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...next step, both sides must take a leap of faith. It's great that Beijing and Ma get along, but Ma won't be around forever, perhaps not even for long - he has taken a hit at home over the hurting economy and, more recently, over his government's less-than-stellar Morakot relief efforts. While Beijing has a big stake in Ma's political survival, it should start looking beyond the current President and the KMT and build bridges certainly to moderate DPP politicians. After all, the party could come back to power. As for those in Taiwan...
...Factor: The 33 Things You Must (and Must Not) Do to Guarantee Your Edge in Today's Business World By Frances Cole Jones; Ballantine; 184 pages...
Some of the advice is blazingly obvious, even to the author, and that's her point. "It seems insane that I have to put this in writing, but experience has proven I must," she writes. "Wash your hair. Clean your nails. Do not chew gum." Don't forget to remove all candy wrappers, old sandwiches and other garbage from your briefcase. And while you're at it, declutter your office. Other recommendations are part of the standard self-help-book checklist: always carry business cards, whether you're employed or not; make notes immediately after leaving meetings; keep abreast...
With Nakajima heading global development, 268 franchises have sprouted in 15 countries, from Portugal to South Korea, always with a local master franchiser to navigate native customs. In New Zealand, for example, managers must observe such niceties as never matching a Maori client from the Ngai Tahu tribe with a caregiver from the Tainui...
...worker ownership is, if anything, more promising in the automobile industry. If the American car companies are to survive, some accommodation must be made between the United Auto Workers, whose eagerness to forestall cuts to retiree and current worker benefits has made it difficult for firms to keep down costs, and the Big Three automakers. Ford, to its credit, has admitted as much by negotiating a deal with the UAW in which Ford has more flexibility in paying retiree health benefits...