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Invitation to All-Academy Symposium: Global Strategy, Innovation, and Leadership

  • 1.  Invitation to All-Academy Symposium: Global Strategy, Innovation, and Leadership

    Posted 08-08-2011 06:21
    Dear Colleagues:

    You are invited to our All-Academy Symposium on:

    Global Strategy, Innovation, and Leadership - as West Meets East
    Sunday, August 14, 2011
    1:10 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
    San Antonio Convention Center
    Room 006D

    Chair:
    Vinod K. Jain, University of Maryland

    Participants:

    Vijay Govindarajan, Dartmouth College & Ravi Ramamurti, Northeastern
    University
    - Reverse Innovation, Emerging Markets, and Global Strategy

    Stuart L. Hart, Cornell University
    - Taking the Green Leap to the Base of the Pyramid

    Tarun Khanna, Harvard Business School
    - The Rise of Global Giants from the East

    Michael Useem, The Wharton School
    - From the India Way to the Western Way

    Abstract:
    Much of global strategy, as taught in business schools today, is based on
    the global business environment that existed in earlier eras, when the
    global economy was dominated by Western economies and MNEs from developed
    countries. Today’s global business environment, however, is being
    increasingly shaped by emerging economies and new MNEs from these
    countries. Emerging markets are characterized by the emergence of “new
    players,” “new competitive phenomena,” and “new business models.”
    Traditionally, it was the multinationals from developed countries that made
    investments in, and brought their technologies and products to, developing
    countries. Now, in the 2000s, we are seeing an increasing amount of FDI
    from developing countries to developed countries. In addition, we are
    seeing examples of reverse outsourcing, reverse innovation, and use of new
    business models that offer learning opportunities for MNEs from both
    developed and emerging economies. All of this has important implications
    for business, government, and business and management scholars. The
    proposed symposium will explore these issues utilizing latest research in
    global strategy, internationalization, innovation, and leadership. It’s
    especially appropriate given the theme of the 2011 Academy of Management
    conference – West Meets East, Enlightening, Balancing, and Transcending!

    Looking forward to meeting you in San Antonio!

    Vinod

    Vinod K. Jain, Ph.D.
    Robert H. Smith School of Business
    3357 Van Munching Hall
    University of Maryland
    College Park, MD 20742-1815
    301-405-3256 TEL
    301-651-2818 MOBILE
    vjain@rhsmith.umd.edu
    http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu


    Vinod K. Jain, Ph.D.
    Department of Logistics, Business and Public Policy
    Robert H. Smith School of Business
    3357 Van Munching Hall
    University of Maryland
    College Park, MD 20742-1815
    301-405-3256 TEL
    301-651-2818 MOBILE
    vjain@rhsmith.umd.edu
    http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu