Why do so many large conglomerates have a financial services branch? Like GE Financial, Siemens etc.
posted on Apr 11, 2008 - 8 answers

If I have a small corporation and intend to have officers (VP, Directors, etc.) who are currently corp-to-corp contractors, do I need to convert those officers to employees? In other words, do officers of a corporation need to be employees? I know, I know -- YANAL and/or YANML. :) [more inside]
posted on Dec 20, 2007 - 3 answers

Are CEOs more like presidents or dictators? [more inside]
posted on Aug 1, 2007 - 15 answers

Is my employer breaking the law by keeping people as temps for several years? The work is skilled and many people work for 3 or more years as temps before being made permanent employees. [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2007 - 13 answers

Within the past year, I read an article about a corporation where employees set their own pay. Other functions are similarly innovative. I vaguely remember a connection to Brazil/Latin America. What is this company? Where can I find more?
posted on Dec 15, 2006 - 9 answers

With the recent MBNA and Bank of America merge, is it okay to/should I cancel my MBNA credit cards? [more inside]
posted on Oct 29, 2006 - 9 answers

Fed up with corporate bullsh*t. [more inside]
posted on Mar 10, 2006 - 30 answers

Ghost-writing multiple corporate blogs for a living. Is it feasible? Do companies all want exclusive rights to the content -- thereby removing the option of leveraging the same content on multiple blogs? (I'm aware there are clearinghouses that will market your blogging, but I'm not talking about that type of piecemeal work.) Any bloggers out there who are employed by multiple corporations?
posted on Feb 9, 2006 - 3 answers

Is there a free source to check online whether or not an American business has filed for bankruptcy protection?
posted on Nov 1, 2005 - 3 answers

Advice needed on resolving what I consider essentially an attempt at extortion by Vesta Corporation (processors for prepaid Cingular cellphones). [more inside]
posted on Jul 25, 2005 - 9 answers

Why doesn't Africa get more outsourcing work? [more inside]
posted on Jul 5, 2005 - 13 answers

Is there a chart that shows what major companies own other companies (preferably constantly updated)? A lot of buyouts / mergers have been taking place lately and I'd like to see how the corporate power is centralized / organized. I also seem to recall a site that mapped power relations between powerful corporate individuals, and that would be of interest as well.
posted on Feb 2, 2005 - 13 answers

Part of my job involves tracking M&As and hierarchy (parent-child relationships) for global companies. Ultimately, I need to be able to make decisions on how we report our revenue on certain companies. I don't have a business degree and I'm confused over some of what I read. How can I best read up on corporate structure, and anything else related? I'm coming up empty on google.
posted on Jan 4, 2005 - 11 answers

Is outsourcing a problem in your country?
posted on Dec 30, 2004 - 13 answers

From this thread:

... you're probably aware that Clear Channel own ...

What is the DEAL with verb/subject disagreement when it comes to corporate entities?? Clear Channel is an IT! Likewise band names. I can't remember how many articles I've read with phrases like "Metallica are..." or "Led Zeppelin are..." Why is this OK in the music business? I know this is mostly rant-y, but I'm genuinely curious if anyone has, like, the Rolling Stone Style Guide or something.
posted on Dec 16, 2004 - 38 answers