GSU-CIBER UPDATES July 2014 Grant Application Submitted! GSU-CIBER has successfully completed and submitted the federal application for Centers for International Business, Education, & Research sponsored by the Department of Education. The 274 page application for renewal funding was electronically submitted July 2nd, after more than six months of researching, writing, and revising. The application highlighted several new projects and programs, including the Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) Consortium, which consists of more than 25 Dawn Foster & S. Tamer Cavusgil, committed MSI’s and CIBER’s. GSU-CIBER is taking over administration of the GSU-CIBER consortium, and overseeing the mentorship program, conference and workshop scheduling, and awarding of travel grants. We also received and submitted support letters from the Governor, both Georgia Senators, several congressmen including John Lewis, and Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development. The review process for the CIBER renewal application will begin this month, and last several weeks. We expect to receive a decision by mid to late September. We would like to thank you all for your support and encouragement throughout this process. and we look forward to continuing to work with all of you and our new Dean! Recent Publications Dr. Cavusgil, our recent Visiting Scholars, and our doctoral students have all been busy publishing articles related to international marketing and commentaries on issues, both local, and abroad. Lessons From Global Megaprojects: How Can Atlanta Prepare for New Stadiums? S. Tamer Cavusgil & Ayse Ozturk, Ph.D. Candidate Commentary: IPR Protection Often a Waiting Game in China: Companies must be flexible, innovative to safeguard rights in emerging markets Jingting Liu, Ph.D. Candidate Defining and Measuring the Middle Class in Emerging Markets - The GSU-CIBER Middle Class Scorecard, Research World (ESOMAR), March-April 2013, 46-49, Ilke Kardes, Visiting Scholar Trends in Middle Class as a Driver for Strategic Marketing, Mercati e Competitivita, No. 3 (2014), 7-10, Simone Guercini, Visiting Scholar Delineating Foreign Market Potential: A Tool for International Market Selection, Thunderbird International Business Review, Ayse Ozturk, Ph.D. Candidate & Eric Joiner, forthcoming X. Zheng, J. Liu, S. Tamer Cavusgil, T. Koc, A. Ozturk GSU-CIBER UPDATES July 2014 Maymester Study Abroad in Istanbul & Budapest in its 4th year! In May 2014, 14 students from GSU participated in Global Business & Media program led by S. Tamer Cavusgil, Shawn Powers, and Paula Huntley. The program has been made possible with generous funding from the Turkish Coalition of America, CNN, Global Atlanta/The Payne Fund, The Coca-Cola Foundation, and Advisory Board members Brad Ferrer and Phil Bolton. “Amazing, Inspiring, Valuable” While abroad, students visited Coca-Cola, Turkcell, NTV, Fox TV, Project House, Food Basket, Kitchen Budapest, Prezi, Korda Studios, and Ustream, and two universities, Marmara University and Central European University. They also toured and enjoyed the beauty of Istanbul and Budapest. 57 guest speakers contributed to the program by sharing their experiences, insights, and advices with the students, who also developed lasting relationships with their Turkish peers from Marmara University. Many of the students said that the best part of the program was “receiving something completely unexpected,” and they are willing to share their experiences and encourage other GSU students to participate in study abroad programs to broaden their vision. Jill Martin, a graduate student in Journalism, and a professional writer for CNN and BBC, was enrolled in the study abroad program to Istanbul and Budapest. Jill interviewed one of the speakers, Ms Defne Tuysuzoglu, a successful woman entrepreneur. The article can be found here: http://www.bbc.com/news/business28207943. “Unforgettable, Enlightening, Encouraging” GSU-CIBER UPDATES July 2014 Maymester Study Abroad in Istanbul & Budapest in its 4th year! “Just seeing the ambition of all the startups and the passion they had as well as how the younger generation in Turkey is passionate about making a change.” “Best Trip Ever” “Life Changingly Fantastic” “I felt that there is no boundary between the countries even they are too many miles away from each other. Although we speak different languages or we came from different cultures, we are all human. We have common joys and concerns. We can talk each other not only by mouth but also by hearts.” “Interesting, Fun, Informative” Every student who has traveled abroad with the Global Business & Media program in the last 4 years has been invited to attend an ’Alumni’ reunion on August 16 at GSU's Indian Creek Lodge. We would love to see you there! Please email Paula Huntley at [email protected] if