Wiley Book Of Business Quotations, The: More Than 5000 Insight

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'Instructive, well-organized ...The Wiley Book of Business Quotations is a worthy addition to your business bookshelf'-USA Today 'This [is] a great book for speechwriters as well as writers ...appealing to anyone interested in business-or, for that matter, life-as it is practiced today.'-Houston Chronicle This groundbreaking book contains the most provocative, illuminating, and humorous comments about business today. ON COMPETITION ...'I don't like my competitors. I don't eat with them, don't do anything with them except try to waste them.'-Hugh McColl Jr., CEO of NationsBank ON MANAGEMENT ...'One's objective should be to get it right, get it out, and get it over. You see, your problem won't improve with age.'-Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway ON LANGUAGE ...'George Orwell once blamed the demise of the English language on politics. It's quite possible he never read a prospectus.'-Arthur Levitt Jr., Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission With more than 5,000 quotations drawn largely from the press and from speeches, this comprehensive reference brings you the unique perspectives of today's business leaders. Inside, you'll find the words of such titans as Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Percy Barnevik, George Soros, Jurgen Schrempp, Michael Eisner, and Jack Welch, as well as hundreds of others who have helped shape the business world over the past two decades. Thoroughly indexed by names and companies, this book is an indispensable resource for business people, writers, politicians, public speakers, and anyone who wants to make sense of today's business world.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Advertising and Marketing 1.1 Advertising 1.1.1 Product Placement 1.1.2 The Super Bowl 1.2 Changing Demographics 1.3 Corporate Identity and Design 1.4 Marketing 1.4.1 Alcohol 1.4.2 Automobiles 1.4.3 Brands 1.4.4 To Children 1.4.5 Clothing 1.4.6 Food 1.4.7 To Generation X 1.4.8 Health Care 1.4.9 Interactive TV 1.4.10 Late Celebrities (Elvis and Princess Diana) 1.4.11 Old Age 1.4.12 Sports and Athletic Equipment 1.4.13 Unpleasant Products 1.5 Telemarketing 2. The Americas 2.1 Latin America 2.1.1 Argentina 2.1.2 Bolivia 2.1.3 Brazil 2.1.4 Chile 2.1.5 Colombia 2.1.6 Cuba 2.1.7 Dominican Republic 2.1.8 Ecuador 2.1.9 Guatemala 2.1.10 Mexico 2.1.11 Peru 2.1.12 Uruguay 2.1.13 Venezuela 2.2 Canada 2.3 Falkland Islands 2.4 Antarctica 3. Asia 3.1 Asia 3.2 Asian Capital Markets 3.3 Australia 3.4 Bhutan 3.5 Burma 3.6 China 3.6.1 Banks 3.6.2 Capitalism 3.6.3 Changing Management Practice 3.6.4 Consumers 3.6.5 Democracy 3.6.6 Doing Business 3.6.7 Economic Policy 3.6.8 The Environment 3.6.9 Feng Shui 3.6.10 Foreign Companies 3.6.11 Foreign Managers 3.6.12 Greater China 3.6.13 Guo quing 3.6.14 The Internet 3.6.15 Life Insurance 3.6.16 The Military and Business 3.6.17 Post-Deng Xiaoping 3.6.18 Privatization 3.6.19 Profits 3.6.20 Role of Politics 3.6.21 Size of Market 3.6.22 Stock Market 3.6.23 Tycoons 3.6.24 U.S. Policy 3.6.25 The United States and China by the Numbers 3.7 Hong Kong 3.8 India 3.9 Indonesia 3.10 Japan 3.10.1 Accounting 