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January 14, 2008

Putting Skills to the Test in Africa

Ryan Petersen ’08

If I think too much about it, Nigeria scares me. But my nervous tension is dwarfed by the excitement that only a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity can create.

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  • Entrepreneurship
  • Organizations
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September 25, 2008

Nigeria's Mobile Front

Omar Lababidi ’07

Telecom is helping the Nigerian economy diversify and move away from its dependence on the traditionally attractive oil and gas sector.

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • World Business
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May 03, 2007

The blame game

How cultural differences between Japan and the United States affect the way leaders are perceived when accidents strike.

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  • Leadership
  • Organizations
  • World Business
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June 03, 2008

Ending Human Exploitation with Economics

Siddharth Kara '01

Shocked by the size and scope of modern-day slavery, I put aside my corporate aspirations and worked for eight years to find a way to attack the economic forces perpetuating this industry.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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February 15, 2008

The Case Method Makes Room for Africa

Ryan Petersen ’08

Over the past decade, leading African business schools have adopted the traditional case method. But how much can they really learn from these cases when they are about American companies that routinely leave Africa out of their operating plans altogether?

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  • Entrepreneurship
  • Media and Technology
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  • Social Enterprise
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March 10, 2008

Spring Break in Korea

Leoneda Inge ’08

Monday morning we started the day off with yoga and it’s already in the news.

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  • Media and Technology
  • World Business
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April 16, 2009

A Reformer for Africa's Private Sector

Catherine New

Maurice Lam '78 has played a key role in turning Mauritius into an African success story for private-sector development. What can be learned from his experience?

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
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April 29, 2008

Financing Business in Tajikistan

Alan Cordova '08

In March, Lukas Bauer ’09 and I worked with the First MicroFinanceBank of Tajikistan to assess the viability of providing commercial loans to small and medium enterprises.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Corporate Finance
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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June 15, 2005

When Culture Counts

Do Chinese avoid conflict? If so, how will this cultural trait affect negotiations with your Chinese joint venture partner? New research sheds light on how culture influences people in business settings.

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January 22, 2008

On the Road: The Dean in Asia

Glenn Hubbard

My road trip through Hong Kong, Singapore, and Manila is revealing continued opportunities for Columbia Business School in Asia.

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  • World Business
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June 27, 2006

When does competition lead to higher prices?

With the right product differentiation strategy, you can steal customers from your competition without provoking a price war.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Corporate Finance
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Marketing
  • Strategy
  • World Business
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April 15, 2009

How to Get a Job at the United Nations

Francisco Albano '09 and Michael Krafft '10

Networking, perseverance and a willingness to live in relatively less-desirable locations can help you find a job with the prestigious organization. What else do you need?

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Organizations
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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June 22, 2009

Executive Education in Saudi Arabia

Ray Horton

I recently returned from teaching a one-week program in nonprofit management in Saudi Arabia, where foundation leaders want to make philanthropy more strategic. What was the experience like?

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  • Leadership
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  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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February 29, 2008

How to Shake Hands with an American Student

Jill Stoddard

An indisputable highlight of J-term orientation was the presentation “The International Student Experience” given by Dan Fishel ’08, where he discussed the many challenges that international students face.

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  • World Business
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August 25, 2008

Shareholder Activism Shapes the New Corporate Governance

Frank Edwards

Shareholders are demanding more rights. What are the implications for corporate governance?

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
  • World Business
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January 30, 2008

Reimagining Nigeria

Ryan Petersen ’08

From the moment we exited the airport, we knew we’d have to throw all preconceived notions about Lagos out the window.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Organizations
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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August 01, 2008

Aging Population Informs Real Estate Trends

Jill Stoddard

The Urban Land Institute reports that the aging of baby boomers will lead to a dramatic increase in single-person households, driving demand for more multifamily housing.

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  • Real Estate
  • Risk Management
  • World Business
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May 01, 2009

Creating Trust with Mobile Phones

Luke Davenport '09

Imagine if thousands of informal businesses listed in a business directory were accessible to anyone with a mobile phone? What if they were also linked to their regular customers, and through them, thousands of potential new customers?

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  • Entrepreneurship
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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January 17, 2008

Climbing the quality ladder to compete in the global marketplace

Firms in developed countries can compete with those in emerging economies by specializing at the high end of the quality scale.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Corporate Finance
  • World Business
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June 29, 2009

Tour Report: East Meets West in Singapore

Kuber Sharma '11

Incoming members of the class of 2011 have organized a trip around the globe to connect with local admits and alumni this summer. Read more about their travels.

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  • Leadership
  • World Business
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August 31, 2006

Small loans on a large scale

Is microfinance the key to ending poverty in the developing world? New research findings could help microfinance institutions lower their interest rates and reach more borrowers.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • World Business
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May 19, 2008

Globetrotting: Paris and Frankfurt

John Shoaf '10

While in Paris, we met with a few CBS alumni and had many intriguing discussions, though one important theme that arose — responsibility — left us with a new perspective on our careers.

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  • Leadership
  • World Business
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June 03, 2009

Around the World in 70 Days

John Shoaf ’10

This week marks the beginning of the second annual student-organized CBS World Tour, where nearly 150 admitted students from the class of 2011 will be meeting up in 40 countries around the world.

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  • Entrepreneurship
  • World Business
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June 05, 2008

In Bridging the Digital Divide, Watch Out for Pitfalls

Ray Fisman

The gap between rich and poor has widened in America over the past few decades. And we’re getting increasingly better evidence that technology is one of the main culprits.

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  • Media and Technology
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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April 20, 2009

Game Time for Green Panda

Catherine New

A new venture by Megan Bordi ’09 and her business partner won this year's A. Lorne Weil Outrageous Business Plan Competition. Their business brings an educational aspect to the online game market for kids and tweens in China.

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  • Entrepreneurship
  • Media and Technology
  • World Business
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September 22, 2008

Good Bailouts and Bad

David Beim

The test of the bailout will be whether the government plans to buy banks' assets at a price resembling fair market value.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • World Business
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December 04, 2008

Sumitomo Strategizes For U.S. Change

Vivien Ng ’09

There are three structural shifts that are transforming the Americas, which could provide opportunities for Sumitomo.

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  • Strategy
  • World Business
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September 02, 2008

Global Accounting Rules Mapped Out

Catherine New

The SEC's vote for international accounting standards could make it easier for investors to compare companies.

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  • Accounting
  • World Business
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July 23, 2008

India’s growing pains in the global economy

Charles Calomiris discusses India’s adaptation to participating in global markets, its challenges in sustaining growth and its rivalry with China.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
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September 09, 2008

Power Change in Paraguay

Cesar Cardozo '92

Paraguay is selling energy to Brazil at the same price as cup of coffee in Uris Deli — $2.67. We need to renegotiate a fair price.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
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October 16, 2008

Note to Treasury: Caution Ahead

Catherine New

Columbia Business School's economists respond to the Treasury's plan to recapitalize banks.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • World Business
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October 10, 2008

Going after economic gangsters

In a new book, Raymond Fisman discusses how using the tools of economics to confront corruption can help alleviate poverty and promote stability in the developing world.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
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January 25, 2006

Trust and reciprocity in Chinese business networks

Why do business relationships take longer to establish in China than in the United States? New research explores key differences between the American and Chinese approaches to building networks.

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  • Leadership
  • Operations
  • Organizations
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September 29, 2008

Where Is Oil Headed?

Geoff Heal

Oil prices will continue to fall in the short term, but recovering demand and a limited supply will keep prices moving higher in the long term.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • World Business
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April 02, 2009

Building an International Finance Career

Catherine New

"You should pursue the things you're inherently interested in. Look inside yourself for career advice, because that is important, wherever it might lead you." Read more about how Karen Kalina '94 built a career in finance that took her overseas.

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
  • World Business
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May 06, 2009

Tax Code Changes May Shift Investment to U.S.

Catherine New

Professor Andrew Schmidt discusses the impact of Obama's proposed tax code changes. What industries will be affected?

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Healthcare
  • World Business
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May 28, 2009

In Praise of Gender Bias

Suresh Sundaresan

In the early days of microfinance, a significant gender bias emerged among borrowers and persists today: approximately seven out of 10 borrowers are women. The jury is still out, but I think this is one case in which we should embrace gender bias.

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  • Social Enterprise
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October 31, 2008

A new global shock absorber

The dramatic increase in multinational production has realigned aggregate risk on a global scale, buffering firms and nations from shocks.

