September 4, 2008

Hope you all had a great labor day weekend. It is hard to believe we are into the final throws of the year. Where has time gone. They say it flies when you are having fun. This entry has several items for your information from promotions, to the release of some new research which has an impact on relocation efforts. While you are taking in the impact of the information we get to watch three storms off in the Atlantic. Maybe it is time to think about moving out of the tropics! Just kidding I think.

21st Annual Global Relocation Conference

Orion Mobility will be hosting it's Global Relocation Confernece in White Plains, NY September 22-24, 2008.

OneSource Relocation Promotion

OneSource Relocation has announced the promotion of Michael Nimer to the position of Chief Operating Officer

Fastest Growing Real Firms Merge Operations

Fort Collins Real Estate and Keller Williams of Northern Colorado merged their operations and will be named Keller Williams of Northern Colorado with 215 agents.

New Research has important Implications for Relocation of Executives

In a post dated September 3, 2008 Knowledge at Wharton from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania presented a summary of a study of the results of surveys of employees in two different insurance companies. Their findings presented the idea that hiring new employees from outside the company brings problems due to the difficulty in adapting to the new corporate culture. The full details of the research can be found at either http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?/articleid=2041 or at
http://www-management.wharton.upenn.edu/rothbard/document/Unpacking%20Prior%20Experience_ORG%20SCIENCE_11-15-07.pdf.