3.10.2 Aging Population 3.10.3 Auto Safety 3.10.4 Business and the English Language 3.10.5 The Computer 3.10.6 Economic Adjustment 3.10.7 Entrepreneurship 3.10.8 Financial Markets 3.10.9 Foreign Business 3.10.10 Hollywood 3.10.11 Industrial Policy 3.10.12 Investment Strategy 3.10.13 Management 3.10.14 Marketing 3.10.15 Retailing 3.10.16 Trade Surplus 3.10.17 The United States and Japan 3.10.18 The United States and Japan by the Numbers 3.11 North Korea 3.12 South Korea 3.13 Malaysia 3.14 Mongolia 3.15 Pakistan 3.16 Republic of Palau 3.17 Papua New Guinea 3.18 The Philippines 3.19 Singapore 3.20 Taiwan 3.21 Thailand 3.22 Vietnam 4. Banking and Insurance 4.1 Banking and Islam 4.2 Bankers and Judgment 4.3 Card-Based Payment Systems 4.4 Commercial and Retail Banking 4.5 Credit Cards 4.6 Electronic Money 4.7 Insurance 5. Business-Friendly Geography 5.1 California 5.2 Florida 5.3 Las Vegas 5.4 Texas 6. Business Miscellany 6.1 Brains 6.2 Broadway 6.3 Civilization 6.4 The Intangibles 6.5 Language - English 6.6 Language - French 6.7 Language - German 6.8 Language - Spanish 6.9 Posterity 6.10 Religion 6.11 Science 6.12 Social Responsibility 6.13 Talent 6.14 Time 6.15 Travel 6.16 Yogi Berra - Business Philosopher 7. Competition 7.1 Competition 7.2 Competitiveness and the Corporation 8. Corporate Culture 8.1 Culture - Individual Companies 8.1.1 Apple 8.1.2 Boeing 8.1.3 Boston Celtics 8.1.4 Coca-Cola 8.1.5 Compaq 8.1.6 Disney 8.1.7 Ford 8.1.8 E & Gallo 8.1.9 General Motors 8.1.10 Goldman, Sachs 8.1.11 Hewlett-Packard 8.1.12 Hustler Clubs 8.1.13 IBM 8.1.14 Intel 8.1.15 McDonald's 8.1.16 McKinsey & Co. 8.1.17 Merrill Lynch 8.1.18 Microsoft 8.1.19 JP Morgan 8.1.20 Netscape 8.1.21 Nomura 8.1.22 Starbucks 8.1.23 3M 8.1.24 Toyota 8.1.25 Wired 9. Corporations 9.1 The Changing Corporation 9.2 Core Competencies 9.3 Corporate Architecture 9.4 Corporate Espionage 9.5 Corporate Failures 9.6 Corporate Jargon 9.7 Corporate Philanthropy 9.8 Corporate Productivity 9.9 Corporate Relocation 9.10 Corporate Strategy 9.11 Corporate Success 9.12 Financial Control 9.13 Loyalty to a Corporate Employer 9.14 People - The Most Important Resource 10. Customers 10.1 Customer Service 10.2 Consumer Behavior 11. Directors 11.1 Directors and Corporate Governance 11.2 Director and Shareholder Activism 11.3 Women in the Boardroom 12. Diversity and Sexual Issues 12.1 Diversity 12.2 Gay Issues 12.3 The Glass Ceiling 12.4 Immigration 12.5 Managing a Low-Skill, Entry-Level Workforce 12.6 Sexual Harassment 12.7 Sex in the Workplace 12.8 Skills for Work 12.9 Tokenism 13. The Economy 13.1 Budget Deficits 13.2 The Business Cycle 13.3 The Business Cycle - Dead or Not? 13.4 Demographers 13.5 Economists and Economics 13.6 The Economy, Stupid 13.7 Employment Trends 13.8 The Federal Reserve and Central Banking 13.9 The Federal Reserve and Diversity 13.10 The Federal Reserve by the Numbers 13.11 Forecasting 13.12 Inflation and Deflation 13.13 Monetary Policy 13.14 The National Debt 13.15 Productivity 13.16 Recession and Depression 13.17 Statistics 13.18 The Transformed Economy 13.19 Unconventional Economic Indicators 14. Education 14.1 American Business Education 14.2 British Business Education 14.3 Indian Business Education 14.4 Japanese Business Education 14.5 