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06/23/2026
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Ukraine + Russia Peace Reconstruction Effort Groups
Germany's labor, welfare system and entitlement reforms and lessons for the U.S. and Europe.
10/28/2006
The "kurzarbeit" program, work sharing and other measures taken in Germany.
Grouped Articles
The Price of Saving Jobs in Germany
BusinessWeek 07/29/2010
French Attempt at German-Style Labor Reform Flounders
Wall Street Journal 12/05/2014
Germany reaps rewards of entitlement cuts - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/20/2011
Amid crisis, Italy confronts a culture of tax evasion - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/25/2011
Bayer: Pressure on Prices Has Bad Side Effects
Wall Street Journal 02/07/2012
Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It
New York Times 02/11/2012
Carlos Ghosn and the recovery at Renault-Nissan
10/28/2006
Grouped Articles
For Carlos Ghosn, Fast Lane Gets Bumpy - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal 10/28/2006
Nissan's Ghosn Battles Cross-Currents
Wall Street Journal 09/16/2012
Renault's Carlos Tavares: Meet the Next Auto Boss
Wall Street Journal 12/22/2012
Renault to Boost Output in France, Getting Union Concessions
Wall Street Journal 03/14/2013
Nissan Boss Defends His Expensive Electric Experiment
Wall Street Journal 03/27/2013
Carlos Ghosn Saved Nissan, but Couldn’t Drive Off Into the Sunset
WSJ 11/20/2018
Competitiveness of France's economy- 2010-2014
10/28/2006
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/29/2013
The Next First (and Only) 100 Days
New York Times 12/10/2011
Hollande Boosted by French Growth
Wall Street Journal 08/15/2013
A Proud Nation Ponders How to Halt Its Slow Decline
New York Times 08/24/2013
German Optimism Depends On Spanish Deficits
Wall Street Journal 09/25/2013
Departing EADS Chief Urges Europe to Recommit to Industry
New York Times 04/12/2012
Competitiveness of France- lessons from the German experience of labor-industry and government cooperation 2000-2010
10/28/2006
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/29/2013
The Next First (and Only) 100 Days
New York Times 12/10/2011
A Proud Nation Ponders How to Halt Its Slow Decline
New York Times 08/24/2013
Germany's Secret Economic Weapon: a Vast Export Network
Wall Street Journal 11/19/2013
Departing EADS Chief Urges Europe to Recommit to Industry
New York Times 04/12/2012
The Human Disaster of Unemployment
New York Times 05/12/2012
Wage flexibility by labor unions in France as part of an effort to improve competitiveness and reduce unemployment
10/28/2006
Sarkozy, Hollande and the unions are in agreement on adopting some aspects of what Germany did to reduce high unemployment in the last decade- adjusting wages and benefits in recessionary periods to avert layoffs. The German "kurzarbeit" program is more elaborate and France has to make more progress to adopt that type of arrangement, but the direction is clear and has popular support in France in 2012-2013.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/29/2013
The Next First (and Only) 100 Days
New York Times 12/10/2011
A Proud Nation Ponders How to Halt Its Slow Decline
New York Times 08/24/2013
Americanized Labor Policy Is Spreading in Europe
New York Times 12/03/2013
Bayer: Pressure on Prices Has Bad Side Effects
Wall Street Journal 02/07/2012
Departing EADS Chief Urges Europe to Recommit to Industry
New York Times 04/12/2012
VW manufacturing plants
10/28/2006
Grouped Articles
VW's $1 Billion Bet on U.S. Factory Sputters
Wall Street Journal 09/06/2013
Volkswagen to Invest $900 Million in U.S. Plant
Wall Street Journal 07/15/2014
Volkswagen Bets on Passat Built in Tennessee
New York Times 05/24/2011
UAW Focuses on VW's Tennessee Facility
Wall Street Journal 07/25/2011
The Passat Is Hot on Camry's Trail
Wall Street Journal 08/24/2011
VW to Hire Another 800 Workers at U.S. Plant
Wall Street Journal 03/23/2012
Digital Tools and marketing in the Pharmaceutical Industry
10/25/2006
How drug makers are using websites, the internet and digital tools to reshape marketing and reduce the number of salespeople.
Grouped Articles
Drug Makers Replace Reps With Digital Tools
Wall Street Journal 05/10/2011
Drug Reps Soften Their Sales Pitches
Wall Street Journal 01/10/2012
How Glaxo Marketed a Malady to Sell a Drug - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal 10/25/2006
Drug Companies Face Political, Scientific Attacks
Wall Street Journal 01/23/2008
Safety and marketing issues raised about drugs generating large sales for pharmaceutical companies.
