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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1997
Page
37
A survey of 400 working women commissioned by Avon Products shows 80 percent believe computer and Internet skills open doors in male dominated fields. About 75 percent say tech helps them advance recently and 73 percent say tech is essential to achieving professional goals.
Futurist Ian Morrison argues for a second curve approach in business—adopting new tech, consumer trends, and markets. He uses case studies like Safeway to show shifting from groceries to a broad one stop shop and spotlights emerging second curve economies in China India Indonesia Brazil Russia and South Africa. The publicist expects second curve to replace downsizing and re engineering as a future slogan.
Korn/Ferry International reports companies are changing outside directors’ compensation by paying more in stock and less in cash and ending pension plans. The move ties pay to stock performance, aligning directors with shareholders.
Golden Ladder in We magazine ranks IBM Marriott AT&T Hertz Nabisco Ford Prudential Colgate Palmolive Amway and Northwest Airlines for recruiting accommodating and promoting employees with disabilities. Criteria include share of disabled workers, advancement opportunities, and accessible work facilities and technology.
Iowa companies expect Hong Kong transition to Chinese rule to have little effect on business. Midamar Corp. president Bill Rossey says Hong Kong trade accounts for under 10 percent of sales and China’s market shift is within borders. Diamond V Mills director Jerry Chaffee notes Asia shares 55 percent of international business, Hong Kong revenues about 3,000 to 5,000 dollars monthly, with outlook positive despite rising costs. In 1996 Iowa exported 48.6 million to Hong Kong.
In Jackson Arizona a Teledyne Water Pik seminar led by the Afterburners uses Gulf War imagery and fighter pilot psychology to teach business themes. Retired veterans push a take no prisoners approach to leadership, teamwork and prioritization, with CEO Wayne Brothers endorsing the tactic.
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