1-1, Ichigaya Kagacho 1-chome Skinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-01 Japan Dai Nippon was Japan's first modern printing company and is now the largest printing company in the world. Until World War II its only activity was the printing of publications. It now also engages in commercial printing, packaging, decorative interiors, electronics, and business forms. Dai Nippon is an industry leader in high-tech are…
4500 Dorr Street P.O. Box 1000 Toledo, Ohio 43615-4033 U.S.A. de CV; Ubali S.A.; E. Daneri, ICSA; Dana Asia Pacific (Malaysia) SDN BHD; Dana Asia (Korea) Co., Ltd.; Industria de Ejes y Transmissiones S.A. Dana Corporation is a leading manufacturer and distributor of vehicular and industrial products with 430 manufacturing and distribution facilities in 27 countries around the world. Dana operates…
8400 Datapoint Drive San Antonio, TX 78229-8500 U.S.A. Datapoint Corporation has a proud history as one of the most innovative American computer companies, and today, despite its weak reputation in the United States, it is the leading marketer of telephone-computer integration in Europe. Datapoint specializes in networking computers, and pioneered the local area network (LAN) and MINX, a device t…
500 Jackson Street Box 3005 Columbus, Indiana 47202-3005 U.S.A. Cummins Engine Co. Inc., founded in 1919 by a chauffeur who worked on motors in his employer's garage, is the world's largest independent manufacturer of diesel engines. It is involved in the design, manufacture, and sale of diesel engines, components, and subsystems. While Cummins does not produce its own trucks, its engines are off…
4401 South Beltwood Parkway Dallas, Texas 75244-3292 U.S.A. Dallas Semiconductor Corp. designs, manufactures, and markets a wide variety of semiconductors and semiconductor-based subsystems used in computers and other electronic equipment. Its product mix is considered one of the most diversified in the market, with 215 base products and over 1,000 variations. The company sells its components dir…
213 Market Street P.O. Box 2961 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-2961 U.S.A. Dauphin Deposit Corporation is one of the most successful mid-sized bank holding companies in the country, overseeing the operations of over 100 branch banking offices throughout central Pennsylvania, as well as two non-bank financial subsidiaries. Dauphin Deposit's continued expansion can be attributed to a history of con…
IR 70546 Stuttgart Germany Best known as the manufacturer of the luxurious Mercedes-Benz, Daimler-Benz AG is Europe's largest commercial truck producer and makes more heavy (over six-ton) trucks than any manufacturer in the world. As the owner of three huge conglomerates, purchased in the mid-1980s, the company also produces everything from fighter bombers to vacuum cleaners. Acquisition of the c…
16100 Jacqueline Court Morgan Hill, California 95037 U.S.A. Custom Chrome, Inc. is the world's largest independent supplier of aftermarket parts and accessories for Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Controlling approximately 15 percent of the estimated $550 million aftermarket, the company is second only to Harley-Davidson itself. The approximately 13,000 products offered by the company include replac…
Postfach 80 11 09 81611 Munich Germany Company Perspectives: Because we are a company active in the field of high technology, the way we see the future determines our entrepreneurial activity. Decisions that we take today will affect every aspect of our lives in the 21st century. At Daimler-Benz Aerospace we are committed to securing the wellbeing of mankind in the world of tomorrow. With less th…
9753 Pine Lake Drive P.O. Box 19097 Houston, Texas 77224 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Integral to the Company's renewal and future are refocusing and redoubling efforts on natural gas markets. Daniel developed its well-earned reputation by providing high quality, technically advanced, reliable products and systems for natural gas markets. The Company's focus will be to augment its reputation with…
3300 75th Avenue Landover, Maryland 20785 U.S.A. Dart Group Corporation, a pioneer in discount marketing and in the concept of "superstores," is a holding company for three chains of discount retail stores, a real estate company, and a financial business. At the beginning of 1996, Trak Auto, its discount auto parts chain, operated 276 stores in the metropolitan areas of Washington, D.C., Richmond…
777 Dedham Street Canton, Massachusetts 02021 U.S.A. Founded in 1938 as a one-cow dairy farm, Cumberland Farms, Inc. grew to become a billion-dollar-a-year corporation. In the early 1990s it ranked third among the nation's convenience store chains and was also a leader in both the retail and wholesale distribution of petroleum products. A closely held private company since its inception, it was s…
2021 Micor Drive Jackson, Michigan 49203 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Dawn's bigger now, with international expansion and a product line that practically grows daily! To meet increasing customer demands, we utilize the latest equipment and procedures in all our facilities. Our product development team works hard to anticipate market trends and formulate new mixes, icings, fillings and frozen prod…
