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Center for International Business Education and Research C I B E R N E W S |
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Center for International Business Education and Research C I B E R N E W S |
6 October, 1997 Volume 8, Number 2
| Did you know? Application Deadline for the 1988-89 Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program is October 27, 1997. Contact ISP for more details at 355-2350. |
Faculty Profile: Preet Aulakh
CIBER News is happy to profile Dr. Preet Aulakh, who recently completed his first year at MSU as an Assistant Professor of Marketing and International Business. Aulakh comes to MSU from Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada. Originally from India, he has degrees in mathematics and history from Panjab University, and a Ph.D. in Marketing and International Business from the University of Texas at Austin. His dissertation focused on control mechanisms in international marketing partnerships. Dr. Aulakh currently teaches international business and international marketing at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels at MSU. His areas of specialization are electronic commerce and international licensing, cross-national strategic alliances, liberalizing economies, and foreign market entry. Dr. Aulakh’s recent publications include "Emerging Roles of Technology Licensing in Development of Global Product Strategy," and "Antecedents and Performance Implications of Channel Integration in Foreign Markets." Asked why he chose to come to MSU, Aulakh responded "MSU has a great reputation for international business." He believes that MSU offers doctoral students an excellent place to study international business, with the ability to declare it as a minor, and opportunity to receive support from CIBER for their research. "I am really delighted to be part of this unique team at MSU," says Aulakh. CIBER Supports CLEAR Summer Institutes CIBER was happy to help sponsor two MSU Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR) institutes this past summer. The first, held 27-28 June at MSU, was the Content-Based Instruction and Business Language Materials Development Conference. One of the breakout sessions was designed specifically for foreign language teachers who wished to concentrate on developing materials for content-based instruction in business and economics. CIBER supported two teachers interested in developing business-language related materials. Also supported was the TAOS Institute for Language Teachers (TILT) held 20 July-1 August in Taos, New Mexico. Thirty-eight teachers from 15 states participated in this language instructor education institute, which offered special sessions on business language. Selected TILT participants will continue their work next summer with fellowship support from CLEAR and MSU’s CIBER. For more information, contact Co-Director Patricia Paulsell at (517) 432-2286. |
On 25 September, the MSU Office of Study Abroad hosted the 1997-98 MSU Study Abroad Fair to introduce the overseas study programs available this year. The fair gave students a chance to meet with program professors, former program participants, and academic and financial aid advisors.
Students majoring in business at MSU now have several options available if they would like to take a semester abroad, yet be able to enroll in classes for their major at the same time. Currently MSU has business programs in Hungary, China, Mexico, and Thailand.
Spring semester 1998 in Hungary will feature the Business, Economics, and International and Public Affairs program at Budapest University of Economic Sciences. The program is taught in English, but allows students to study Hungarian language and culture, in addition to classes in business studies, economics, and international relations.
In Beijing, business students can be part of the program at Tsinghua University, a prestigious research and educational institution, known particularly for its programs in management, science, and engineering. Classes are also taught in English, although students can study Chinese language and culture as well. Specific business classes offered are Doing Business in China and International Trade.
Students wishing to study in Spanish may be interested in the program at ITESM in Queretaro, Mexico. Courses will be offered in business, engineering, social sciences, and humanities. The semester begins with a two-week intensive Spanish program, followed by a placement test.
And finally, this fall MSU began the Business Studies program in Thailand in partnership with Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. Business classes offered are accounting, business concepts and ethics, management and organization, quantitative business analysis, and information technology/systems. MSU integrative studies credits are also offered there in calculus, economics, statistics, and society and culture.
For additional information about overseas programs, contact the Office of Study Abroad at (517) 353-8920.
MSU CIBER is proud to help fund a research project by Marketing and Supply Chain Management professors Dan Krause and Robert Handfield titled "A Cross-Industry, Cross-Country Comparison of Buying Firm’s Supplier Development Practices." Their study is aimed a t investigating firms’ supplier development practices in the automotive and electronics industries in the U.S., U.K., Korea, and Japan.
The project is truly international in scope. Since its inception, the professors have visited automotive firms in England and Wales, firms in both industries in Korea, and electronics firms in Scotland. U.S. site visits will continue throughout the fall, with a trip to Japan later this year. We wish them luck with the rest of the project.
Executive Director
Dr. S. Tamer Cavusgil, University Distinguished Faculty and John W. Byington Endowed Chair in Global MarketingKey personnel
James Henry, Dean, Eli Broad College of BusinessStaff
Kay Fitzgerald, Administrative Assistant, Journal of International Marketing Managing EditorGraduate Assistants
Pamela Friedman, Jingdi Gong, Sangphet Hanvanich, Cynthia Hitchcock, Tunga Kiyak, Omar Malik, Ozgur Ozden, Preetish Pandit, Tony Roath, M. B. Sarkar, Michelle Poulain Van de WalleStudent Assistants
Angie Frank, Wendy Prange, Burak Yuran, Yaman AltanDon't forget to check out nationally recognized MSU-CIBER web site at http://ciber.bus.msu.edu, cited as a top ten business internet site.
Also worth exploring is the new web site for the International Business Resource Center at the University of Kansas. See http://www.ibrc.bschool.ukans.edu for one of the most comprehensive set of internet resouces on international business, developed with assistance from our own website specialists.
Relevant information on the site include a comprehensive directory of international trade resources, trade statistics, country resources (including sources of business, government,cultural and travel information), and a compendium of sources of international news covering key newspapers, magazines, and wire services.
If you have any news or information you would like to publicize in this newsletter, please call editor Cynthia Hitchcock at (517) 353-4336. CIBER News is published every 3 weeks promotes news and upcoming events of interest to the international business community.
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