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September 2010
Wednesday
September 22, 2010
12:00p.m. to 1:30p.m.
 

Topic TBD

Faculty Club, Pavilion Room

Presented by Professor Prithwiraj Choudhury, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets

October 2010
Tuesday
October 05, 2010
4:00p.m. to 5:30p.m.
 

Corporate Social Responsibility in the BRIC Nations

Frost Lounge, Dodge Hall

alon picPresented by Professor Ilan Alon of Rollins College

Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets

Wednesday
October 06, 2010
12:00p.m. to 1:30p.m.
 

Topic TBD

Frost Lounge, Dodge Hall

shenkar picPresented by Professor Oded Shenkar, Ohio State University

Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets

Thursday
October 14, 2010, Friday
October 15, 2010
11:45a.m. to 1:30p.m.
 

Beyond National Security: Immigrant Communities and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

240 Dockser

nslaw event picOrganized by Professors Hope Lewis and Rachel Rosenbloom




Sponsored by the Northeastern University School of Law

Thursday
October 28, 2010
12:00p.m. to 1:30p.m.
 

Economic Governance in a Networked World Economy: Global Production Networks, Territoriality, and Political Authority

Faculty Club, Pavilion Room

kobrin picPresented by Stephen J. Kobrin, Department of Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets

Download paper here 

November 2010
Wednesday
November 03, 2010
12:00p.m. to 1:30p.m.
 

A Model for Teaching Entrepreneurship in the Developing World: Poverty, Micro-Entrepreneurship, Consulting and Capital

Faculty Club, Pavilion Room

DS photo2Presented by Professor Dennis Shaughnessy, Northeastern University

Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets

Past Events

August 2010
Thursday
August 05, 2010
7:30a.m. to 1:30p.m.
 

2010 Emerging Markets Symposium: Opportunities and Challenges

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Northeastern University John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute, Cabral Center

Learn how companies are leveraging emerging economies including Brazil, China, India, Russia and Mexico. Co-sponsored by Associated Industries of Massachusetts--International Business Council and WorldBoston.

July 2010
Wednesday
July 14, 2010
11:30a.m. to 12:30p.m.
 

WEBINAR: Competing with Emerging Market Multinationals: The Case of South Africa

Webinar, as part of a six-part series based on the book Emerging Multinationals in Emerging Markets (Cambridge University Press, 2009)


south africa photo4Presented by Andrea Goldstein, contributor to the book and OECD Development Centre Senior Economist, and Albert Wocke, Senior Lecturer at the Gordon Institute of Business Science.


Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets and the India-China-America Institute 

June 2010
Wednesday
June 09, 2010
11:30a.m. to 12:30p.m.
 

WEBINAR: Competing with Emerging Market Multinationals: The Case of Russia

Webinar, as part of a six-part series based on the book Emerging Multinationals in Emerging Markets (Cambridge University Press, 2009)


russia picPresented by Dan McCarthy, contributor to the book and Alan S. McKim and Richard A. D'Amore Distinguished Professor of Global Management and Innovation and Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Northeastern University and Sheila Puffer, contributor to the book and Walsh Research Professor and Cherry Family Senior Fellow of International Business at Northeastern University.


Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets and the India-China-America Institute

May 2010
Thursday
May 20, 2010
11:45a.m. to 12:45p.m.
 

WEBINAR: Competing with Emerging Market Multinationals: The Case of China

Webinar, as part of a six-part series based on the book Emerging Multinationals in Emerging Markets (Cambridge University Press, 2009)


shanghai photoPresented by Peter Williamson, contributor to the book and Visiting Professor of International Management at Cambridge University, Fellow Commoner of Jesus College.


Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets and the India-China-America Institute 

Thursday
May 20, 2010
6:00p.m. to 8:00p.m.
 
Tuesday
May 11, 2010
12:00p.m. to 1:30p.m.
 

Managing Mega Infrastructure Projects in Emerging Markets

Faculty Club, Pavilion Room

mega picPresented by Vinay Mudholkar, Technical Manager, Louis Berger Group, Inc.

Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets

Abstract available for download here 

April 2010
Wednesday
April 14, 2010
12:00p.m. to 1:30p.m.
 

Global Competitors as Next-Door Neighbors: Competition and Geographic Co-location in the Semiconductor Industry

424 Hayden Hall

juan alcacer picPresented by Juan Alcacer, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, Harvard University
Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets and the Department of Economics, Northeastern University

Download paper here 

March 2010
Wednesday
March 10, 2010
11:30a.m. to 12:30p.m.
 

