The question of why some companies succeed while others languish prompted the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta to sponsor the March 1983 conference on Growth Industries in the 1980s from which this book was derived. Experts from key industries addressed the question at a time when recession caused bankruptcy in many businesses. Paradoxically, many small companies, primarily in high technology areas, grew dynamically and added 15 million jobs to the nation's economy. This book, presenting the current thinking of highly regarded contributors, offers insights into how this nation can encourage...

In this timely report, a number of chief executive officers talk frankly about how they've managed to increase profits and improve market shares for their companies without government intervention even in the face of economic hard times and foreign competition. Drawn from companies in both well-established and fast-growing non-traditional industries, these success stories represent a broad range of experience and expertise. In addition, Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Alan M. Kantrow offer their own perspectives on corporate success. "How to Compete Beyond the 1980s" clearly shows that, through...

Interstate banking, which has been the subject of increasingly heated debate, seems to be arriving at a faster pace than previously imagined. Recognizing the burgeoning interest in this controversial subject, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta invited a blue-ribbon panel of financial industry experts, regulatory authorities, and analysts to participate in a forum that addressed the potential economic impact of interstate banking on both the banking system and the public and also explored alternative strategies for large and small banks for dealing with these challenges. Participants close...