a corporate executive who dresses very smartly and follows all procedures exactly without actually contributing anything of significance to the company
Wiktionary Definition for: Empty Suit
A person ineffective or incompetent in his/her position of authoriy. Derived from unfavorable observations that ineffective professionals are memorabe only for what they wear and not what they accomplish at the workplace. c. 1970
Mar. 18--In 1988, three investors led a class-action suit against Ramtek Inc. for fraudulently selling $11 million in convertible securities based on fake sales records. Investors were left empty-handed when the company stopped interest payments and deMar. 18--In 1988, three investors led a class-action suit against ...
Creating the structure for a database is easy. But an empty database is no more useful than an empty Microsoft Office Word document or an empty Microsoft Office Excel worksheet. It is only when you fill, or populate, a database with data in tables that it starts to serve a...
We've all heard, and probably even said, "The glass is half full," or "The glass is half empty." When the glass is half empty, you view things from a negative perspective. Conversely, when you look at life from the opposite vantage point, you find the positives in every scenario. What...
Now the Los Angeles Times knows how The Wire feels when we tout something and it comes up empty. Now the Los Angeles Times knows how The Wire feels when we tout something and it comes up empty.
Other states - especially across the Sun Belt - ought to get the message from Florida. Courtyard homes are the red-hot housing form to attract upscale empty nesters. Other states - especially across the Sun Belt - ought to get the message from Florida....
Aug. 16--Walking intoeTht Mercado shopping center in downtown Phoenix is like walking onto the empty movie set of a Mexican village. There is a stillness of near abandonment. Aug. 16--Walking intoeTht Mercado shopping center in downtown Phoenix is like walking onto the empty movie set of...
In many municipalities, homeowners are responsible for clearing the public sidewalks in front of their houses within a reasonable time after a snowfall. Fines often accompany noncompliance, and if someone falls on the sidewalk because it wasn't cleaned, there are insurance issues as well. This should be basic stuff that...
Norwegian shipyards are struggling harder than ever. By the end of this year the order books will be almost completely empty. Only three Norwegian shipyards have orders for delivery in 2004. The around 8,000 people who are ... Norwegian shipyards are struggling harder than ever. By...
Creating the structure for a database is easy. But an empty database is no more useful than an empty document or worksheet. It is only when you fill, or populate, a database with data in tables that it starts to serve a purpose. As you add queries, forms, and reports,...
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York late yesterday against RADGames of Peterborough, New Hampshire, manufacturer of a product called Super Add-OnsTM MONOPOLYR Version. The complaint alleges trademark and copyright infringement of Hasbro's MONOPOLYR game as the reasons...
Michael Powell's ambitious agenda for the rest of 2004 could be derailed by an empty seat at the FCC. Michael Powell's ambitious agenda for the rest of 2004 could be derailed by an empty seat at the FCC.
Article states that Kanban control may not be the most efficient option for all types of lean manufacturing systems. The strategy involves the circulation of cards, the kanbans, between a machine and a downstream buffer to control production. This process ensures that parts are not made except in response to...
Mar. 6--After nine years in mothballs and at least three failed redevelopment bids, the empty Sears, Roebuck and Co. distribution center in the Fenway moved a step closer toward a $90 million rebirth yesterday. Mar. 6--After nine years in mothballs and...
May 15--Five months after ring manufacturer L.G. Balfour Co. announced its departure from North Attleborough, CVS Corp. said yesterday it has leased 70,000 square feet of space in the empty factory building and will move 300 employees to the site. May 15--Five months...
NEWPORT NEWS--Oct. 30--Today it's just a big empty store, vacant for more than a year. NEWPORT NEWS--Oct. 30--Today it's just a big empty store, vacant for more than a year.
When dot-coms awoke at the end of spring to find their coffers nearly empty, many pulled the plug on marketing. Suddenly dot-coms touted slashed ad budgets as proudly as children with straight-A report cards. Prudence replaced aggressive, pull-out-al When dot-coms awoke at the end of spring...
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