COVER STORY What You Don't Know About Dell A look at the management secrets of the best-run company in technology COVER IMAGE: What You Don't Know About Dell GRAPHIC: Managing The Dell Way GRAPHIC: Beyond The PC GRAPHIC: Building A Behemoth Michael Dell's Secret Weapon SPECIAL REPORT -- THE BW/ARCHITECTURAL RECORD AWARDS The BW/Architectural Record Awards Far more than a beauty contest, this competition judges architecture on how well it solves business problems. The winners range from Gannett's new headquarters in Virginia to a childbirth clinic in Japan UP FRONT Talk Show Keeping Closer Track Of K-Rations A Game Of Cat And Mouse No Santa This Year, Virginia More Than One Way To Feed A Fat Cat Corporate Trimming Nancy Higgins: Teaching MCI Right From Wrong Overseas Adventure For U.S. Toys A Spanish Bubble About To Burst? READERS REPORT China's Trade Edge And America's Weakness A Rebuttal From The Chicago Merc Big Pharma: "Still Singing The Same Tune" An Architect's Role: A Primer Ge's Jeff Immelt Gains A Fan CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS "A New Oxymoron: Hip Minivan" (Personal Business, Oct. 20, 2003) "It's Hybrid Time. Where's Detroit?" (Oct. 27, 2003) "Something's Got To Give" (News: Analysis & Commentary, Oct. 20, 2003) "Do-Not-Call: Waiting" (In Business This Week, Oct. 13, 2003) BOOKS PDF: The Businessweek Best-Seller List (.pdf) Rockefeller's Baby: Mass And Class Info-Tech Payoff TECHNOLOGY & YOU E-Mail That Blows The Others Away ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT What's In A Name For Black Job Seekers? BUSINESS OUTLOOK U.S.: The Virtuous Cycle Is Finally Kicking In Argentina: Playing Hardball With Creditors NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY What Happened To Deflation? Why Your Premiums Are Still On The Rise Corporate Profits Are On A Tear PDF: They're Ba-a-ack (.pdf) Mutual Funds Squirm In The Searchlight Mutual Funds: Skedaddle Time? Medicare: The Ends Justify The Means Test Commentary: The Kodak Revolt Is Short-Sighted Nike's New Advice? Just Strut It IN BIZ THIS WEEK William Harrison: Morgan's Muscle Euro Disney: Feeling Dizzy Lucent: Back In The Black Merck's Flu Is Catching Caution At Amazon Et Cetera... Closing Bell: Tenet Healthcare WASHINGTON OUTLOOK Jobs: So Many Ideas, So Few Worth A Damn Howard Dean: Reagan Redux? Syrian Sanctions? ASIAN BUSINESS Is China's Boom In Danger? Commentary: This Time, Sony Better Finish The Job A Surprise Ending At Hanaro Telecom EUROPEAN BUSINESS Will Yankee Drivers Buy VW Luxury? They're Changing The Face Of Europe Commentary: Back To The Bad Old Days Of Strikes? INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK A Family Feud Could Hobble The EU An Independent Push For Mideast Peace A Turn To The Right In Switzerland SOCIAL ISSUES A New Minority Track To Higher Ed INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Qwest: Off The Critical List, But... Palm Reaches Out For A Hand SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Computing That Only Looks Like Child's Play INDUSTRY INSIDER Chip Design Will Go East, Too INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT A Chip Boom? In Asia, At Least Few Fabs For The Fabless PEOPLE Putting A Pretty Face On Revlon ONLINE EXTRA: Revlon's Jack Stahl: "I Love Brands" THE CORPORATION Biotech: Teva's Next Triumph? GOVERNMENT How Green Is The White House? FINANCE Big Board Specialists Under Siege Chairman Donaldson On The Record The Ups And Downs Of Market Liquidity PERSONAL BUSINESS Sharpen Your Internet Search Back To The Futures, With Less Risk Mom And Dad, I'm Home--Again Hitting The Sweet Spot Deflecting A Blow From Uncle Sam FOOTNOTES Don't Leave So Soon Lightening The Load Time Off THE BARKER PORTFOLIO A Mall Mammoth With Little Room To Grow? INSIDE WALL STREET Handhelds Are Clicking Spectrum's New Cancer Weapons The Heavy Trading In Strategic Diagnostics FIGURES OF THE WEEK Figures Of The Week (.pdf) Online Extra: Production Index Components EDITORIALS Mutual Funds: It Gets Worse Bush's Enviro Report Card INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT Two Sides Of India's Tech Revolution Mobile Phones Are Really Taking Over Britain's Poor Record On Self-Regulation Why Turkey Is Gun-Shy About Sending Troops To Iraq The Right Way To Rebuild Afghanistan Another Way To Measure An MBA's Value INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE Where Offshore Funds Are Finding Gems PDF: Offshore Funds Scoreboard (.pdf) ONLINE EXTRA: Interactive Offshore Funds Scoreboard ONLINE EXTRA: Global Funds Screener Thai Investing: More Thrills Ahead? INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK International Figures Of The Week INTERNATIONAL -- EDITORIALS China: Beware The Bust
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