Center for International Business

CIB Online Fall 2007

Center Spotlight

Professor Andrew Bernard Appointed New Director of the Tuck Center for International Business - “Over the next few years we will work to bring more international visitors to Tuck, and increase opportunities for Tuck students to travel overseas. We will also build strong relationships with a wide range of business people and scholars from around the world who have global business expertise.” says Professor Bernard. To learn more about Professor Bernard's vision for the Center, click here.

Summary Report on India Business Conference 2007 Now Available - India. Population 1.12 billion and rising. The country boasts the second fastest growing economy--and fourth largest, as measured by purchasing power parity--in the world. On May 4, 2007, ten visiting executives--four of them based in India--shared their experiences doing business in India with more than 200 people at the first annual Tuck India Business Conference. Click here for a summary report of the conference (PDF) or stop by 102A Woodbury for a copy.

Tuck Global Consultancy Feature

China Lindsey Erickson T'07 Reports on Experience in China - Last summer, Lindsey Erickson T'07, participated in a Tuck Global Consultancy (TGC) program with a major multinational corporation in the construction machinery industry in China. "Traveling to and working in China not only helped me avoid having to read 10,000 books, it also helped me develop my own opinions of critical success factors for global corporations." To learn more about Lindsey's experience, click here (PDF).

For more information on the Tuck Global Consultancy Program, click here

New CIB Audio Interviews

Globalization, Business and Public Policy
Center Director Andrew Bernard and Associate Director Matthew Slaughter, who recently returned to active status at the Tuck School after completing his tenure as a member on the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), discuss their thoughts on the impact of globalization on business education, firms, and public policy.

Globalization and the 21st Century MBA
The Emergence of China and India
The Rise of Protectionism

Management Skills and Africa's Healthcare Crisis
Dr. Lola Dare leads two organizations dedicated to placing health at the center of the development agenda in Africa, CHESTRAD and ACOSHED. On September 25, 2007, Dr. Dare kicked off the Center's Arena Speaker Series for the year to a standing-room-only crowd. If you missed her talk, you don't want to miss this audio interview as she discusses the links between Africa's healthcare crisis and economic development in the region. She also examines the role that management skills can play in improving healthcare delivery, and why she supports the development of business schools and sound management training in Africa. (Interview by MBA Fellow Deepika Chauhan T'08).

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International Events

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International Events on the Dartmouth and Tuck campus and

International Case Competitions

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CIB Faculty in the News

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NPR features Professor Bernard on future of American exports

Professor Bernard quoted in Women's Wear Daily article: " The China Fallout: Greater Scrutiny and Rising Costs" (not available electronically; contact office for a copy of this article)

Professor Matthew Slaughter cited in Bloomberg article, "Presidential Race Returns to Protectionism, Mythic Reaganism "

Professor Slaughter cited in Business Week article on "The Real Cost of Offshoring"

Recent Publications

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Research Report: The Management Consulting Industry Confronts Globalization, '06/'07 MBA Fellows (September 2007)

Firms in International Trade, Andrew Bernard with J. Bradford Jensen, Stephen Redding and Peter Schott, Journal of Economic Perspectives (Summer 2007)

"A New Deal for Globalization", Matthew Slaughter, Foreign Affairs (July/August 2007)

"Firm Structure, Multinationals, and Manufacturing Plant Deaths", Andrew Bernard (with J. Bradford Jensen) The Review of Economics and Statistics (May 2007)

Importers, Exporters, and Multinationals: A Portrait of Firms in the U.S. that Trade Goods, Andrew Bernard with Stephen Redding and Peter K. Schott (May 2007)

Strategic Responses to Multiple Dimensions of Low-Cost-Country Competition, Andrew Bernard with Peter Koerte (February 2007)

"Comparative Advantage and Heterogeneous Firms", Andrew Bernard (with Stephen Redding and Peter Schott) Review of Economic Studies (January 2007)

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