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A business (also called a company, enterprise or firm) is a legally recognized organization designed to provide goods and/or services to consumers.[1] Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, most being privately owned and formed to earn p... ~Wikipedia

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Harvard Business Review is a general management magazine published since 1922 by Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business School. A monthly research-based magazine written for business practitioners, it claims a high ranking ... ~Wikipedia

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Harvard Business School (HBS) is a graduate business school in Boston, Massachusetts. The school offers a full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive education programs. The School owns Harvard Business School Publishing, which publi... ~Wikipedia

John Vincent Cable, known as Vince Cable (born 9 May 1943), British politician, was the acting leader of the Liberal Democrats until the election of Nick Clegg. He is Member of Parliament for Twickenham and has been the Liberal Democrats' main econom... ~Wikipedia

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James Paul (born 1940 in Forest Grove, Oregon, U.S.) is an American conductor. He studied voice at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Mozarteum in Salzburg, while conducting various student and professional organizations. Following his studies... ~Wikipedia

The Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), commonly referred to as HP, is an American information technology corporation, specializing in personal computers, notebook computers, servers, printers, digital cameras, and calculators, network manageme... ~Wikipedia

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The Leonard N. Stern School of Business is New York University's (NYU) business school. It was named after Leonard N. Stern, an alumnus and benefactor of the school. The school was established in 1900 as the NYU School of Commerce, Accounts and Finan... ~Wikipedia

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The City of Phoenix, Arizona /ˈfiːˌnɪks/ is the capital and the most populous city of the State of Arizona and the county seat of Maricopa County. It was incorporated as a city on February 25, 1881 and is called Hoozdo, or "t... ~Wikipedia

Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English rock singer, bass guitarist, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record producer, film producer and animal-rights activist. He gained worldwide fame as a member of... ~Wikipedia

George Gideon Oliver Osborne (born 23 May 1971 in London) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, and has been Member of Parliament for Tatton since 2001. He is currently Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. ~Wikipedia

Michael Saul Dell (born February 23, 1965, in Houston, Texas) is an American businessman and the founder and CEO of Dell, Inc. ~Wikipedia

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Babson College, located in Wellesley, Massachusetts (zoned as "Babson Park," ZIP code 02457), is a private business school that grants all undergraduates a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. The F. W. Olin Graduate School of Bu... ~Wikipedia

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John Brian Patrick "Pat" Quinn (born January 29, 1943, in Hamilton, Ontario), is a former head coach in the National Hockey League, most recently with the Toronto Maple Leafs between 1998 and 2006. He is also a retired NHL defenceman. He ha... ~Wikipedia

Emory University is a private research university in the metropolitan area of Atlanta in unincorporated Dekalb County, Georgia. In addition to its three undergraduate divisions, Emory has nine graduate and professional schools, including schools of b... ~Wikipedia

The Land Rover Defender is a British four wheel drive Off-road utility vehicle. It is the product of continued development of the original utility Land Rover Series I launched in 1948. Using the basic yet robust underpinnings of a ladder frame chassi... ~Wikipedia

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Wilmot Reed Hastings, Jr. (b. 8 October 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts ) is an American businessman and entrepreneur. He is the founder, CEO, president and chairman of the board of Netflix. ~Wikipedia

SAP AG (ISIN: DE0007164600, FWB: SAP, NYSE: SAP) is the largest European software enterprise and the third largest in the world, with headquarters in Walldorf, Germany. ~Wikipedia

Symantec Corporation NASDAQ: SYMC, founded in 1982, is an international corporation which sells computer software, particularly in the realms of security and information management. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, USA, Symantec has opera... ~Wikipedia

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Alcatel-Lucent is one of the world's biggest industry players in telecommunications that provides hardware, software, and services to service providers and enterprises all over the globe. The company is incorporated in France and has its headquarters... ~Wikipedia

Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas with locations in other states including Michigan, California, Texas, Arizona and Florida. There are select business operations in several other sta... ~Wikipedia

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) is the second largest bank in Australia. With businesses in New Zealand, Asia and the United Kingdom. Commonwealth Bank provides a variety of financial services including retail, business and institutional... ~Wikipedia

