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Have We Run Out of Big Ideas?
By Theodore Kinni
As most corporations hunker down into cost-cutting mode, no one is touting their version of the Next Big Thing. But there's something out there that we all may be missing.

Not All Decisions Are Created Equal
By Gary Klein
When you have a number of issues to settle and limited time in which to do it, what's your approach? Here's one you may not have considered.

Honors to the Bold
By Tony Spaeth
Our annual overview of the best corporate branding efforts shows that the ones that did well are the ones that stuck their chins out.

The Myth of CEO Accountability
By Peter Lilienthal
CEOs can swear that, as far as they know, their financial statements are true, but they can't be expected to know everything. That's where plausible deniability comes in.

Escape From Corporate America
By Laurel Delaney
The number of women entrepreneurs is increasing annually, and guess where they're coming from? Your executive ranks. Find out why they're jumping ship.

A Volatile Mixture
By A.J. Vogl
Amy Chua takes a surprising view of global markets, explaining how they can turn simmering ethnic conflicts into violence.

It's Not Our Fault -- Usually
By Vadim Liberman
Compensation consultants are taking a lot of the blame for outrageous CEO pay packages. Are they really responsible?

Your Turn

Openers
The Long Shadow of Ideas

Press Box
By Ellsworth Quarrels
Time celebrates the year it became a badge of honor to rat on your boss.

From the Board
By Melissa Master
David Dell describes the major challenges that CEOs faced in 2002.

Adventures in Cyberspace
By E.J. Heresniak
Companies lie to me on a regular basis, but it took New Year's in Las Vegas to help me figure it out.

Dispatches From the Front
By John Guaspari
Marketing executives would like to think that everyone else screws up their golden plans -- but they're ready to take on some of the blame.

MBA Diary
By Stephen J. Kimm
I'd like to think that B-school was a worthwhile financial investment, but my own accounting classes indicate otherwise.

In Review
By Richard J. Whalen
Andrew Bacevich wonders why America can't just admit it's an empire.
By Charles M. Madigan
Scott Adams is as witty and cynical as ever in his new book. So why is it so annoying?

Sightings
By Vadim Liberman
A Walk on the Wild Side.

Soundings

Imperfect Analogies
By David H. Andrews and Kenneth R. Johnson

Play the Fool
By Roger von Oech

Leader vs. Executive
By Louis V. Gerstner Jr.

Value Poaching
By John Sviokla

Questioning Authority: Andrew Ross
By Matthew Budman

And more from:
Toby Young, Paul Fussell, Edgar A. Guest, Reinhold Messner, Christopher Locke, Nell Minow, and John MacIntyre.