541, Namdaemunno, 5-GA Chung-gu Seoul Korea Daewoo Group was founded by Kim Woo Choong in March 1967. Daewoo's emergence was inseparable from South Korea's rapid transformation from an agrarian country, racked by a long history of hostile invasions and lacking essential resources, to a land where the centrally planned "economic miracle" has become a fact of life. South Korea entered the 1960s wit…
Northcliffe House 2 Derry Street London W8 5TT England The Daily Mail and General Trust plc is one of the largest media holding companies in the world. With its main office in London, England, the company owns and operates five main groups, including Associated Newspapers, Northcliffe Newspapers, Euromoney Publications, Harmsworth Publishing, and Harmsworth Media. Associated Newspapers publishes …
3901 North First Street San Jose, California 95134-1599 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: CYPRESS CORE VALUES ... Core Value #1: Cypress is about winning. We will not tolerate losing. We thrive on competing against the world's best. Individuals can choose to compete and win in business at Cypress. Core Value #2: Cypress people are "Only the Best." We are smart, tough, and work hard. We tell the truth.…
9100 East Mineral Circle P.O. Box 3299 Englewood, Colorado 80112 U.S.A. Established in 1993 through the merger of Cyprus Minerals Company and Amax Inc., Cyprus Amax Minerals Company is the largest U.S.-owned mining company. Cyprus Amax is the world leader in the production of molybdenum and lithium and a leading producer of copper and coal. Cyprus also produces iron ore and gold. The company oper…
4401 South Beltwood Parkway Dallas, Texas 7524-43292 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Dallas Semiconductor Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets electronic chips and chip-based subsystems. The Company continually invests in multiple, non-commodity products using advanced technologies to reach diverse markets and customers. Founded in 1984, Dallas Semiconductor's strategy has resulted in dive…
3490 Clubhouse Drive #I-2 Jackson, Wyoming 83001 U.S.A. Data Broadcasting Corporation provides financial information services to private investors, financial institutions, and the professional investment community via FM transmission, cable, satellite broadcast, and the Internet. Specifically, the company provides real-time and delayed time stock quotes, bond values, futures, and options data for…
1818 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Day and Zimmermann our success is built on our values. ... We will create a work environment that protects the health and SAFETY of our employees, our clients and the public. We conduct our business with absolute INTEGRITY and all of us are accountable for our own decisions and actions. We believe a total commitme…
Dairy Crest House Portsmouth Road Surbiton Surrey KT6 5QL United Kingdom Company Perspectives: We have established our operating base and achieved a position of financial strength from which to develop our future as a broadly based U.K. dairy food company. As one of the U.K.'s largest buyers of raw milk, Dairy Crest has always appreciated the vital role milk producers play in the success of the d…
1675 Broadway New York, New York 10019-5809 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles we have a passion for creating brand leaders. It's what drives us and makes us unique. It's the richest part of our heritage and the touchstone for our future. D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB & B), Inc., known informally as D'Arcy, was ranked the world's 15th largest advertising agency in …
One Cowboys Parkway Irving, Texas 75063 U.S.A. The Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Ltd. is the most profitable professional sports operation in the United States. Since entering the National Football League (NFL) as an expansion team in 1960, the franchise has appeared in more Super Bowls than any other team and is one of only two teams to have won five of them. Under the direction of owner Jerral …
2481 Manana Drive Dallas, Texas 75220 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Basically, a concept that was created in 1982 and has continually evolved is still best described with the same line we've always used--"There's no place quite like it." From our hand-crafted World Class Pocket Billiard Tables to the vast array of games in our Million Dollar Midway, D & B was created to provide one of the most uni…
Epplestrasse 225 70546 Stuttgart Germany Company Perspectives: We aim to convince our customers with our exciting automobiles, attractive and economical commercial vehicles, and tailored financial services. With our innovative technology, we intend to make the traffic of tomorrow even safer, as well as more economical and environmentally friendly. And by implanting this strategy, we intend to cre…
