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money,” says Weiss, whose career included serving as head of investment banking for Lazard, the global financial advisory and asset management firm, and as publisher and editor of the Paris Review. “It was clear that this was turning into real financial View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

01 Dec 2009
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One Man Crime Wave

that he had sold several million books about a certain Travis McGee. MacDonald wrote, “I am now thinking of, in the next novel, gifting him McGee with an American Express Credit Card! It would make Poe’s bit about the pit and the pendulum look no more View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; fiction writing; Arts, Entertainment; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2017
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A Jolt for the African Coffee Industry

private equity fund invests in distressed businesses across sub-Saharan Africa, and Dozie soon found himself responsible for a coffee cherry washing station in the volcanic hills of western Rwanda. Up until that point, Dozie’s only sense... View Details

Keywords: Sasha Issenberg; cafe; Cafe Neo; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Apr 2002
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Insights into Business in Islamic World

business practices include prohibitions on paying or collecting interest, avoidance of any business dealings considered speculative, ensuring that contracts are fair to all parties, and treating distressed businesses with compassion.... View Details

Keywords: Islam; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2008
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Career Services Shifts into High Gear

distress and its ripple effects on job seekers. In late September, MBA Career Services staff also traveled to New York to meet with members of the class who were immediately affected by the meltdown on Wall Street. “We put together a... View Details

01 Dec 2008
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Seth Klarman

a mountain of cash — 40 to 50 percent of Baupost’s $14 billion–plus in assets — for several years, the firm’s recent investments have cut its cash stash in half. Distress selling, it seems, breeds the kind of bargains Klarman lives for.... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

01 Feb 1997
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Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making

To develop more effective approaches, he is looking at chemical-manufacturing safety disputes, pollution permit-trading, redevelopment of distressed urban areas, hazardous waste site location problems, and intracorporate negotiation over... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Mar 2007
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The Joy of Work

people just want to get their work done. So anything managers can do to lessen people’s frustrations and eliminate organizational obstacles to progress will foster creativity. Can you talk about some of the most frequently mentioned obstacles to progress? It was View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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