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A Drug Safety Disaster in the Making

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How Clairol Colored P&G Beautiful

To turn P&G around, CEO AG Lafley gambled on a product the board knew nothing about: haircolor.

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Minding the Gaps
Before buying Clairol, P&G was missing a "whole aisle" in the drug store, says a retail expert. And thats not a good thing.
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P&G's Cultural Revolution
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The Ultimate Dye Job
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Strategy

The Toyota of Clothes
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A (Mis)Match for Tough Times
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How Australia Ducked the Crisis
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Work Life

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China: Jobs Abound! (But Do Your Homework)
Chinese companies are aggressively going after U.S. managers willing to move there.
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