Ungererstrasse 69 D-8000 Munich 40 Federal Republic of Germany MAN has taken a complicated path to become one of Europe's largest engineering and heavy-vehicle manufacturers. Operating as a subsidiary for much of its history, the corporation is today comprised of several midsize companies. Decentralized management has always typified the organization, but during the 1980s management decided to di…
7400 N. Oracle Road Suite 200 Tucson, Arizona 85704 U.S.A. Magma Copper Company is one of the largest copper producers in the United States. The company's 1992 copper output of 566.8 million pounds included its two primary products, high-quality copper cathode and high-quality copper rod from both magma mines and custom sources. Copper rod, about half of Magma's copper production, is the fundamen…
9300 Ward Parkway Kansas City, Missouri 64114-0480 U.S.A. Marion Merrell Dow is the product of a 1989 merger between Marion Laboratories, once a prosperous pharmaceutical company, and the Merrell Dow pharmaceuticals division of the Dow Chemical Company. At the time of the merger, analysts' expectations of the new company were low, as the patents on Marion's most profitable drugs were nearing expi…
4365 Executive Drive, Suite 900 San Diego, California 92121 U.S.A. One of California's largest geothermal power companies, Magma Power Company explores for, develops, and sells or leases geothermal resources used to generate electric power. A pioneer in its field, Magma is largely responsible for creating the U.S. geothermal industry, first drilling for naturally produced steam in the mid-1950s. …
9501 Jeronimo Road Irvine, California 92718-2018 U.S.A. MAI Systems Corporation sells a wide range of computer equipment and related services to businesses throughout North America and Latin America. The company specializes in mid-range, multi-user computer systems and their system software, other network products, and application software designed for several specific industries. These industrie…
8200 West Tower Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223 U.S.A. Founded in 1965, Marquette Electronics, Inc., has grown in harmony with the rise of computer technology to become a leading manufacturer of medical electronic equipment and systems for the diagnosis and monitoring of patients requiring critical care. The company is a world market leader in sales of computerized electrocardiographic equipmen…
P.O. Box 9030 Andover, Massachusetts 01810 U.S.A. Marshall's Incorporated is one of the nation's leading off-price family retailers. Marshall's stores offer a wide range of apparel for men, women, and children, as well as furnishings for the home. Experiencing steady growth since its inception in the 1950s, the company faced intense competition in the 1990s, the effects of which it sought to offs…
Ironhorse Park North Billerica, Massachusetts 01862 U.S.A. Maine Central Railroad Company is a private subsidiary of Guilford Transportation Industries, Inc., one of the largest and most successful transportation firms operating in the northeastern section of the United States. Maine Central Railroad hauls thousands of tons of freight per year, mostly in Maine and New Hampshire. Early History The…
46 Stafford Street Lawrence, Massachusetts 01841 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Malden Mills has spent the past quarter-century building one of the top textile research and development teams in the world. On the premise that customer interests are best served by continual innovation in both manufacturing and product design, the firm's skilled chemists, engineers, and textile designers constantly ex…
9800 Crosspoint Boulevard Indianapolis, Indiana 46256-3350 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Marsh Supermarkets, Inc., strives to attain and maintain a position o f leadership and market dominance in Indiana and other outlying terri tories through a commitment to aggressive marketing of new products, service innovation, and support by a first class sales organization, support staff, and community invo…
6060 Cornerstone Court West San Diego, California 92121-3795 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Mail Boxes Etc. strives to make business easier worldwide through its service and distribution network and by delivering personalized and convenient business solutions with world-class customer service. The company's core values include caring, honesty, fairness, integrity, trust, respect, commitment, and ac…
90 Park Avenue New York, New York 10016 U.S.A. Maidenform Worldwide Inc. is one of the nation's leading manufacturers of brassieres and other articles of women's intimate apparel. It was a pioneer in the development of brassieres and for many years produced and sold more bras than any other company. Still a family-run private company, Maidenform marked its 75th anniversary in 1997, but its future…
Marriott Drive Washington, D.C. 20058 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Of the many distinguishing qualities that define Marriott International and contribute to its success, perhaps the most notable is the company's spirit to serve, a core value shared by 192,000 Marriott associates worldwide. Marriott International, Inc.--formed in 1993 when Marriott Corporation split into two separate companies--is…
