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September 28, 2009 To watch videos from this event, please click here. June 16-20, 2009 The majority of traditional Western business curriculum is founded on theory and research generated in developed countries, where political, economic, legal, and social institutions generally are formalized, well-developed, and stable. But MNCs increasingly are setting their sights on developing and emerging countries for future growth potential, where the institutional context is quite different. In these markets, international institutions play a prominent role, and local institutions are often informal, weakly formalized, in transition—or even non-existent. This workshop is designed to equip international business educators with an in-depth understanding of how institutions shape the strategies that firms employ and the actions that managers take in developing and emerging countries. We will explore how weak institutions create particular challenges, such as corruption, political risk, regulatory obstacles, social divisions, and civil strife—and the ways firms and managers can cope with these issues. We also will examine how non-governmental organizations (NGOs), social entrepreneurs, diaspora communities, and multilateral organizations are striving to strengthen institutions in these markets and how these new institutional forms affect firms and managers. June 2-6, 2009 The workshop is designed to introduce and reinforce key concepts and methods for teaching international negotiation to a university-level audience. Workshop leaders will provide participants with exposure to a range of negotiation paradigms, techniques, and materials. Topics include: Spring 2009 The Global Business Project (GBP) is a graduate-level course offered to all graduate students from a consortium of ten member universities (including GW). The course, which will be offered in spring 2009, has a unique nature in that it provides the students with the opportunity to increase their international business and language skills through guided hands-on experience in markets critical to U.S. competitiveness. Students from different universities are placed into teams which will work virtually for seven weeks prior to an intensive two-week consulting project in the host country. The destination countries for the spring 2009 course are Brazil, China, Japan, and Poland. April 13, 2009 With the US job market tightening, perhaps you have considered working overseas as an attractive option to jumpstart or reinvigorate your career. If you have acquired international experience through studies, residences, and internships abroad, if you speak foreign languages and are interested in other cultures – then you may have the fundamental skills to make it in the global marketplace. These two workshops are designed to help you determine if going overseas is right for you and how to use your international experience as a distinct and differentiated advantage in your job search. For more information, visit the event website. March 11, 2009 When one hears of investment in emerging markets, most of the discussion seems to center on China and India. But what about the other emerging markets, like Turkey? How does Turkey compete for foreign direct investment capital? What challenges has it faced? What opportunities/benefits does it have to offer a foreign investor? Our panel discussion will examine these questions from the perspectives of the Turkish government, the American business community, the Turkish business community, and an academic country expert. For more information, visit the event website. March 3, 2009 Elisabeth Plum is director of Plum & Co in Denmark and visiting professor at Middlesex University Business School, London (UK). Since 1986 Plum has been involved with human resource development, intercultural communication and organizational development, both as an internal consultant in companies and as an independent consultant. Plum has a Ph.D. in Cultural Sociology from Copenhagen University and a Diploma in organizational psychology. For more information, visit the event website. |
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