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Foresight - "Your Financial Future: Golden Egg Or Goose Egg?" - Fall 1998, Nova Southeastern University

Foresight Magazine

No abstract provided.

September 1998, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

DEPARTMENTS AND COLUMNS

AT DEADLINE ............................................................................................. 3

EDITORJAUCOMMENTARY .................................................................. 6

CLOSE UP: CLIFF BLESZINSKI ............................................................ 7

CORNER 0 THE 1'>1ARKET ................................................................... 8

CORPORATE PROFILE: E.S.R.l ............................................................. 9

COMPUTERS/SOFTWARE ..................................................................... 10

THE EMPLOYERS GRO P ................................................................... 13

MANAGING ............................................................................................... l4

EXPORTI G .............................................................................................. l5

LAW ............................................................................................................. l6

PRO/CON ................................................................................................... 17

PEOPLE, PLACES AND EVENTS ......................................................... 18

LIST: TOP HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CLINICS ..................... 25 & 70

UST: BANKS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE ........................................ .30 & 32

LIST: INLAND EMPIRES LARGEST HOTELS ................................. .40

LIST: GOLF COURSES IN THE INLAND EMPIRE ................. 48 & SO

RESTAURANT REVIEW ................................................................ , ........ 58 …

What's It All About? (Dictated Memo), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this dictated memo, Pollard reflects on a recent trip to the Middle East and Eastern Europe, emphasizing in particular how such travels confirm both his call to stewardship and the role that ServiceMaster plays in that call.

August 1998, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

ERNST & YOUNG EXECUTIVE TO PASS REINS OF INLAND EMPIRE OFFICE 3

NEWPORT DEVELOPER BUYS 2,500 INLAND EMPIRE LOTS 3

ENHANCING YOUR CAREER WITH THE RIGHT SCHOOL 3

ACKER GEARS UP FOR ONTARIO ELECTION 5

ADWORKS FILLS INLAND EMPIRE VOID 5

STRATEGIES TO INCREASE CUSTOMER LOYALTY 8

THE NEW EMPLOYEE REGISTRY AND BIG BROTHER 13

RIVERSIDE LAW FIRM TAKES SHAPE 16

TELESHARE:: GOING THE BIG GUYS ONE BETTER 18

IT’S TIME FOR ACTION AGAINST HE RAT 20

COAST GRAIN TO EXPAND FEEDING OF AREA ANIMALS 25

HOW TO SURVIVE A REGULATORY INSPECTION 25

ENTREPRENEUR TO ARGUE HIS CASE IN COURT …

July 1998, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

CALIFORNIA OFFICIALS GET BIG ON SMALL BUSINESS 5

BIG EMERGING MARKETS FOCUS OF U.S. EXPORTERS15

THE ART OF ADVOCACY IN MEDIATION 16 GETTING THE MOST OUT OF TRAINING

TECHNOLOGY 18

INLAND EMPIRE BENEFITING FROM LATEST NAFTA-DRIVEN EXPANSION 23

LOCAL COMPANY BOOMS IN MEXICO NO THANKS TO NAFTA 23

SAVETEL OFFERS CHEAP CALLING TO MEXICO 24

WHERE ARE ALL THE WORKERS? 26

WILL THERE BE A WORLD SHORTAGE OF

PYROTECHNICIANS AT THE START OF 2000? 39

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INTRODUCES COMPUTER RECYCLING PROGRAM 49

FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF BOOKS AND MORE FOR DUMMIES 55

Family Business - Summer 1998, Nova Southeastern University

Family Business

No abstract provided.

The Quarterly Speaker - Summer 1998, Nova Southeastern University

The Quarterly Speaker

No abstract provided.

Congressional Testimony - Education And Workforce Committee - House Of Representatives, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Testifying before the US House of Representative's Education and Workforce Committee, Pollard speaks of ServiceMaster's people-driven mission as well as of the primary issues facing the American worker at the close of the twentieth century.

June 1998, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

ARE ELECTRICITY RATE REDUCTIONS COSTING CONSUMERS? 3

SBA HONORS LOCAL BUSINESSES 3

DIAMOND GIANT LINKS

WITH ONTARIO FIRM 3

ERNST & YOUNG ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR THE OSCAR OF BUSINESS 5

INTERNET USE UP TO 45 MILLION PCS 5

CLEARING THE SMOKE AROUND HMOS 24

RENEGADE DOCTORS PUT PATIENTS FIRST 26

SAN BERNARDINO DENTIST NO FAN OF MANAGED CARE 28

CANCER VACCINE SPARKS IMMUNE RESPONSE 29

HEALTH CARE PROPERTY BUYS PRUDENTIAL CLINICS 33

SMOKING SUITS MOUNT IN CALIFORNIA 35

BLUE SHIELD APPOINTS SENIOR VP 37

DOWNEY SAVINGS: WE DO WHAT WE KNOW 50

FALLBROOK BANK LENDS TO HIGH FLYERS 54

Steer For Open Water, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this reflection on Exodus 33, Pollard encourages the graduating class of Emmanuel Bible Institute (Oradea, Romania) to "steer for open waters" by serving their Romanian context with confidence that their vocation is a means of implementing their faith in daily life.