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June 30, 2009

Tour Report: Hope and Challenge in Africa

Shehab Hamad '11

Incoming members of the class of 2011 have organized a trip around the globe to connect with local admits and alumni this summer. Read more about their travels.

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  • Leadership
  • World Business
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Activating Sound and Meaning in Brand Name Evaluations: The Role of Language Proficiency in Bilinguals' Differential Processing

Chinese consumers judge brand names in other languages by the sound and meaning of the names’ Chinese equivalents.

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  • Marketing
  • World Business
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June 24, 2008

Working Abroad, Staying Connected

Jose Maria Urquiza Gonzalez '83

In international business, it's important to be flexible and keep learning.

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  • Leadership
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January 25, 2006

Gauging corruption's impact

Corruption — a major barrier to growth and development in poor countries — is difficult to define and even more difficult to measure. Creative research methods are shedding new light on its effects.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Strategy
  • World Business
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January 17, 2008

Behind the small-package success story

Their popularity with low-income buyers may not be the only reason single-serve packages sell so well.

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  • Marketing
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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August 06, 2008

Doing Business as an Anomaly

Yasmina McCarty '08

When I decided to move to Hyderabad, I knew I would stand out for a variety of reasons. But I didn’t anticipate how being a female entrepreneur would make me an anomaly.

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  • Entrepreneurship
  • Leadership
  • Organizations
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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January 08, 2009

Satyam Failure Hurts All Investors

Catherine New

The accounting scandal of Satyam, one of India's largest outsourcing companies, seriously hurts investor confidence, not only for India but worldwide, says Professor Sudhakar V. Balachandran.

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  • Accounting
  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Media and Technology
  • Organizations
  • World Business
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February 02, 2009

Debating Ethics Across Cultures

Catherine New

How would you handle an ethical dilemma in your job? An international panel of students discuss real-life problems and solutions.

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  • Leadership
  • Organizations
  • Strategy
  • World Business
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June 13, 2008

When Principles Pay

Geoff Heal

Why have organizations shifted from bare-minimum standards of corporate social responsibility to overcompliance?

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Leadership
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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February 01, 2008

Perspectives on Davos

Pamela Hartigan

This was my eighth consecutive year attending the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos. My first year there, I found myself guiding the late Yasser Arafat to the men’s room and having a tête-à-tête with Oprah Winfrey.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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June 01, 2009

Has Competition Held Intel Back?

Catherine New

New research from Professor Brett Gordon shows that competition between Intel and AMD stifled, rather than fostered, Intel's innovation. How so?

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  • Marketing
  • Media and Technology
  • Organizations
  • World Business
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February 12, 2009

Protectionism Will Hurt Global Recovery

Shang-Jin Wei

The U.S. is a leader in the global economy, but it needs to be careful not to violate trade obligations with protectionism in the stimulus bill.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
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April 14, 2009

Stiglitz: India Still On Track for Growth

Catherine New

"The two largest developing countries, India and China, are the least dark spots in this gloomy economic picture," Professor Joseph Stiglitz told audience members at the South Asian Business Association conference on Friday.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
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March 07, 2008

Why Educating 10,000 Women Is Good for Goldman Sachs

Geoff Heal

It’s a striking claim: by giving money away, we make ourselves better off. Can this be true?

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
  • Organizations
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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May 15, 2009

The Value of Trust: My Weekend with Warren Buffett (and 35,000 Other Adoring Fans)

Brandt Blimkie ’10

I could have sworn I was at a rock show, not an annual meeting. Yet there I stood outside the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska at 6 a.m.

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Leadership
  • Organizations
  • World Business
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May 08, 2008

Marketing Africa

Antonio Lopez Reus '08, Nicholas Levi-Gardes '09

During spring break we traveled to Ghana with the mission of developing a marketing strategy that would increase tourism and investment in Kumasi, Ghana’s second largest city.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Marketing
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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April 06, 2009

GM's Plight Is a Slippery Slope for Toyota

Catherine New

"The downsizing of General Motors opens economic opportunities for Toyota in the U.S. market, but it may also create serious political risks for Toyota's market share," says Professor Hugh Patrick.

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  • Operations
  • Organizations
  • World Business
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September 05, 2008

Tokyo: Business Without Technology

Daryl Reisfeld '10

The Tsukiji Fish Market may be one of the last places in a developed country where business is transacted quickly and efficiently without the aid of technology.

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  • Operations
  • Organizations
  • World Business
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January 25, 2006

Thinking small: Entrepreneurship in India

Despite all the fuss about offshoring to Bangalore, Amar Bhide claims it can't transform India's economy. Here, he explains the reforms needed to spur business growth and put India on the fast track.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Entrepreneurship
  • World Business
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August 25, 2006

Why does Africa struggle?

Why has Africa been left out of the business revolution? William Duggan discusses an alternative to aid for the world's poorest countries.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
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January 26, 2009

Guiding monetary policy with accountable autonomy

Assessing the work of the Federal Reserve, Frederic Mishkin contends that communication and transparency must counterbalance the necessary independence of a strong central bank.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Strategy
  • World Business
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June 09, 2008

Dubai: If You Build It, Will They Come?

John Shoaf '10

What was once a small desert city along the gulf coast is quickly becoming a large metropolis with miles of skyline and hundreds of man-made islands emerging from the Arabian Gulf.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Marketing
  • Organizations
  • Real Estate
  • World Business
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January 09, 2008

How to Start a Microcredit Investment Fund

Jill Stoddard

The cofounders of Microlumbia tell how their experience at Columbia propelled them to start something big — really big.

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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May 27, 2008

Globetrotting: Where Entrepreneurship Is Foreign

John Shoaf '10, Tommaso Pizzi '10

To better understand the business environment in Italy, we attended a private equity conference, where we had the opportunity to meet with the U.S. Ambassador to Italy.

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Organizations
  • World Business
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March 20, 2008

Seoul Tour Mixes Sugar with Business

Leoneda Inge '08

Just around the time that jet lag was due to set in, the CBS Korean Study Tour was infused with a seemingly endless supply of sugar.

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September 13, 2007

Puzzling over China's growth

Forget the old assumptions about China's boom — the country's economic growth doesn't fit the usual models. Geert Bekaert talks about what is and isn't behind China's ever-mushrooming economy.

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July 17, 2008

Regional Competitors in a Globalizing Industry

John Shoaf '10 and Diana Stastny '10

Any successful organization requires growth in order to stay competitive, but how does a comparatively small company continue to grow if it has a limited domestic market?

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Organizations
  • World Business
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August 19, 2008

Investing in a Solution for the Future

Catherine New

Sidney Taurel '71, chairman of Eli Lilly & Co., spoke about how he would spend $10 billion to solve a world problem. How would you spend it?

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Healthcare
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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February 28, 2008

Tips for Working Abroad

Marianna Macri

International work is becoming increasingly instrumental for career advancement. Here’s how to make the most of your experience.

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  • World Business
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May 30, 2008

Coach Goes on the Offensive

Jill Stoddard

Coach chairman and CEO Lew Frankfort ’69 is going on the offensive, opening nearly 30 stores in China (with plans for 50 more) and introducing more high- and low-end styles. Will this dilute the brand?

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  • Marketing
  • Organizations
  • Strategy
  • World Business
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April 08, 2009

IPL's Winning Mix of Sport and Cinema

Catherine New

How did the Indian Premier League become a worldwide phenomenon? Professor Rajeev Kohli's case study on the cricket league was the focus of the School's inaugural case competition, which concluded last night. Read more about the case.

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  • Marketing
  • Media and Technology
  • Strategy
  • World Business
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November 12, 2008

Energy and Microfinance in Rural Bangladesh

Juan Aristi ’09 and Gaurav Podar ’09

During the three months we worked in New York and the two weeks we spent in Dhaka, we helped them refine a plan to train young women to install and repair the Solar Home Systems.

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  • Organizations
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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December 01, 2008

Venturing Beyond Innovation

Catherine New

Prof. Amar Bhide argues that midlevel innovation is of greater competitive value than high-level research to companies.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Strategy
  • World Business
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October 30, 2008

Reunion Notes: View from the Pacific

Catherine New

Nearly 500 alumni and guests gathered in Hong Kong for a series of faculty panels and networking events as part of the Pan-Asian Reunion.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
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December 17, 2008

Global customers seek global firms

Noel Capon talks about how firms can retain and grow their most valued customers by shifting from country-based account management to global account management.

