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Changing for the better
 Edwards Deming, the father of the Total Quality Management concept, said once: “It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory”. And taking heed of that, we want to be even better and more helpful for you and so we have made some changes to Business Spotlight starting with this issue.



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WORKING WORLD
    Names and News
    The latest from the world of business
    Office Blues
    Kathrin Enke on the silly side of work
LANGUAGE FEATURE
    Test your translation skills
    How well can you translate between Russian and English?
GLOBAL BUSINESS
    Water
    How the world's rising use of water could develop into an explosive problem
    Head-to-Head
    Are lotteries a hidden tax on the poor?
    Business Press
    Comments from the world's media
    Also: Behind the Headlines
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
    Dialogue
    A German and a British small-business owner discuss their work
    The View from Here
    Giora Ben-Zeev in Israel, head of kibbutz company Shamir Optical
    Also: Country File
BUSINESS SKILLS
    Project Management
    We examine the fundamentals of managing projects and look at the key factors for success
    Also: a language survival guide to pull out and keep
    The Write Way
    How to give good customers bad news
    Say It in Style
    Talking about health and illness at work
    On the Line
    Understanding native speakers on the telephone
    Meeting Point
    Tips on how to get a business meeting started
CAREERS
    The Best Workplaces
    What makes an employer attractive? A special report
    The Job Doctor
    How to ask for a higher salary
MANAGEMENT
    Innovation
    An interview with Larry Keeley on what being innovative means
    What I've Learned
    Peter Lorange, former head of IMD
    Business Basics
    What is... a limited company?
    Executive Eye
    Adrian Furnham on delegating
TECHNOLOGY
    Computer Crime
    Are cheap laptops a security risk?
    Language Focus
    Machine tools
    Innovations
    New product developments
    Technically Speaking
    The first electric car network
LANGUAGE SECTION
    Vocabulary: at reception
    Word Watch; Seen Recently
    False Friends, Tricky Translations
    Language Cards: pull out and practise
    Vocabulary pull-out: key words to learn
    Exercises: test your English
    Grammar: punctuation
    The Maine Event: an office dialogue
    English on the Move: at a restaurant
    English for... health insurance
    Authentic English: using "if"
    Legal English: the business of law
    Financial English: going public
REGULAR SECTIONS
    Editorial

    The Last Laugh

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