Chief Executive (U.S.) articles from April 2008

Chief Executive (U.S.) archives from April 2008

The evolving global challenge.(EDITOR'S NOTE)(Editorial)
April 1, 2008... Most business leaders are aware that the markets in which they operate are no longer national. But what does it mean when we say we live in an increasingly global world? Anil Gupta, Vijay Govindarajan and Haiyan Wang, authors of The Quest for...

Best and worst states.(FEEDBACK)
April 1, 2008... New Jersey [rank 47, Best and Worst States to Do Business, Chief Executive Jan.-Feb. 2008] unfortunately is not good for manufacturing. We are a small company, our corporate taxes have increased 400 percent in the last five years, and we...

Innovation playbook.(FEEDBACK)
April 1, 2008... Congratulations on your excellent probing and revealing interview with Bill Johnson, CEO of H.J. Heinz ("Innovation Playbook," March 2008). Johnson's ability to develop the relationship with Nelson Peltz, which has resulted in the improved...

Scaling India's M & A peak.(CEO CHRONICLES)
April 1, 2008... Move over Zoe Cruz. The former co-president of Morgan Stanley, who is or perhaps was the best-known woman investment banker, will need to make way for Manisha Girotra, 38, managing director and chairperson of UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland)...

Hulu Hoopla?(CEO CHRONICLES)
April 1, 2008... Jason Kilar is underscoring some of the differences between his new online video startup, Hulu, and its corporate parents: NBC Universal and News Corp., owner of the Fox Broadcasting Company. He refers with a laugh to the makeshift platform for...

Trials and triumphs.(CEO CHRONICLES)(Andy Prozes of LexisNexis Group)
April 1, 2008... When Andy Prozes took the helm at LexisNexis in 2000, the company was the go-to resource for legal records, relied upon by law firms and corporate law departments as a one-stop resource for all manner of articles and public records. In fact,...

Eye on the ball.(CEO CHRONICLES)
April 1, 2008... Ward J. "Tim" Timken, chairman of Canton, Ohio-based Timken Co., once got a major dose of brand affirmation by pulling into a Kansas filling station. When the gas station attendant recognized the name on Timken's credit card, he disappeared...

U.S. job losses for the past three months may only be the beginning.(INbox)(Survey)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Of more than 250 U.S. and 150 Canadian employers surveyed by Mercer, many reported that they are considering job freezes or downsizings as a result of the changing economic environment. Only 6 percent of respondents anticipated expanding staff....

Routers in the sky.(CEO WATCH)(Interview)
April 1, 2008... Born in Kashmir, raised in Bombay (now Mumbai), Pradman Kaul came to the U.S. at the age of 17 in 1963 to study engineering at George Washington University and never looked back. He joined Comsat Laboratories, where he teamed up with the...

Thorns & roses.(CEO WATCH)
April 1, 2008... ROSE... To NEW YORK MAGAZINE for its cover showing a full length portrait of Eliot Spitzer with an arrow caption pointing to the former governor's groin, indicating where his brains are located. Kind of says it all. [ILLUSTRATION...

INfact.(CEO CHRONICLES)(List)
April 1, 2008... Information begins with facts, which can be assembled to identify trends. Put it all together to derive knowledge. Presenting Chief executive's INfact. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. Wealthiest person on Forbes Magazine 2007 World...

CEO confidence hits record low.(CEO CONFIDENCE INDEX)
April 1, 2008... THE CEO CONFIDENCE INDEX HAS HIT ITS LOWEST LEVEL since Chief Executive magazine began tracking executive market sentiment. This month, according to 321 top executives surveyed, overall confidence fell 25.3 points from February to 84.1. ...

The numbers.(CEO WATCH)(Survey)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... [GRAPHIC OMITTED] In the upcoming presidential election, what three issues are most important to you and your business? RANK Iraq, War on Terror, Homeland Security ...

Cultural capital in the C-suite: today's leaders must be as comfortable managing in Mumbai or Tokyo as they are in London or New York.(CHIEF CONCERN)
April 1, 2008... The corporate world is in an extreme state of flux. The sub-prime crisis, the incredible rise of parts of the developing world, developments in forgotten places like Africa and other factors are changing the game. At the same time, the markets...

Political party problems: what can we learn from the jockeying of political factions?(UNCOMMON WISDOM)
April 1, 2008... Of late, I've been following large organizations in historic flux. Consider, on the one hand, the Democratic and Republican parties of the U.S., and on the other, the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China. The three may seem to be...

Global leaders of tomorrow: meet 12 executives in Europe, Asia and Latin America who are reshaping global commerce.(Alberto Arebalos of Google Inc.)(Michael Hoffmann of Hewlett-Packard Co.)(Laurent Kocher of Orange Business Solutions )
April 1, 2008... A new generation of business leaders are asserting their capabilities and determination around the world. They comprise the post-millennial vanguard forging our global economy. Complementing and supplanting the European-dominated...

A time to mourn-or a time to mine? The credit crisis is unearthing a wealth of acquisition opportunities in Europe and Asia.(INSIGHTS FROM INSEAD)
April 1, 2008... "This is a gem!" exclaimed the MD of a renowned European technology firm as he examined the sample of a perfectly formed piece of plastic lens shown to him by the chief technology officer of a Singaporean plastic injection company. "Why would...

Shocks to the supply chain: what happens when your carefully orchestrated logistics fall apart?(LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT)(Company overview)
April 1, 2008... Last summer, when The Boeing Co. announced it would delay the introduction of its 787 Dreamliner, CEO Jim McNerney blamed the problem on the company's supply chain. A large product like an airplane uses thousands of individual parts, but Boeing...

Understanding immigration and trade: what will a shortage of skilled labor do to U.S. competitiveness?(PUBLIC POLICY)
April 1, 2008... Three years ago I spoke at a meeting of a trade association known as the Biotechnology Industry Organization. Walking down the aisles, I was struck by the odd juxtaposition of booths. Most featured new biotech products, but about a half dozen...

Lessons for the Indian market: legions of big-name companies have failed in India. Here's how to avoid joining them.(EMERGING MARKETS)
April 1, 2008... So much about India seems so familiar. Unlike China, almost everyone in India who interacts with foreigners can speak English. The British introduced Western systems of government, education and judiciary processes, which remain today. And...

New CEO, old team: three steps to getting the most from the team you inherit.(TRANSITIONS)
April 1, 2008... You've just gotten the word. You are the new CEO--or maybe the word is that your offer to acquire another company has just been accepted. Whatever the source, you will now have a new bunch of executives reporting to you, and you know that your...

Lessons from luxury travel: looking for a crash course in global business? Try jet-setting around the world.(EXECUTIVE LIFE)(Ingram Chodorow of Placontrol Inc.)
April 1, 2008... There's really only one word to describe Machu Picchu, and Ingram Chodorow uses it as he steps off a bus having just toured the Inca empire's ruins. "Spectacular," he says. "Just spectacular." But that's not the only thing he had on his mind...

The wealth of nations: sometimes it's best to stick with what you know.(FLIP SIDE)(sovereign wealth funds)
April 1, 2008... Anyone lucky enough to see the recent public television broadcast of the New York Philharmonic's historic concert in Pyongyang can see why there has been so much controversy lately about the rising influence of sovereign wealth funds. As...

No more rough justice.(EDITORIAL)
April 1, 2008... ON A SUNDAY MORNING TELEVISION SHOW in 2005 Eliot Spitzer personally attacked Chief Executive magazine calling it "the voice for the corrupt CEOs, rather than for the vast majority who are honest." The then-New York State Attorney General was...