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  • Marketing
  • World Business
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June 06, 2008

Turmoil in Global Money Markets

Suresh Sundaresan

How will turmoil in global money markets affect the world economy? And what can central banks do to prevent a future credit crunch?

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Risk Management
  • World Business
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January 07, 2009

Questions to Frame Your Thinking

Catherine New

What areas of research would you like to see developed this year?

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  • Organizations
  • Strategy
  • World Business
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February 16, 2009

A Practical Approach in Africa

Nicholas Doimi de Frankopan ’09

Shanta Devarajan of the World Bank says we must foster macro-economic stability in Africa if we want to solve the problem of poverty. Watch the video interview.

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  • Organizations
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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March 28, 2008

On the Road: Tokyo

Glenn Hubbard

My trip began with a good omen — cherry blossoms in full bloom — and continued with frank discussions on the current state of the world’s financial markets.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
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April 10, 2009

Energy Investment Rests on Oil Prices

Amanda Simson PhD '11

Are there enough resources to meet growing demand? That is one of the many questions energy experts discussed at the 2009 Energy Symposium. Read more.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Organizations
  • World Business
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April 01, 2008

On the Road: Korea

Glenn Hubbard

A visit to Seoul was a wonderful opportunity to enrich connections with alumni, where I found them pleased with the pro-business agenda of newly elected President Myung-bak Lee.

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  • World Business
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May 28, 2008

What's Behind Sovereign Fund Rhetoric?

Kevin Haag '94

There has been a lot of emotionally charged rhetoric surrounding sovereign wealth funds. I just don’t buy it. Calls from politicians and the media for sovereign wealth fund regulation miss the larger point.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Organizations
  • World Business
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October 25, 2008

Asia Brand: Five Questions for SCHMITT

Catherine New

There is no shortage of Asian brands that are known globally and more will be coming soon.

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  • Marketing
  • World Business
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October 08, 2008

How Will the Financial Crisis Affect the Base of the Pyramid?

Luke Davenport ’09

How can we best help the world’s poor access the wealth-magnifying capacity of financial markets?

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  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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July 23, 2008

Who benefits from the WTO?

The trade organization doesn’t treat rich and poor nations the same, but all members can gain from collective negotiations.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
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April 08, 2008

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Noel Capon

After the first flight arrived at BA’s new Terminal 5 at Heathrow, everything went downhill.

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  • Marketing
  • Operations
  • World Business
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February 22, 2006

Global-to-global marketing

In the future, global companies will do more and more business with other global companies. G2G is a different game from B2B. Noel Capon explains how to make the shift.

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  • Marketing
  • World Business
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May 29, 2009

Accountability for Satyam's Auditors

Sudhakar Balachandran

Satyam's auditors were responsible for proactive audit work which they, by their own admission, did not conduct. A close look at the company's balance sheet shows why.

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  • Accounting
  • Organizations
  • World Business
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August 04, 2008

Tackling Climate Change with Business Insight

Glenn Hubbard

Business leaders are the ones best suited to manage the risk of climate change that we find ourselves subject to as a global community.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Organizations
  • Risk Management
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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October 21, 2008

Wall Street's Ripple Effect in China

Wei Jiang

There are two ways the crisis will have an effect: through the trading route and through the asset route.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Real Estate
  • World Business
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June 15, 2005

Inflation in emerging markets

Frederic Mishkin explains that while emerging market countries face special macroeconomic challenges, inflation targeting can work well in those countries if it's done right.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
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July 24, 2008

Bold Ideas and Unreasonable People

Yasmina McCarty '08

What exactly is a social enterprise? And how are we delivering on our bold idea for social change?

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  • Marketing
  • Media and Technology
  • Organizations
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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October 03, 2007

Do high CEO salaries pay off?

New research suggests that high-priced talent at the top may be justified in a globalized world.

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
  • Organizations
  • World Business
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June 23, 2008

EMBA-Global Program Launches in Asia

Glenn Hubbard

I believe our most crucial role is to teach the next generation of business leaders how to apply their business knowledge in a way that will transform this newly globalized world for the better.

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  • Leadership
  • World Business
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March 06, 2008

Who's afraid of sovereign funds?

David Beim discusses why America has little to fear from opening its markets and much to gain from moderating its appetite for deficits.

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • World Business
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June 05, 2009

Small Investments, Large Growth

Andrew Umans ’10

Microlumbia is considering making a loan to a small savings and loan cooperative in Ruhiira, Uganda. How did we evaluate the operation and what did we learn about the local economy?

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  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
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June 17, 2009

Smartphones and Emerging Markets: A New Technology Revolution?

David del Ser '08 and Mark Pedersen '07

When will mobile services in emerging markets evolve beyond text message technology? We believe that time is now.

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  • Entrepreneurship
  • Social Enterprise
  • Strategy
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June 04, 2008

Globetrotting: Privatization in Turkey

John Shoaf '10 and Irem Oral '10

Turkey is currently undergoing a significant social, economical and political transition. And somewhere in these winds of change lie several interesting opportunities.

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January 25, 2005

Small firms’ access to credit in emerging markets

In the late 1990s, Argentina adopted world-class bank regulation and welcomed the arrival of several large foreign banks. Did these changes make it easier for small firms to obtain funding?

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April 30, 2008

Overcoming Start-Up Doubts in India

Yasmina McCarty '08

On February 1st I moved to Hyderabad, India to officially start GreenMango’s operations. That first day, a lot went wrong.

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January 28, 2008

Who’s Afraid of Sovereign Funds?

David Beim

The most recent subject to provoke shivers of anxiety is the rise of sovereign wealth funds, notably the investment by a number of them during the past two months of nearly $20 billion in some leading U.S. financial institutions.

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October 31, 2008

Rethinking America’s innovative edge

In his new book The Venturesome Economy, Amar Bhidé argues that the willingness and ability of Americans to develop and use innovations derived from the scientific research of other nations is a crucial driver of U.S. prosperity.

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January 25, 2006

Making globalization fair

Joseph Stiglitz, a prominent critic of globalization's shortcomings, offers practical ideas for extending its benefits.

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June 18, 2008

Three Pieces of Advice on Working in China

Kai-Fu Lee

If you feel you’re ready to work really hard and get accustomed to an incredibly fast-paced environment, then China is the place for you.

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April 23, 2008

The Five Most Important Things About Growth in India

Bruce Greenwald

The reason India and China went from being peripheral players in the world market in 1980 to the powerful forces they are today didn’t have to do with changes in the global market. It had to do with local changes.

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June 17, 2008

India: Beyond BPO

John Shoaf '10

Although BPO has been a driver of India’s recent economic development, the future of India’s emerging economy will likely be elsewhere.

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November 15, 2006

How can rich countries best promote economic development in the world’s poorest nations?

Paul Tierney, chairman of TechnoServe, an organization that provides technical assistance to entrepreneurs in developing countries, explains what works and what doesn't.

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May 01, 2008

Pre-MBA Globetrotting: 18 Cities in 15 Weeks

John Shoaf '10

The day after completing my application to CBS, I purchased a world map and a box of thumbtacks and began charting my trip: a 15-week journey to some major cities around the world. I was hoping for the adventure of a lifetime.

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June 27, 2006

Oil prices and consumer confidence

Will oil prices stay at current levels, and how will they affect consumer confidence and the economy as a whole?

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June 26, 2009

Tour Report: Rubbing Elbows in Brazil

Genisha Saverimuthu '11

Incoming members of the class of 2011 have organized a trip around the globe to connect with local admits and alumni this summer. Read more about their travels.

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June 12, 2008

On Campus, Beyond Manhattan

Rachel Vessey '09

When I enrolled at CBS, I had no idea that I’d have such a global experience right in my own backyard — or how that would help me see how important an international perspective is to succeeding in business.

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May 12, 2008

London: A Perspective on Restructuring

John Shoaf '10

According to my new friend at Blackstone, restructuring has a short window of opportunity because, unlike the weather here in London, there are typically more sunny days than rainy days in any given market cycle.

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October 23, 2008

Living Laboratory for Asian Executives

Catherine New

Asia’s growing role in international finance has brought an increasing number of executives to American universities to learn how to sustain and scale their own economic growth.

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December 29, 2008

The World Is Still Round

Catherine New

A new book by Professor Bruce C. Greenwald and Judd Kahn challenges the predominant view of globalization.