you can attend. GSU-CIBER UPDATES July 2014 Awards, Accolades, & Achievements GSU-CIBER congratulates Jing (Betty) J. Feng who received her Ph.D. in Marketing and International Business from the Robinson College of Business. Betty recently accepted a position at Farmingdale State College in New York as assistant professor. Pictured here are Professor Leigh Anne Liu who supervised Betty’s dissertation, and CIBER executive director S. Tamer Cavusgil who gave the keynote remarks at GSU’s spring 2014 Ph.D. Convocation ceremony. http://ciber.robinson.gsu.edu/ updates-events/events/ Leigh Anne Liu, S. Tamer Cavusgil, Betty Feng S. Tamer Cavusgil, along with three other dignitaries, received an honorary doctorate at from Hasselt University on May 28, 2014, in recognition of his contributions to international marketing and business. Bijoy Jain, Thomas Friedman, Christine Van Broeckhoven, & S. Tamer Cavusgil Dr. Cavusgil & his former doctoral student, Gary Knight, were the winners of the 2014 JIBS Decade Award for their paper, 'Innovation, organizational capabilities, and the born-global firm,' which reported on the pioneering work on Born-Global Firms and inspired several hundred studies. Gary Knight, S. Tamer Cavusgil, AIB Presenter GSU-CIBER UPDATES July 2014 What’s New in RCB... Dr. Richard Phillips has been appointed as dean effective July 1, 2014. Phillips brings a wealth of academic and administrative accomplishments to his new position. A risk management scholar, Dr. Phillips joined Robinson in 1994 as an assistant professor and became chair of the Department of Risk Management and Insurance in 2006. Under his leadership the department shifted from an insurance-centric focus to a broader study of risk dedicated to understanding, quantifying and developing strategies for managing risks faced by individuals, organizations and society. He has served on many college-wide initiatives, including as chair of the task force that laid the foundation for the college’s Vision 2020 strategic plan. Welcome to the New Dean! The New PACE Program “We developed PACE as an experiential course where interdisciplinary teams of undergraduate students work as consultants with ‘real world clients.’ The PACE experience enables students to build critical skills that will serve them well in their professional careers. These include problem solving, project management, client engagement, working in teams, and research skills. We are delighted to have launched this program with two wonderful clients: the Georgia Food Bank Association and the Innovation Delivery Team in the Office of the Mayor of the City of Atlanta. Working under the guidance of faculty mentors, each team has the responsibility to define a work plan that addresses the client’s needs, collect and analyze data, develop findings and recommendations, write a final report, and make an oral presentation to the client to present findings. The course is very much aligned with the two goals from the Robinson College of Business Strategic Plan, Vision 2020. Specifically, the course is consistent with the goal to network our curriculum so that students understand the connections across course work that must happen across in order to define and solve complex real world problems. The program also supports our goal to build embedded relationships with external stakeholders as our students will meaningfully connect with the business and non-profit community in our region.” -Dean Richard Phillips “The PACE program is among the most unique educational experiences at RCB and I’m honored to have been asked to teach the first class. The eight students that are participating competed for spots and represent some of our best and brightest… I’m impressed so far by the caliber of their dedication, creativity and work ethic.” -Barry Wood “I am very happy with the progress the students are making in their teams and with the corporate partners. I look forward to seeing the program expand so that 40 or even 60 students can be impacted each semester.” -Rahm Sitaraman Back row (l-r): Barry Wood, Brian Rivas, Cody Post, Gnuikan Allade, Matthew Pearson, Rahm Sitaraman Front Row: Maung Ko, Naira Akhmedova, Annisha Kellam, JeanBaptiste Assahi GSU-CIBER UPDATES July 2014 GSU-CIBER co-sponsors -not the World Cupbut the 2nd Annual Conference on Middle Class in Emerging Markets in Brazil! Date: September 11-13, 2014 Location: Rio de Janeiro Conference Organizers: Pontifícia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro NUPIN: Nucleo de Pesquisas em Negocios Internacionais & Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), Georgia State University Conference Chairs: Angela da Rocha, IAG Escola de Negocios & S. Tamer Cavusgil, Robinson College of Business Sponsor: The China Center at the Carter Center
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