10/25/2006
Grouped Articles
Drug Firms Curb Ties to Doctors
Wall Street Journal 12/18/2013
Medical Journal Spikes Article On Industry Ties Of Kidney Group - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal 12/26/2006
Amgen's Star Fades Amid Safety Questions
Wall Street Journal 04/10/2007
Suit Details How J&J Pushed Sales of Procrit
Wall Street Journal 05/10/2007
BusinessWeek 05/21/2007
Sequel for Vioxx Critic: Attack on Diabetes Pill
Wall Street Journal 05/22/2007
Exxon Mobil China
10/24/2006
Grouped Articles
Exxon, China Reach Tentative Deal on Russian Gas - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal 10/24/2006
Tata Steel
10/23/2006
Grouped Articles
Economist 05/27/2013
Tata Steel's Rise Isn't Iron Clad
Wall Street Journal 12/14/2013
15,000 Layoffs? China’s Bust Is the West’s Suffering
Wall Street Journal 04/01/2016
Cameron Rules Out Nationalization of Britain’s Struggling Steel Industry
New York Times 03/31/2016
India's Tata Could Be a Steal - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal 10/23/2006
Cyrus Mistry resigns from Tata boards - BBC News
BBC News 12/19/2016
Tata Steel's acquisition of Corus
10/23/2006
Grouped Articles
Economist 05/27/2013
Tata Steel's Rise Isn't Iron Clad
Wall Street Journal 12/14/2013
Tata seeks a chairman: Succeeding a success
Economist 08/14/2010
15,000 Layoffs? China’s Bust Is the West’s Suffering
Wall Street Journal 04/01/2016
Cameron Rules Out Nationalization of Britain’s Struggling Steel Industry
New York Times 03/31/2016
India's Tata Could Be a Steal - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal 10/23/2006
Pharmaceutical Generics.
10/22/2006
Grouped Articles
Generic-Drug Firms Go Beyond Knockoffs
Wall Street Journal 06/15/2013
More Low-Cost Generics - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal 10/22/2006
For Booming Biotech Firms, A New Threat: Generics
Wall Street Journal 03/14/2007
In Trade Deal, a Shift on Generics
Wall Street Journal 05/17/2007
Wall Street Journal 02/06/2008
Daiichi Targets Generics to Extend Reach
Wall Street Journal 06/12/2008
Merck and Generics.
10/22/2006
Grouped Articles
Merck KGaA Draws Bidders For Generics
Wall Street Journal 03/14/2007
Merck Restructuring Puts a Focus on Generic Drugs
New York Times 12/10/2008
Merck to Develop Biotech Generics
Wall Street Journal 12/10/2008
More Low-Cost Generics - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal 10/22/2006
Improving competitiveness at VW 2005-2010
10/28/2006
Grouped Articles
VW's $1 Billion Bet on U.S. Factory Sputters
Wall Street Journal 09/06/13
Volkswagen Aims at Fast Lane in U.S.
Wall Street Journal 10/05/10
Volkswagen Finds Big Upfront Costs Savage Its Profit - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal 10/28/06
VW Gains Traction With Big U.S. Push
Wall Street Journal 01/11/13
Alsace on both sides of the Franco-German border and the efforts to make the European experiment work
10/28/2006
The saying goes that "the French work to live and the Germans live to work." Alsace has been part of France and of Germany at different times in history. Here one sees the two systems in close proximity, the French more attuned to state control than the German model, with more regulations. Changes were made in Germany with labor reforms during an earlier period of high unemployment, while things have not changed as much in France. The German apprenticeship system works well there but a university degree is favored by French families. The efforts to make the French system work with high unemployment and the active debate in France for improvements.
Grouped Articles
Poll Shows European Union Loses Favor on Continent
New York Times 05/13/13
Germany reaps rewards of entitlement cuts - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/20/11
New Attempt at French-German Amity Stumbles in Venice
Wall Street Journal 08/21/13
Can't Find Skilled Workers? Start an Apprentice Program
Wall Street Journal 01/17/14
Britain Scrambles to Fill Skills Gap
New York Times 01/17/14
France's New Finance Minister Faces Fiscal Challenge
Wall Street Journal 04/03/14
France's manufacturing competitiveness
10/28/2006
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/29/13
The Next First (and Only) 100 Days
New York Times 12/10/11
A Proud Nation Ponders How to Halt Its Slow Decline
New York Times 08/24/13
Departing EADS Chief Urges Europe to Recommit to Industry
New York Times 04/12/12
French competitiveness: France's lost decade
Economist 02/05/11
The Euro Zone's Brittle French Center
Wall Street Journal 05/28/11
Competitiveness of Spain- lessons from the German experience of labor-industry and government cooperation 2000-2010
10/28/2006
Grouped Articles
The Next First (and Only) 100 Days
New York Times 12/10/11
Germany's Secret Economic Weapon: a Vast Export Network
Wall Street Journal 11/19/13
Spain Plans to Burn Its Bridges to Keep Vacationers on the Job
Wall Street Journal 02/08/12
Departing EADS Chief Urges Europe to Recommit to Industry
New York Times 04/12/12
Volkswagen Finds Big Upfront Costs Savage Its Profit - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal 10/28/06
Wall Street Journal 07/16/12
Germany's Kurzarbeit plan and other methods of softening the impact of a recession on jobs and wages.
