John Davis


The End of the Annual Raise?

Oct 21, 1999

Instead of annual raises, this company set up two bonus pools linked to monthly and quarterly profitability.  Read story

Lifestyle Issues Are Key To IT Recruitment

Mar 27, 2001

A recent survey by John J. Davis & Associates, a New York executive search firm, shows that accommodating personal/lifestyle issues is now ranked as "very...  Read story

A Twist of Fate

By Mike Hofman |  Nov 1, 2001

Movie producer John Davis was such a fan of Wetzel's Pretzels that one day he decided to see if he could buy a piece of the company.  Read story

The End of the Annual Raise?

By Susan Greco |  Jun 1, 1998

John Davis, CEO of Air Systems Inc., in San Jose, Calif., has done a great deal to attack a big source of fixed overhead: the annual raise for admin...  Read story

When Investors Rein In the Free Spending

Nov 1, 2000

The relationship between the founders of Wetzel's Pretzels and their powerful investors has not always been silky smooth. "When the money all comes in, yo...  Read story

CEO's Notebook

By Inc Staff |  Jun 1, 1998

CEOs give advice on: selling stock on a European exchange, attracting new hires, protecting yourself from making bad investments, deducting Year 2000 bug rep...  Read story

Setting the Location Trap

Nov 1, 2000

Wetzel's Pretzels founders, Rick Wetzel, 42, and Bill Phelps, 45, opened a store in the Century City neighborhood of Los Angeles partly in the hopes of ba...  Read story

Landline or Online

By Elizabeth S. Bennett |  May 1, 2007

Is your business ready for VoIP?  Read story

The Open-Book Managers

By John Case |  Sep 1, 1990

Why many CEOs are adopting open-book management styles.  Read story

Firstborns More Likely To Become Entrepreneurs

By Liz Webber |  Dec 4, 2007

A new study shows that taking care of younger siblings may foster business skills.  Read story

Company Profile: Crash Course

By Robert A. Mamis |  Feb 1, 1995

A close-up look at how an entrepreneur took over a company developing automobile collision-avoidance technology.  Read story

Angel Investors

Feb 1, 2006

When you're in search of financing, the idea of an angel -- an individual investor with money to invest in early-stage or start-up companies -- can seem noth...  Read story

Index

By Inc Staff |  Jun 1, 1998

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the June 1998 issue.  Read story

Angel Investors

Feb 1, 2006

When you're in search of financing, the idea of an angel -- an individual investor with money to invest in early-stage or start-up companies -- can seem noth...  Read story

Running Out of Time

By John Grossmann |  Feb 1, 1997

A look at a start-up struggling to sell its better mousetrapto the government and what it's doing wrong.  Read story

Back to School

By John Grossman |  Aug 1, 1988

Successful executives head back to business school for further education in management issues.  Read story

Class Pictures

By Bruce G. Posner |  May 1, 1990

A new business helps high school students produce video yearbooks.  Read story

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