1200 Wall Street West Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Curtiss-Wright really does have the 'Right Stuff.' Formed from firms started by aviation pioneers Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers, the company operates globally in the aerospace, marine, and industrial markets. For the aerospace industry, Curtiss-Wright performs treating of jet engine metal and makes actuation sy…
2291 Memorial Drive Danville, Virginia 24541 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Let's not mince words. Dan River is a great company because it has great people who make great products for the people of America and a good part of the rest of the world. It has been a great company for 100 years. It had to be or it could not have survived floods, fires, strikes, depressions, financial panics, import crise…
6100 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 400 Miami, Florida 33126 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Cunard, the world's leading luxury cruise line, maintains a fleet of five elegant ships: Cunard's flagship Queen Elizabeth 2, Royal Viking Sun, Vistafjord, and super yachts Sea Goddess I and Sea Goddess II. The ships call at more than 300 ports throughout the world. Cunard Line Ltd. has been in the forefront of pa…
210 Broadway East Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44222 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to provide superior convenience and service to help make our customers' lives easier. Dairy Mart Convenience Stores, Inc. is one of the largest convenience store chains in the United States with approximately 600 stores in seven states in the Midwest and Southeast. In the late 1990s, the company pursued domin…
2 Cumberland Street Brooklyn, New York 11205 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We're still based in Brooklyn on the site of Ben's original diner. But we're also sweetening the rest of the world. Cumberland Packing Corporation is a relatively small, family-run business, yet it has been a major player in the artificial sweetener market for more than 50 years. Cumberland makes Sweet 'n Low, a saccharin-b…
2701 1st Avenue, Suite 500 Seattle, Washington 98121 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Growing from the tradition and heritage of golf, Cutter & Buck is emerging as the premier sportswear line in America today. Our customer is the man or woman who believes that clothing is a reflection of personal style. Our design philosophy combines the inspiration of the golf lifestyle with our Pacific Northwest ro…
Five Garret Mountain Plaza West Paterson, New Jersey 07424 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Cytec's diverse portfolio of products and technologies is supported by vertical integration, which distinguishes us from most other specialty chemical companies. We produce the major building block chemicals used as intermediates in manufacturing many of our specialty chemicals and specialty materials. This pr…
1475 Franklin Avenue Garden City, New York 11530 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Dale Carnegie improves performance and quality of life through training. Based on Dale Carnegie's classic self-help book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, family-owned and -run Dale Carnegie Training, Inc. offers a path to successful living, with a heavy emphasis on success in business. In the late 1990s the com…
4400 Computer Drive Westboro, Massachusetts 01580 U.S.A. Data General Corporation is a manufacturer of multi-user computer systems: minicomputers, workstations, and servers. During the minicomputer boom in the 1970s, Data General was one of the fastest growing U.S. companies and was considered one of the leaders in minicomputers. Since minicomputers began losing sales to personal computers in the…
450 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10017 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Davis Polk & Wardwell serves U.S. and non-U.S. clients who look to us for advice, representation, and transactional assistance in a broad range of practices. We regularly work on matters that, because of their intricacy and magnitude, raise novel questions of law and practice. Davis Polk lawyers are known for their ability…
111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 2700 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Cumulus is dedicated to providing choices to both listeners and advertisers. We develop and manage each Cumulus station as its own brand with its own programming content and personality, its own inventory of radio spots, and its own pricing levels. Each station has its own team of on-air talent to serve l…
500 Jackson Street Columbus, Indiana 47202-3005 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Cummins, we provide the technologies that power the world and support its economies. We conduct our business with the consent of society and we strive to improve the quality of life of all people. No one makes more large diesel engines than Cummins Engine Company, Inc. The company's other products--filtration and exha…
