Philip Morris International Inc.


Life And Death On The Corporate Battlefield

"Life and death" is overstating it, but a few of the tactical struggles cozily documented here -- starting with Harvard Business School game-playing and t...  Read story

What Makes a Company Great?

Inc.'s editor-in-chief offers an overview and review of J. Collins and J. Porras's book 'Built to Last.'  Read story

Dow Averages

The author replies: Woods is correct in noting that, technically, the Dow Jones Industrial Average should not be described as "capitalization-weighted." N...  Read story

The Battle Of The Brewers

There have been three major periods of consolidation in the brewing industry, and each has been occasioned by a war. The first consolidation was caused by...  Read story

Values Added

Do you have to be bad to be good at business? Why are American managers so afraid of ethics? James O'Toole, author of Vanguard Management, champions values a...  Read story

Partners on the Edge

Brett Cosor and Jeff Studley, co-owners of CPR MultiMedia Solutions, came to dislike each other so much they brought in a marriage counselor to help them thr...  Read story

Getting to Prime

Interview with management consultant Ichak Adizes on growing a company to attain peak corporate performance.  Read story

Street Smarts: The Name Game

Few things are less important to the success of a business than figuring out what to call it.  Read story

Seven Steps to Doing Good Business

Devising a system of commerce and production in which each and every act is sustainable and restorative.  Read story

Growth Capital: The Big Money

A review of how the Williamsburg Winery has raised more than $6 million through ingenious financing.  Read story

How I Did It: Richard Schaps, CEO, Van Wagner Communications

Richard Schaps sold his outdoor-advertising company, Van Wagner, for $170 million. On Tuesday, he passed out millions of dollars to his people--and then star...  Read story

Going After Nike

With plenty of bark and maybe just enough bite, "antipreneur" Kalle Lasn is ready to leave his mark -- er, spot -- on the global sneaker industry. Watch out,...  Read story

The Alchemist Of Anchor Steam

Starting with a tumble-down plant and a vision of "the perfect beer," Fritz Maytag proved that even in an industry dominated by giants, small can be beautiful.  Read story

The Great Texas Water War

Rick Scoville started out to "kick Perrier in the derrier," but he forgot to cover his own.  Read story

Matters of Import

The benefits of importing an established product and adapting it to the American market.  Read story

A Whole New Game

A Mexican media magnate and a New York publisher team up to start a national daily sports newspaper called The National.  Read story

A Brew Apart

A look at a start-up brewery that is banking on an affinity-group marketing plan.  Read story

Running the Gauntlet at Wal-Mart

The process of selling to the behemoth of Bentonville starts well before you push open the doors of its Arkansas headquarters. But it's within the fortress i...  Read story

Bankers' Suits

How small companies, victimized by their lenders, are fighting back in court.  Read story

Leadership: Building Companies to Last

A study of companies that shows certain traits in visionary companies suggest basic rules for success.  Read story

Where the Growth Is: Hot Spots

A look at the best places to build an Inc. 500 company, and the 1994 winners displayed by state.  Read story

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