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Can GE Still Manage? CEO Jeff Immelt says his company trains the best business leaders in the world. Yet they haven't saved him from a hellish decade that cut GE's value in half. |
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The Immelt Revolution He's turning GE's culture upside down, demanding far more risk and innovation |
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October 25, 2004
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BusinessWeek
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April 17, 2006
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Search Engine Watch
January 13, 2005
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Yahoo & MSN Closing the Google Gap While Big G continues to maintain its leadership position in the eyes of web searchers, a new study finds that Yahoo, MSN Search and Ask Jeeves have all made significant improvements over the past year and are narrowing Google's mindshare advantage. |
InternetNews
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Report: Microsoft, Yahoo Merger Talks Over The flirtation between Microsoft and Yahoo was only that. No merger is planned and discussions have ended. |
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Crashing GE's Glass Ceiling Charlene Begley is among a generation of female execs who may find room at the top. |
Fast Company
April 2004
John A. Byrne |
Practicing More Than Jack Preached The author recalls his first meetings with GE CEO Jeff Immelt -- and considers the leadership style, skills, and strategy of Jack Welch's successor. |
Search Engine Watch
July 8, 2008
Carrie Hill |
Local Search for Little Biz Luckily for small business owners, there are steps they can take to influence many of the factors that positively affect local search rankings. |
BusinessWeek
June 18, 2007
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What Works In Women's Networks How three corporations crafted organizations for female employees that have an actual impact. |
InternetNews
February 5, 2007
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Yahoo's Latest Advance in Search Game Yahoo's new search marketing rankings model finally goes live today, and it shouldn't take very long to find out if it will make a difference. |
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Yahoo Finance Upgrades Web Site Technology Yahoo Finance increases its flexibility by buying stock quotes directly from exchanges. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2006
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InternetNews
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The Motley Fool
July 11, 2007
Jeremy MacNealy |
Yahoo! Spreads the "Good" News By spreading the "good" news through a network that generates ads, Yahoo! offers a perfect example of how a business does what it is designed to do (make money) while simultaneously doing what it ought to do (make a positive difference in the world). |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
There's Just One Word for Jack Welch... Praise for Jack Welch was widespread and consumed large quantities of newsprint in the weeks leading up to Sept. 7, his last day as chairman and CEO of General Electric. One word to sum up his contribution to GE in the 20-plus years he served as its leader would be: results... |
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Yahoo!'s Dinero.com The company is teaming up with a traditional media player to reach the U.S. Latino market. |
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Even Yahoo! Gets The Blues Yahoo Chief Executive Terry Semel's next turnaround task: Boost morale and keep employees from leaving. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2006
Chuck Saletta |
Dueling Fools: Yahoo! Bear Investors, there's a world of difference between a company that merely looks cheaper than its rivals and one that is objectively cheap. |
