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1. The Challenge from Asia Korea (1989)
Discusses Korea's expansion into world markets and the resulting impact felt in Japan and the West.
Discusses Korea's expansion into world markets and the resulting impact felt in Japan and the West.
2. Korea ancient treasure, modern wonder (1990)
This documentary explores Korean history, tradition, its modernization, and current role as an economic power.
This documentary explores Korean history, tradition, its modernization, and current role as an economic power.
3. At the helm of Korean business (1990)
This program explores what is behind the Republic of Korea's remarkable economic growth, which has put Korea into active and successful competition with Japan.
This program explores what is behind the Republic of Korea's remarkable economic growth, which has put Korea into active and successful competition with Japan.
4. Winning strategies (1994)
Shows some of the concrete strategies that American companies, communities, and political leaders are using to recapture America's competitive edge and improve efficiency and productivity.
Shows some of the concrete strategies that American companies, communities, and political leaders are using to recapture America's competitive edge and improve efficiency and productivity.
5. Old ways, new game (1994)
Shows the stakes of the global economic competition for individual Americans and for the nation. Shows how major American companies are faring in their battles with Japanese and German competition. Moves from an up-...
Shows the stakes of the global economic competition for individual Americans and for the nation. Shows how major American companies are faring in their battles with Japanese and German competition. Moves from an up-...
6. Hispanic entrepreneurs against all odds (1998)
Geraldo Rivera, Linda Alvarado and a host of Hispanic American executives discuss how they overcame racial and financial discrimination to turn their fledgling businesses into million-dollar corporations.
Geraldo Rivera, Linda Alvarado and a host of Hispanic American executives discuss how they overcame racial and financial discrimination to turn their fledgling businesses into million-dollar corporations.
7. Globalization winner and losers (2000)
This program addresses the pros and cons of doing business in the global marketplace. Sabeer Bhatia, inventor of Hotmail, Narayan Murthy, founder of Infosys, and other industry leaders attest that globalization has ...
This program addresses the pros and cons of doing business in the global marketplace. Sabeer Bhatia, inventor of Hotmail, Narayan Murthy, founder of Infosys, and other industry leaders attest that globalization has ...
8. Commerce (1998)
Discusses the evolution of commerce, from barter, to coinage, to the twentieth century stock market.
Discusses the evolution of commerce, from barter, to coinage, to the twentieth century stock market.
9. Work (1998)
Examines the history of work from the early egalitarian hunter/gatherer and agrarian societies to the modern world--a world of multinationals and child slavery, of leisure and hard labor. Noted anthropologists offer...
Examines the history of work from the early egalitarian hunter/gatherer and agrarian societies to the modern world--a world of multinationals and child slavery, of leisure and hard labor. Noted anthropologists offer...
10. Tales from the global economy the cappuccino trail (2002)
By following the trail of two coffee beans grown in the Peruvian Andes, this program looks at the stimulant, which, after oil, is the most globally traded commodity. One of the beans takes the route of the open mark...
By following the trail of two coffee beans grown in the Peruvian Andes, this program looks at the stimulant, which, after oil, is the most globally traded commodity. One of the beans takes the route of the open mark...
11. Disabilities in the workplace working out (1993)
Follows four disabled individuals as they face the challenges of finding and maintaining employment. Aims to encourage the disabled to cope with the problems of the workplace, and to help the non-disabled to underst...
Follows four disabled individuals as they face the challenges of finding and maintaining employment. Aims to encourage the disabled to cope with the problems of the workplace, and to help the non-disabled to underst...
12. Get Cartier! (2004)
Business journalist Virginia Eastman gains access to very exclusive Cartier parties and PR events and observes Cartier's strategy for retaining its dominant position as jeweler to royalty, celebrities,and the seriou...
Business journalist Virginia Eastman gains access to very exclusive Cartier parties and PR events and observes Cartier's strategy for retaining its dominant position as jeweler to royalty, celebrities,and the seriou...
13. eBay money for old rope? (2005)
Presents the history of eBay, the site's feedback system, its key to success, and its impact on the collectible and antique business.
Presents the history of eBay, the site's feedback system, its key to success, and its impact on the collectible and antique business.
14. Shell shock (2004)
When oil conglomerate Shell stunned investors by announcing a 20 percent reduction in its proven reserves, pensions and portfolios suffered around the world. This program reveals a pattern of exaggeration and cover-...