Bridging The Gulf (New Haven, Ct), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Delivered at the Yale Berkeley Seminar (hosted by Berkeley Divinity School at Yale) in New Haven, CT, this speech asks how Christians might bridge the gulf between work and faith (or God and profit). Pollard posits that the link between the two is to be found in people, all of whom are made in the image of God. In this framework, the corporate firm may be construed as an institution of moral formation.

May 1998, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

TRAINEES SUE ENTERPRISE FOR OVERTIME PAY 3

IS THE INTERNET HURTING HIGHER EDUCATION'? 3

A 12-STEP PROGRAM FOR BUSINESS? 3

WORKING WITH LOVED ONES 11

MERCUR\ UNLEASHES 1999 C'OUGAR 22

DOCTOR ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT BREAST CANCER 25

BOOSTING EMPLOYEE MORALE 30

1998 CAMRY 33

MAJOR RENOVATION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S CENTER 40

HLPING COMPANIES GROW GLOBAL 45

RIVERSIDE COUNTY TESTS CLAIM BEST CHOICE FOR BUSINESS 47

LAX PASSENGERS ADVISED 48

WOMEN ATTORNEYS CHOOSE ALTERNATIVE WORK SCHEDULES 49

A WHOLE LOT OF BANK FOR YOUR BUCK 54

AGUA CALIENTE BAND 62

Leadership That Serves - An Intangible Ingredient Found In Every Successful Ministry, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this speech at the 1998 Business and Professional Ministries Conference (Omni Hotel - Dallas), Pollard asks how Christians might lead in both the church and the business world while the world around them is rapidly changing. He concludes that one profitable avenue may be found in servant leadership.

April 1998, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

RIVERSIDE GETS LEGAL BOOST 3

WOMEN TELL WHY THEY SIART BUSINESSES 3

LEGISLATORS FORM INTERNET CAUCUS 3

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY QUITS 3

PROVIDING YOUR COMPUTER SKILLS 15

TAKING STOCK IN DIRECfOR COMPENSATION 17

BUSINESS BANK OF CALIFORNIA APPOINTS CEO 18

PACER ACQUIRES COOK BATES 18

HARVEY MUDD CAMERA WILL ENABLE STUDY OF STELLAR BIRTHS 19

CATALINA CRUISES: WHERE THE FUN BEGINS 20

PROFESSIONALS CHOOSE EMPIRE LAKES 21

BERGEN EXTENDS ALLIANCE WITH TENET HEALTHCARE 22

BEAUTY, TRANQUILITY AND AN OUTSTANDING GAME OF GOLF 23

SANWA OFFERS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FOR THE MASSES' 41

ULTRA SHIELD REPORTS EXPLOSIVE GAIN IN REVENUES 43

STUDY …

Letter To The Editor Of Harvard Business Review (Re: Businesses Being Dependent On People), C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this Harvard Business Review Letter to the Editor, Pollard outlines those global and economic forces necessary for ServiceMaster to understand as it shapes its leadership strategy for the twenty-first century.

Foresight - "Sbe's Hall Of Fame" - Spring 1998, Nova Southeastern University

Foresight Magazine

No abstract provided.

Leading Into The Future, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

This brief speech served primarily as an introduction for Noel Tichy, the keynote speaker at a leadership forum hosted by the Economic Club in Chicago. In addition to this, Pollard takes the opportunity to note that successful business leadership is at its most basic level a "soul craft," one that prioritizes people over capital.

March 1998, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

HEALTHY INLAND EMPIRE ECONOMY 3

LOMA LINDA CHAPLAIN HELPS OTHERS 3

XEROX PAYS EMPLOYEES TO DO COMMUNITY SERVICE 3

CALIFORNIA ALLOCATES $123 MILLION 5

S.C. JOHNSON & SON OPENS 16

TEMECULA MALL RAKING IN TENANTS 16

KEYSTONE ACQUIRES FLORIDA HUBCAP COMPANY 17

KEYSTONE ACQUIRES REPUBLIC AUTOMOTIVE 18

WHEN HEALTH CARE COVERAGE IS DENIED 19

HMOs BRING BENEFITS TO HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY 21

HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION 23

TENET MAKES STAFF CHANGES 24

MTBE: A CHEMICAL IN CALIFORNIA 34

NO SALES TAX FOR FUEL EFFICIENT CARS 35

BANKING MADE FAST, EASY AND IMPERSONAL 38

GETTING IT WHILE YOU WORK 43

A Philosophy Of Life And Work, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

This speech -- delivered at the Wharton School of Business's (University of Pennsylvania) 1998 Zweig Executive Dinner Series -- outlines the rapid socio-economic changes prevalent at the end of the 20th century. In light of these, Pollard asks whether the corporation can be oriented to both maximizing profit and forming the moral character of those it employs.

