26 Nov 2007
In the recent row over private equity and the potential rewards available to City whiz-kids, much was made of the growing gap between rich and poor in the UK – in fact some commentators were gloomily warning that this could lead to social unrest. But according to a new study, we’ve got a long way to...
07 Nov 2007
MT has always championed flexible working – if done right, it can lead to a happier, better-motivated and more productive workforce. But the government’s plans to extend this right, announced yesterday in the Queen’s Speech, will have expensive implications for British businesses – so however noble...
18 Oct 2007
DSG, the company formerly known as Dixons, became the latest British retailer to report a drop in profits for the summer months today. But it wasn’t all down to the rotten weather – this time it was also Microsoft’s fault.
14 Sep 2007
Those of you of a certain age may think back fondly to those halcyon days when developers made computer games exclusively for teenage and twenty-something male students – Tomb Raider, Final Fantasy, Resident Evil…
07 Sep 2007
You know what it’s like. You buy an expensive bit of kit, and two weeks later it’s in the sale for half the price. Tough luck – unless you’re an Apple customer, that is.
04 Jun 2007
There are ways and ways of letting people go. It's a nasty business showing loyal employees the door and few ways of doing the deed are perfect but Dell seems to have chosen one of the less perfect ways of telling its employees that 7,000 of them are getting the chop.
10 Jan 2007
| by Alexander Garrett
Your business needs some bright ideas. Everyone's got their head down for much of the time and the spark of creativity has turned into a damp squib. Maybe it's time to try a spot of brainstorming.
05 Jan 2007
| by John Morrish
Feel everything: High-definition television is a hard sell. In a shop you can demonstrate it, but with customers watching ordinary telly you can only invite them to imagine the advantages.