In this probing, thoroughly researched book, respected business writer William G. Flanagan goes beyond the headlines to examine the factors that led to one of the biggest economic fallouts in history. Here is a fascinating account of financial malfeasance at the highest level, of telecom cowboys and corrupt lobbyists, multi- millionaire businessmen cashing in their stock options without risking a dime of their own money. Behind-the-scenes looks into AOL Time Warner, WorldCom and others reveal the machinations behind the collapse of giant corporations.
Presents an understanding of business information in the context of those who seek business information. This book contains information-seeking behavior that includes the underlying information needs that drive one to seek information, and the types of information used to resolve information needs.
Taking Down the Lion offers an inside look at the career of Tyco's most infamous CEO, and what exactly brought him down so publicly. As the widely-admired CEO of Tyco International, Dennis Kozlowski grew a little-known New Hampshire conglomerate into a global giant. In a stunning series of events, Kozlowski suddenly lost his job along with his favored public status when he was indicted by legendary Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau—it was an inglorious end to an otherwise brilliant career. Kozlowski was the face of corporate excess in the turbulent post-Enron environment; he was pictured under headlines that read "Oink Oink," and publicly castigated for his extravagant lifestyle. "Deal-a-Day Dennis" was transformed into the "poster child for corporate greed." Kozlowski was ultimately convicted of grand larceny and other crimes that, in sum, found the former CEO guilty of wrongfully taking $100 million from Tyco. Taking Down the Lion shines a bright light on former CEO Dennis Kozlowski and the Tyco corporate scandal—it is the definitive telling of a largely misunderstood episode in U.S. business history. In an unfiltered view of corporate America, Catherine S. Neal pulls back the curtain to reveal a world of big business, ambition, money, and an epidemic of questionable ethics that infected not only business dealings but extended to attorneys, journalists, politicians, and the criminal justice system. When the ugly truth is told, it's clear the "good guys" were not all good and the "bad guys" not all bad. And there were absolutely no heroes.
"This debut romance sparkles." -- Library Journal on Unbuttoning the CEO Sometimes you have to get a little dirty to get what you want . . . Publicist Mimi Pennington is at the top of her game. She's savvy, hard-working, and eager to move up the corporate ladder. So when her boss tells her that in order to make partner she has to land a prestigious account, Mimi meets the challenge head on. Never mind that the prospective client is Daniel Vargas, the polished and pompous player who rejected her months ago. Mimi hasn't given Daniel the time of day since their one fateful encounter, and while business has brought them back together, pleasure is what he has in mind. She says she's not interested in giving him a second chance, but Daniel is prepared to call her bluff. All he needs is one week. One week to test her rules and prove that he's exactly the kind of man she needs . . . "A fun, contemporary romance that reminds us that any attempt to predict or manage love is destined only to enhance its chaos." -The Washington Post on One Night with the CEO
Published by Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited Edited by: Professor John Politis, Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus. CD version of the proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Management Leadership and Governance - ECMLG 2012 hosted by the Neapolis University on the 8-9 November 2012. 567 pages
Mink LaRue decides she needs to treat herself, and to treat herself, she needs money. To get some, she and friend Dy-Nasty Jenkins decide to embezzle from a super-rich Dominican oil family, after all, what could possibly go wrong with that plan? When Mink is called home to her sickly mothers bedside, Dy-Nasty is left to complete the con on her own. Unfortunately, it would be fair to say that Dy-Nasty isn't the best mathematician. Will she manage to pull it off? Or will she land herself, and Mink, in a lot of trouble with people who have the resources to make a lone girl disappear.
Colt Lancaster has it all. He's rich, handsome, and popular with the ladies. When he takes over an enemy's company, he takes things too far. A twisted fling with the CEO's sister takes an unexpected turn. Now he can't get Makenna Harris out of his head. Makenna has been hurt by nearly every man who held an important place in her life. Colt Lancaster reinforces her belief that love is for fools and men are dangerous. Her act of desperation to save her brother takes a turn she never saw coming. Now Colt is a permanent fixture in her life. But when a threat from her past returns, can Colt save her in time? Or will the one thing he holds most dear be taken from him?
Over the course of 2003 the post of Chief Executive Officer or CEO - effectively, the person at the top of the company - has become a notorious poisoned chalice for many incumbents, from Glaxo's Jean Paul Garnier to Marconi's Lord Morrison and Vodafone's Chris Gent. New government legislation offering shareholders the chance to vote on top people's remuneration packages has exposed some extraordinarily generous, even downright incredible, terms of employment, and triggered storms of protest. badly; bonuses triggered even when the company makes a loss; salaries that shoot up as fast as the share price plummets; vast share options, millions paid into pension plans, free dental care for your wife for life. All this plus a basic income into the high six figures for starters: being a CEO, it would seem, is nice work if you can get it. CEO. Why do we need him (almost always him)? What does he actually do? How did he come to be paid more even when the rest of the workforce is having to swallow a pay-cut and the closure of the final-salary pension scheme? Why, whatever the company's fortunes, does he always just get more? Would a company actually miss the CEO if it didn't have him at all?
This book is an expos(r) of unscrupulous recruiters, those who deceive job seekers and cheat client companies. It is a fictive memoir of the author's early years in the recruiting business. And she knows what she's talking about. She's a woman who rose to the top of her profession and learned every deceptive practice and dirty recruiter trick imaginable along the way. Dirty Rotten Recruiter Tricks, dramatized through embellished dialogue, gives you a peek inside the grubby end of the business where recruiting charlatans practice their wily crafts. Honest recruiters who provide genuine services to job seekers and client companies alike find their reputations tarnished by such frauds. At the conclusion of each chapter, you will find ElaineOCOs Diary, a summary of salient points that provide solid advice to help both job candidates and hiring executives avoid the kind of recruiter scams described so graphically in the book. In essence youOCOre getting both an entertaining story along with some valuable advice. For example, you'll learn: *how recruiters are often trained to lie *what the phrase slinging shit at a screen means and why it reflects the philosophy of far too many recruiters *why it's vitally important that companies vet their recruiters face to face and not over the phone *the dirty tricks recruiters use to get leads on job orders *the obvious disregard, even contempt, many recruiters feel for job candidates *why job applicants should never believe recruiters when they ask for references unless they have job orders in hand *how honesty is the most difficult policy in a profession riddled with liars and cheats *why the recruiting business and telemarketing business are kindred spirits *the underhanded tricks recruiters use to gain the names and addresses of company executives and other hiring authorities *why recruiting is the essential dog-eat-dog business where survival of the fittest takes on biting meaning *why recruiting managers often view the recruiter-company client relationship as essentially adversarial *what broadcasting resumes means and how it (justifiably) results in lawsuits against recruiters *how unscrupulous recruiters encourage job candidates to lie on their resumes *why job candidates must keep in touch with hiring authorities of companies during and after the interviewing process, and not rely on what recruiters tell them *why many company executives won't deal with recruiters under any circumstances. For an author bio, photo, and a sample read visit bosonbooks.com."
