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International financier Robin Tavistock '62also criticized Americans. The British native saidAmericans often fail in foreign markets becausethey assume international businessman understandtheir culture and language...

Author: By Julie L. Belcove, | Title: Alumni Listen to Symposia | 6/9/1987 | See Source »

...speaking English and nothingelse, you will very politely be shown to thedoor." Tavistock said, adding that nine out of 10European businessmen speak English and appreciatethe effort of others to learn their language...

Author: By Julie L. Belcove, | Title: Alumni Listen to Symposia | 6/9/1987 | See Source »

...Tavistock said that some of America'sdifficulties in the international economy may comefrom a lack of understanding of foreign people'sethics. "Cheating taxes in Europe is a way oflife," he said. "You also take a terribly moralview that bribery is a dirty word. We love...

Author: By Julie L. Belcove, | Title: Alumni Listen to Symposia | 6/9/1987 | See Source »

Spence concluded the symposium by comparing theeconomy to higher education, saying that whatkeeps Harvard great is its ability to handlecompetition from other exceptional universities.He said that the United States should take itsexample from Harvard.CrimsonAnh T. Nguyen-HuynhInternational financier ROBIN TAVISTOCK...

Author: By Julie L. Belcove, | Title: Alumni Listen to Symposia | 6/9/1987 | See Source »

...judges in London included such stalwarts of the realm as the Marchioness of Tavistock and former Cricketer Sir Learie Constantine, as well as experts from the colonies Broderick Crawford and Johnny Mathis. After they had observed all the forms parading across the red-carpeted stage of the Lyceum ballroom, they decided that once again, Miss United Kingdom was obviously Miss World. Regal (5 ft. 8 in., 37-24-37) Lesley Lang ley, 21, also obeyed the traditions by weeping prettily. "As there was a British winner last year," she gasped, "I did not think I should be chosen because there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Nov. 26, 1965 | 11/26/1965 | See Source »

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