10/28/2006
About 1.5 million employees used the Kurzarbeit short work week schedules according to the German labor agency. In the latest month March 2010, 693,000 workers were on the Kurzarbeit short week schedule.
Grouped Articles
The Price of Saving Jobs in Germany
BusinessWeek 07/29/10
Germany's economy: Angela in Wunderland
Economist 02/05/11
Fixing America's Economy: Nine Ideas from Around the World
BusinessWeek 06/08/11
Wall Street Journal 11/21/11
The Age of the Superfluous Worker
New York Times 11/24/11
Bayer: Pressure on Prices Has Bad Side Effects
Wall Street Journal 02/07/12
European pharmaceutical companies and marketing practices.
10/25/2006
Grouped Articles
Big Pharma Faces Grim Prognosis
Wall Street Journal 12/06/07
How Glaxo Marketed a Malady to Sell a Drug - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal 10/25/06
Anemia drug made billions, but at what cost? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07/20/12
Slimming down marketing and sales at American and European pharmaceutical companies.
10/25/2006
American and European drug companies are slimming down marketing and sales as the old marketing practices are not working, and new strategies are taking their place.
Grouped Articles
Drug Firms Curb Ties to Doctors
Wall Street Journal 12/18/13
Wall Street Journal 01/16/07
Drug Companies Face Political, Scientific Attacks
Wall Street Journal 01/23/08
CEO Gambles on a Novartis Makeover
Wall Street Journal 05/20/08
Drug Industry to Announce Revised Code on Marketing
New York Times 07/10/08
Wall Street Journal 10/21/08
Large legal settlements in the pharmaceutical industry.
10/25/2006
The settlements also involve drug pricing and marketing.
Grouped Articles
Drug Firms Curb Ties to Doctors
Wall Street Journal 12/18/13
In Guilty Plea, OxyContin Maker to Pay $600 Million
New York Times 05/10/07
Glaxo Sues Abbott Labs Over AIDS Drug Pricing
Wall Street Journal 11/09/07
Drug Companies Face Political, Scientific Attacks
Wall Street Journal 01/23/08
Drug Industry to Announce Revised Code on Marketing
New York Times 07/10/08
Drug Approval Is Not a Shield From Lawsuits, Justices Rule
New York Times 03/05/09
Ford Motor performance 2006-2009
10/24/2006
Grouped Articles
Ford Posts Loss of $5.8 Billion, Worst Since 92
New York Times 10/24/06
Ford to Update Focus in Small-Car Push - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal 12/07/06
Ford's global future rides on next generation Focus. Compact Sedan platform ams at lowest cost.
Detroit News 01/11/10
Detroit Is Facing a Scary New Normality
Wall Street Journal 01/12/09
Ford Posts Quarterly Loss of $5.9 Billion
Wall Street Journal 01/29/09
Ford's EcoBoost Engine Excites Marketer
New York Times 01/06/08
Kia Motors.
10/23/2006
Grouped Articles
Detroit Vehicles Outperform Imports in Quality Study
Wall Street Journal 05/13/13
Kia Turns to Design in a Bid to Move Upmarket
BusinessWeek 05/27/10
Korea's Kia Is Drawing Drivers
BusinessWeek 11/24/10
Kia's New U.S. Plant Advances Sales Push in North America - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal 10/23/06
Amgen partnership with generics manufacturer Watson Pharmaceuticals
10/22/2006
Grouped Articles
Generic-Drug Firms Go Beyond Knockoffs
Wall Street Journal 06/15/13
Amgen and Watson to Work Together on Generic Drugs
New York Times 12/19/11
Wall Street Journal 04/23/12
More Low-Cost Generics - WSJ.com
Wall Street Journal 10/22/06
Amgen's Star Fades Amid Safety Questions
Wall Street Journal 04/10/07
Pharmaceutical companies fighting generics.
10/22/2006
Pharmaceutical compaies are trying to make it harder for pharmacists to substitute generics.
Grouped Articles
Generic-Drug Firms Go Beyond Knockoffs
Wall Street Journal 06/15/13
Industry Fights Switch To Generics for Epilepsy
Wall Street Journal 07/13/07
Wall Street Journal 02/06/08
TriCor Case May Illuminate Patent Limits
Wall Street Journal 06/02/08
How a Drug Maker Tries to Outwit Generics
Wall Street Journal 11/17/08
Ending the Silence of Generic Drugmakers
BusinessWeek 06/24/10
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