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...Services, they are cited among the three most difficult locations for expats (the third is Russia). Corporations are learning that these 21st century markets require a new kind of expat. "You can set your business back by months or even years," says Umesh Ramakrishnan, vice chairman of global executive-placement firm CTPartners, "by sending the wrong leader...
...much so that he or she finds it hard to go back to headquarters. "I get a lot of résumés from executives just as they're being called back from an assignment," says Benjamin Zhai, head of China recruiting for Egon Zender International, a global executive-placement firm. He advises client companies to design specific new challenges for the returning expat, "or you will lose his motivation...
...European Bureau Chief at the Annals of Improbable Research, which presents the awards. His favorite winner this year? Glenda Browne, an indexer who studied the difficulties presented by the word “the,†from issues of when to capitalize the word, to its placement in alphabetical indexes when appearing at the beginning of a title. “It’s good research,†Moeliker said of Browne’s project, “and it’s also serious research.†But seriousness didn’t seem...
...reader, and they do so without sacrificing their authoritative tone.The 27-page introduction leaves little to the imagination, providing a whirlwind overview of chemistry as well as fodder for the critics. While its writing is lucid and well-illustrated, a reader not intimately versed in (at least) Advanced Placement high school chemistry might find its pace too quick.But the introduction is an admirable attempt to remedy the challenge the authors recognize in the book’s preface—that of writing at too high a level for some and too low a level for others. And though Corey...
...Rainbows blazes new possibilities for established bands, it could also provide labels with a chance to redefine their business. The majors can still be influential and profitable by focusing on younger acts that need muscle to get radio play and placement in record stores, or they can continue the recent trend of signing mature acts to "360 deals," in which they participate in profits from nonrecord income streams like touring and publishing...