80 South 8th Street, Suite 2600 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-2297 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We've provided excellent quality and value in breakfast cereals for over 75 years! Malt-O-Meal Company is the fifth largest cereal manufacturer in the United States, holding slightly more than 7 percent of the $7.1 billion U.S. cereal market. Best known as a manufacturer of hot wheat cereals for the maj…
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, New York 10605 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality. The March of Dimes carries out this mission through programs of research, community services, education and advocacy. The March of Dimes is one of the most successful and well-known nonprofit foundat…
3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 U.S.A. Mandalay Resort Group is one of the leading hotel-casino companies in the United States, and is the largest such company in the Las Vegas market in terms of square footage of casino space and number of hotel rooms. Known as Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc. until June 1999, Mandalay Resort operates ten hotel-casinos in Nevada, including …
One Bruton Street London W1X 8AQ United Kingdom Company Perspectives: If you could build a communications and data networking company with the ideal credentials for the Internet Age, what would it look like? It would be built on a solid foundation--a legacy of innovative thinking and individual accomplishment. It would lead the industry in Internet Age technology: optical networking, transmission…
P.O. Box 1560 D-89530 Giengen/Brenz Germany Company Perspectives: Only the best is good enough for our children.--Margarete Steiff, company founder. Margarete Steiff GmbH is the largest manufacturer of stuffed toys in Germany and one of the most recognized brands of toys in the world. Best known for its pricey and highly collectible teddy bears, in 1997 the company celebrated the 150th anniversar…
Michael House 37-67 Baker Street London W1A 1DN United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Marks & Spencer's unique retailing formula is proving successful in an increasing number of markets around the world. Our strategy is to accelerate expansion overseas while continuing to exploit the many opportunities for growth here in the U.K. Marks and Spencer p.l.c. is the largest retailer in the United Kingd…
155 North Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 U.S.A. Marks Brothers Jewelers, Inc. is a leading American specialty retailer of fine jewelry, primarily gold and diamonds, which owns and operates 188 stores in 24 states across the country. Under the names of Whitehall Company Jewellers, Lundstrom Jewelers, and Marks Brothers Jewelers, the company runs stores in upscale city and suburban shopping m…
11555 Darnestown Road Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878-3200 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The many reasons why we lead the industry are best distilled to four: We listen to our customers. We innovate to give our customers the best services possible. We grow to provide customers with facilities and services to meet their needs and preferences. We care about our customers as evidenced by the fact that p…
B.P. 249 44158 Ancenis Cedex 430, rue de l'Aubinière 44150 Ancenis France Manitou BF S.A. of Ancenis, France, is the inventor and world's leading producer of all-terrain forklifts, as well as lift-trucks, pallet movers, and related vehicles for the construction, forestry, agricultural, environmental, and other industries. Manitou also produces a wide range of crane and derrick vehicles and bulld…
3293 Harrison Boulevard Ogden, Utah 84403 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: MTC is committed to being a leader in the areas of job training, Management and Training Corporation (MTC) provides an at-risk population with job training programs that include vocational, academic, and social skills. As the largest contractor for the U.S. Department of Labor, MTC runs 27 Job Corps centers and sites that offe…
1100 Town and Country Road Suite 1300 Orange, California 92668-4626 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our dedication remains to deliver the freshest and best tasting pies Marie Callender's Restaurant & Bakery, Inc. is one of the largest restaurant and bakery chains in the western United States. Recognized as a premier pie making enterprise, the company's 156 restaurants, 56 franchises, and several sma…
One Towne Centre 501 John James Audubon Parkway Post Office Box 810 Amherst, New York 14226-0810 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Mark IV Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of engineered systems and components primarily for power transmission, fluid transfer and filtration applications. Our products are sold to industrial and automotive customers around the world through our two business segm…
