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

Digging into the family business landscape with Daniel G. Van Der Vliet

Cornell’s Dann Van Der Vliet shares his thoughts on family business as guest on Successful Generations podcast.

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Johnson School

Noteworthy: Lourdes Casanova makes 2017 List of Most Influential Ibero-American Intellectuals

This is the third time the Johnson lecturer has received this honor for her work and influence in the Ibero-American space.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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.

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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 […]

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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.