Centers & Institutes
Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.
Zen Business: an East-Asian-Based Systemic Model on Holistic Management and Sustainability for a Fast-Changing World
Issue NO. 22 By Josep M. Coll* Emerging markets are not only opening new doors of business and economic opportunities, but redefining our understanding of the world and its globalization dynamics. Any economic empire is fueled by the culture and soft power that underlie it. This was the case for the West, more broadly, […]
Tencent, the rising Chinese Investment Holding Conglomerate
by Alice Zheng, Catarina Levita Schallenbach and Ria Gabrielle Lim Tencent, a Chinese holding company, was founded in 1988 by Ma Huateng, Zhang Zhidong, Xu Chenye, Chen Yidan, and Zeng Liqing. Huateng currently serves as the Chairman and CEO while Chenye currently serves as CIO (1). Tencent provides media, entertainment, payment systems, online advertising services, […]
MBA Women in Investing: Ramona Persaud discusses uncertainty, change, and career success
For Ramona Persaud, a speaker at the MBA Women in Investing Conference, constant change and uncertainty growing up helped propel her to career success.
Entrepreneurs roundtable discussion focuses on communication
The Pillsbury Institute entrepreneurs roundtable featured CEOs, academics, students, and others well-versed in working with new businesses.
Cornell Takes Second Place at Duke Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition
Cornell MBA’s Madeleine Mc Dougall, MBA ’19, and Crosby Fish, MBA ’18, joined Seth Olson (MS, Applied Economics and Management, 2018) to participate in the Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition hosted by Duke University. by Madeleine McDougall On November 6, 2017, Duke University hosted its annual Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition. The case asked […]
Hotelies and ILR students see arbitration come to life in NYC
With support from CIHLER, students from the Hotel School and ILR traveled to NYC to observe an actual arbitration hearing.
Bridging Finance and Infrastructure
Issue NO. 21 By Otaviano Canuto and Aleksandra Liaplina* The world economy – and emerging market and developing economies in particular – display a gap between infrastructure needs and its finance. On the one hand, infrastructure investment has fallen far short of what would be necessary to support potential growth. On the other hand, […]
Research Recap: The cost of financially sustainable coffee production in Latin America
Dyson School professor Miguel Gómez co-authors Fair Trade USA and Cornell University study: Cost of Sustainable Production.