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Johnson’s Dean to Unveil Report on Global Networked Readiness on CornellCast

Soumitra Dutta, co-editor of Global Information Technology Report 2014, holds live press conference from the World Economic Forum on April 23 Soumitra Dutta, the Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean and professor of Management at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, will unveil the 2014 edition of a critical report on […]

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Johnson’s Dean to Receive 8th Annual Distinguished Global Thinker Award from IILM Institute for Higher Education

Soumitra Dutta will be honored on March 31 in New Delhi, and deliver lecture on innovation Soumitra Dutta, the Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, will receive the 8th IILM Distinguished Global Thinker Award from IILM Institute for Higher Education in New Delhi, India. […]

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Identifying potential opportunities in China’s geriatric care industries by reflecting upon current US models and future trends.

The similarities and differences in the geriatric care between the US and China, a student’s work on defining opportunities in the business model by Stephanie Hsi, MBA ‘14 Executive Summary The US and China, despite their differences, face very similar problems when it comes to geriatric care – their civilians are aging fast with both […]

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Ukraine: Opportunity to Reform?

by Cecilia He, MBA ‘14 Cecilia He, EMI Fellow candidate, has taken an interest in the situation that business owners / foreign investors are facing right now in Ukraine. By contacting a Johnson alumnus in the financial service sector with CEO responsibility for Ukrainian operations, Cecilia got a closer look at the economic situation in […]

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Building a Small Business in Botswana – Prospecting for Profitability in Pork

From the classrooms of Sage Hall to a pig farm in Botswana, a first hand glimpse of a student’s experience with the SMART program, organized by Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development  by Bryson Saez, MBA ‘14 Arriving at a pig farm during feeding time was my introduction to business in Botswana. Hundreds […]

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The mai Bangkok Business Challenge: An Experience of a Lifetime

Encouraging future social entrepreneurs at Johnson to participate in the annual mai Bangkok Business Challenge in Thailand by Stephanie Hsi, MBA ‘14 After flight delays and rushing through customs in record time, it looks like actually I’ll make it in time to represent our start-up, ZYMtronix Catalytic Systems Inc, for the “99-second pitch” – the […]

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Opportunities and Challenges in Asia-Pacific: through the eyes of Sundeep Lal, Johnson ’98, VP of Strategy, BD and Innovation at Medtronic, the world’

Creating innovation in the healthcare sector in the Asia Pacific region, an interview with Sundeep Lal, Johnson ’98, VP of Strategy, BD and Innovation at Medtronic by Andy Shen, MBA ‘14 “When the opportunity arises, don’t let it slip away.” – An Interview with Sundeep Lal, Johnson ’98, VP of Strategy, BD and Innovation at Medtronic […]

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From Bentonville to Guangdong – How Walmart can leverage its key strengths to succeed internationally

Getting the real scope with Beth Keck, Senior Director of Walmart’s Global Women’s Economic Empowerment, on international expansion  by Matt De Paolo, MBA ‘14 – An Interview with Beth Keck, Senior Director of Walmart’s Global Women’s Economic Empowerment, October 18, 2103 Walmart has encountered a number of successes and a few failures in its international […]

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Johnson team from Emerging Markets Institute among Finalists in International Case Competition in Bangkok, Thailand

Proposal to eliminate antibiotics from wastewater gains recognition A student team from the Emerging Markets Institute (EMI) at Cornell’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management placed among the six finalists in the mai Bangkok Business Challenge @ Sasin – an international case competition held at Chulalongkorn University.  Juan Diego Alonso MBA ’14, JD ’14, […]