Centers & Institutes
Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.
Are Jim O’Neil’s BRIC predictions turning out to be true? Analytical study to compare Jim O’Neil’s prediction on macroeconomic indicators with the actuals from the last 15 years.
A MBA student tests Jim O’Neil’s 2003 predictions about the growth of BRIC economies and concludes O’Neil was too conservative. by Jivesh Govil, MBA ’15 Jim O’Neil, retiring chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management UK, coined the term BRIC—Brazil, Russia, India, and China—in his landmark study published in 2003. His predictions and analyses have been […]
The Globalization of Chinese Companies: A case study of the Fosun Group – Knowledge of the Chinese Market Has Enabled Significant Investments in Private Equity
The Fosun Group is leading the way for Chinese investments in private equity. by Faye Zou, MBA ’15 The Market China is currently number 2 in the world in terms of GDP. In the year of 2013, 93 Chinese companies are listed in the Fortune 500 list. According to China’s Ministry of Commerce, Chinese overseas […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bulgaria as an Investment Location Interview with Ivo Konstantibov, Commercial Counselor and Trade Attache Bulgarian Embassy, Washington, DC
Bulgaria anticipates incremental growth, particularly in the IT sector, and has benefited from accession into the European Union. by Krasina Koleva, MBA ’15 Overview: Bulgaria is a small country located on the Balkans that borders Romania, Greece, Turkey, Macedonia, Serbia and the Black Sea. In 2011 the total population of the country was 7.3 million […]
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 […]
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 […]
EMI interviews the 2015 winning team from the mai Bangkok Business Challenge @ Sasin
Emerging Markets Institute sponsored the representative team from Samuel Curtis Johnson School of Management. The Team: Stephane Corgie Cornell Post-Doc (Cornell McGovern Center), Chris Kim MBA’15, Brennan Duty MBA’15, Abhijeet Bais MBA’15, and Margaret Wu MBA’15. Where – The Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Why – The most prestigious and biggest competition in South East […]