An Embarrassment of Succession Fiascoes
The main cause of the messes at Citigroup and Merrill Lynch is their boards' failures to develop authentic leaders and succession plans
Wal-Mart’s Earnings Exceed Hopes
With many economists nervous about the American consumer's resilience, Wal-Mart managed to turn in surprisingly strong results for the latest quarter
Wal-Mart Beats the Street
The chain's 3Q sales surpassed analysts' forecasts, as nervous consumers apparently opted for lower prices at the discount retail giant
The CEO of City Hall
Corporate Chicago loves Mayor Daley and helps him on must-fix problems. Its payback: big tax breaks
The ‘Mother of All Tax Bills’
Democrat Charles Rangel proposes elimination of the alternative minimum tax and an overhaul of corporate taxes, pitting businesses against one another
Google: A Druckerian Ideal?
Sergey Brin and Larry Page may never have read The New Society, but the corporate culture they've created is quite close to its author's vision
Microsoft’s Jellyfish Buy Is No Stinger
Acquiring the shopping-and-auction service is the giant's latest bid to grab a bigger share of online ad dollars. Google has little to fear
The War on Fraud
Founded and run by Israeli intelligence specialists, Fraud Sciences is helping online retailers distinguish legitimate charges from fraudulent ones
Investment Banks’ Kitchen-Sink Quarter
With expectations already low, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, and others are likely to throw out all the bad news they can find
Bill George: Nonperforming CEOs
Boards are irresponsible if they guarantee pay regardless of performance and such boards put themselves and employees at risk