Word: siliconing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Goldman Sachs. Whitman, 44, joined eBay in 1998 and applied the lessons she learned at such old-economy firms as Hasbro and Disney. She did adopt some New Economy habits. Rather than preside from an office, she sits in a cubicle among her employees. Whitman was once criticized in Silicon Valley for stressing profitability over growth, but many of her detractors have since had to move back in with...
...talking about a national identity card - an idea that Silicon Valley mogul Larry Ellison has proposed in order to enhance national security. The card, according to Ellison's notion, would contain basic information about the holder, including social security number, digital records of thumbprints, and a link to a federal database...
...Silicon Steppe...
While it is too early to know how the renewed interest in law and business schools will affect the demographics of the HLS and HBS student bodies, forecasts are mixed—especially at HLS—about a possible influx of Silicon Valley refugees...
WHAT HAPPENED: Exports of high-technology components have been hammered by the Silicon Valley bust. Japan's recession removes another potential buyer of Asian goods. Reform programs that followed the financial crisis of 1997-98 have stalled, leaving many banks and corporations heavily indebted. Political instability has hurt prospects for the Philippines and Indonesia...