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 School

Breaking gender barriers across generations

At the Cornell Family Business Roundtable, women from within the Johnson community and beyond gathered to discuss leadership and their family’s businesses.

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Johnson School

Carrie George, MPA/MILR ’06, on the future of ethical supply chain

Carrie George shared her insights on ethical supply chain as part of SGE’s speaker series called Leaders in Sustainable Global Enterprise.

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Johnson School

Will Tencent, parent of WeChat, make its way to U.S. markets?

Gil Rabinowitch, MBA ’19, explains the history of Tencent, WeChat’s parent company, and how it could make its way into the U.S. market.

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Johnson School

Students in Big Red Microenterprise advise local entrepreneurs

Equipped with a b-school education and a love for the community, students in Big Red Microenterprise advise small businesses to support local development.

Johnson School

Cornell study highlights the critical importance of brand consistency

Chris Anderson’s study found that consistency within a brand is increasingly important, as compared to location and reputation across a chain scale.

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Johnson School

Dear Jumia: Watch that Walmart-Flipkart deal

Brandon Banner, MBA ’19, on how Walmart’s investment in India’s top eCommerce player could be a sign of what’s to come for Jumia, Africa’s first unicorn.

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Johnson School

MIINT program offers hands-on impact investing insights

Jay Roberts recounts his experience with the MBA Impact Investment Network and Training (MIINT) program and case competition.

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MNC-SME Linkages: Insights from Latin America

  Issue NO. 25 By Jerry Haar* Multinational corporations (MNCs) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play distinct roles in the global economy. The past three decades have seen an […]

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Johnson School

Parth Vedawala, MBA ’19: Learning through observation, leading by example

With his family’s business, Parth developed a passion for interacting with multiple aspects of business management. Now he’s turning passion to practice.