Global Development & International Business

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A woman and child in rural Ghana, where high rates of anxiety and depression are quietly shaping the labor market
Johnson School

Remote work opens doors for workers with poor mental health

New research finds that remote work options can help people with mental health challenges enter the labor market.

Four members of SAIL's founding team: Chansam Kim, MBA ’25; Salik Tehami, MBA ’25; William J. Reid, Health Tech ’25; and Olivia Mei, Computer Science ’25.
Johnson School

SAIL sets a course for smarter trade compliance with AI

As tariffs shift and trade regulations grow more complex, a team of Cornell Tech students is developing a smarter solution to address modern trade compliance challenges.

Lydiah Kemunto Bosire
SC Johnson College

A champion for global education equity: Lydiah Kemunto Bosire, 20 for 20 honoree

The Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise celebrates the founder and CEO of 8B Education Investments

Two students in Cornell’s EMBA Americas boardroom.
Johnson School

How the Benefits of a Global MBA Redefine Career Success

Discover the key benefits of a global executive MBA and why top professionals choose Cornell’s EMBA for leadership, global networking, and career growth.

Three women wearing trendy fashions
Johnson School

‘Ultra-Fresh’ Fashion Reshapes the Industry, With a Cost to the Environment

New research from Cornell SC Johnson College of Business explores how Asian companies are producing ultra-fresh fashion with rapid product launches, digital supply chains and customer engagement strategies – but also presents sustainability challenges.

A group of people crowd around at a map with a river, the photo is taken from above.
Dyson School

Food Insecurity Program in Malawi at Risk

Real-time data guided crisis response and empowered communities. Without funding, the program’s future is uncertain, a Dyson researcher says.

K-pop performer
Nolan School

The K-pop status shuffle: producers, power and reinvention

New SC Johnson College research finds entertainment agencies in Korea play a dominant role in shaping the image of K-pop groups.

Two men look at a mobile phone near a road in a dry landscape.
SC Johnson College

A Phone Directory Boosts Usefulness of Mobile Phones–and Bottom Lines–in Rural Africa

Business listings connect suppliers, services, and consumers—and double their revenue, Cornell researchers find.

Image of Zachary Burr presenting Team Siendo Naturaleza with the grand prize check
Dyson School

Dyson Students Do Business for the Greater Good

Student teams tackled problems ranging from growing sustainable crops in the Amazon to subsidizing music lessons in Ithaca during the Grand Challenges Impact Competition.