BUSINESS VIEW : 'Managing Upward' Keeps Direction Positive By Gary Izumo, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Gary Izumo is an instructor in the Moorpark College business department and has managed his own consulting practice. He is a former McKinsey & Co. consultant and practice leader for the Strategic Management Consulting Practice of Price Waterhouse
Keep Korea From Boiling Over By Tom Plate, Times columnist Tom Plate also teaches in UCLA's communication studies program. His e-mail address is
Give Growth a Chance By Ted Van Dyk, Ted Van Dyk is a public policy consultant and publishes the Washington Intelligence newsletter for institutional investors