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Patent Creation and U.S. InventivenessIn the midst of a weak recovery from a particularly severe recession, many people are wondering whether the United States is in a state of decline, lacking the dynamism it once had. In terms of inventiveness such as patent creation the U.S. still ranks high. In other measures not so much. |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Briefing Newsletter | February 13 2013 |
Most CEO Changes in 12 MonthsThe first month of the new year saw the highest turnover among chief executive officers since the previous January as 113 CEOs left their posts during the month. The January total is up 9.7 percent over December when 103 CEOs departures were announced, according to the latest report on CEO turnover released from global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Briefing Newsletter | February 13 2013 |
Amazon.com Upsets Apple for Top Reputation SpotApple and Google join Amazon in top five as companies that have transcended tech. The Walt Disney Company, Johnson & Johnson, and The Coca-Cola Company complete list of companies with great reputations according to the 2013 Harris Poll Reputation Quotient. |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Briefing Newsletter | February 20 2013 |
Ten Tech Terms We Can Now RetireThe technology editors at London’s Daily Telegraph announced 10 tech terms they would sooner live without. Find them here. See if you agree. |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Briefing Newsletter | February 20 2013 |
CEO Confidence Index Jumps 6.5%, But Most CEOs Are Still Wary About Business ConditionsThe CEO Confidence Index rose 6.5% in February to 5.63 out of a possible 10. The eight-month high demonstrates a notable uptick in CEOs’ optimism about business conditions, but forecasts for growth and hiring remain limited. |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Confidence Index | February 20 2013 |
Future Outlook Brighter than the PresentWith the much-dreaded fiscal cliff crisis resolved by temporary measures, one might think that CEOs would be more optimistic about present conditions than those they anticipate in a year’s time. However, the latest CEO Confidence Index, Chief Executive’s monthly gauge of CEO expectations for overall business conditions over the next 12 months, rose 4.0 percent to a value of 5.29 out of a possible 10, while the Current Confidence Index, which measures CEO opinion on current business conditions, dropped 2.7 percent to a value of 4.93. |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Briefing Newsletter | March 5 2013 |
Middle Market Poised to Add One Million JobsForty-two percent of mid-size companies plan to add workers in 2013. |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Briefing Newsletter | March 8 2013 |
When CEOs Speak BluntlyLately news reports of CEOs speaking plainly or using “salty” language have become more common. Is this really all that new, or are some ears more sensitive than others? |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Briefing Newsletter | February 27 2013 |
Patent Creation and U.S. InventivenessIn the midst of a weak recovery from a particularly severe recession, many people are wondering whether the United States is in a state of decline, lacking the dynamism it once had. In terms of inventiveness such as patent creation the U.S. still ranks high. In other measures not so much. |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Briefing Newsletter | February 27 2013 |
10 Cases of How Competition in Health Care Lower Costs and Raise Quality OutcomesThis lack of competition for patients has a profound effect on the quality and cost of health care. Providers typically do not disclose prices prior to treatment because they do not compete for patients based on price. Payments are usually not made by patients themselves but by third parties — employers, insurance companies or government. But according to Devon M. Herrick, Ph.D., a senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis, in health care markets where providers do compete for patients, not only do prices come down, but outcomes improve. |
ChiefExecutive.net | CEO Briefing Newsletter , Health/Benefits | February 27 2013 |