WHAT'S CAUSING THE SCRATCHES IN DUPONT'S TEFLON.

Autor: Eklund, Christopher S., Cowan, Alison Leigh
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Zdroj: BusinessWeek; 12/8/86, Issue 2976, p60-62, 3p
Abstrakt: The article discusses the changes in E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.'s operations. Its diversification to oil business after purchasing Conoco Inc. is increasing the company's vulnerability to commodity markets. Although it still spends much on research and development, du Pont is increasingly buying technologies rather than developing it. Moreover, the company is now hiring outsiders to run some of its new growth areas. These changes are brought in by chairperson Richard E. Heckert.
Databáze: Complementary Index