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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Johnson Welcomes Counselor for Economic Affairs, Chinese Embassy

Li Bin, expert on China-U.S. economic cooperation, will speak to MBA students in an upcoming Emerging Markets Class. Li Bin, Counselor for Economic Affairs, for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., will speak to MBA students on November 25, 2013, at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. Bin, who will […]

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Innovation in Latin America Focus of Annual Conference

Emerging Markets Institute hosts day of panels and discussions on development and innovation in Latin American economies Johnson’s Emerging Markets Institute, in partnership with Americas Society/Council of the Americas, will host its third daylong conference, focusing on Latin America, on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at the New York City offices of the Council of the […]

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What constitutes a good market entry?

A talk by Beth Keck, senior director of women’s economic empowerment at Walmart What determines the success or failure of new market entries? What are Walmart’s strategies for entering emerging markets? Beth Keck, senior director of women’s economic empowerment at Walmart, shared her perspectives on these questions with Johnson students during Richard Coyle’s class, International […]

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U.S. and China: Economic Development and Capital Markets

High-profile business, academic, and civic leaders from both countries met for a “think tank” discussion and networking at the Cornell Club in New York City. By Morgan Jones, MBA ’15 On Monday, September 30, 2013, I was invited as a guest speaker and participant to a panel discussion on US-China Economic Development and Capital Markets […]

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Oi Brazil! eu te amo!

A Johnson Study Trip to the southern hemisphere – a journey of wonder, discovery and pure joy! Spending the turn of the new year at the ‘still being built’ terminal 4 of JFK, all I could think of was – this better be worth it. Not knowing how exactly to plan my trip from Ithaca […]

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Looking to enter Asian markets? Think shared services, Asia finance and cost management expert advises

International Consulting speaker Matt Podrebarac was formerly Accenture’s lead partner for North America finance and strategic cost management, banking, and capital markets By Yuezhou Huo ’15 Multiple differences across Asia’s many countries and regions — including languages, currencies, cost structures, taxation, and regulations — pose challenges to global companies that want to enter the Asian […]

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Ser Brasileira (Being Brasilian)

Amanda Wu, MBA ’14, writes about her summer internship with a high-tech firm in São Paulo, Brazil. By Amanda Wu, MBA ‘14 The opportunity to be independent, to learn about a new culture, and to push yourself beyond boundaries are important lessons that prepare an MBA student for the future. But encountering them during a summer […]

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GE’s Expansion Strategy for China

Distinguished Global Speaker Mark Hutchinson, President and CEO, GE Greater China, outlines GE’s operations in aviation, healthcare, and energy, and proclaims: “China is not slowing down.” Mark Hutchinson is bullish on China. In fact, when he spoke to Johnson MBA students at Sage Hall on Sept. 3, he said “I love China; it’s awesome. What […]

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Navigating Kenya to Make a Sustainable Impact

Kimberley Mark, MBA ’14, writes from Nairobi, Kenya, about summer project with Accenture Development Partnership (ADP) to improve the state of learning across Kenya with mobile technology. Sasa from Nairobi by Kimberley Mark, MBA ‘14 (8/19/13) Navigating my way through a developing country, on a mission to create a sustainable impact in some of Africa’s […]