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January 25, 2006

Global capital flows and financial crises

Drawing lessons from recent and historical financial crises, Charles Calomiris offers policy recommendations for managing risk in global financial markets.

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May 28, 2009

Are Macro Changes in Store for Microlending?

New financial tools and technologies are poised to change the way microfinance is practiced, says Suresh Sundaresan.

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January 25, 2008

On the Road: Singapore and Manila

Glenn Hubbard

One possible explanation for Asian stock market declines a few days ago is that market participants are realizing that Asia is not “decoupled” from economic performance in the United States and the rest of the industrial world.

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June 27, 2006

How can poor countries get rich?

Without financial globalization, says Frederic Mishkin, poor nations can't reach the next stage of development.

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Academics

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B9410: Business Innovations in International Development

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B8202: Modern Political Economy

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B7718: International Business Strategy

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B7299: The Private Sector and International Development

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B8202: MODERN POLITICAL ECONOMY

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B7501: International Business

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B8299: The Private Sector & International Development

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B8599: International Media Business

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B8620: Global Marketing Consulting for Social Enterprise

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B8202: MODERN POLITICAL ECONOMY

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B9777: High Potential Entrepreneurship (Master Class)

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B8599: Developing Strategies for High Tech Firms

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B8512: International Business Strategy

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B8599: International Media Business

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B8299: The Private Sector & International Development

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B8202: MODERN POLITICAL ECONOMY

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B7202: Modern Political Economy

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B9701: Private Equity in Emerging Markets

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B8357: Money Markets: Domestic and Intl.

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B8358: International Banking: Value and Risk

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B7202: Modern Political Economy

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B6501: International Business

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B9455: Social Entrepreneurship: Global Perspective

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B7509: Intl. Financial Managment

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B8299: Business in Society: Doing Well by Doing Good?

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B7308: Debt Markets

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B9311: (PhD) Seminar in International Finance

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B8299: New Developments in Energy Markets

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B8202: Modern Political Economy

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B8514: Pacific Basin Economic Relations

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B8506: Global Marketing

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B8299: Business in Society: Doing Well by Doing Good?

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B9301: Hedge Funds

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School News & Events

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February 18, 2008

Columbia Takes its Show on the Road

This feature describes the work CBS students have done with African entrepreneurs as part of Professor Murray Low's master class, Entrepreneurship in Africa. Dana Malman, Katie Leonberger and Ryan Petersen, all class of 2008, are quoted. Read more...

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April 08, 2005

Are Capital Markets China’s Achilles’ Heel?

Opening a panel he moderated at a symposium on “China’s Economic Emergence,” Professor Charles Calomiris, academic director of the Chazen Institute, pointed out that capital markets are thought of as the gatekeepers of resource allocation within any market economy. Read more...

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September 03 - 04, 2009

China from the Inside

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Directory

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Bernd Schmitt
Bernd Schmitt

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Frank Lichtenberg
Frank Lichtenberg

frl1@columbia.edu
212-854-4408

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Joseph Stiglitz
Joseph Stiglitz

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Leanne Lachman
Leanne Lachman

ll588@columbia.edu
212-854-4333

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Robert Fallon
Robert Fallon

rf2327@columbia.edu
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Bruce Kogut
Bruce Kogut

bruce.kogut@columbia.edu
212-854-9050

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M. Suresh Sundaresan
M. Suresh Sundaresan

ms122@columbia.edu
212-854-4423

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Charles Calomiris
Charles Calomiris

cc374@columbia.edu
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Frederic Mishkin
Frederic Mishkin

fsm3@columbia.edu
212-854-3488

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Raymond Fisman
Raymond Fisman

rf250@columbia.edu
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Don Sexton
Don Sexton

des5@columbia.edu
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David Beim
David Beim

dob1@columbia.edu
212-854-3484

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Pamela Hartigan
Pamela Hartigan

pamela.hartigan@gmail.com
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Antony Bugg-Levine
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212-854-7903

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Geoffrey Heal
Geoffrey Heal

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Bruce Usher
Bruce Usher

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Raul Katz
Raul Katz

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Elke Weber
Elke Weber

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212-854-4427

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School News

June 18, 2009

Professor Wouter Dessein participates in Keizai Koho Center Invitation Program for U.S. Business School Educators

Professor Wouter Dessein participates in Keizai Koho Center Invitation Program for U.S. Business School Educators Read more...

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June 18, 2009

Video available for the conference "The Financial and Economic Futures of Japan and the US" held on May 14 in Tokyo

Video available for the conference "The Financial and Economic Futures of Japan and the US" held on May 14 in Tokyo Read more...

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June 16, 2009

David del Ser '08 named Echoing Green Fellow

David Del Ser '08 developed and launched Frogtek while at Columbia Business School, and was awarded a 2009 Echoing Green Fellowship. Read more...

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May 07, 2009

Video available for the symposium "Two Behemoths in a Troubled Industry: Toyota and GM" held on April 6 in New York

Video available for the symposium "Two Behemoths in a Troubled Industry: Toyota and GM" held on April 6 in New York Read more...

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April 25, 2009

Professor Raymond Horton Teaches CSR in Korea

Professor Raymond Horton will teach a two-week course on Corporate Social Responsibility at the Graduate School of Business of Seoul National University in Korea, April 25 to May 10, 2009. Read more...

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April 14, 2009

April 6 Symposium - "Two Behemoths in a Troubled Industry: Toyota and GM." CJEB Graduate Fellow Vivien Ng reports

On April 6, 2009, the Center on Japanese Economy and Business organized a symposium titled "Two Behemoths in a Troubled Industry: Toyota and GM." The speakers were Steven Sturm, Group Vice President of Americas Strategic Research and Planning and Corporate Communications at Toyota Motor North America, and William Holstein, author of Why GM Matters: Inside the Race to Transform an American Icon. The discussion was moderated by David Weinstein, Carl S Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University, and Professor Hugh Patrick, director of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, served as commentator. The symposium was cosponsored by Columbia Business School's Asian Business Association, General Management Association, and Japan Business Association. Read more...

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April 13, 2009

Top Prize in Case Competition 2009 Awarded

Members of the winning team were Ahmad Bakri '10, Francesco Braggiotti '10, Erica Brailey '10, Micael Calatrava '10 and Alexandre Domange '10. Read more...

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April 06, 2009

"GM's Plight Is a Slippery Slope for Toyota"

Hugh Patrick, Director of Center on Japanese Economy and Business, was featured on the Columbia Business School's blog "Public Offering" in a post titled "GM's Plight Is a Slippery Slope for Toyota." Read more...

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April 06, 2009

Professors Hugh Patrick, David Weinstein discuss state of Japan's Economy at the NY Federal Reserve

The Japan Table at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on March 26 hosted an informal panel discussion on the Japanese economy, focusing on macroeconomic and monetary policy in Japan, and lessons for the United States. The panelists in order of appearance were Richard Katz, editor of The Oriental Economist; David Weinstein, Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy and Associate Director for Research of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia University; Nami Numoto, Deputy General Manager of the Chief Representative Office for the Americas, Bank of Japan; Hugh Patrick, Director of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia University; and Alicia Ogawa, Adjunct Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs and Senior Advisor to the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia University. Read more...

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March 19, 2009

Video available for the symposium "Japan's Solar and Wind Ambitions: How Promising is the U.S. Market?" held on February 5 in New York

Video available for the symposium "Japan's Solar and Wind Ambitions: How Promising is the U.S. Market?" held on February 5 in New York Read more...

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March 06, 2009

CJEB Associate Director David Weinstein quoted in Bloomberg article on U.S. economy.

CJEB Associate Director David Weinstein was quoted in a Feb. 27 Bloomberg article, titled "Obama Must Defeat Spite on Bailouts to Beat Recession (Update1)". Read more...

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March 05, 2009

March 3 Brown Bag Lecture- "Yankee Capitalist Go Home: The Singer Sewing Machine Company in 1930s Japan." CJEB Graduate Fellow Vivien Ng reports

A look at America's iconic Singer sewing machine company sheds light on some of the lessons earlier American capitalists learned when venturing abroad. On March 3, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the Center on Japanese Economy and Business cosponsored a lecture titled "Yankee Capitalist Go Home: The Singer Sewing Machine Company in 1930s Japan." The guest speaker Andrew D. Gordon is a Professor of History at Harvard University, where he is also director of the Reischauer Institute for Japanese Studies. Hugh Patrick, director of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School, moderated the event. Read more...

