The Chazen Web Journal of International Business

The Chazen Web Journal publishes a diverse collection of papers on international business. Each paper and interview is briefly summarized and can be downloaded at no cost. Read more...


The Retail Revolution: India in Fashion
April 04, 2008

The Retail Revolution: India in Fashion

Tiffany Kanaga MBA '08

Winner, Study Tour Paper Competition: Columbia Business School students on the Chazen study tour to India explored why the country is the latest fashion for retailers and consumers around the world.

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April 03, 2008

Enterprising India: Profits and the Poor

Dimitra DeFotis MS '08

Runner-up, Study Tour Paper Competition: Columbia Business School students saw a sampling of entrepreneurial solutions to healthcare, financing and livelihoods in the cities of Mumbai, Delhi, and Hyderabad and in the rural environs of Hathras.

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April 03, 2008

Great Expectations: The Rise of the Indian Middle Class

Brett Southworth MBA '08
Bronson Lingamfelter MBA '08

Runner-up, Study Tour Paper Competition: A group of 40 Columbia Business School students met with business and government leaders in India to learn about the opportunities and challenges presented by the economic advances of the world's largest democracy.

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April 09, 2008

Environmental Sustainability and the Driving Forces of Change in Banking

Brian Lavery MBA '08
Environmental Sustainability and the Driving Forces of Change in Banking

R. Seetharaman, CEO of Doha Bank, discusses the forces driving change in global banking and how financial services can promote environmental sustainability.

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March 06, 2008

Alan Hassenfeld on the Evolution of Hasbro

Kartik Dharmadhikari MBA '08
Alan Hassenfeld on the Evolution of Hasbro

With over thirty years in international business at Hasbro, Alan Hassenfeld offers insights on the transformation of the playing field and in particular the risks and rewards of China.

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March 03, 2008

The Transforming of China: A Chazen Lecture by Alan G. Hassenfeld

Patrick Connolly MBA '08

President and CEO of Hasbro, Alan G. Hassenfeld provides insight on the transformation of China through toys, manufacturing and globalization through his more than thirty years experience in the region.

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March 03, 2008

Private Equity in the Middle East and North Africa: A Presentation by Citadel Capital

Patrick Connolly MBA '08

Egypt’s Citadel Capital discusses the opportunities and challenges for this budding industry in the Middle East and North Africa which accounted for almost 9 percent of the fast growing emerging markets private equity field in 2006.

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March 03, 2008

"Acciona and the Global Renewable-Energy Sector": A Presentation by Peter Duprey

Brian Lavery MBA '08

On November 8, 2007, Columbia Business School's Energy Club welcomed Peter Duprey, CEO of Acciona Energy North America, to discuss the company's guiding philosophy and business strategy in the renewable-energy industry.

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November 19, 2007

Jerry Kim, Assistant Professor of Management

Kartik Dharmadhikari MBA '08

Professor Jerry Kim sat down to discuss where he has been and where his research is taking him.

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April 27, 2007

Professor Ray Fisman: The Private Sector and International Development

Brad Fusco MBA '07

Professor Ray Fisman: The Private Sector and International Development

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