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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan...
...survey by GMAC Global Relocation 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...
...flexibility is critical for running a business in China or India, and more companies are beginning to screen expat candidates to make sure they've got it. "Companies used to think that whoever was successful here would be successful anywhere else, and so they'd send that guy," says Ramakrishnan of CTPartners, which is based in New York City. "That is no longer the case." Through a battery of tests, including psychological profiling and hypothetical scenarios, the firm tries to identify ideal candidates by looking for clear demonstrations of flexibility: interest in other cultures, knowledge of at least one other...
...that over 70,000 people are injured, that children are being operated on without anesthesia, that people don’t have food and shelter and other such basic amenities,” Farid said. Farid and others handed out black bandanas last Thursday to raise awareness. Jyothi L. Ramakrishnan ’06 said she thinks the difference in media coverage was due to Pakistan’s location and political status. “Because the earthquake [was] in a remote and controversial place there hasn’t been as much awareness of the death tolls...
...countries. Thailand has in the past complained that the rebels use Malaysia as a refuge. "We were safe when Malaysia was seen as a place to hide," says a Malaysian intelligence officer. "But now we are arresting militants, and they are angry." - By Simon Elegant and Mageswary Ramakrishnan In the Dock THE NETHERLANDS Pre-trial hearings in the case of Dutch businessman Frans van Anraat, accused of complicity in genocide for selling banned chemicals to Iraq, opened in Rotterdam. Van Anraat is alleged to have sold mustard gas and nerve gas to Saddam Hussein. The agents were used...