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CEO高龄标准再创新高
农产品供应商Dole Food首席执行官大卫•默多克大卫•默多克推进农产品供应商Dole Food实施私有化完全是一项长期策略。这位首席执行官斥资120亿美元全面收购这家公司的股份是为了在不受股市压力影响的情况下扭转它的经营状况。这笔钱对任何人来说都是一大笔资金,而且要用于一项无限期计划——更不用说...
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Business plus booze equals productivity
By Stanley BingI’d like to thank President Obama for reminding a boring, sober nation that the solution to a business impasse is very often a glass of...
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David Ogilvy’s best advice for business
By Patricia SellersDavid Ogilvy, arguably the most influential advertising man in history, died 10 years ago today.Measured by his creativity, Ogilvy ...
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The mystery of college costs
Why do second- and third-tier colleges cost as much as Harvard?By David A. KaplanMy Rolls-Royce is a lot more expensive than your Buick. A pint of Ben...
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How to turn your iPad into a boombox
Jawbone's latest offering, the Jambox, is a Bluetooth speaker. But that description belies just how badly you'll want one.There have been two reaction...
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不是人人都仇富
1987年的股灾之后,《纽约时报》(The New York Times) 在其头版为“放肆的镀金时代”祭上了一篇讣告,文章援引大思想家的话,预言肆无忌惮的自利行为行将在美国消亡。短短三年后,当一场衰退标志着80年代正式结束时,许多评论家(包括这本杂志)又预测称,“一场针对富人的起义正在酝酿之中”,...
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研究发现, “80后”是最穷的一代
“80后”这一代人恐怕在财富积累方面会成为“失去的一代”。这一结论来自一份报告,它调查了当今美国人的生活状况,并与前几代人在同一年龄段的生活状况作了比较。这份所谓“人口财富”报告是由圣路易斯联邦储备银行的经济学家们做出的。他们发现,“80后”的实际财富比对这一群体的趋势预测要少34%, “70后”和...
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Career advice on the move, globally
by Patricia SellersGerry Laybourne likes to stake out new ground.As a cable-TV pioneer in the ’80s, she built Nickelodeon for Viacom (VIAB).Later, she...
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人的寿命有上限吗?新研究指出,没有上限
一份新的研究激起了一个老生常谈的基本生物学话题,也是生命科学领域的一个重要争议,那就是:人的寿命到底有没有上限?这份研究报告发表在《科学》杂志上,意指人的寿命并没有上限。(《自然》杂志指出,这一发现与其他生物和人口统计学家作类似研究后的发现相矛盾。)研究团队考查了大约4000名105岁及以上的高龄意...
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P&G's leadership machine
The consumer goods giant has a proven formula to nurture top talent.By Mina KimesWhen Procter & Gamble global business units president Susan Arnold an...

