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The Conference Board ReviewTM Magazine

November/December 2003

Features

Departments

Faith at Work
By Theodore Kinni
They used to say that the only thing worshipped in business was money, but these days, religion is making inroads into the corporate world. How did that happen--and what will it mean?

Put a Hold on Progress
By A.J. Vogl
You can't stop progress, they say, but Daniel Callahan claims we should try. Even more surprising, the area where he advocates taking a hiatus is medical research.

Why They Buy
By Dan Hill
We like to think of ourselves as rational people. But new information about how the mind works reveals that when it comes to marketing, we're nothing but animals.

Limits to Diversity?
By Melissa Master
No one wants to be the one to challenge the importance of diversity. But a new study shows that we need to look more closely at how much diversity initiatives really contribute.

With Fresh Eyes
By Matthew Budman
Visionary designers are creating whimsical art and dazzling décor from both mundane household items and manufacturers' spare parts.

Scoring on the Job
By Vadim Liberman
What do companies learn when they administer ethics tests to employees? Probably the same things you'll find out when you take our ethics quiz.

Openers
By A.J. Vogl

Press Box
By Ellsworth Quarrels
Journalists looking for upbeat economic news are bound to find it--whether it's really out there or not.

From the Board
By Melissa Master
Our biannual survey of clients' opinions of consultants reveals that consultants have high expectations to meet--and that they don't always do so.

Adventures in Cyberspace
By E.J. Heresniak
Why can companies give me things I don't want, force me to pay for them, and call it "choice"?

Dispatches From the Front
By John Guaspari
If companies can "create a burning platform," as many of them did in the 1990s, I say they should be allowed to "toss customers down a well.

The Irrational Universe
By Phyllis Gail Doloff
My friends are experienced, affluent professionals--and likely to remain unemployed in this "new" new economy.

Best Business Books
By Matthew Budman
Our annual look at the books that have most influenced executives shows that they range from silly to very, very serious.

Sightings
By Melissa Master
Raw Meat.

Soundings

The Power of Unlearning - By Jim Collins

When the Upper Class Had Class - By Fareed Zakaria

The Underground Surfaces - By Robert J. Shiller

When Love Meets Greed - By Fred Gratzon

Questioning Authority: Virginia Postrel - By Vadim Liberman

And more, from Andy Rooney, David G. Myers, André de Guillaume, Paul Fussell, H. Keith Melton, Craig M. Piligian, and Richard Lederer.


Editor A.J. Vogl, Managing Editor Matthew Budman, Creative Director Serena L. Spiezio, Assistant Editor Vadim Liberman, Contributing Editors Phyllis G. Doloff, Larry Farrell, Gail Fosler, E.J. Heresniak, James Krohe Jr., Ellsworth Quarrels, Michael Schrage, Richard Whalen, Publisher Chuck Mitchell, Advertising Manager Michael Alexander, Advertising Production Manager Chun Tao, Circulation Director Denese Brooks-Clarke

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