South Korea's LG: Looking for Branding Power
Runner-up, Study Tour Paper Competition: Students visiting the LG Electronics showroom in Seoul, South Korea, remark on the changing nature of the company, which strives for world-class reputation and quality in consumer electronics.
The Retail Revolution: India in Fashion
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.
Great Expectations: The Rise of the Indian Middle Class
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.
Enterprising India: Profits and the Poor
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.
A Snapshot of Brazil's Residential Real Estate Sector
A group of 24 Columbia Business School students traveled to Brazil in March 2007 to study the changing regional real estate market.
For Italian Luxury Goods Companies, Less is Often More
Through visits with Armani and Ferrari, a group of MBA students learned first-hand about positioning, waitlists, and Italian luxury.
Rwanda: Efforts Toward a Private-Sector Economy
A delegation of 12 Columbia Business School students visited Rwanda in January 2007 on a trip organized by the School's Social Enterprise Program and supported by the Chazen Institute for International Business.
Major Infrastructure Projects in China: A Key to Continued Growth
When the Columbia Business School Real Estate Association took its spring 2006 trip to Shanghai and Hong Kong, the students were in awe of the development that is taking place. Cranes were everywhere; it was clear that China is changing rapidly.
Building Physical and Human-Capital Infrastructure to Maintain and Manage India's Growth
During three weeks from December 2005 to January 2006, 40 Columbia Business School students, faculty members and staff met with business, community and political leaders throughout India.