Local Economic Development - Publications - Faculty & Research

October 1986
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Americana (B)

A completely unexpected telephone call comes from the Jamaican Prime Minister. The government's position provides an interesting look into government-business relationships, especially in third-world nations. View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Jamaica

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01 Dec 2011
News

Noted & Quoted

say that my success is not about who I am, but whose I am.” —Carla Harris (MBA ’87), a gospel singer and managing director at Morgan Stanley, on the role of God in her life. (New York Times DealBook online, September 15, 2011) “I believe that most Americans will be... View Details

Keywords: quotations

12 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 12, 2007

competitive strategy; (2) accounting analysis for representing the firm's business economics and strategy in its financial statements and for developing adjusted accounting measures of performance; (3)... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

March 8, 2008
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Marketing Your Way Through a Recession

By: John A. Quelch

The signs of an imminent recession are all around us. The spillover from the subprime mortgage crisis is weakening both consumer confidence and the consumer spending—much of it on credit—that has been buoying the U.S. economy. View Details

Keywords: Marketing; Recession; Products And Sales; Core Values; Fluctuation; Volatility; Economic Growth; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Growth and Development; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Risk and Uncertainty; Salesforce Management; Asia; Europe; Latin America; North and Central America

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July 1986
Case

Nicaragua and the U.S. Trade Embargo

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Trade; Policy; International Relations; Nicaragua; United States

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08 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Negotiate “Yes” Across Cultural Boundaries

a local law firm to finally overcome the need for dual approval—an outcome that demanded local counsel well versed in the intricacies of Chinese culture. In short, successful cross-border negotiators begin... View Details

Keywords: by James K. Sebenius

30 Jun 2019
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Alumni in France honor self-made entrepreneurs; Shih talks trade in Buffalo

(MBA 1995), VP of the 2019 VDA. “These exceptional people are also involved in local development initiatives—social, educational, environmental—and their impact stretches internationally.” Since the VDA’s... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

17 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance

country's lead in innovation. “R&D is a critical part of the innovation process, but it is not the whole thing” In this excerpt, Pisano and Shih discuss the concept of the "industrial commons." In the past a commons—a shared farming pasture—was the foundation of... View Details

Keywords: by Gary P. Pisano & Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing

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Democratizing development: Inequality in Latin America | Institute for Business in Global Society

experienced remarkable economic growth in recent decades. Many of its key economies have been transformed, and numerous companies have become global industry leaders. Despite this significant wealth generation, the region still struggles... View Details

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Dr. Lurtz researches the history of agricultural economies in Latin America. She has a particular interest in export agriculture and attendant state- and locally-driven modernization projects. Her current work looks to the coffee economy of southern Mexico in the 19th... View Details

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Di Bai

Growing up with parents who worked for China's state-owned enterprises, Di Bai has personally witnessed the transition from a planned to an open-market economy. "For local companies, the change has been difficult," Di says. To... View Details

02 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

forthcoming Annual Review of Economics History, Micro Data and Endogenous Growth By: Akcigit, Ufuk, and Tom Nicholas Abstract—Economic growth is concerned with long-run changes, and as a result historical data should be especially... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

May 2008
Teaching Note

Vegpro Group: Growing in Harmony (TN)

By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman

Teaching Note for [508-001]. View Details

Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Customers; Production; Price; Ethics; Environmental Sustainability; Development Economics; Supply Chain; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Europe; United Kingdom; Kenya

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October 1997 (Revised October 1997)
Case

Egon Zehnder International (B)

By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis

In 1994, Egon Zehnder faced stagnation in the U.S. market and needed to discuss plans for intiating growth. Due to market demand the firm was not forced to implement options contemplated in 1994 to initiate growth. View Details

Keywords: Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Growth and Development; Growth Management; Organizational Structure; Strategic Planning; Business Strategy; Consulting Industry; United States

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Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog

political, and economic institutions are able to coordinate private decisions on stable and productive paths. Where institutional development is weak - as seems to be the case in much of the View Details