Interview with Rahmi M. Koç, interviewed by Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Istanbul, Turkey
Publisher: Harvard Business School
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng; tur
Number of pages: 74
Subjects: Interviews; Businessmen; Family-owned business enterprises; Holding companies; International business enterprises; Automobile industry and trade; Electric household appliances industry; Corporate culture; Diversification in industry; Globalization; Foreign Investments; Joint ventures; Business; History; Economic conditions; Politics and government; Commerce; Koç Holding A.Ş.; Arçelik A.Ş.
Description: Rahmi Koç recounts his early days at Koç Holding and his experience navigating Turkey's closed economy before 1980, and the challenges of dealing with both advanced and emerging markets after the economy opened up. He also explains how Koç, a family business, was able to professionalize, and what some of the challenges of running a family business are.
Notes: Title from PDF title page (viewed on September 14, 2015).

Interview translated into Turkish. Transcript available in English and Turkish.

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Video interview conducted in English on 2015 February 12 in Istanbul by Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Professor, Harvard Business School through the sponsorship of the Business History Initiative, Harvard Business School.

Interview with Rahmi M. Koç, interviewed by Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Istanbul, Turkey, February 12, 2015., Creating Emerging Markets Oral History Collection, Baker Library Historical Collections, Harvard Business School.

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Forms part of: Creating Emerging Markets oral history collection, 2006-