SEE BELOW for MORE MAGAZINES' Exclusive, detailed, guaranteed content description!* With all the great features of the day, this makes a great birthday gift, or anniversary present! Careful packaging, Fast shipping, and EVERYTHING is 100% GUARANTEED. TITLE: FORTUNE [ Rare business and Advertising magazine! See FULL contents below!] ISSUE DATE: October 9, 1978; Vol. 98, No. 7 CONDITION: Standard sized magazine, Approx 8oe" X 11". COMPLETE and in clean, VERY GOOD condition. (See photo) IN THIS ISSUE: [Use 'Control F' to search this page. MORE MAGAZINES' exclusive detailed content description is GUARANTEED accurate for THIS magazine. Editions are not always the same, even with the same title, cover and issue date.] This description copyright MOREMAGAZINES. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 THIS ISSUE'S COVER grew out of the simple fact that, as associate art director Leonard Wolfe puts it, "the role of a headhunter is to fill a slot." He first had Henry Groskinsky photograph seven professional models who looked like executives. Artist Nicholas Fasciano then made the wooden cutouts, which Groskinsky photographed. An article on the flourishing business of finding top managers begins on page 100. Why the Underground Economy Is Booming by Irwin Ross High taxes are a major reason--but not the only one --for the vast expansion of unreported business. The Headhunters Come Upon Golden Days by Herbert E. Meyer Major corporations here and abroad are relying more and more on executive-search firms to fill top jobs. Executives on the Inflation Treadmill by Edward Meadows The prices of a Mercedes-Benz, a Hasselblad camera, and a cashmere coat have risen a lot faster than the Consumer Price Index. A Sage Swiss View of the Dollar's Woes by Robert Ball President Fritz Leutwiler of the Swiss National Bank candidly assesses what he calls "the recent catastrophic market situation." Howard Hughes's Prize Property Is Still Up for Grabs by James R Phe/an In a courthouse in Wilmington, a high-stakes duel is taking place for control of Hughes Aircraft Co. Exports Won't Come Easy for Japan's Computer Industry by Bro Vita/ The Japanese challengers make excellent "black boxes, " but have a lot to learn about software and customer support. (Second of two parts) How to Defend Western Europe by Palmer Osborn and Wi//lam Bowen One answer to Russia's lopsided advantage in tanks and artillery is a "nutcracker" defense backed by precision-guided "silver bullets." Deere Does It Again by Walter McQuade The farm-machinery maker's headquarters was a Saarinen masterpiece. Its new wing is a beauty, too. The Psychiatrist Who Struck It Rich in Precious Metals by Aimee L. Morner In treating his patients, Dr. Henry Jarecki put his trust in "facts. " He finds they also work well in bullion dealing. Pitfalls (arid Loopholes) hi the Foreign Bribery Law by John S. Estey and Oavid t4i Marston Some payoffs are apparently still legal, while others can get you five years in jail. THE EDITOR'S DESK. BUSINESS ROUNDUP Tightfisted consumers won't stall the economy The pluses--and minuses--in retail markets. IN THE NEWS A lively new captain at Heinz, an unexpected chairman for NBC, that sudden shift at Sun, David Ogilvy gets back in harness, Ray Dirks rises again, Hong Kong's conservative landowner and more. BED AND BOARD Chapel Hill's rambling Carolina Inn is like a big country home. KEEPING UP by Daniel Seligman. PERSONAL INVESTING Buying discount stock, the play in traveler's checks, and a look at market forecasts by Grant F Winthrop. LETTERS TO FORTUNE. ______ Use 'Control F' to search this page. * NOTE: OUR content description is GUARANTEED accurate for THIS magazine. Editions are not always the same, even with the same title, cover and issue date. This description copyright MOREMAGAZINES. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Careful packaging, Fast shipping, and EVERYTHING is 100% GUARANTEED.