Sir Matt Busby Way Old Trafford Manchester M16 0RA United Kingdom Manchester United Football Club plc has earned a reputation as England's most financially successful football team. First in its field to be listed on the London Stock Exchange, Manchester has a long and storied history and is famous for commercial exploits that have brought it both detractors and imitators. Its aggressive style an…
1375 North Highway Drive Fenton, Missouri U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to help our clients improve their performance in critical areas such as sales, marketing, quality, customer satisfaction, and cost reduction by influencing the behavior of our clients' customers, employees, and channel partners. Emphasizing excellence and value, we will create, develop, and implement the best po…
6885 Elm Street McLean, Virginia 22101 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: 'Good products plus good people makes a good business' was one of Forrest Mars, Sr.'s guidelines for running the company he founded. It is a formula to which Mars has always adhered. From its origins in candy and confectionary products, Mars, Incorporated has diversified to become a world leader in several other markets, includin…
30 St. Clair Avenue West, Suite 1500 Toronto, Ontario M4V 3A2 Canada Company Perspectives: The Maple Leaf Foods management team is committed to a vision of becoming a global leader in the pork and poultry value chains, and a North American leader in the bakery business. Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is Canada's largest food processor and is one of Canada's largest rendering operations. The company employ…
104 Corporate Park Drive, Box 751 White Plains, New York 10602 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Client satisfaction, integrity and quality work—they're what Malcolm Pirnie is all about. It's the way we do business. It's what our employees take pride in. Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. has been in the business of cleaning water and wastewater for more than 100 years. Named after one of its pioneering sanitary …
Piazza Antinori, 3 50123 Florence Italy Company Perspectives: Over the past 20 years Antinori has contributed significantly to the "Renaissance" of Italian wines, producing high quality wines of elegance and complexity which attract the attention and acclaim of wine connoisseurs throughout the world. This innovative spirit remains at the core of Antinori philosophy. Our aim is to maximize the und…
1166 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036-2774 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: While MMC has changed over the years, its values, culture, and approach to governance haven't changed much at all. We are dedicated to client service. Throughout its history, MMC has served as a trusted advisor, providing clients with analysis, advice, and transactional capabilities. We seek to attract and deve…
209 State Street P.O. Box 789 Presque Isle, Maine 04769-0789 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Maine Public Service Company (MPS), now a direct subsidiary of Maine & Maritimes Corporation, is a transmission and distribution company dedicated to transmitting and distributing reliable, economical electric power to Northern Maine. MPS serves energy to approximately 35,000 retail customers in a 3,600 squa…
Meralco Compound Ortigas Avenue Pasig City Metro Manila 0300 Philippines Company Perspectives: Company Philosophy: Service Excellence With Integrity. Company Mission: To Provide Our Customers The Best Value In Energy, Products And Services. Company Vision: To Be A World-Class Company And The Service Provider Of Choice. The Manila Electric Company, or Meralco, is the Philippines' largest distribut…
770 North Water Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Marshall & Ilsley Corporation is committed to an environment in which ... our Customers receive high quality financial services consistent with sound, honest and progressive business practices ... our Employees are inspired to excel and grow, both personally and professionally, in an atmosphere of trust, integrity and …
333 Main Street Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3V6 Canada Company Perspectives: MTS is Manitoba's preeminent, full-service telecommunications company. Seamlessly blending innovative solutions and world class technology, MTS connects its customers to the world. Manitoba Telecom Services, Inc. (MTS) is the leading telecommunications company in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The company handles local te…
Air Canada Centre, 40 Bay St., Ste. 400 Toronto, Ontario M5J 2X2 Canada Company Perspectives: Air Canada Centre is Toronto's theatre of sport and entertainment. Our challenge is to deliver the very best in these two mediums by holding fast our corporate vision and values that support this stated intention. In order to deliver championship service, we first cultivate "champions" within our organiz…
2951 86th Street Des Moines, Iowa 50322 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Maid-Rite is one of America's first quick service casual dining franchise restaurants since we first opened in 1926. We were ahead of our time when we developed one of the first drive-up, walk-up windows for customer convenience. Our philosophy of doing whatever it takes for our customer's satisfaction in serving great tasting m…