Built To Last - Leadership Principles That Are Timeless, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this address at the CMA Conference in Nashville, Pollard outlines the primary characteristics of a servant leader and argues that only people-focused institutions are "built to last."

February 1998, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

DEPARTMENTSANDCOLUMNS

AT DEADUNE. ........................................................................................... .3

EDITORIAL ................................................................................................. 6

REAL ESTATE ............................................................................................. 7

CLOSE UP: GENE LEWIS......................................................................... 8

CORPORATE PROFILE: CITIZENS BUSINESS BANK ..................... 9

PEOPLE, PLACES AND EVENTS 10

MANAGING ...............................................................................................11

THE EMPLOYERS GROUP ................................................................... 13

CORNER ON THE MARKET..................................................................... 14

EXPORTJNG .............................................................................................. l5

LAW ............................................................................................................. l6

COMPUTERS/SOFTWARE.....................................................................17

LIST: TOP COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS .......... 28

LIST: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE BUILDERS .................................... 42

LIST: ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING FIRJI.1S ............................ 44

MONTH IN REVIEW ............................................................................... 47

EXECUTIVE TIME OUT ......................................................................... 50

RESTAURANT REVIEW ......................................................................... 58

MEAD ON WINE...................................................................................... 59

CALENDAR............................................................................................... 65

NEWS AND FEATURES

LOAN PROGRAM: REAL OR HYPE? ............................................. .3

PLAYING THE WATER …

The Business Of Politics As The Politics Of Business, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article presents arguments for and against the significant employment of business practices in domestic and foreign policy development and implementation within representative democracies.

Leadership For The Future, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

In this 1998 address to the Southwest CEO Council in San Antonio, TX, Pollard outlines those forces that have transformed the global economy, noting that amidst such changes servant leadership must remain a constant characteristic of successful organizations.

Re: "Looking Ahead: Implications Of The Present Age" By Drucker, Dyson, Handy, Saffo And Senge, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

Writing to the Harvard Business Review's Nan Stone in response to Drucker, Dyson, Handy, Saffo, and Senge's "Looking Ahead: Implications of the Present" (September-October 1997), Pollard outlines those global and economic forces necessary for ServiceMaster to understand as it shapes its leadership strategy for the twenty-first century.

January 1998, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

At deadline

Wells fargo targets hispanic-owned business

ONT eateries will offer street prices

High desert property owners

Editorial

Pro-cons: Mega Truck stop in fontana

Close up: Greg Williams

Corporate Profiles: Monierlifetile

Managing

The employer group

Computers.software

World wide web

Corner on the market

Exporting

Law: sexual harassment

People, Places and events

List: Community colleges

I.E medical mergers

List: Contractor’s hit list

Proposed solutions to social security crisis

Workers’ comp director in hot seat

Month in review

Life’s a beach for stark

Local businesses receive assistance

Sanwa bank holds seminar

Basics of exporting

Restaurant review

Mead on wine

Dispelling the myth …

Business Databases On The Web: Report On Business Librarians' Spring Meeting, Andrée Rathemacher, Carol West

Technical Services Faculty Publications

Report on a program of the Business Librarians' Interest Group of ACRL/New England Chapter about Web-based business databases, held on May 21, 1998.

Foresight - "Executive Education: Building Skills; Building Businesses; Adding Value" - Winter 1998, Nova Southeastern University

Foresight Magazine

No abstract provided.

Employability Skills In The Undergraduate Business Curriculum And Job Market Preparedness : Perceptions Of Faculty And Final-Year Students In Five Tertiary Institutions, Patrick Antonio Williams

Dissertations

Problem

For several decades educators, researchers, and employers have expressed concern about the quality of business graduates that are entering the workplace as entry-level professionals. The major concern of these stakeholders is that many students who are leaving tertiary institutions lack the necessary employability skills needed for career success. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate if undergraduate schools of business are adequately preparing their students for the workplace through the incorporation of employability skills throughout the curriculum. To achieve this purpose, the study measured the perceptions of both final-year undergraduate business students and their professors to determine …

Confounds In The Measurement Of Predictive Expectations, Richard A. Spreng, Robert Mackoy, Cornelia Dröge

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

Given the importance of predictive expectations in consumer satisfaction models, confounds in the measurement of expectations could result in misspecified models. Results of two empirical studies indicate that consumers interpret the word "expect" in numerous ways. A large minority of consumers interpret "expect" to mean "desire." The magnitude of the resulting confounding effect is illustrated by comparing results using a measure of expectations alone with results obtained when using a measure of expectations together with a measure of desires in a side-by-side format.

Ethical Choices In Business : By R C Sekhar, New Delhi : Response Books, 1997., Rishikesha T Krishnan

IIMB Management Review

Rishikesha Krishnan is Assistant Professor, Corporate Strategy & Policy, at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. He currently teaches the core course Business & Ethical Values in the institute’s Post Graduate Programme in Management.