Dance transforms itself on African soil, too, a process that seems to keep pace with globalization.
If even the United Arab Emirates can re-tool for solar energy, and slowly transform itself from a nation built on oil wells to one that runs on on investment, trade, and immigration — then surely the rest of us can too.
Then SBC became America's largest telecoms company by completing the acquisition of its former parent, AT&T, promptly giving itself a lower-case "at&t" logo and reaffirming its strategy to transform itself into a provider of on-demand video services, delivered over internet links.
In 1990, Mount Airy began to transform itself into Mayberry, recreating on its main street the fictional setting of "The Andy Griffith Show".
"We see ourselves as part of Qatar's effort to transform itself from a society based on extractive industry to a knowledge-based economy.
For its part, Morgan has worked for years to transform itself into a company focused on investment banking but has stayed away from mergers and major acquisitions.
In some ways it's the company's attempt to transform itself from the first step on the path to learning how to code and getting a job — a process that could include additional programming bootcamps or coursework through a site that charges for educational services — to a one-stop-shop for online continuing and professional education for programmers and developers.
The future of Napster, however, depends on its ability to transform itself into a for-pay service.
Since being acquired by Google in 2012, Motorola has transformed itself, focusing on solving real consumer problems and providing amazing experiences built on a foundation of pure Android.
Between 1994 and 2007 Ireland transformed itself from a backwater on the fringes of Europe to one of the fastest-growing economies in Europe, with the fifth highest GDP per capita in the world.
