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A Strategic Immersion Beneficial for any Career
by Michael Sean Hendrix, MBA ‘13 My pursuit of tech and startups is deeply rooted in the desire to build businesses that benefit consumers. My pursuit of strategic marketing, when […]
Catastrophe Bonds: Hedging Earthquake Risks in Latin America
Cat Bonds can be employed in Latin America to provide catastrophe coverage and help diversify investor risk by Kwame Joseph Campos Rodriguez, ’15 Catastrophe bonds (Cat Bonds) are not only […]
Deal-Level Examination of China’s Outbound M&A in the US (2002-2014)
North America remains the top destination for Chinese outbound investment, particularly in the high technology, industrials, and consumer products and services industries. by Kaiwen Zhong, BA ’15 The last few […]
Using Psychometrics to Reduce Default Risk in Emerging Markets
Evaluating default risk for SME’s in emerging markets can require non-traditional methods of credit worthiness. by Damian Kearney, MBA ’15 In my travels to and work in emerging and frontier […]
Nigeria and the Consumer Goods Space: A 30,000-Foot Snapshot
Understanding the Nigerian shopper should yield dividends for consumer goods companies by Vikash Khanna, MBA ‘15 During my internship with Unilever last summer, I had the privilege of working on […]
Life Sciences Research & Development in India
Companies in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and medical devices are investing in India as a way to increase research & development productivity. by Gaurav J. Shah, MBA ‘15 Introduction Healthcare has become […]
The Awakening of an Island Frozen in Time Could Cuba’s new economic development affect neighboring economies in the long term?
Cuba is poised to rapidly expand its economy once diplomatic relations have been restored with the United States. How should its neighbors react? by Francisco Jose Robles Cedeno, MBA ‘15 […]
Joseph Edgar, MBA ’14, TenantCloud
Streamlining the rental process for tenants and landlords by Joseph Edgar & Rhett Weiss As a Johnson student (MBA ‘14) Joe Edgar was irritated by the lack of efficiency when […]
The Globalization of Chinese Companies: A case study of the Fosun Group – Knowledge of the Chinese Market Has Enabled Significant Investments in Private Equity
The Fosun Group is leading the way for Chinese investments in private equity. by Faye Zou, MBA ’15 The Market China is currently number 2 in the world in terms […]