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Globalization & International Business

Innovating Across Boundaries - French Haute Cuisine
Hayagreeva Rao and co-researchers explore the balance between conforming to a genre and being original. Details

Is Globalisation Here to Stay?
Synopsis of talk by Professor Bruce McKern to Annual Conference of SUGUNA, Berkeley, California, August 5, 2006 Details PDF (16 KB)

French Winemakers Know That Consumer Boycotts Work
Assistant Professor Philip Leslie and doctoral student Larry Chavis found that a U.S. boycott against French winemakers over France's opposition to the war in Iraq resulted in a 26 percent drop in sales. Leslie and Chavis were the first to use product level data rather than stock price in researching the impact of boycotts. DetailsProfessor Romain Wacziarg

Fewer Borders, Trade Liberalization Support Economic Growth
Moving national borders can have major economic effects. Romain Wacziarg, GSB Associate Professor of Economics, and Enrico Spolaore, Assistant Professor of Political Economy at Brown University, say creating bigger countries and adopting open trade policies in most cases benefit national economies. Details

Avoid Hubris: And Other Lessons for the Reformer
Economist and Professor John McMillan discusses the global shift to markets and what can be learned from countries that have already made the shift. Details

Are Global Labor Standards Good for Business?
Professor Robert Flanagan dispels the idea that countries having the lowest labor standards provides competitive advantages in the global economy. Details

Professor John D. RobertsEconomist Roberts Outlines Three Ways to Organize a Multinational
Global companies use different organizational styles to drive their success, says Professor John Roberts. Details


Teams That Span Time Zones Face New Work Rules
Professor Margaret Neale explores the unique issues that arise for teams working together on different sides of the international date line. Details

Researchers Complete Largest Academic Study of European Venture Capital
Although the European venture capital industry is much more integrated than previously believed, some aspects remain distinctively European, such as the prominence of banks and corporations as investors. Professors Laura Bottazzi, March Da Rin, and Thomas Hellmann suggest that removing barriers to cross-border investments could give a substantial boost to the industry. Details

Entrepreneurship Thrives in New Zealand
John McMillan describes a vibrant entrepreneurial climate in New Zealand allowing firms that are well managed and have marketable products to expand. The demise of unsuccessful firms frees up labor and capital for other, perhaps more productive uses. Details    Paper

Economic Globalization Creates More, Smaller Countries
The number of countries in the world nearly tripled between 1946 and 1995, say researchers including Stanford Business School's Romain Wacziarg. Free trade makes small countries economically viable and you can probably expect to see more new countries created, they say. Details