1.   Burnham says the management transition is going smoothly and that employees speak their minds more now than when he first arrived.

2.   He also said that it would be a challenge to work out the management transition since there were strong and independent minded executives on both sides.

3.   He said he will stay on long enough to help facilitate the management transition.

4.   Meanwhile, Sprint is seeking to balance market enthusiasm for its wireless operations with concern about a management transition at Sprint PCS.

5.   One possible factor could be questions of management transition.

6.   The management transition appears to have been carried out quickly.

7.   The management transition comes at a critical time for Sony.

8.   The management transition had to be swift.

9.   The orchestra has undergone a management transition in recent years in the midst of a larger tempest in the London orchestral world.

10.   Meanwhile, directors as expected elected chief executive officer Henry L. Meyer III to the additional post of chairman, as part of a planned management transition.