When oil conglomerate Shell stunned investors by announcing a 20 percent reduction in its proven reserves, pensions and portfolios suffered around the world. This program reveals a pattern of exaggeration and cover-...
15. Coke's water bomb (2004)
This program tracks Dasani's progressive PR nightmare in Britain -- first as newspapers screamed "Coke Sells Tap Water for 95p," and then as Coca-Cola recalled 500,000 bottles due to potentially carcinogenic contami...
This program tracks Dasani's progressive PR nightmare in Britain -- first as newspapers screamed "Coke Sells Tap Water for 95p," and then as Coca-Cola recalled 500,000 bottles due to potentially carcinogenic contami...
16. Barbie's mid-life crisis (2004)
Examines the historic rise of the Barbie doll and its potential fall in the face of marketplace competition from the Bratz and Sindy brands. Shows how fashion/character doll companies are trying to capture the new K...
Examines the historic rise of the Barbie doll and its potential fall in the face of marketplace competition from the Bratz and Sindy brands. Shows how fashion/character doll companies are trying to capture the new K...
17. Curing the economy (1992)
Focuses on the ailing American economy and suggests remedial steps through interviews with economic experts, corporate executives, self-employed business people, and consumers across America.
Focuses on the ailing American economy and suggests remedial steps through interviews with economic experts, corporate executives, self-employed business people, and consumers across America.
18. Mama coca a documentary (1993)
The Aymara Indians of Bolivia discuss the everyday and sacred uses of the coca leaf. Explains the Agro-Yungas project launched by the U.S. government to replace the coca crops with coffee, and the reasons the farmer...
The Aymara Indians of Bolivia discuss the everyday and sacred uses of the coca leaf. Explains the Agro-Yungas project launched by the U.S. government to replace the coca crops with coffee, and the reasons the farmer...
19. Central America : Costa Rica (1991)
The topics of economic development, education, and self-help are featured in this program. We see how the country uses coffee and banana exports to propel itself forward as a developing nation; how and why it chose ...
The topics of economic development, education, and self-help are featured in this program. We see how the country uses coffee and banana exports to propel itself forward as a developing nation; how and why it chose ...
20. Bryan Magee talks to Peter Singer about Hegel and Marx (1987)
Peter Singer discusses rational Hegelian philosophy and the historicism and organicism at its root. The theories of Karl Marx are discussed as essentially Hegelian but with a practical, economic spin.
Peter Singer discusses rational Hegelian philosophy and the historicism and organicism at its root. The theories of Karl Marx are discussed as essentially Hegelian but with a practical, economic spin.
21. A nation of immigrants the Chinese-American experience (1991)
Discusses immigration to the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries, with particular emphasis on movement to the western region by immigrants from China.
Discusses immigration to the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries, with particular emphasis on movement to the western region by immigrants from China.
22. China boom nurturing the socialist marketplace (1993)
Describes how elements of the market economy are being adopted in China, creating a mix of capitalism and communism, with distinctly Chinese characteristics. Examines phenomena that are new to the Chinese: inflation...
Describes how elements of the market economy are being adopted in China, creating a mix of capitalism and communism, with distinctly Chinese characteristics. Examines phenomena that are new to the Chinese: inflation...
23. A conversation with the President (1994)
President Clinton shares his vision for re-engineering America's industrial and trade policies, education strategy, and tax and fiscal incentives.
President Clinton shares his vision for re-engineering America's industrial and trade policies, education strategy, and tax and fiscal incentives.
24. The Japanese economic bubble (1993)
Explores the basis of Japan's postwar economic success, how the consensus of its shared culture broke down in the boom years, how Japanese society and the Japanese economy have changed forever, and how the country m...
Explores the basis of Japan's postwar economic success, how the consensus of its shared culture broke down in the boom years, how Japanese society and the Japanese economy have changed forever, and how the country m...
25. Working lives (1990)
Concentrates on the period of radical change in Great Britain between 1750 and 1850. Large numbers of people began to work for the first time in factories rather than on the land, and agriculture had to adapt to pro...
Concentrates on the period of radical change in Great Britain between 1750 and 1850. Large numbers of people began to work for the first time in factories rather than on the land, and agriculture had to adapt to pro...