Sir Robim Duthie: man in the middle

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Robin Duthie is familiar with influencing political and economic forces. Duthie became the chairman of the much criticized Scottish Development Agency in 1979, and made it a central part of Scottish revitalization. He kept the Agency as apolitical as possible and limited the amount of investments in troubled companies. As chairman of the Scottish company Britoil PLC, Duthie believes some of his expertise learned with the SDA has helped him to prepare for the merger of Britoil with British Petroleum Company PLC (BP). Duthie would like to maintain Scottish economic interests, and is sensitive to the trend of English companies purchasing Scottish firms, but he believes BP will allow the Scottish operation to direct BP's European exploration, and indicates that the movement of BP workers from London to Glasgow is support for BP's intentions.

Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, British Petroleum Company PLC, Britoil PLC, United Kingdom. Scottish Development Department, Duthie, Robin

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The Bostonian lesson

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There are a number of parallels between Boston, MA and Edinburgh, Scotland. Both are noted for finance, education, and culture. Edinburgh, however, cannot match Boston's economic prosperity which has developed as a result of cooperation between education and finance, and the influence of state government. The governmental strategy includes five important elements, such as: support for entrepreneurs; investment focused on neglected areas and people; and emphasis placed on future technological, educational, and business needs.

Economic policy, Economic development, Boston, Massachusetts, Business and education, Industry and education, Edinburgh, Scotland, Boston, Edinburgh

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The management of words

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Management has created a vocabulary that outsiders often cannot understand. Typically, the vocabulary of management can be characterized as faddish and subject to fluctuation. Words favored by management come into vogue and then are eclipsed by new words that have captured the fancy of management. Some of the managers' vocabulary is based on acronyms, and acronyms like JIT and TQM are almost universally understood by the managerial class. A facetious glossary of management vocabulary is included.

Usage, Telecommunications systems, Jargon (Terminology), Slang, glossary

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