Business Education - Alternatives to Business School 15. Entrepreneurship 15.1 Entrepreneurship - Growing Pains 15.2 Entrepreneurship - The Downside 15.3 Entrepreneurs and Capital 15.4 Salesmanship 16. Ethics and Values 16.1 Bankruptcy 16.2 Ethical Crisis Management 16.3 Global Ethics 16.4 Money Laundering 16.5 Privacy 16.6 Privacy at Work 16.7 The Tobacco Industry under Oath 16.8 Transparency 16.9 Whistleblowing 17. Europe 17.1 Business Conditions 17.2 Capital 17.3 Competitiveness and the Heavy Hand of the State 17.4 Entrepreneurship 17.5 The Environment 17.6 The Future 17.7 Jobs 17.8 Modern Conveniences 17.9 A Single Currency 17.10 Trade with Latin America 18. Europe - Western 18.1 France 18.2 Germany 18.2.1 Germany and the European Community 18.3 Great Britain 18.3.1 British Advertising 18.3.2 Great Britain and the European Community 18.4 Greece 18.5 Ireland 18.6 Ireland, Northern 18.7 The Netherlands 18.8 Norway 18.9 Portugal 18.10 Spain 18.11 Sweden 18.12 Switzerland 19. European Community 19.1 Business 19.2 National Taste 19.3 Policies 20. Executives 20.1 CEOs 20.2 CEOs and Acquisitions 20.3 Corporate Succession 20.4 Dealmaking 20.5 Executive Bathrooms 20.6 Executive Books 20.7 Executive Grooming 20.8 Executive Health 20.9 Executive Mental Health 20.10 Executive Pay 20.11 Executive Security 20.12 Golden Parachutes and Other Cushy Deals 20.13 Humor 20.14 Mergers and Acquisitions 20.15 Nepotism 20.16 Other Chiefs 21. Executive Diversions 21.1 Golf 21.1.1 Golf and Business 21.1.2 Golf and Character 21.1.3 Golf and Ego 21.1.4 Golf and Ethics 21.1.5 Golf and the Japanese 21.1.6 Golf and Power 21.1.7 Golf and Practical Jokes 21.1.8 Golf and Productivity 21.1.9 The Grass Ceiling 21.2 Alternatives to Golf 21.2.1 Dogs 21.2.2 Football 21.2.3 Shooting 22. Facing the Future 22.1 Current Trends 22.2 Innovation 22.3 New Technology 22.4 Predicting the Future of One's Own Business 22.5 Vision 23. Finance 23.1 Beating the Averages 23.2 Betting Wrong 23.3 Big Name Investors 23.4 Caveat Emptor 23.5 Crashes 23.6 Declining Markets 23.7 Derivatives 23.8 Financial Information 23.9 Finance and Technology 23.10 Financial Markets 23.11 Global Financial Markets 23.12 Gold and Other Commodities 23.13 Hedge Funds 23.14 Individual Investors 23.15 Institutional Shareholders 23.16 Investing on the Internet 23.17 Investing, High-Tech 23.18 Investing (IPOs, LBOs, Hostile Takeovers, Limited Partnerships, Limited Partnerships Asset-Backed Securities, etc.) 23.19 Investing (Media and Entertainment) 23.20 Investing (Stock Market) 23.21 Investment Banking and Bankers 23.22 Investment Banking and Its Rewards 23.23 Investment Banking and Risk 23.24 Investment Strategy 23.25 Municipal Bonds 23.26 Portfolio Managers 23.27 Quantitative Analysts 23.28 Real Estate 23.29 Risk Taking and Risk Management 23.30 Securities Analysts 23.31 Stockbrokers of Dubious Integrity 23.32 Venture Capital 23.33 U.S. Financial Markets 23.34 Volatility 24. The Former Soviet Bloc 24.1 Eastern Europe 24.2 Individual Countries 24.2.1 Albania 24.2.2 Armenia 24.2.3 Azerbaijan 24.2.4 Belarus 24.2.5 Bulgaria 24.2.6 Czech Republic 24.2.7 Estonia 24.2.8 Georgia 24.2.9 Hungary 24.2.10 Kazakhstan 24.2.11 Latvia 24.2.12 Poland 32.12 Reviews 32.13 Solving Problems 32.14 Th