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August 15, 2006

The Next Great Globalization: How Disadvantaged Nations Can Harness Their Financial Systems to Get Rich

Frederic Mishkin Alfred Lerner Professor of Banking and Financial Institutions

In his book, Professor Mishkin mounts a vigorous defense of globalization, arguing that more, not less, globalization holds the key to alleviating poverty in developing countries and shows how previous waves of globalization based in the trade of goods and services have benefited those developing economies that have opened themselves to global trade.

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July 13, 2006

What Role for Entrepreneurship in India?

Amarnath Bhide Lawrence D. Glaubinger Professor of Business

In Indian society, entrepreneurs have had to serve a different role than their counterparts in the US and other developed nations. This divergence stems partly from structural issues related to the Indian economy and from inefficiencies in India's taxation and legal system.

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April 26, 2006

Managers' Theories of Subordinates: A Cross-Cultural Examination

Sanford E. DeVoe Stanford Business School
Sheena Iyengar Professor of Management, Columbia Business School

This study examines the relationship between managers' perceptions of employee motivation and performance appraisal by surveying managers and employees in three distinct cultural regions.

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April 18, 2006

Intellectual Property Rights, Imitation, and Foreign Direct Investment: Theory and Evidence

Ray Fisman Associate Professor, Finance and Economics
Fritz Foley Harvard Business School and NBER
Kamal Saggi Southern Methodist University

Does the adoption of stronger intellectual property rights in developing countries enhance or retard their industrial development? And how does such a policy shift affect industrial activity in the developed countries, where most innovative activity is concentrated?

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April 18, 2006

China's Embrace of Globalization

Lee Branstetter Columbia Business School
Nicholas Lardy Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics

China's foreign trade has soared from $21 billion in 1978 to more than $1.1 trillion in 2004. What reforms must China make to reap the full benefits of increased integration into the global economy?

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April 18, 2006

Critical Success Factors for Managing Global Accounts

Noel Capon R.C. Kopf Professor of International Marketing, Columbia Business School
Dave Potter
Fred Schindler

Theory and practice come together in Managing Global Accounts: Nine Critical Factors for a World-Class Program. In this book, Professor Noel Capon collaborates with Dave Potter from Xerox and Fred Schindler from IBM to show companies how to better approach the increased complexity of managing global customer relationships.

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April 18, 2006

Can Inflation Targeting Work in Emerging Market Countries?

Frederic Mishkin Alfred Lerner Professor of Banking and Financial Institutions

Developing strong fiscal, financial and monetary institutions is critical to the success of inflation targeting in emerging market countries. As the examples of Chile and Brazil illustrate, inflation targeting done right can be a powerful tool to help promote macroeconomic stability.

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April 18, 2006

Importation and Innovation

Frank Lichtenberg Courtney C. Brown Professor of Business

Importation of drugs into the United States may soon become legal. Since the prices of drugs are lower in most other countries, this change would result in a decline in U.S. drug prices. How would that affect the development of new drugs in the United States?

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April 18, 2006

Person Perception in the Heat of Conflict: Negative Trait Attributions Affect Procedural Preferences and Account for Situational and Cultural Differences

Kwok Leung City University of Hong Kong
Sheena S. Iyengar Associate Professor of Management

Disputes by their nature involve contentious behavior. If you attribute such behavior to your opponent's underlying personality traits, will you prefer a more formal dispute resolution procedure? And how do cultural biases affect your perception and preferences?

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