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There were other differences as well. Bertelsmann is located in the sleepy town of Gütersloh near Hanover, far from the media centers of New York, London and even Hamburg. Middelhoff offended some executives by discussing their shortcomings in open meetings. He was also comfortable speaking to the press about the company's future plans, which did not sit well with its insular culture. Middelhoff's hard-nosed approach to business may yet help him to find another job. There was speculation last week that he might be chosen to head Deutsche Telekom, the telephone giant whose chief executive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Expectations | 8/4/2002 | See Source »

...Groupe Bruxelles shares would proceed, but he ruled out the family's selling any of its holdings. "A change of the enterprise strategy was appropriate because of the quick and dramatic changes on the world markets," he said. In other words, the insular, rural German culture of Gütersloh had triumphed over the Anglo-Saxon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Expectations | 8/4/2002 | See Source »

...Twixt the Cup & the Lip. In Gütersloh, Germany, police arrested Friedelina Kleine-Beek after she followed her husband to a local tavern, watched through the window as he raised a glass of beer to his lips, then carefully aimed a rifle and fired, shattering the glass, but leaving her husband unscathed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Dec. 27, 1954 | 12/27/1954 | See Source »

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