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March 04, 2009

When Corruption Is The Norm

In an op-ed Prof. Ray Fisman writes that corporate corruption is more widespread than meets the eye. Read more...

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February 24, 2009

Hugh Patrick discusses the impact of the global economic crisis on Japan. Watch the video.

Jane Trombley, Director of Public Relations, Marketing and Communications, interviewed Hugh Patrick, Director of Center on Japanese Economy and Business. Read more...

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February 20, 2009

How To Prepare For Financial Meltdowns

In an op-ed Profs. Patrick Bolton, Bruce Kogut and Tano Santos call for the creation of a "crisis resolution board" designed to mitigate future financial crises. Read more...

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February 18, 2009

Dawn of the dead banks

Prof. Hugh Patrick says Japan's response to its financial crisis in the 1990s was too slow, and that the U.S. should learn from this mistake and act aggressively to shore up its own ailing banking sector. Read more...

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February 18, 2009

Hugh Patrick quoted in a Feb. 18 CNNMoney.com article, "Dawn of the dead banks."

Hugh Patrick, Director for the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, was quoted in a Feb. 18th CNNMoney.com article, "Dawn of the dead banks." Read more...

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February 17, 2009

February 5 Symposium- "Japan's Solar and Wind Ambitions: How Promising is the U.S. Market?" CJEB Graduate Fellow Shari Cooperman reports

An impressive group of speakers gathered at Columbia Business School last Thursday, February 5 for a symposium titled "Japan's Solar and Wind Ambitions: How Promising is the U.S. Market?" The event, organized by the Center on Japanese Economy and Business with the support of the Mitsui USA Foundation, marked the 10th anniversary of the Mitsui USA Foundation's sponsored symposia at Columbia Business School and was the first-ever to include a remote audience of Columbia Business School's alumni association in Tokyo via live webcast. Columbia Business School's Energy Club, Green Business Club, and Japan Business Association also cosponsored the event. Read more...

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February 11, 2009

Venezuela's 'Shell' Game

In an op-ed Prof. Ray Fisman explores Venezuela's relationship to Big Oil. Read more...

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February 06, 2009

David Weinstein quoted in a Feb. 5 New York Times article, "Japan's Big-Works Stimulus Is Lesson."

David Weinstein, Associate Director for the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, was quoted in a February 5th New York Times article, "Japan's Big-Works Stimulus Is Lesson." Read more...

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January 26, 2009

Guarding against the coming globalisation backlash

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January 07, 2009

Columbia's Amar Bhidé and NYU's Nouriel Roubini

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January 06, 2009

CBS Launches Efforts with Goldman Sachs to Strengthen Business Education for Women in Africa

The School's strategic partnerships with two leading African universities will focus on building capacity for business and management education, with an emphasis on entrepreneurship. Read more...

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December 04, 2008

Pick of the pile

The Economist names Prof. Amar Bhide’s new book, The Venturesome Economy, among the best books of 2008. Read more...

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November 29, 2008

Do We Overrate Basic Research?

The Venturesome Economy, a new book by Prof. Amar Bhidé, prompts an examination of the nature of America's competitive advantage. Read more...

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November 25, 2008

Multinationals and Microfinance

Kenneth Scheffler '09 explores sustainable financial services for the poor in this Bottom Line article. Read more...

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November 21, 2008

Alicia Ogawa will speak at "Japan's Financial and Economic Problems of the 1990s and the Current Crisis in the United States: A Comparison" at NYU on November 25

Alicia Ogawa, Director of the Program on Alternative Investments and Associate Director, Advising of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business will speak at the panel discussion entitled, " Japan's financial and economic problems of the 1990s and the current crisis in the United States: A Comparison" in room 11-75 Cantor Board Room at New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business from 6:30 to 8:30 pm on Tuesday, November 25, 2008. This event is organized by the Center for Japan-U.S. Business and Economic Studies and the Undergraduate International Business Association at New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business. Read more...

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November 17, 2008

Nov. 13 Zadankai "Approaches to Change - Conquering the 'Crisis of a Century'" was presented by Mr. Shinagawa, President & CEO, Sumitomo Corporation of America.

The Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB) continued its Zandankai Series of lunchtime, informal discussions as it welcomed Mr. Michihisa Shinagawa, president and CEO of Sumitomo Corporation of America, to the Business School on November 13. Faculty and students filled the room to listen to Mr. Shinagawa's discussion titled "Approaches to Change - Conquering the 'Crisis of a Century'."� The event was cosponsored by the Japan Business Association of Columbia Business School. Read more...

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November 13, 2008

On November 6, "Toyota's Green Strategy" was presented by Steve Sturm. CJEB Graduate Fellow Shari Cooperman reports.

Mr. Steve Sturm, the group vice president of Americas strategic research and planning and corporate communications for Toyota Motor North America, came to Columbia Business School on Thursday, November 6 to discuss the global automobile company's "Green Strategy." The event was organized by the student led Japanese Business Association and Green Business Club, with the support and cosponsorship of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business. Read more...

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November 13, 2008

MBA students of Columbia Business School's Japan Business Association attend a panel discussion at the official residence of Ambassador Motoatsu Sakurai. CJEB Graduate Fellow Shari Cooperman reports.

On Friday evening, November 7, approximately 50 members of the Japanese Business Association (JBA) at Columbia Business School gathered at the official residence of Ambassador Motoatsu Sakurai, consul general of Japan in New York City. Read more...

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November 10, 2008

Columbia Business School Hosts Inaugural Pan-Asian Reunion

The event's focus, "Asia and the World Economy," highlighted the growing importance of Asia due to its remarkable economic growth and development. Read more...

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November 10, 2008

China boosts global economies with $570 billion infusion

Prof. Shang-Jin Wei discusses the international impact of China’s own stimulus plan, worth four trillion yuan. Read more...

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November 06, 2008

Presentations from CITI 25th Anniversary International Summit on Media & Communication now online!

Speaker presentations have been posted from CITI's 25th Anniversary International Summit on Media & Communication, with video of the event to follow in the coming weeks. Please visit the event page to access this material: http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/citi/events/summit2008 Read more...

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November 06, 2008

November 13 CJEB Zadankai: "Approaches to Change: Conquering the Crisis of a Century" with Michihisa Shinagawa, President and CEO, Sumitomo Corporation of America

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November 06, 2008

November 19 Lecture: "Lessons from the Japanese Bubble for the U.S." with Takeo Hoshi, Paul Sheard, and Michael Woodford

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November 04, 2008

Calomiris Says Obama Would Need to Reassure Markets

Prof. Charles Calomiris discusses economic priorities for the next president, including taking continued action to deal with the financial crisis, bolstering the mortgage market and ensuring pathways to free trade. Read more...

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October 20, 2008

Professors Ray Fisman and Edward Miguel Propose a Form of Foreign Aid

Faculty opinion piece on "How To Prevent War And Famine" in Forbes.com Read more...

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October 10, 2008

Revised Agenda and All Speakers Confirmed for "The Japanese Government as a Portfolio Manager: Managing the Nation's Wealth" on October 21st in Tokyo

Revised Agenda and All Speakers Confirmed for "The Japanese Government as a Portfolio Manager: Managing the Nation's Wealth" on October 21st in Tokyo Read more...

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September 23, 2008

CITI and ACORN/REDECOM Announce Call For Papers: "ICTs and its Social and Economic Impacts in the Americas" - Mexico City, May 21-22, 2009

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September 11, 2008

Social Enterprise Summer Internship Experiences

MBA students report on their social enterprise summer internships Read more...

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August 21, 2008

"The Japanese Government as a Portfolio Manager: Managing the Nation's Wealth" on October 21st in Tokyo

The Program on Alternative Investments of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia Business School will hold a conference titled, "The Japanese Government as a Portfolio Manager: Managing the Nation's Wealth," from 1:30pm to 5:45pm on Tuesday, October 21 at the Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka in Tokyo. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • World Business
July 17, 2008

Beijing Feels Heat As Economy Cools

Professor Shang-Jin Wei says China can ease the burden on its exporters even as the Chinese yuan continues to appreciate. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
June 27, 2008

6 Myths About Oil Speculators

Professor Robert Hodrick says the market doesn't allow speculators to conspire to drive up the price of oil. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
June 23, 2008

EMBA-Global Announces Expansion to Asia

EMBA-Global Asia incorporates HKU Business School into the existing partnership between Columbia Business School and London Business School, establishing the first executive MBA program jointly located in the three cities that drive global business. Read more...

