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Romain Wacziarg, Associate Professor of Economics, Associate Director of the Center for Global Business and the Economy
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Thanks to Business School Fund support, the GSB attracts and retains a new generation of faculty. Romain Wacziarg's dedication to multidisciplinary collaboration is reflected in his research, which bridges population genetics, anthropology, political science, and economics to determine the effects of cultural differences on wealth creation. He brings that context to his course Nonmarket Strategy, which addresses managerial issues in the increasingly interrelated social, political, and legal environments.
In recognition of his scholarship, Wacziarg received an inaugural grant from the Stanford Presidential Fund that encourages cross-campus partnerships. Annual giving ensures that the GSB invests in faculty like Professor Wacziarg, who distinguish themselves as teachers and researchers-and who help shape new approaches to management education."
Faculty
Thanks to support through the Business School Fund, the School has the flexibility to take on new opportunities. As one example of how your dollars have supported new faculty ideas, John McMillan, director of the GSB's Center for Global Business and the Economy, created an innovative project-based course that has provided a model for future GSB learning experiences.
Working as a team, McMillan and students developed plans for a natural gas facility in a riote region of Indonesia. Their in-depth study investigated how a multinational team can navigate local difficulties—including the risk of political upheaval—and contribute to building better institutions in their host country. Collaborating weekly with BP executives, they examined issues related to the company's operations in the region. The model for this course, Projects in International Development, could be applied in the future to any number of topics, from new issues in microcredit to the role of corporations in failed states.
Annual giving ensures that we stay at the forefront of management education by enabling faculty to run with new ideas for curricular innovations.
