Vol. 2, No. 2
March/April 2009

Features

• Successful Contracting: Getting Beyond the Basics
  
  3 Essential Strategies
  Kelly S. Longgrear, C.P.M., CTPE
  
  
• Negotiation — What Does It Really Deliver?
  
  All Savings Are Not Created Equal
  Joanne Meehan, Ph.D., BA (Hons), MCIPS, PGCE LTHE
  
  
• A Guide to MRO Cost Reduction
  
  The Best Goals Are Specific, Measurable, Realistic and Challenging
  Joel Roth
  
  
• People in Glass Houses
  
  What You Can Do to Ensure Ethical Behavior in the Workplace
  Elaine Whittington, C.P.M., A.P.P., CPCM
  
  

Career ROI

• Becoming Indispensable
  
  4 Ways to Build Your Job Security in a Struggling Economy
  Mark Trowbridge, CPSM, C.P.M.
  
  

Sustainability & Social Responsibility

• The Whole World's Going Green
  
  A Look Inside Green MBA Programs and the Business Drivers Fueling Them
  RaeAnn Slaybaugh
  
  

CPSM^® Update

• Spotlight On 20-Something CPSM^®s
  
  When It Comes to Ambition, Age Is Just a Number
  RaeAnn Slaybaugh
  
  

Research & Surveys

• Multigenerational Knowledge Transfer
  
  15 Ways Organizations Are Ensuring Retiring Workers Don't Leave You in the Dark
  RaeAnn Slaybaugh
  
  
• Best-in-Class P-Card Strategies
  
  Successful Implementation Is a "Re-Engineering Effort"
  RaeAnn Slaybaugh
  
  

Around the World

• Doing Business in Russia
  
  Introductions, Farewells and Everything in Between
  RaeAnn Slaybaugh
  
  

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