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"Pole Tax" Declared Unconstitutional: Texas' "pole tax," a $5-per-patron fee at the state's strip clubs, is unconstitutional, according to an Austin judge, because it violates the right to freedom of expression protected by the First Amendment. [more]
Venice Puts Ban on Pigeon Feeding: Visitors to Venice can no longer participate in one of its famed tourist activities -- feeding the pigeons at St Mark's Square. [more]
Sculpture Torn Down Due to Color: A sculpture in Tianjin, China, that cost 2 million yuan ($286,000) and took nearly two years to complete was dismantled three weeks before its unveiling because a local vice-mayor didn't like the color. [more]
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Where Procurement Stands Now: Faced with the ongoing challenges of globalization and corporate responsibility -- not to mention the effects of the economic slowdown in North America -- procurement professionals have their work cut out for them. [more]
Why Most Change Initiatives Go Thud: A startlingly high proportion of business transformation efforts go nowhere, says a new report. [more]
Extreme Makeover: How to Overhaul Your Business Model: In the life of any business, the time may come when it's imperative to reexamine the most fundamental assumptions of the enterprise. [more]
The Future of the Supply Chain: Lower energy consumption and emissions; better traceability; reduced traffic congestion; the consumer goods supply chain of 2016 will look very different from today's. [more]
China to Edge Out U.S. as FDI Destination by 2014: The United States will remain the number one target for foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2008-09, but by 2014 China will push into the top spot, according to research from KPMG. [more]
Inflation Grabs Headlines: In recent months inflation has overtaken the credit crunch as the central business news story, and with good reason, according to Larry Kantor, head of research for Barclays Capital. [more]
Foreign Investors Still Feasting on U.S. Securities: Overseas investors continue to gobble up Treasury notes and bonds -- a must for the United States to continue financing the trade deficit. [more]
Cost of Employee Misunderstanding: $37 Billion: Everyone makes mistakes, but some errors are bigger than others -- and the big ones can be costly indeed. [more]
How Top Companies Build Better Leaders: Fortune Magazine's list of the top 20 global companies for leadership includes household names like General Electric and Proctor & Gamble as well as lesser-known companies such as Natura Cosmeticos and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group. [more]
Accounting Firms Get New Report Cards: The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has made it easier for CFOs to monitor the performance of their CPA firm by adopting rules requiring public accounting firms to submit reports that include fees, disciplinary actions, and other information that will be posted on the PCAOB Web site. [more]
CFOs Zero In on the Cost of Meetings: How much are meetings costing your organization? [more]
At Last, Some Good News: Execs' Confidence Up: Are we pulling out of the slowdown already? [more]
Corporates Weigh In On Political, Economic Outlook: With the economy still shaky and the elections just 8 months away, what do corporate execs see as the main challenges for the rest of 2008? [more]
Are You Getting the Most From Your Sales Comp Plan?: Variable pay is a multi-million dollar cost center and a huge chunk of total compensation in most sales organizations, yet it's doubtful that companies have a good handle on it. [more]
Global Companies' New Responsibility Playbook: If you work in the finance function of a global company and aspire to climb to the top rung of the career ladder, take the first half of the old axiom, "think globally, act locally," very seriously -- even at the "30,000-foot" level. [more]
Enforcement Up, Corruption Up: While anti-corruption enforcement has grown stronger worldwide, some executives believe that business practices are becoming more corrupt, according to the Ernst & Young survey "Corruption or compliance — weighing the costs: the 10th global fraud survey. [more]
Hold On Tight to Your CFO: The lure of the top finance job is not what it was, and CFO turnover is at record highs. [more]
Creative Leadership at Its Best: Meet a CEO who knows how to have fun on the job while never losing focus on the details of day-to-day management. [more]
Strengthening Stakeholder Management Skills: Good leaders understand the importance of managing stakeholder trust but they don't really know how to do so effectively, these academics claim. [more]
Why Leading Companies Support Innovation Prizes: Market leaders realize that offering prizes for innovation can create wealth for the company, as this overview of how several companies score big wins explains. [more]