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Dean's Letter
A Worldwide Quest for Talent
Dear Alumni and Friends,
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In today’s world the exporting of talent has
become universal. No longer is the CEO of
a company necessarily from the country
where that organization is headquartered.
Neville Isdell, recently retired chairman and
CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, was born
in Ireland and started his Coca-Cola career
in Zambia. Carlos Ghosn is CEO of Renault
of France and Nissan of Japan, but is from
Brazil. Robinson alumna Sherry Hwang,
president of Pyramid Systems in Virginia,
was born in Taiwan. This trend is not
confined to the top level. Talented managers
throughout an organization find themselves
going to wherever a company needs them,
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In this issue of State of Business, we
examine the worldwide workforce, leading
off with a story on Richard Anderson, the
CEO of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and
the architect of the merger with Northwest,
which made Delta the world’s largest air
carrier. If ever there was an industry that
is international in nature, it is the airline
business. Richard talks about his worldwide
workforce, provides useful advice for doing
business internationally, and discusses the
most challenging aspects of his job
as CEO.
We also learn from a variety of Robinson
alums how high-ranking corporate officials
navigate the global business landscape and
find talent for their worldwide operations.
The Robinson College through its U.S.-Latin
American Trade Program (US LAT) is helping
Latin American companies that want to do
business in the United States and U.S.
companies that are looking for markets in
Latin America. Once thought of as also-rans
in the global marketplace, Latin American
countries and companies are beginning
to flex their economic muscle around the
world. Faculty experts explain why and
how in this issue.
In our “Pulse” section, we feature exciting
campus and alumni activities. We have
great human interest stories, including one
involving an alumna working in Haiti. Georgia
State head football coach Bill Curry is back
with his column on leadership. Rajeev
Dhawan has his economic forecast, and
the director of our Institute of International
Business, Tamer Cavusgil, has “The Last
Word.”
We hope you enjoy this latest edition
of State of Business, and we welcome
your comments.
Sincerely,
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Copyright © 2010 J. Mack Robinson College of Business/Georgia State University
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