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  • Leadership
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June 23, 2008

Managers See Advantages of Going Global

Columbia Business School and London Business School launch EMBA-Global Asia, incorporating HKU Business School and expanding elective offerings and networking opportunities across the three global business capitals. Read more...

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  • Leadership
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June 17, 2008

Synchronized Alumni Event Unites Clubs Around the World

On June 11 and 12, Columbia Business School alumni clubs around the world hosted social gatherings and celebrations as part of the second annual synchronized worldwide alumni club event. Read more...

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  • Leadership
  • World Business
June 05, 2008

New Submission to the CJEB Working Paper Series by CJEB Visiting Fellow, Keiko Ito, "The Evolution of the Productivity Dispersion of Firms--A Reevaluation of Its Determinants in the Case of Japan"

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
April 25, 2008

CBS Team Wins Global Social Venture Competition with Clean Energy Plan

Out of a record field of 245 teams from 23 countries, a student team from CBS won the $25,000 grand prize at this year’s Global Social Venture Competition. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Leadership
  • Organizations
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
April 24, 2008

Presentations Online from Paris Ultrabroadband Conference (4/3 - 4/4/08)

Presentations Online from Paris Ultrabroadband Conference (4/3 - 4/4/08) Read more...

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  • Media and Technology
  • Strategy
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April 24, 2008

Team Wins First in Global Social Venture Competition

Columbia University team, consisting of four MBA students, takes first place in Global Social Venture Competition. Read more...

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  • Entrepreneurship
  • Social Enterprise
  • Strategy
  • World Business
April 18, 2008

Social Enterprise Student Speaks on Leadership at World Leaders Forum

CBS student Melissa D’Agostino was featured in a panel discussion hosted by Columbia University’s World Leaders Forum and moderated by President Lee C. Bollinger the evening of April 16. Read more...

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  • Leadership
  • Social Enterprise
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April 17, 2008

Where Pandit Is Taking Citi

Rejecting calls for Citigroup’s breakup, CEO Vikram Pandit ’86 has vowed to keep the world’s largest bank intact in order to preserve its wide international reach. Read more...

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
  • Organizations
  • Risk Management
  • Strategy
  • World Business
April 16, 2008

Conference Presentations from "Future Scenarios for Latin American Telecom" (4/14/08) are now online!

Presentations from CITI's conference "Future Scenarios for Latin American Telecom" are now online. Read more...

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  • Media and Technology
  • Strategy
  • World Business
April 06, 2008

Masters and misgivings: A coveted qualification turns 100 still seeking to prove its worth

Dean Glenn Hubbard says the MBA is beneficial to business: “I think we’ve seen a very healthy swing of the pendulum back — without losing academic rigour. We step back and ask: ‘What are the big issues that business has to grapple with?’” Read more...

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  • Leadership
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March 28, 2008

Executives Find Ways to Keep Moving Ahead Despite Economic Fears

Professor David Beim says highly leveraged companies are finding themselves in a precarious position. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • World Business
March 25, 2008

The China-Japan Equation: Economic Partners, Strategic Rivals

In recent years American media have focused on the dramatic rise of China while largely ignoring the role of Japan in Asia. However, the relationship between these two Asian giants is much more complex than the occasional diplomatic flap that Americans read about in the newspapers. Read more...

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March 24, 2008

Into the Economic Abyss

Professor Charles Jones comments on the importance of maintaining confidence in the U.S. banking system during an economic downturn. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • World Business
March 19, 2008

J. P. Morgan Chief: Aw, Shucks

JPMorgan Chase CEO James Dimon wins accolades for leading the bank’s buyout of Bear Stearns, including one from Professor David Beim : “It’s a tremendous deal,” Beim says. “They’ve done everybody a service by coming in as a white knight.” Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Leadership
  • World Business
March 14, 2008

CITI and WiMAXDay.com Announce 2 Day WiMAX Investor Summit at Columbia University - May 12 & 13

CITI and WiMAXDay.com Announce 2 Day WiMAX Investor Summit - May 12 & 13 Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Media and Technology
  • Strategy
  • World Business
March 13, 2008

Network of Research Centers on ICT in Latin America to be launched at Columbia University on April 14, 2008

On April 14th 2008, the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information will hold the inaugural meeting of the Network of Research Centers on ICT in Latin America. This cross-disciplinary academic network seeks to advance knowledge on the social and economic impact of ICTs in Central and Latin America, and examine the policy and regulatory issues that affect its broad-based development. Read more...

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  • Media and Technology
  • Strategy
  • World Business
March 11, 2008

Conference Registration for Future Scenarios for Latin American Communications (4/14/08) Now Open!

Conference Registration for Future Scenarios for Latin American Telecom Now Open! Read more...

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  • Media and Technology
  • Strategy
  • World Business
March 06, 2008

Goldman Sachs Announces Global Women's Education Initiative and CBS Partnership

CEO Lloyd Blankfein said the firm pledges $100 million to provide 10,000 underserved women with education and mentoring in business, management and entrepreneurship. Read more...

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  • Social Enterprise
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March 05, 2008

CITI Announces Ultrabroadband Conference in Paris, France - April 3-4, 2008

This conference will bring together policy makers, industry experts, and academics from the United States, Korea and Europe to examine the perspective of "Ultrabroadband" (i.e. transmission rates above 1Gbps on the residential market). It is a joint event of the Chair on Innovation and Regulation in the Digital Economy (Ecole Polytechnique - Telecom ParisTech - OrangeLabs) and is jointly organized with the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI), and Korea Telecom. Read more...

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  • Media and Technology
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February 28, 2008

Columbia Women in Business Conference Defines Success with New Perspectives

Avon CEO Andrea Jung delivered the keynote address, emphasizing the importance of passion, humility, balance and social responsibility. Read more...

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  • Leadership
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February 18, 2008

Columbia Takes its Show on the Road

This feature describes the work CBS students have done with African entrepreneurs as part of Professor Murray Low's master class, Entrepreneurship in Africa. Dana Malman, Katie Leonberger and Ryan Petersen, all class of 2008, are quoted. Read more...

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  • Entrepreneurship
  • World Business
February 14, 2008

Sovereign Wealth Funds: Policy Challenges and Market Implications [full summary report]

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • World Business
February 12, 2008

February 12 Brown Bag Lecture: "Japan-Middle East Relations" by Mitsugu Saito [article]

With no oil or natural gas reserves of its own, Japan has long depended on the Middle East for its energy needs. Ninety percent of the country's oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz, so stability in the region is crucial to Japan’s economic well-being. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
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January 11, 2008

Second Annual India Conference Imagines Future of Corporate Social Responsibility

Making the distinction between isolated philanthropic acts and sustainable practices, the conference’s featured speakers emphasized the need for making corporate social responsibility integral to long-term planning. Read more...

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  • Social Enterprise
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October 31, 2007

Social Enterprise Conference on Value Creation Breaks Participation Record

Unilever group chief executive Patrick Cescau, awarded the Botwinick Prize for Business Ethics, delivered the keynote address on the importance of corporate social responsibility. Read more...

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  • Leadership
  • Social Enterprise
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October 11, 2007

Issues in Japanese Pension Fund Management

On Thursday, October 11, 2007, the Center on Japanese Economy and Business and the Japan Business Association of Columbia Business School cosponsored a zadankai (roundtable discussion) entitled “Issues in Japanese Pension Fund Management” Read more...

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  • Accounting
  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Corporate Finance
  • World Business
September 27, 2007

School Welcomes President of Dominican Republic

President Leonel Fernández Reyna of the Dominican Republic delivered a speech at Columbia Business School — and threw out the first pitch before a Yankees game — during his visit to New York. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
September 14, 2007

Professor Gerald Curtis speaks at University Lecture

September 13: Professor Gerald Curtis spoke at our lecture series titled "ABE'S GONE...IS THE LDP NEXT?" Read more...

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August 21, 2007

Raul Katz: Are Internet Companies Overvalued (Again)?

Are Internet Companies Overvalued (Again)? What we can learn from eBay?s acquisition of Skype. by Raul L. Katz and Paul Zangrilli Read more...

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  • Media and Technology
  • Strategy
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August 01, 2007

New CJEB Working Papers

The CJEB Working Paper Series has recently published three new installments. Read more...

