Chazen : The Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Bu

Preparing for Success in a Borderless World

The Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business is the focal point for Columbia Business School’s major international programs and initiatives. The Institute provides forums for collaboration and learning among students, faculty members and the global community, connecting these constituencies with experiences, cultures and practices in markets across the globe.

The Chazen Institute plays a leading role in shaping international business education through experiential learning programs, research, symposia and conferences, curricular innovation and the creation of intellectual content and its translation to wider international business communities.

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Chazen Announcements

Open House to learn about Chazen Society Fellows on Tuesday, November 10 from 12:30 to 2pm in Uris 212. Applications due November 19.

Spring 2010 Chazen Study Tours will visit Italy, Japan, South Korea and Brazil (Real Estate). Learn more at the information session on Tuesday, November 17 at 5:45pm, Room TBA. To sign up enter the online lottery for tours from November 17 to 23. Notifications out on November 24. Deposits required to confirm your spot on the tour.

Registration for the Fifth Annual Jerome A. Chazen Lecture featuring Alberto J. Verme '84 now open. Click here to register.

Featured International Research

Chazen provides funding to support a large-scale, global survey study on Cross Cultural Perceptions and Consequences of Choice, led by Professor Sheena Iyengar. Learn more about faculty research.

Professor Arvind Panagariya, program director of the Program on Indian Economic Policies, discusses the influence of the G-20 on trade policies in an interview on CNBC.

In an interview on Forbes.com about his new book, The Aid Traip: Hard Truths About Ending Poverty, coauthored with Professor William Duggan, Dean Glenn Hubbard argues that economic aid must be channeled through local business sectors. Learn more about the work of Columbia Business School in Africa.

Professor Don Sexton publishes a new book on measuring marketing ROI, Value Above Cost: Driving Superior Financial Performance with CVA, the Most Important Metric You've Never Used. Learn more about faculty publications.

Watch videos with international executives, read event reports and learn about internationalism in the classroom on the Chazen Web Journal of International Business. Last updated on October 15, 2009.