A Theory By Any Other Name
"Theory F" (April) merits in "A" for Japan bashing but an "F" for itself. To state that fear is the force that makes Japanese management work is nonsense... Read story
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
Mr. Iacocca, Meet Mr, Honda
Chrysler's famous chairman may be the best of America's auto men, but as a manager and an industrialist, he doesn't hold a candle to Japan's most successful ... Read story
Horse? What Horse?
Most of the mail this month came in response to our December issue, which featured our annual listing of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in Amer... Read story
Putting The Customer In The Driver's Seat
Rob Mancuso's approach to running his dealership is so successful that he has begun to package parts of it for sale. Even competitors are lining up to buy. Read story
Things I Can't Live Without
Alex Bogusky Occupation: Executive creative director for Crispin Porter + Bogusky, an award-winning advertising agency known for... Read story
How to Spend Your Summer Vacation
Inc.'s guide to great company tours. Read story
Six Days of Insight
Inc. Technology 's Road Warrior test-drives the Honda Insight, a hybrid car that uses both gas and electricity, to see if it could be the perfect whe... Read story
Name-calling
What the name of your company and products says about you and your business. Read story
Rising Sons
The success of American growth companies has inspired the first generation of japanese entrepeneurs in the past four decades. Read story
"theory F"
All those studies on Japanese management overlook the one ingredient that makes it all work: Fear. Read story
Creators of the New Japan
Why Japan's future will depend more and more on small, innovative research- and development-oriented companies. Read story
The Education of Harry Featherstone
How one CEO turned around a troubled company by setting up an ESOP, and by focusing on training and quality. Read story
Burning Down the House
A former car dealer launches an on-line start-up that is reshaping the industry. Read story
At The Crossroads
After 10 years, Bill Wilson has discovered that the very traits that fed his early success no longer seem to work. He can no longer control every event in th... Read story
Nice Meeting Your Avatar
Industry trade shows go virtual Read story
Know Why They Buy
All customers make their buying decisions based upon one of these reasons: Economic They believe the purchase will make them ... Read story
Drives: The Next Generation
Hybrids, military styles, and pickups were all the rage at this year's auto show in Detroit. Read story
Which Cities Will the High Cost of Energy Hurt (and Help) the Most?
A high cost energy future will profoundly impact the cost of doing business and create new opportunities, but not necessarily in the way most people expect. Read story
Cities and Oil Prices: The Winners and The Losers
For most places, it’s hard to tell what the long-term effect of the high cost of energy might be. But there are some fairly safe bets. Read story
Why Everybody's Talking About "just In Time"
A new approach to reducing costly inventories may seem like a lot of common sense, but for many U.S. companies, it is revolutionizing the way they run their ... Read story
Dear Jon,
Three years after founding Northwest Instrument Systems, Jon Birck became a cliche -- one more entrepreneur squeezed out of his fast-growing company. Read story
Wheel Of Misfortune;
TOPY CORP. ISN'T QUITE REINVENTing wheels, but it is making them differently. About five months ago, the Japanese-owned company began making steel wheels ... Read story
Futurist Laurel Cutler
A decade ago she warned her clients of consumers who would shop K mart in the morning, Saks in the afternoon, and define their very being by their choice of ... Read story
Beware The Trojan Horse
Inside those Japanese auto plants are the seeds of destruction for thousands of small U.S. companies Read story
Horse? What Horse?
Is Jay Finegan afraid of competing with the Japanese automakers? Small business is not, and the last thing we need is domestic content legislation. Why d... Read story
The Thinking Man's CEO
Interview with with a CEO who pursues outside activities to expose his company to emerging areas of opportunity. Read story
The Last Shift
The world of competition and technological change seen through the eyes of an American machine operator Read story
For You, Our Valued Customer
Business owner applies a systematic approach to customer service, setting his company apart from the rest. Read story
The Most Entrepreneurial Cities in America
Inc.'s 1990 ranking of metropolitan regions by job growth, business starts, and proportion of high-growth companies. Read story
Image Trouble
Ensure that your marketing efforts reflect the character of your company, not an image you hope your market will buy. Read story
Inventory Control: High-Tech Salvage Yard
An auto-salvage businessman tells how he turned to technology to solve inventory tracking problems. Read story
Enemies, a Love Story
Why the rivalry between two test-prep services makes them both more competitive. Read story
An Electronic Field Day
Three different companies turned to technology to solve their specific problems. Read story
Bootstrapping: Great Companies Started with Less than a Thousand Dollars
CEOs from 11 different companies share tips and suggestions on how to fund a start-up with under $1,000. Read story
'Flashes of Genius'
Peter Drucker on entrepreneurial complacency and delusions—and the madness of always thinking you're numb one. Read story
Why Every Company Needs a Story
Every company needs a story to help management and employees remember what matters most for their business. Read story
Get Dumb and Grow Rich
Inc.'s executive editor spends some time with an entrepreneur who sells his ignorance, not his expertise. Read story
Brief Profiles of Inc. 500 Companies
A collection of 24 short articles about companies from the 1997 Inc. 500. Read story
Born To Be Wild
Dave and Dan Hanlon hope to challenge long-dominant Harley-Davidson for a portion of the American-made motorcycle market. Can their company, Excelsior-Hender... Read story
Uneasy Rider
John Healy, CEO of Coventry Spares Ltd., realized that the year 2000 bug would paralyze his antiquated computer system. Here's how he brought his motorcycle-... Read story
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