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...


Management Consulting After the Crisis: An Interview with Shumeet Banerji
November 15, 2009

Management Consulting After the Crisis: An Interview with Shumeet Banerji

Ritija Gupta MBA '10

CEO of Booz & Co, Mr. Shumeet Banerji, offers his perspectives on how the economic crisis has affected the way managers need to think and the way management consulting firms need to prioritize.

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November 15, 2009

Perspectives on the International Wine Business: An Interview with Philippe Newlin

Matthew Price MBA '09
Perspectives on the International Wine Business: An Interview with Philippe Newlin

Philippe Newlin, sales manager at Vintus Wines and regular contributor to the CBS Wine Society, reflects on his road to becoming a wine connoisseur and on the global nature of the wine industry.

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November 15, 2009

Development in the Philippines

James Walsh MBA '10

International development leaders from the Ayala Foundation and PinoyME discuss their initiatives in the Philippines with the CBS International Development Club.

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October 15, 2009

Economic Gangsters: An Interview with Professor Ray Fisman

Sawa Nakagawa MBA/MIA '09
Economic Gangsters: An Interview with Professor Ray Fisman

Raymond Fisman, Lambert Family Professor of Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School, discusses his latest book, Economic Gangsters: Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations.

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October 15, 2009

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World

Sawa Nakagawa MBA/MIA '09

John Wood, founder of Room to Read, talks about why he left Microsoft to "be a force of change" and establish a non-profit organization that improves access to education for children in developing countries.

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October 15, 2009

Inspirations and Innovations: Bridging the Technology Gap

Ritija Gupta MBA '10

The ninth annual African Economic Forum, held March 28-29, 2009, explored how the continent could utilize resources, such as new investments in technology, to promote growth and stability.

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October 15, 2009

2009 China Business Conference: The Private Equity and Venture Capital Outlook

Adrian Almazan MBA '10

Industry insiders at the 2009 China Business Conference present a near-term outlook of private equity and venture capital in China.

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October 15, 2009

Two Behemoths in a Troubled Industry

Adrian Almazan MBA '10

Panelists at a symposium organized by the Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB) discuss the strategic positioning of Toyota and General Motors in the face of the economic crisis, how they got there, and where they are going.

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October 15, 2009

Latin America in a Turbulent Financial Environment

Ritija Gupta MBA '10

The eleventh annual LAHBA conference explored the effects of the crisis on the continent's future from a macroeconomic perspective, as well as the necessary policy responses to ensure its welfare.

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September 15, 2009

North Africa: Harnessing the Power of the Sahara

Adrian Almazan MBA '10

Will North Africa be the world's next great solar energy hub? Adrian Almazan explores the opportunities and challenges of developing North Africa's solar energy industry at a local level, through the example of Morocco, as well as at an international level, through the DESERTEC initiative to electrify Europe with the Saharan sun.

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