Palm, Inc. is a personal digital assistant manufacturer headquartered in Sunnyvale, California that is responsible for popular products such as the Zire, Tungsten PDAs, Treo smartphones and the LifeDrive. Previous product lines include the Palm Pilot... ~Wikipedia

Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) is the second-largest food and beverage company headquartered in North America (behind PepsiCo) and the third largest in the world (after Nestlé SA and PepsiCo). ~Wikipedia

Lawrence "Larry" Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation, a major enterprise software company. He is currently listed on Forbes list of billionaires as the 14th rich... ~Wikipedia

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Kansas City is a city in the US state of Missouri encompassing parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. It is situated at the junction of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers (Kaw Point) and sits opposite Kansas City, Kansas. It is the largest ci... ~Wikipedia

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Jaguar Cars, Ltd. is an automobile manufacturer of luxury and executive cars operating under the Jaguar marque. The company's headquarters are in Coventry, England, where it was founded by Sir William Lyons in 1922. It has been a wholly-owned subsidi... ~Wikipedia

PepsiCo, Incorporated (Short for Pepsi Company) (NYSE: PEP) is a large conglomerate with interests in manufacturing, marketing and selling a wide variety of carbonated and non-carbonated beverages, as well as salty, sweet and grain-based snacks,... ~Wikipedia

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Columbia University Graduate School of Business, also known as Columbia Business School (CBS), is the business school of Columbia University in New York, New York. It was established in 1916 to provide business training and professional preparation f... ~Wikipedia

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Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB, BMV: Kimber) is an American corporation that produces mostly paper-based consumer products. Kimberly-Clark brand name products include "Kleenex" facial tissue, "Kotex" feminine hygiene p... ~Wikipedia

LinkedIn (pronounced /ˌlɪŋkt.ˈɪn/) is a business-oriented social networking site. Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking. As of 9 August 2010 (2010 -08-09)[update... ~Wikipedia

Honolulu is an American musical film that was released by MGM in 1939. The film stars dancer Eleanor Powell and Robert Young. ~Wikipedia

Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G, NYSE: PG) is a Fortune 500, American global corporation based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that manufactures a wide range of consumer goods. As of 2008, P&G is the 23rd largest US company by revenue and 14th larges... ~Wikipedia

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies. Branson's first successful business venture was at age 15, when he published a magazine called Student. He... ~Wikipedia

The General Electric Company, or GE (NYSE: GE) is a multinational American technology and services conglomerate incorporated in the State of New York. In terms of market capitalization as at 31 March 2008, GE is the world's third largest company... ~Wikipedia

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The Department of the Treasury is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. It was established by an Act of Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue. The Department is administered by the Secretary of the ... ~Wikipedia

United Technologies Corporation (UTC) (NYSE: UTX) is an American multinational conglomerate based in Hartford, Connecticut and is the 20th largest U.S. manufacturer. It researches, develops, and manufactures high-technology products in numerous ... ~Wikipedia

Siemens AG is Europe's largest engineering conglomerate. Siemens' international headquarters are located in Berlin and Munich, Germany. The company is a conglomerate of six major business divisions: Automation & Control, Power, Transportation, Me... ~Wikipedia

Alkermes, Inc. NASDAQ: ALKS is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts with manufacturing facilities in Wilmington, Ohio and Chelsea, Massachusetts. Alexander Rich, MD is the founder and director since 1987. The compan... ~Wikipedia

Tucson (pronounced /ˈtusɑn/, Spanish: Tucsón) is a city and the seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles (98 km) north of the Mexican border. As of July 1, 2005, a Cens... ~Wikipedia

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL SEHK: 4331) is a multinational company based in Round Rock, Texas which develops, manufactures, sells, and supports personal computers, servers, data storage devices, network switches, software, televisions, computer peri... ~Wikipedia

Virgin America is a U.S. based low-cost airline that began service on 8 August 2007. The airline's stated aim is to provide low-fare, high-quality service for "long-haul point-to-point service between major metropolitan cities on the Eastern and... ~Wikipedia

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Michael Andrew Gove (born August 26, 1967) is a Conservative politician, journalist and author in the United Kingdom. He is the current Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families and has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Surrey... ~Wikipedia

