When newspapers across the country reported Capital Cities Communications' stunningly successful bid for ABC, "The New York Times" asked a senior official at another of Capital Cities' recent acquisitions, Institutional Investor, if it was true that Capital Cities left management in place when it to[...]
You can follow any business guru you want, be it Peter Drucker or Tom Peters. You can adopt any new management concept, from reengineering to 'empowering people'. But Samuel A. Culbert has one caveat: no matter what managerial 'religion' you follow - and there are many sound ones out there - before [...]
Based upon a startling article in the Wall Street Journal Dr. Sam Culbert, a professor at the prestigious UCLA Anderson School of Business summarised what most of us have known for years - that the annual corporate ritual of performance appraisals not only don't work, but cause more problems than t[...]
A straight-talking guide aimed at everyone in business, from the postroom to the boardroom.