Will Toyota Be a Driver for Change in Japanese Industry?
Winner, Study Tour Paper Competition: Visiting Japan in the midst of the Toyota crisis on a Chazen Study Tour, Roland Jones shares perspectives on how Japan is learning or not from the automaker's troubles and explores what this means for Japanese industry.
What Would You Do? Students' Ethical Decisions at NGOs
You work for an African school and have received a grant to improve literacy, but your principal wants you to use the funds to fix a dire sanitation problem. Do you do it?
MBA Global Odyssey: Adapting and Winning in Times of Economic Turbulence
Mario Vitale of Zurich Financial discusses implications of the credit crisis for the global insurance industry and provides an outlook for the industry's recovery.
Politics at Play: Venezuela and ExxonMobil
Politics and business intermingle in the oil industry as James Walsh explores the emergence of socialism in Venezuela and its potential affects on the South American country's tumultuous relationship with ExxonMobil and the United States.
Global Banking After the Financial Crisis: Alberto J. Verme '84
Alberto J. Verme '84, Citi's co-CEO of Europe, Middle East and Africa, discusses growth in emerging markets, positive signs for an economic recovery, and why banks should get "back to basics."
Why Was the Financial Crisis Less Enduring in Japan and Other Countries...This Time Around?
Panelists explore the drivers that allowed Japan and other countries to withstand the recent financial crisis better than their American and European counterparts.
Latin America in a Turbulent Financial Environment
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.
Two Behemoths in a Troubled Industry
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.
Managing International Financial Risk
How do global companies avoid financial and operational risk? Mr. Hans Pohlschroeder, vice president, treasury, at Colgate-Palmolive Company, shares his company's experience managing risk to students in the Columbia Finance Organization.