2099 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., 12th Floor Washington D.C. 20006-1813 U.S.A. Company Perspectives We are accountable for results, and we deliver. Danaher Corporation owns a number of industrial and consumer product manufacturers. Originally a real estate investment trust (REIT), it became an aggressive consolidator in the 1980s under the direction of the Rales brothers. Three main qualities they sou…
AMP House, 9th Floor Dingwall Road Croydon CR0 9XA United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Dawson Holdings will provide quality logistic and marketing support services that meet the real needs of all our customers. This objective will be achieved by the effective utilisation of the skill set and knowledge base of all our employees and by continual focus on understanding our customers' needs. We will…
Langebrogade 1 DK-1001 Copenhagen Denmark Company Perspectives: Values: We create value. Danisco is managed by principles of value creation. We use our financial and human resources to add value to our customers by supplying innovative products and services based on our in-depth understanding of the customers' needs and requirements. We ensure profitability for our shareholders and strive to incr…
One CVS Drive Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We operate in an extremely vibrant industry with highly favorable long-term trends. The key drivers of the pharmacy industry include the aging American population, the growth of managed care and the introduction of new and better drug therapies. CVS has expertise in serving the managed care industry and continues to take a …
4 Grosvenor Place London SW1X 7DL United Kingdom Company Perspectives: The Future: The Davis Service Group seeks to develop and expand the range of products and services provided through a combination of organic and acquisitive growth. This strategy has resulted in the individual group companies having leading positions in their individual markets--primarily in the UK but with an expanding intern…
2-12 Holmens Kanal DK-1092 Copenhagen K Denmark Company Perspectives: Our core values: Integrity-in business conduct and with the community at large; Accessibility-electronic and physical--in business and communications; Value creation-for shareholders, customers and employees; Expertise-through high standards for quality and professionalism; Commitment-to customers' financial affairs. Danske Ban…
6-4, Otemachi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8101 Japan Company Perspectives: We the Daiwa Securities Group are committed to acting as our client's best partner and promote their financial well-being. In order to achieve this, we shall redefine currently accepted best practice drawing on the following three core values: we shall provide products and services that exceed expectations; we shall bring…
1-1, Ichigaya Kagacho 1-chome Skinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-01 Japan Company Perspectives: DNP, Dai Nippon Printing, was established in 1876 as the first full-scale printing company in Japan. Always applying and developing its printing technology, the Company has expanded and diversified its operations to include packaging, decorative materials, electronic components and information media supplies. The …
400 West Stribling Road Rogers, Arkansas 72756 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Daisy Outdoor Products is the world's oldest and largest manufacturer of airguns, ammo and accessories. Each year we produce in excess of 5 million items, the bulk of which are airguns, the firm's specialty. In addition, Daisy works with a number of national youth organizations to provide young owners of Daisy products th…
86-108 Castlereagh Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Company Perspectives: Moving forward, we are focusing on leveraging our core department store strengths into ongoing value and returns for shareholders. Our objective is to restore the investment fundamentals of the Company by positioning David Jones as a well-defined and brand oriented retail department store which delivers consistent, strong y…
Building 470 Bournemouth International Airport Christchurch BH23 6SE United Kingdom Company Perspectives Our aim is to be the safest, most responsive and reliable operator of low cost services in Europe. Dart Group PLC is the holding company for several subsidiaries providing temperature-controlled distribution and aviation services in the United Kingdom and Europe. The distribution side has been…
290 Motor Parkway Hauppauge New York 11788 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Founded in 1912, Dale Carnegie Training has evolved from one man's belief in the power of self-improvement to a performance-based training company with offices worldwide. We focus on giving people in business the opportunity to sharpen their skills and improve their performance in order to build positive, steady, and profitabl…
21 Alkeou Street P.O. Box 21903 Nicosia CY-2404 Engomi Cyprus Company Perspectives Culture that draws on Europe, the Middle East, and 9,000 years of history, traditional Cypriot hospitality, Mediterranean spirit, modern business practices and uncompromised customer commitment, are only some of the ingredients that make up an airline, which is proud for its achievements. Cyprus Airways Public Limi…