Obama Talked R&D; With Tech Chiefs

H-P CEO Apotheker on a Post-Hurd Era

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Leo Apotheker discusses his vision for Hewlett-Packard, why it was important to overhaul the board, and his first impressions of living in California.

• Cloud Watch

Inventing Management 2.0

To create organizations that are fit for the future, we need to dramatically retool management systems around the goals of adaptability, innovation, engagement and accountability.

SEC Urged to Revise 'Whistleblower' Plan

Big companies are urging the SEC to revise rules for awarding bounties to workers under the agency's proposed "whistleblower" program.

• SEC Watch

CEO: Google 'Very Proud' of Ghonim

Eric Schmidt said Google was "very proud" of employee Wael Ghonim, a leader in the protests that toppled Egypt's Mubarak.

• Management: How to Handle Employee Activism

Fairholme Will Move to Oust St. Joe Board

The mutual-fund manager will seek consent of a majority of St. Joe shareholders.

• Developments: New Twist in Fight for Control of St. Joe

Project His Way: Kors Expands

The fashion designer describes his aesthetic as "pragmatic indulgence," a term that can also describe his business plans, which include stores around the world and new brand extensions.

Five Signs You're a Bad Boss

Many managers are clueless about how they appear to employees. Here are five signals you may be one of them.

'Love Letters' for a Takeover

Despite a frenetic takeover battle immortalized in "Barbarians at the Gate," private-equity firms typically don't employ a hostile approach in their pursuit of companies.

Pushing Pay to Currency of 'Low Risk'

The more you risk, the less you make? It sounds contrary to everything we know about making money, especially on Wall Street. But that appears the intent of new rules on banker pay.