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Philip M. Condit, President, The Boeing CompanyWhen their largest customers asked Boeing to match the innovations being offered by the European Airbus Consortium, Philip M. Condit went a step further. The Boeing 777 represented a fundamental rethinking of their product-and a revolution in the very way Boeing designed, tooled, and built airplanes. Philip Condit explains the new gospel of concurrent engineering at Boeing: "Teaming," an approach that...
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[2008]
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English
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Tornadoes are one of nature's deadliest forces, unmatched in fury, speed and destructive power. Over the centuries, tornadoes have wrought destruction on a huge scale and cost a great many lives. This program takes a look at some of the most devastating twister storms to hit the planet in the last 100 years. From the world's worst twister (which struck Daultipur in Bangladesh in 1989), to the most expensive tornado in history (the 1999 Oklahoma Tornado...
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[2005], c1995
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English
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Since scientists first began to cut and splice DNA in 1973, biotechnology has produced everything from super rice to super drugs. Considering a burgeoning global population, and increasing demands for new, more effective drugs, biotechnology may be, as host Fred Dorey asserts, "the only answer we've got. In this program, a group of experts, including Uwe Reinhardt of Princeton University and Professor Jurgen Drews, President of International Research...
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[2005], c1998
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English
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This program concentrates on the final two of the Four P's: place, also known as distribution, and promotion. Part one covers distribution channels; horizontal and vertical channel conflict; and the use of corporate systems, administered systems, and contractual systems, such as franchises, to alleviate channel conflict. In part two, a pair of clones and other experts explain the objectives of promotion-to provide information, increase demand, stabilize...
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[2005], c2001
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English
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This program, the final act in the Buzzle drama, details the gritty realities of demerging and receivership. Out of cash, credit, and time, the principals scramble to save their original businesses by demerging. But Apple, standing to lose millions and finally out of patience, pushes them into receivership. Employee reactions ranging from frustration to fatalism starkly illustrate the trickle-down effect of board member decisions as the highly vulnerable...
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Great Ormond Street volume Series 2
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[2012]
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English
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This program focuses on the work of Great Ormond Street's Cardiothoracic Department as they treat new born babies with complex heart problems. Many are diagnosed before they are even born and improvements in surgical techniques mean that more of these babies are surviving. Short term survival rates are on the rise, however a long life expectancy is the real measure of success. Surgeons and doctors, together with parents, must decide whether or not...
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This program, guest-hosted by CNBC's Stuart Varney, profiles Jack Welch, dubbed Most Admired CEO of the Century by Forbes and lauded by Fortune as "perhaps the most admired CEO of his generation." General Electric's former chairman and CEO shares his commonsense philosophy and the leadership initiatives that transformed GE and revolutionized the world of business. In addition, MBA students and faculty from the University of Michigan Business School...
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[2007], c2005
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English
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The decision to develop a new squeezable Marmite bottle means altering a container style that had gone unchanged for 103 years. This program follows the process from prototype to final design and the emergence of a brand-new product which the design team hopes will revitalize the Marmite business. Confronting the technical challenges arising from Marmite's thick consistency, the team enlists the help of a renowned package-design guru and, after a...
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[2014], c2012
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English
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Part 2 - The dirt on hotels: Marketplace's investigation of hotel cleanliness got Canada talking last week. Now, we're digging deeper, testing how well chains are maintaining their hotels. We reveal some of the most surprising results yet, and what the companies could be doing to clean up their act and protect their guests.
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How can American employees compete against super-low-wage, no-benefits workers abroad? How can corporations call themselves American while outsourcing large pieces of their business overseas? And how can American companies deal with labor practices in other countries that would be proscribed in the U.S.? In this Fred Friendly Seminar moderated by Harvard Law School's Charles Ogletree, a 14-member panel including corporate executives from around the...
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[2015]
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English
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A follow-up study to Lily: A Longitudinal View of Life with Down Syndrome (FoD# 44930), this poignant program is a loving portrait of Lily at age 49. It captures Lily's sweetness, good humor, and comfort in the life her family and professionals have supported. She is seen in her own apartment, at work at a local grocery store, and traveling to New York. However, Lily is now facing new cognitive and physical losses related to aging and we sense the...
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[2015]
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English
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Are serial killers literally different from the rest of us? And, if so, how are they different? Neuroscientist Jim Fallon thought he'd uncovered the defining characteristics of the "killer brain," only to discover later that he too had the brain and the genes of what he calls a "really bad news character." So why wasn't Fallon a killer? This film uses Jim Fallon's story to explore this question, illuminating the neurological and genetic bases of...
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[2005], c2003
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English
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What lessons can Cervantes' romantic knight from La Mancha offer the bottom-line world of today? Based on Professor Emeritus James G. March's acclaimed course at the Stanford University School of Business, this program creatively examines how Quixote's kind of self-knowledge might serve modern leadership. Narrated by Professor March, the program parallels episodes from Quixote's adventures with illustrative examples in the modern world-from former...
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[2005], c2000
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English
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To achieve their business objectives, managers must blend their skill and experience with one or more management styles in order to communicate their plans and concerns with their staffs. This attention-grabbing program from Australia goes over the top to dramatize five basic business management styles: autocratic, persuasive, consultative, participative, and laissez-faire. After each skit, the preceding situation is analyzed and the likely outcomes...
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[2007], c1994
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English
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This program examines how luxury ice cream companies are vying for their European market shares. A variety of strategies used by Haagen-Dazs are discussed. In Britain, a Haagen-Dazs executive explains how the company appealed to adult consumers by presenting ice cream as a sensual gourmet specialty, rather than a child's treat. Advertisements in Vogue and other upscale publications use sex and celebrities to boost sales. In France, stores selling...
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[2005], c1997
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English
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Harvard Business School Professor John Kotter and other experts share their views on the topics of leadership, entrepreneurship, and employees. Kotter leads off the program by focusing on the qualities of leadership, as exemplified by Japanese CEO Matsushita, founder of the company that bears his name; General Electric's Jack Welsh; and Wal-Mart's Sam Walton. Emphasizing the importance of good leadership at all levels, Kotter distills leadership into...
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[2004]
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English
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Is there a way, once and for all, to stop illegal immigrants at America's borders? And if there is, will the world's only superpower be able to function without them? This ABC News program takes a balanced look at the illegal immigration situation in the U.S., addressing issues such as the liability of porous borders in a time of terrorism and the vital role-like it or not-of undocumented aliens in the workforce. Are they really taking jobs away from...
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[2012]
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English
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Oscar®-nominated documentary Mondays at Racine tells the uplifting story of two sisters who, inspired by their mother's struggle, do their part in the fight against cancer by providing complimentary beauty treatments to women diagnosed with cancer at their salon every month. Directed by Oscar®-winner Cynthia Wade, this film follows the sisters and several of their clients as they navigate the emotional and physical changes of the disease. Together,...
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[2006], c2005
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English
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Nephew of the famous theologian Dr. Albert Schweitzer and head of one of the world's most innovative automobile companies, Louis Schweitzer devised a visionary strategy for revitalizing Renault in the early 1990s. In this interview, he discusses his tenure as CEO, his beliefs about the economic resilience of Europe, and the political and cultural complexities of the evolving EEU. In addition, he explores Renault's challenges as a major stakeholder...
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