Recruiters and hiring managers say that the demand for executives to globalize business operations and tap worldwide markets has exceeded the supply of globally experienced executives – at least in America. As business schools race to add global curriculum, dozens of new alumni-education programs and executive education courses suggest that there is a market waiting… Continue reading
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So Long Daimler and Thanks For All the Gas
Nine years ago popular wisdom held that the well-heeled maker of Mercedes-Benz would rescue down-on-its luck Chrysler. Today we pick over the remains of the transnational automotive colossus wondering whether this was a doomed marriage of economic haves and have nots – or the byproduct of multi-cultural management challenges? While company officials hastened to downplay… Continue reading
Are Your Papers in Order?
Revlon Products, the New York-based cosmetics giant, is expanding its international reach into nearly 200 countries. Revlon’s global strategy isn’t high gloss. Pursuing a cost-cutting initiative, the global-savvy company launched call centers in India last September. Revlon executives tapped 43 trainers and other personnel to fly to Mumbai and New Delhi to brief the new… Continue reading
Shifting Sands of Globalization
You wake up one Monday and read in the newspaper that your employer intends to move its corporate headquarters to the Middle East. How is the rest of your day looking? Undoubtedly, some Halliburton shareholders and at least some of its supporters may endorse the much-maligned government contractor and oil drilling firm’s plans to swap… Continue reading
