Centers & Institutes

Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.

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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, […]

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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, […]

Photo of Ramona Persaud, 2017 MBA Women in Investing Conference speaker, with attendee Nicole Phang, MBA ’19.
Johnson School

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.

Image of participants in the Communication for Entrepreneurs Roundtable, hosted by the Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship.
Johnson School

Entrepreneurs roundtable discussion focuses on communication

The Pillsbury Institute entrepreneurs roundtable featured CEOs, academics, students, and others well-versed in working with new businesses.

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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 […]

Photo of Hotel and ILR students at a real arbitration in New York City
Nolan School

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.

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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, […]

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Dyson School

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.