Atlanta (IPA: /ˌætˈlɛ̃n.nə/ or /ˌɛtˈlɛ̃n.nə/) is the capital and the most populous city of the State of Georgia, and the central city of the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the Uni... ~Wikipedia

Stephen Joseph Harper PC MP (born April 30, 1959) is the twenty-second and current Prime Minister of Canada, and leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Harper became Prime Minister after his party won a minority government in the January 2006 fe... ~Wikipedia

Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, legally known as Cedar Fair, L.P.,(NYSE: FUN) is a publicly-traded company based in Sandusky, Ohio, USA at its Cedar Point theme park that owns and operates amusement parks in North America. Cedar Fair owns and ... ~Wikipedia

Western Europe is mainly a socio-political concept coined, forged and used during the Cold War. It largely means the European countries of the First World. It was, and still is to a lesser extent, distinguished from Eastern Europe by differences of e... ~Wikipedia

The City and County of Denver is the most populous city and the capital of the State of Colorado. Denver is located in the South Platte River Valley on the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains. The Denver downtown ... ~Wikipedia

Neil Patrick Cavuto (born September 22, 1958) is a television anchor and commentator on the Fox Business Network and host of three television programs, Your World with Neil Cavuto and Cavuto on Business, both on the Fox News Channel and Cavuto on sis... ~Wikipedia

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Wipro Tech (NYSE: WIT) is an information technology service company established in India in 1980. It is the global IT services arm of Wipro Limited (in operation since 1945, incorporated 1946). It is headquartered in Bangalore and is the third larges... ~Wikipedia

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Ratan Naval Tata (born December 28, 1937, in Mumbai) is the present Chairman of the Tata Group, India's largest conglomerate founded by Jamsedji Tata and consolidated and expanded by later generations of his family. ~Wikipedia

Christchurch is a city in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It is the largest city in the South Island, and the second largest city, and third largest urban area, in the country. It is situated along the coast, just north of Banks Peninsula, half... ~Wikipedia

Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), colloquially referred to as BMS, is a pharmaceutical corporation, formed by a 1989 merger between pharmaceutical companies Bristol-Myers Company, founded in 1887 by William McLaren Bristol and John Ripley Myers ... ~Wikipedia

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) is one of North America's largest packaged foods companies. ConAgra's products are available in supermarkets, as well as restaurants and food service establishments. Its headquarters are located in Omaha, Nebraska... ~Wikipedia

Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Miami, in the United States. The city is best known as the home of the University of Miami. ~Wikipedia

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BAE Systems Inc. (formerly BAE Systems North America) is a major subsidiary of the UK-based defence and aerospace company BAE Systems plc. As per its Special Security Arrangement, BAE Systems Inc. operates as a semi-autonomous business unit within BA... ~Wikipedia

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Mikhail Prokhorov (Russian: Михаил Прохоров; born May 3, 1965) is a Russian self-made businessman. After graduation from Moscow Finance Institute he made his name in ... ~Wikipedia

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Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 191,615; the Census Bureau 2005 estimate was 193,649. Irving is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolit... ~Wikipedia

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) is a game development and game publishing division of Sony that is best known for creating massively multiplayer online games, including EverQuest, EverQuest II, PlanetSide, Star Wars Galaxies and Vanguard: Saga of Her... ~Wikipedia

Fiserv, Inc. NASDAQ: FISV a Fortune 500 company, provides information management systems and services to the financial and insurance industries. Leading services include transaction processing, outsourcing, business process outsourcing (BPO), so... ~Wikipedia

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Fujitsu (富士通株式会社, Fujitsū Kabushiki-kaisha?) is a Japanese company specializing in semiconductors, computers (supercomputers, personal computers, servers), telecommunications, and services, and is... ~Wikipedia

Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American businessman and former Governor of Massachusetts. Romney is also a former candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2008 United States presidential election. ~Wikipedia

Boston is the capital and the most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the largest city in New England. Founded in 1630, Boston is one of the oldest and most culturally significant cities in the United States, and is recognized as... ~Wikipedia

International Business Machines Corporation, abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue" (for its official corporate color), is a multinational computer technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. Th... ~Wikipedia

Silicon Valley is the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The term originally referred to the region's large number of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers, but eventually came to refer to all... ~Wikipedia