet. (expansion at Charbonnel et Walker) | Business, international | |
| Life's a ball.(corporate hospitality, includes details of prime venues) | Business, international | Peter Longbottom |
| Looking after number one.(health care benefits for employees, includes details about different types of benefits) | Business, international | Christine Long |
| Mailstrom! The rush to postal profits. (changes in UK mail-order industry) | Business, international | Helen Kay |
| Mr Photosensitive.(Dr Jeremy Leggett)(Interview) | Business, international | |
| Oiling the wheels of progress.(new government minister to promote competitiveness in Europe) | Business, international | |
| Out with the in-tray. (office paperwork) | Business, international | Declan Treacy |
| Phare horizons.(grants and contracts for United Kingdom companies providing expertise in eastern Europe) | Business, international | Mike Levy |
| Poland: the next big thing. | Business, international | Andrew Kozlowski |
| Pure genius: the Irish in British business. (includes related articles on Irish businesspeople)(Cover Story) | Business, international | Doug Payne |
| Putting it all in focus.(chief executive of Eastman Kodak)(Interview) | Business, international | |
| Reasons to be cheerful. (unemployment forecast) | Business, international | Hamish McRae |
| Red rag to a bull.(stock prices, bond markets and corporate investment) | Business, international | Michael Hughes |
| Resolutions for a momentous year. (1977) | Business, international | Tim Melville-Ross |
| Russia: comrades in crime. (corruption's affect on business)(includes related article) | Business, international | Toby Latta |
| Same numbers; different values. | Business, international | |
| Second markets galore.(Alternative Investment Market, includes listing requirements and case studies) | Business, international | Lesley Shutte |
| Shifting into high gear. (developments at UK distribution companies) | Business, international | Malory Davies |
| Small firms nurture big brains. | Business, international | Hamish McRae |
| Snipers in the boardroom. (Volkswagenwerk AG recovers from dispute with General Motors Corp.)(includes related article on two executives at Volkswagenwerk AG and Mercedes-Benz) | Business, international | Igor Golub |
| Soups you, sir.(role of New Covent Garden Soup Company managing director, William Kendall) | Business, international | Widget Finn |
| South Korea: warming to the west. | Business, international | David Kim, Steven Goodman |
| Spain: will tomorrow ever come? (includes related article) | Business, international | Eric Whelpton |
| The advantage of the L-plate.(Institute of Advanced Motorists courses to promote better driving) | Business, international | |
| The art of conjuring ideas.(encouraging good ideas in a company, includes related article on how BMW designed a new plant to foster creativity.) | Business, international | Michel Syrett, Jean Lammiman |
| The generation game. (UK's utility companies) (includes related article on combined heat and power) | Business, international | Stephen Hoare |
| The nerve-centre of new ideas. (neuroscience company Cerebrus)(Company Profile) | Business, international | |
| The original spice girl.(Perween Warsi, managing director of S & A Foods.)(Interview) | Business, international | |
| The small business wish-list. | Business, international | Lesley Shutte |
| The spin-off steams ahead. (Interview with Tony Marchington)(Oxford Molecular Group chief executive officer)(Interview) | Business, international | |
| The toast of the city.(Majestic Wine) | Business, international | |
| Trading places.(factors to consider when relocating a business) | Business, international | Paul Strohm |
| Training goes the distance.(distance learning for directors) | Business, international | |
| Wheels on hire.(car fleet management, includes related article about tax and value-added tax implications) | Business, international | Sam Brown |
| Who is taking interest?(Bank of England now makes decisions about interest rates.) | Business, international | Andrew Sentance |
| Who wants to be a millionaire?(United Kingdom management buyouts; includes related articles) | Business, international | Joanna Gant |
| Will it end in tiers? (UK Institute of Director's views on corporate governance)(Column) | Business, international | Tim Melville-Ross |
| Winning over the window shoppers.(marketing using web sites; includes related notes) | Business, international | Brian Salter, Naomi Langford-Wood |
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