Former Dot-Commers Are Adjusting, Painfully

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Many executives, who left their traditional companies in the 1990s for the glamour and challenge of succeeding in start-up, dot-com businesses, are returning to those staid and stable corporations due to?unemployment generated by their failed start-ups. They find that applying traditional business practices, business plans, well thought-out budgets, and goal-defined projects are bringing them the success that the chaotic, self-indulgent and short-term spontaneity environment of the dot-com world lacked. A few executives feel they learned the benefits of recognizing steps to business failures, but most traditional companies tend to overlook the lessons they learned because there are? more efficient ways to avoid financial disaster.

Management dynamics, Corporations, Personnel administration, Business Failures, Evaluation, Human resource management, Cable television, Influence, Executives, Company business management, Company personnel management, Cable television/data services, Experiential learning

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Chief executive of iVillage gives up title to president

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The founder of iVillage Inc., an online service focusing on the information needs of women, has turned over the chief executive's responsibilities to the president of the company. Candice Carpenter wiil retain her position as chairwoman of the board, spending more of her time focusing on strategy and expansion plans. Ms. Carpenter's move is one of several the company has experienced the last few years, losing its chief financial and chief operating officers, as well as one of its co-founders. iVillage shares dropped to a 52-week low of $6.25, based on a loss of $28 million on $19 million revenue.

Online information services, iVillage Inc., IVIL, Online information service, Carpenter, Candice, McCormick, Doug

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Gray flannel suit at the dot-com

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The new CEO at Theglobe.com, Charles Peck, receives criticism for chosing this position. He has an extensive resume at many blu chip companies, yet he chooses to manage a start-up where stock have plummeted and business is going sour. The reason he has pcked Theglobe.com is because he loves a challenge and he believes he can pull this company out of the pit.

Company executive, Computer executives, Peck, Charles M., theglobe.com Inc.

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