On the evening of December 31, 1999, thousands of nattily-dressed tourists, counterrevolutionaries, neo-capitalists, and plain old partygoers will gather on…
You thought there were limits to securitizing assets? Then take a note from Transmedia Network Inc., which lends money to…
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Here’s a club your company doesn’t want to join, unless membership is secret: companies whose noncorporate shareholders are probably forking…
If unconsolidated joint ventures and minority equity stakes help your financial statements sing, get ready for a new tune. The…
Judging from the media drumbeat over “obscene” levels of executive compensation, you’d expect Washington, D.C., to be casting a cold…
If there were a surefire way to improve your company’s cash flow, reduce capital expenditures, make your customers happier, and…
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For commercial software vendors, 1997 will be a banner year. Five leading vendors– Baan, J.D. Edwards, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and SAP–are…
The phenomenal growth of MBA programs has helped business schools create a vast and lucrative new market: executive education. The…