It could be that Big Science has more to teach big business than vice versa.
"This acquisition complements our global business," Bill Smith, vice president of 3M's office supplies division, said in a statement.
Mahmoud is the hotblooded business mogul, vice chairman of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce.
"We've denied any wrongdoing and wanted to put this behind the company, so we could focus on our existing business," Peter Brown, vice president of investor relations, said.
The book division, managers explain, thought the Internet was the new media department's business, and vice versa.Change is likely to accelerate under the new boss, Thomas Middelhoff, who took over earlier this month.
"There's been a real change in culture and we're breaking down the 'them and us' mentality," says Stevens. "People see that what's good for them is good for the business, and vice versa".
More important than the physical source of gas is all the other stuff: who owns the distribution and transit pipes, what clout do politicians have in the gas business and vice versa, and where the money goes.
In a country where the political class still controls a significant part of the national economy, he connects politics with business, and vice versa," said Claudio Gatti, a co-author of a new book, "Il Sottobosco" ("The Underworld").
As the state/nation progresses, so does business and vice versa.
In the past, what was seen as good for the environment was perceived as bad for business, and vice versa.