WEBINAR: Competing with Emerging Market Multinationals: The Case of Brazil

Webinar, as part of the six-part series based on the book Emerging Multinationals in Emerging Markets (Cambridge University Press, 2009)


a brazil picPresented by Afonso Fleury, contributor to the book and Professor at the University of Sao Paulo, and Maria Tereza Fleury, contributor to the book and Professor of Management at the University of Sao Paulo

Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets and the India-China-America Institute

February 2010
Thursday
February 11, 2010
12:00p.m. to 2:00p.m.
 

Not all Multinationals are National: The Ambiguity of an EM's Origin

Faculty Club, Pavilion Room

jose santos picPresented by Jose Santos, Professor of Practice in Global Management- INSEAD and Visiting Scholar, MIT Sloan
Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets

Abstract available for download here 

Wednesday
February 10, 2010
11:30a.m. to 12:45p.m.
 

WEBINAR: Competing with Emerging Market Multinationals: The Case of India

Webinar, as part of a six-part series based on the book Emerging Multinationals in Emerging Markets (Cambridge University Press, 2009)


india picPresented by Professor Ravi Ramamurti, co-editor of the book and Distinguished Professor of International Business and Strategy at Northeastern University.

Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets and the India-China-America Institute

 

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December 2009
Thursday
December 10, 2009
 

Non-market advantages of developing-country multinational companies

170 Dodge Hall

acc picPresented by Professor Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, Assistant Professor, Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina

Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets.

October 2009
Wednesday
October 14, 2009
 

The MNE as a Portfolio: Path-dependence and Interdependencies in MNE Growth Trajectory

170 Dodge Hall
Northeastern University Campus

ln pic 2Presented by Lilach Nachum, Professor of International Business, Baruch College, NY

Paper available for download here.

Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets.

September 2009
Wednesday
September 23, 2009
12:00p.m. to 1:30p.m.
 

Political Ties and Innovation in China

Clifford Lounge, Churchill Hall

jing li picPresented by Jing Li, Assistant Professor of International Business, Simon Fraser University

Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets

 

June 2009
Thursday
June 04, 2009
8:00a.m. to 1:00p.m.
 

2009 Emerging Markets Symposium: Opportunities and Challenges

360 Huntington Avenue

joe hamiltonHosted by Center for Emerging Markets Director, Ravi Ramamurti

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April 2009
Friday
April 03, 2009
 

The Venturesome Economy: How innovation sustains prosperity in a more connected world

140 Richards Hall

bhide picPresented by Amar Bhide, Lawrence D. Glaubinger Professor of Business, Columbia University

Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets

March 2009
Sunday
March 01, 2009
 

Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets

Northeastern University

jordan siegelPresented by Jordan Siegel, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Strategy Group, HBS 

Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets

February 2009
Sunday
February 01, 2009
 

Comparative Economics Seminar: Entrepreneurship in Russia and China: The Impact of Formal Institutional Voids

Northeastern University

spuffer2picmccarthy picPresented by Walsh Research and Cherry Family Senior Fellow of International Business Professor Sheila Puffer and Professor Daniel McCarthy

Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets

Sunday
February 01, 2009
 

Globalization of the High Tech Labor Force

Northeastern University

billokPresented by William Lazonick
Professor and Director of the Center for Industrial Competitiveness
University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets

November 2008
Saturday
November 01, 2008
 

Doing Business in Brazil and Mexico

Northeastern University

ravi picModerated by Professor Ravi Ramamurti
Director of the Center for Emerging Markets

Sponsored by the Massachusetts Alliance for International Business and the Center for Emerging Markets

Saturday
November 01, 2008
 

Doing Business in Russia

Northeastern University

spuffer2picModerated by Walsh Research and Cherry Family Senior Fellow of International Business Professor Sheila Puffer

Sponsored by the Massachusetts Alliance for International Business and the Center for Emerging Markets

October 2008
Wednesday
October 01, 2008
 

Political Strategy in Emerging Economies: Evidence from Chinese Private Sector

Northeastern University

nan jia picPresented by Nan Jia, PhD, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Sponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets

Download the abstract here.

February 2008
June 2007
Friday
June 22, 2007, Saturday
June 23, 2007
 

Emerging Multinationals from Emerging Markets

Northeastern University

wharton partSponsored by the Center for Emerging Markets and the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

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