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  • World Business
June 05, 2007

A Marshall Plan for Africa

Dean Glenn Hubbard and Professor William Duggan propose a business-sector support project for Africa. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
June 05, 2007

Building Social Enterprise in Korea

Three Korean alumni help export the School's Social Enterprise Program. Read more...

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  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
May 29, 2007

New Strategies of Japanese Corporate Leaders

May 29: the Program on Alternative Investments of CJEB presented a conference titled ?Operational Restructuring: New Strategies of Japanese Corporate Leaders.? Read more...

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  • Leadership
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May 23, 2007

Tang Calls for a Long-Term Approach to Investing in China

Frank Tang ’94 of Temasek Holdings — one of the largest overseas investors in China — returned to the School on May 10 as the fourth speaker in the Sir Gordon Wu Distinguished Speaker Forum. Read more...

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • World Business
April 04, 2007

Japan's UN Diplomacy and Security Council Reform

On April 4, 2007, CJEB co-sponsored the WEAI Policy Forum "Japan's UN Diplomacy and Security Council Reform" by Ambassador Kenzo Oshima, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations. Read more...

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  • World Business
March 27, 2007

GSVC's Judges Select Semi-finalists

GSVC's Judges Select Semi-finalists Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Entrepreneurship
  • World Business
March 13, 2007

Alicia Ogawa, AIP Program Director, Featured in Columbia Business School Newspaper

Bottom Line Article: CBS Japan Business Association student leaders interview Alicia Ogawa, CJEB Director of Program on Alternative Investments Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Capital Markets and Investments
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March 09, 2007

School Continues to Forge Ties with Asia

Earlier this week, Dean Glenn Hubbard embarked on a 10-day trip through Singapore, Shanghai, Taipei, Hong Kong and Seoul. This is his third visit to Asia — and first to Singapore— as dean of Columbia Business School. Read more...

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February 26, 2007

Stan O'Neal Says U.S. Edge Should Not Be Taken for Granted

“Just because we have been the center of the world’s financial markets until now does not mean that we can afford to be complacent about prospects for the future,” said O’Neal. Read more...

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
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January 31, 2007

The Eighth Annual Mitsui USA Symposium

The Eighth Annual Mitsui USA Symposium, Investors Unleashed: The Rise of Shareholder Activism, on January 30, 2007. Read more...

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • World Business
January 07, 2007

New Partner Center at Shanghai Jiaotong University

The Brand Research Center of Shanghai Jiaotong University is the first of its kind in China ever established by an academic institution. Read more...

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  • Marketing
  • World Business
December 01, 2006

Video of CJEB's Twentieth Anniversary conference in New York

Video of CJEB's Twentieth Anniversary conference in New York, "Japan's Economic Future:Policy, Politics, and Producers" is now available Read more...

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November 01, 2006

Timothy F. Geithner's keynote speech at CJEB's

Timothy F. Geithner's keynote speech at CJEB's "Japan's Economic Future: Policy, Politics, and Producers" Conference is now available. Read more...

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October 30, 2006

Columbia Business School congratulates CJEB on 20th Anniversary

Columbia Business School congratulates CJEB on "Japan's Economic Future: Policy, Politics, and Producers", the Center's twentieth anniversary conference Read more...

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October 27, 2006

October 27 Zadankai

On October 27, CJEB will hold a zadankai (informal discussion group) titled, "Japan?s Economy: Policies and Issues for the Abe Administration" Read more...

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  • World Business
October 26, 2006

Japan's Economic Future: Policy, Politics, and Producers

On October 26, the CJEB Twentieth Anniversary celebration continues with a major international conference in New York. Read more...

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  • World Business
October 23, 2006

Alicia Ogawa moderates

Alicia Ogawa moderates "Developments in Japan and the Japanese Markets", a CBS Asian Alumni Club event on November 1st. Read more...

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  • World Business
October 17, 2006

India Conference Draws Leading Scholars and Public Officials

More than 200 students, faculty members and distinguished guests from around the world convened on campus last week for a three-day conference on India and its role in global commerce. Read more...

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  • World Business
October 13, 2006

Graduate Student Conference on East Asia

CJEB will co-sponsor the Graduate Student Conference on East Asia, which will take place at Columbia University, February 9 - 10, 2007. Read more...

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  • World Business
September 14, 2006

Internship in Depth: Private Equity and Kabul

Christian Lee ’07 discusses his Summer Fellowship in Afganistan. By by David Rosensweig ’07, Bottom Line. Read more...

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • Corporate Finance
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
September 14, 2006

Internship in Depth: CORPS Fellowship

Greg Zumas ’07 is interviewed by Melanie Santos ’08 for the Bottom Line. Read more...

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  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
September 07, 2006

Professor Mishkin Sworn in as Fed Governor

Frederic Mishkin, the Alfred Lerner Professor of Banking and Financial Institutions, was sworn in Tuesday as a governor of the Federal Reserve Board. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
August 22, 2006

Chazen Announces Speaker for Sir Gordon Wu Distinguished Speaker Forum

Brand Revolution in the Age of Consumerism: An Olympic Feat for China at the Sir Gordon Wu Distinguished Speaker Forum Read more...

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  • Marketing
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August 22, 2006

Second Annual Jerome A. Chazen Lecture Features Dr. John Taylor

Global Financial Warriors - an inside look at finance in the Middle East at the upcoming Jerome A. Chazen Lecture on September 18 Read more...

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July 05, 2006

Professor Mishkin Nominated to Fed Board of Governors

Frederic Mishkin, the Alfred Lerner Professor of Banking and Financial Institutions, has been nominated by President George W. Bush to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
July 05, 2006

In Koizumi's wake comes uncertainity

"In Koizumi's wake comes uncertainity" written by Gerald Curtis, Columbia University professor and CJEB core faculty member. Read more...

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  • Leadership
  • World Business
June 28, 2006

CJEB Marks 20 Years with Tokyo Conference

The Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB) celebrated its 20th anniversary with a conference on “Japan’s Future Economic Directions.” Read more...

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  • World Business
June 23, 2006

Appointment of Alicia Ogawa as Director of Program on Alternative Investments

Appointment of Alicia Ogawa as Director of Program on Alternative Investments Read more...

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • World Business
June 22, 2006

Departure of Mark Mason as Director of Program on Alternative Investments

Departure of Mark Mason as Director of Program on Alternative Investments Read more...

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  • World Business
June 12, 2006

Hugh Patrick writes about the 20 year history of CJEB

Hugh Patrick writes about the 20 year history of CJEB Read more...

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June 06, 2006

2006 Chazen International Study Tour to Japan

CJEB co-sponsors 2006 Chazen Study Tour to Japan. On March 4, 77 Columbia Business School students traveled to Japan for a ten day educational and cultural tour. Read more...

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May 16, 2006

CJEB Celebrated Its 20th Year With a Commemorative Conference In Tokyo

CJEB 20th anniversary conference: "Japan's Future Economic Directions" was held in Tokyo. Governor Toshihiko Fukui of Bank of Japan delivered the keynote speech. Read more...

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  • World Business
May 12, 2006

Agora Partnerships: A New Model for Development

Agora Partnerships: A New Model for Development Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Entrepreneurship
  • World Business
May 12, 2006

The Annual Global Social Venture Competition Boasts Record Participation

The Annual Global Social Venture Competition Boasts Record Participation Read more...

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  • Entrepreneurship
  • World Business
April 21, 2006

CJEB 20th Anniversary Conference in Tokyo, Japan's Future Economic Directions

CJEB 20th anniversary conference in Tokyo: "Japan's Future Economic Directions". Keynote speaker: Toshihiko Fukui, Governor of Bank of Japan. Read more...

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  • World Business
April 21, 2006

MBA Student's Team Wins First Place at GSVC

A company cofounded by Jordan Tongalson ’06 won first place at the 2006 Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC), the first competition in the world to reward business plans that demonstrate both financial and social returns. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
April 19, 2006

CJEB 20th Anniversary Conference in Tokyo

CJEB 20th Anniversary Conference in Tokyo Read more...

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March 28, 2006

Chazen and CIBER Host International MBA Career Services Conference

More than 100 career services professionals from 72 U.S. and international MBA programs gathered in New York for the 13th annual Chazen/CIBER International MBA Career Services Conference. Read more...

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February 23, 2006

Roles of Private Equity Investment in the Growing Japanese Economy, April 14 at the Japan Society

Alicia Ogawa presides over the Roles of Private Equity Investment in the Growing Japanese Economy lecture Read more...

