Business.com Industry Center

Business.com’s impressive Industry Center contains “in-depth and updated” profiles, news, and events for over 50 industries. The industries are organized in alphabetical order. Clicking on the title of each industry gives a basic overview of the related resources. For example, the Aerospace and Defense category includes a directory of aerospace and defense business Websites, breaking news, and industry resources. All resources are complete with pithy … [ Read more ]

Management consultants: what do they do?

Very little observational data are available on what management consultants actually do on an hour-to-hour basis. The purpose of the present research study is to gain insight into the work of management consultants by answering the following questions: (1) What are the characteristics of the management consultants’ working days? (2) What are the characteristics of the management consultants’ verbal interaction patterns during scheduled interactions? … [ Read more ]

Risky Business: Kidnappers Target Global Executives

As corporate America buys and sells more goods and services abroad, the number of company employees kidnapped for ransom in places like Mexico, Brazil, the Philippines and Chechnya has increased. Along with that increase have come escalating demands for ransom money, more expensive insurance policies and more sophisticated negotiation tactics on both sides of the table. Knowledge@Wharton looks at recent developments in the kidnap … [ Read more ]