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The Venezuela Economic Miracle: A Realistic or Unachievable Dream?
In order to achieve prosperity, Venezuela must change economic policy, fiscal policy, be more business friendly, liberalize the labor market, promote exports, and strengthen democratic institutions. by Leonardo Pozzobon, MBA ’15 Emerging Markets, what a catchphrase! They’ve been all the rage in the past decade. Half a billion Chinese lifted out of poverty since the […]
How a Successful Entrepreneurial Spirit Can Be Mirrored at Country Level
An interview with Humberto Ribeiro, former Brazilian Secretary of Commerce and Services reveals how entrepreneurial spirit can be mirrored at the country level. by Larissa Wecshler, MBA ’15 Humberto Luiz Ribeiro is a Brazilian entrepreneur, who has started and operated various ventures in the IT, outsourcing and bio capacity sectors. In 2011, he was appointed Secretary of Commerce […]
Strategic Marketing Immersion Recommendations
by Nicolas Teboul, MBA ‘13 The Strategic Marketing Immersion (SMI) was a unique experience for me since I was one of two One-year MBA in Ithaca students enrolled. To all one-year students, in particular those looking for a specialization, I strongly recommend participating in the optional Immersion. SMI provides great preparation for the MBA job […]
Making Sense of it All: Consulting, SGE & the MBA Experience
by Sierra Stewart, MBA ‘15 Sierra Stewart reflects on her summer internship with Deloitte’s consulting practice, life in the Bay Area and the importance of staying true to who you are – no matter what career you pursue. When I arrived at Johnson I had everything figured out: I was sure that a career in […]
A Hands-On Approach to Cross-Functional Business
by Laura M. Wendt ’15, Industrial and Labor Relations School Cross-functional integration is more than just a buzzword in modern business, and for those of us in the Semester of Strategic Operations (SSO) Immersion it has become ingrained in our approach to successful business strategy implementation. From studying operations through diverse lecture topics and cases […]
Tales of a Corporate Idealist
Christine Bader, author of The Evolution of a Corporate Idealist: When Girl Meets Oil, delivers 2015 Day Family Ethics Lecture at Johnson by Jay Wrolstad Corporations can and will do the right thing, says Christine Bader, but that requires executives willing to weigh both profits and principles — especially when things go wrong — and patience […]
Experience Emerging Markets at Johnson: NBA 5760 The International Consulting Practicum With an interview of Samir Somaiya, BS ’90, MS ’92, MBA ’93, Chairman and Managing Director of Godavari Bio-refineries Limited
An Indian alumnus shares his thoughts for succeeding in business – be dynamic, keep innovating and be happy. If you are interested in emerging markets, the International consulting practicum class, is the class for you. This year over nine teams worked in consulting projects all over the world. I worked on Latin America market entry […]
Low Tech Innovation
by Winston Sun, MBA ‘16 I recently visited Welch Allyn, the leader in medical diagnostic equipment. The company holds many patents, but the most impressive one for me is a very simple one, the FlexiPort® Disposable Blood Pressure Cuffs. It’s on a very different and promising end of the innovation spectrum compared with ordinary inventions. […]
The Dollar Trap: How the U.S. Dollar Tightened Its Grip On Global Finance
Prasad maintains that the global financial crisis has actually strengthened the U.S. dollar’s prominence and made it the most sought-after currency. He explained this in a Chats in the Stacks book talk at Mann Library Sept. 24, 2014, touching on contemporary issues in international finance. by Eswar Prasad, Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy The […]