Denbigh Road, Bletchley MK1 1DQ United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Marshall has been the "sound of rock" for over 40 years, used by countless musicians worldwide. Marshall Amplification plc manufactures one of the most recognized product lines in rock music. Since the early 1960s, Marshall amplifiers have produced what many musicians believe to be the sound that defines rock guitar. Succeeding …
700 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-2040 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Marshall Field's stores, the guest is always first. This guest-focused approach has inspired millions of shoppers across the Midwest and beyond to look to Marshall Field's for fashion leadership, superb guest service and a commitment to community involvement. Marshall Field's, a division of Target Corporation, is …
2300 Windy Ridge Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30339 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Large or small, global or local, established or newcomer ... if you're in business today, you're under pressure to be efficient, cost-effective and competitively astute. The old days of going out to the warehouse, picking products off the shelves and shipping customers a month's worth of inventory are gone. Today, advanc…
5301 N. Ironwood Road Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53217 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Manpower Inc. (NYSE: MAN) is a world leader in the employment services industry, offering customers a continuum of services to meet their needs throughout the employment and business cycle. The company specializes in permanent, temporary, and contract recruitment; employee assessment; training; career transition; organi…
3000 Division Street St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Marco's vision is total customer satisfaction for integrated informat ion solutions--guaranteed. Marco's mission is to help our customers u nderstand and apply information technology that contributes to their success. Our philosophy is that any organization in order to survive and achieve success, must adhere to a sound …
2170 Piedmont Road, Northeast Atlanta, Georgia 30324 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Every day you see companies displaying awards and touting their accom plishments. How do you sort out the claims and counterclaims? At Chap arral, building award winning boats isn't a bolt out of the blue. We' ve been building the marine industry's finest sportboats, deckboats, and cruisers for more than four decade…
1675 Broadway, 9th Floor New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At MS&L, we challenge our clients and ourselves to expect more fr om public relations. A subsidiary of Paris-based Publicis Groupe S.A., one of the world's largest advertising and media services conglomerates, Manning Selvage & Lee (MS&L) is a public relations firm that concentrates on major corporate clients in four s…
5460 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara California 95054-3600 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Magma's mission is to create and deliver the best EDA software products and solutions, encompassing IC design from concept to completion, enabling our customers' commercial success. Based in Santa Clara, California, Magma Design Automation Inc. develops software that computer chip designers use to produce complex in…
Krisztina krt 55 Budapest Hungary Company Perspectives We have reached a major milestone not only in the life of our company but also of domestic telecommunications since Hungary's largest re-branding ever started on May 6, 2005. The Magyar Telekom Group members T-Com, T-Online, T-Mobile, T-Systems and T-Kábel joined their skills to enable you to use the possibilities of communications in a more…
Avenida Marcopolo 280 Caxias do Sul Rio Grande do Sul 95086-200 Brazil Company Perspectives Mission: To offer solutions, goods, and services in order to satisfy customers and users with technology and performance; to provide adequate remuneration on investment, giving priority to the transport of passengers and contributing to better the quality of life of its contributors and society. Marcopolo …
430 First Avenue North, Suite 500 Minneapolis Minnesota 55401 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Play is discovery and exploration, and joy, and growth, and learning, and so much more. And for us play is serious work. So when we bring play to life, we do it with a commitment to the finest in craftsmanship and creativity. All of our products, from the newest concepts to our time-tested classics, are inno…
1000 North Oak Avenue Marshfield Wisconsin 54449 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Flexibility has been a key part of the Clinic's philosophy for nearly 90 years. Planning is a continuous process, enabling Marshfield clinic to provide for patient needs--now and in the future--in the most effective way. This philosophy allows Marshfield Clinic to thrive and expand in the rapidly changing climate of heal…