Date Thursday, November 17, 2022 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Description A key concern in business education is creating solid and sustained bridges between school and career. Career readiness remains a central focus and challenge. Recent studies by Pew Research points to the lack of preparedness of college graduates for the workplace and the need…
Date Thursday, December 1, 2022 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Description When Martin Richenhagen joined AGCO Corp. in 2004, it was already a $3 billion publicly traded firm. But sixteen years later, when he retired from his posts as chairman and CEO, it was a Fortune 500 powerhouse combining some of the biggest brands in…
Date Friday, January 27, 2023 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Description Are you looking to offer an education abroad program? This webinar will provide you with the knowledge, experience, and resources you need to design an education abroad program at the two-year college level. The workshop is specifically targeted towards educators and will focus on…
Date Thursday, January 26, 2023 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Description FREE and open to all, but registration is required. Recently, the nature of entrepreneurial activity has gone through tremendous change with entrepreneurs designing business models challenging even the strongest global players, and responding to urgent calls such as sustainability. Fashion industry have showcased numerous striking…
Date Friday, January 27, 2023 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Description Are you looking to offer an education abroad program? This webinar will provide you with the knowledge, experience, and resources you need to design an education abroad program at the two-year college level. The workshop is specifically targeted towards educators and will focus on…
Date Thursday, February 2, 2023 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Description A new world order is in place. Globalization is taking a different turn and evolving further. Businesses operate in a deeply interconnected yet polarized world, facing disruptions at multiple levels. Local relevance is one of the pillars for companies to maintain resilience and to…
Description The Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club, in partnership with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid-Michigan will welcome Donzaleigh Abernathy, actress, author, and civil rights activist on Thursday, Feb. 2. Sponsored by LAFCU, Abernathy is the goddaughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the daughter of Rev. Ralph Abernathy, who was…
Description For this webinar, we invited three well-established international business/marketing scholars. Our panelists will discuss the use of meta-analysis as a methodological tool in international business and global marketing research. Specifically, panelists will cover contemporary conceptual and methodological best practices that need to be considered when they conduct meta-analyses. This webinar will include short presentations…
The supply chain has been one of the most studied and researched areas of business due to its criticality for the continuity of manufacturing and the flow of goods. The disruptions experienced globally within the last few years such as those labeled as the container crisis, the chip crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, etc. further…
Speaker Panel discission, see description for details As part of the Global Business Club series, the IBC/MSU-CIBER is partnering with the U.S. Commercial Service to hold a panel on the need for DEI in global supply chain management. This event will be moderated by Assistant Professor of Supply Chain at MSU, Simone Peinkofer, and panelists will…
Description Globally responsible research is gaining critical attention for both scholars and practitioners across multiple disciplines. What are the paradoxes, challenges, and opportunities in conducting globally responsible research? How can multiple stakeholders address the polarizing demands of value creation, inclusion, and sustainability, in timely and timeless ways? This webinar will take a critical view of…
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For this webinar, we invited three international business/marketing scholars who have recently published important work related to global marketing in a digitally connected world. Our panelists will discuss their perspectives on the opportunities available for high-impact global marketing research in the digital context, as well as address contemporary conceptual and methodological best practices necessary for…
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Description Spatial transaction costs — the cost of undertaking business and economic activities over geographic space — have been declining since the beginning of the industrial revolution mainly through technological advances. The ocean-going sailing ship, railroads, the telegraph, the telephone, and fax machines all caused spatial transactions costs to fall. However, with the advent of…
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Storytelling can be defined as the “intra-play of dominant narratives … with ontological webs of lower level living stories that provide sense making currency for stakeholders” (Haley & Boje, 2014, p. 1116). Storytelling can be leveraged beyond marketing and communication. For example, storytelling is extremely powerful as a strategic management tool. Storytelling is also very…
Wednesday May. 31 - Jun. 2
Description Calling all IB educators aiming for excellence in teaching: If you teach international business and wish to learn from and be inspired by world-class master teachers and mentors, this is your opportunity to invest in your professional development. Meet us in Atlanta over 2.5 days for an intensive learning and networking event. In addition…
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If you are a Michigan medical device company currently selling into international markets or planning to grow your international customer base, we want to hear from you! Please join the MSU International Business Center, Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), and The Right Place for a discussion on the current state of exports in your industry. Through…