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
  • World Business
February 23, 2006

Forging Bridges: Building a Partnership wth Rwanda's Business School

MBA students serve as pro bono consultants in Rwanda. By Tricia Morente '07, Bottom Line. Read more...

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  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
February 15, 2006

China at the Crossroads

China at the Crossroads Read more...

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  • World Business
February 15, 2006

Chazen Institute Hosts "China at the Crossroads" Conference

More than 100 researchers, practitioners and alumni gathered at the School on February 2?3 for the ?China at the Crossroads? conference, which examined the challenges facing China?s financial system. Read more...

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  • World Business
February 08, 2006

The Seventh Annual Mitsui USA Symposium

The Seventh Annual Mitsui USA Symposium, Agents of Change: Women CEOs of U.S.-Based Japanese Subsidiaries, on January 30, 2006. Read more...

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  • World Business
February 08, 2006

CJEB co-sponsors conference celebrating the 10th anniversary of the WTO, April 5-7

CJEB co-sponsors conference celebrating the 10th anniversary of the WTO, April 5-7 Read more...

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February 08, 2006

Professor Gerald Curtis Discusses Koizumi's Call for Snap Elections

Professor Gerald Curtis, Columbia University Burgess Professor of Political Science, gave his perspective on Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi?s recent call for snap elections and its aftermath. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • World Business
February 07, 2006

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Meets with Chazen Study Tour Group

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India discussed economic reforms and leadership strategies during a meeting with 38 students who traveled to India during last month’s Chazen International Study Tour. Read more...

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January 30, 2006

Agents of Change: Women CEOs of U.S. based Japanese Subsidiaries

The seventh annual Mitsui symposium will take place on January 30, 2006. This year's theme is "Agents of Change: Women CEOs of U.S.-based Japanese Subsidiaries." Read more...

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  • Leadership
  • World Business
January 27, 2006

Thinking Small: Entrepreneurship in India

Thinking Small: Entrepreneurship in India Read more...

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  • Entrepreneurship
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December 15, 2005

Sir John Major Discusses China's Growth, Iraq War at Faculty Luncheon

Sir John Major, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, gave his perspective on events that have fundamentally shifted the international landscape Read more...

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  • World Business
November 03, 2005

The global approach to value investing

The global approach to value investing Read more...

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
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October 17, 2005

Montrone Series Roundtable with Miguel Schloss '68

Miguel Schloss '68 discusses international corporate governance, anti-corruption and transparency. Read more...

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  • Leadership
  • World Business
September 29, 2005

Reviving Japan's Economy: Problems and Prescriptions

Reviving Japan's Economy: Problems and Prescriptions Read more...

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September 25, 2005

Engines Running: Volkswagen's Wolfgang Bernhard opens the Inaugural Jerome A. Chazen lecture

Engines Running: Volkswagen's Wolfgang Bernhard Opens the Inaugural Jerome A. Chazen Lecture Read more...

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September 21, 2005

Beijing Conference Kicks off Chazen Book Project

Beijing Conference Kicks Off Chazen Book Project Read more...

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September 19, 2005

Columbia Business School Expands Its Presence in China

Columbia Executive Education has partnered with Shanghai’s renowned Fudan University to offer executives a new class on global financial markets Read more...

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  • World Business
September 07, 2005

Professor Low works to strengthen business education in Africa

Professor Low works to strengthen business education in Africa Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Entrepreneurship
  • World Business
July 20, 2005

Fighting AIDS in Africa: Lessons from Botswana

Lee Branstetter introduces guest lecture on Merck & Co.'s efforts to combat the AIDS epidemic. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Leadership
  • World Business
July 20, 2005

Fighting AIDS in Africa - Lessons from Botswana

Jeffrey Sturchio, Merck vice president of external affairs and human health in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, discusses a partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the government of Botswana. Read more...

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  • Leadership
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
June 15, 2005

Global Capital Flows: A Historical Perspective

Charles Calomiris explores changes in global capital flows Read more...

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  • Capital Markets and Investments
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June 05, 2005

Student Paper Featured in Top Mexican Newspaper

Student Paper Featured in Top Mexican Newspaper Read more...

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  • Corporate Finance
  • Leadership
  • Media and Technology
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April 08, 2005

Are Capital Markets China’s Achilles’ Heel?

Opening a panel he moderated at a symposium on “China’s Economic Emergence,” Professor Charles Calomiris, academic director of the Chazen Institute, pointed out that capital markets are thought of as the gatekeepers of resource allocation within any market economy. Read more...

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March 31, 2005

MIDI's Spring Break in Nicaragua - A Place to Go, A Place to Grow

Working for Agora Partnerships, students conduct consulting sessions with some of Central America's budding entrepreneurs. By Jaya Balasubramaniam '06 and Michelle Fertig '06, Bottom Line. Read more...

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  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
March 25, 2005

Twelfth Annual Chazen CIBER MBA Career Services Conference Draws Crowds

Twelfth Annual Chazen CIBER MBA Career Services Conference Draws Crowds Read more...

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  • World Business
March 21, 2005

Spring Newsletter - Net Impact - Investment in Africa: the Challenges and the Rewards

Africa attracts less than one percent of international private investment but many maintain that it offers tremendous opportunities. Experts gathered to discuss venture capital, beekeeping and innovative strategies for tapping the continent's potential. Read more...

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  • Entrepreneurship
  • Social Enterprise
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March 21, 2005

Spring Newsletter - Net Impact - China: Is the Economic Boom Sustainable?

After more than a quarter-century of growth averaging nine percent annually, the Chinese economy faces a host of new challenges. Can it keep up with the pace? Legal and financial experts weigh in. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
March 21, 2005

Spring Newsletter - CORPS Fellowship Profile: Ben Powell '05

A CORPS fellowship enabled Ben Powell '05 to work with Ashoka, a global nonprofit that support entrepreneurs who advance social change via scalable and systemic approaches. Read more...

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  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
March 21, 2005

Spring Newsletter - Microfinance in Madagascar

A team of students work on a project for the Bank of Africa in Madagascar, initiated by the United Nations Public-Private Alliance for Rural Development. Read more...

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  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
March 21, 2005

Spring Newsletter - Stiglitz Speaks on Business for Social Responsibility and Development

"Adam Smith's invisible hand often seems invisible because it’s not actually there" said Professor Joseph Stiglitz in his keynote address to the annual Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) conference. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
March 21, 2005

Spring Newsletter - European Study Tour on Corporate Social Responsibility

Students traveled to Paris and Brussels over spring break to learn about corporate social responsibility and governance and trends in socially responsible investing. Read more...

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  • Organizations
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
January 22, 2005

When Doing Good Is Good Business

Geoffrey M. Heal leads panel discussion on "Corporate Social Responsibility and the Bottom Line." Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Leadership
  • World Business
December 10, 2004

Annual Career Trip to Washington DC

International Development career meetings. By Saidja Drentje '06 Read more...

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  • Social Enterprise
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November 11, 2004

CSR and Sustainability paper awards: The Equator Principles

By Saidja Drentje '06, Bottom Line. Read more...

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  • Leadership
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October 01, 2004

Robert Amen '73 Lectures Students on "Enlightened Capitalism"

Robert Amen ’73, president of International Paper speaks on ethical issues facing the company around the world. Read more...

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  • Leadership
  • World Business
June 23, 2004

United Nations Energy Expert Debunks Myths

Susan McDade explains the role of energy for sustainable development in emerging markets. Read more...

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  • Business Economics and Public Policy
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
March 25, 2004

Columbia Volunteers in Nicaragua with Habitat for Humanity

By Chris Flynn '04 and Frank Flynn, Bottom Line. Read more...

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  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
March 01, 2004

Columbia Faculty Members Have Strong Presence at Davos

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  • Social Enterprise
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February 26, 2004

Latin American Entrepreneur Speaks on Young Americas Business Trust

By Ben Powell '05, Bottom Line. Read more...

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  • Entrepreneurship
  • Social Enterprise
  • World Business
November 20, 2003

International Development Students Visit Washington D.C.

By Janera Soerel '04, Bottom Line. Read more...

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  • Social Enterprise
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October 30, 2003

MIDI organizes panel on Partnerships in International Development

By Diana Yousef '03 and Carol Yang '05. Read more...

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  • Organizations
  • Social Enterprise
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October 23, 2003

Columbia Hosts Global Social Venture Competition Symposium

By Gautam Nivarthy '04 and Elizabeth Bury '04, Bottom Line. Read more...

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