Report of the Michigan State University Center for International Business Education and Research 2001 Roundtable on Study Abroad Programs in Business Schools

Provides current valuable information on business climate, political structure, statistical data, and business news is presented in a regional and country-specific format.

Provides a forum for students, academics and international business professionals to discuss topics that are shaping the global economy. Users all over the world are able to exchange ideas about topics relevant to all fields of international business.

The Knowledge Room consists of four sections (Featured Insights, Media Update, Selected Articles, and Special Reports) that contain information for the researcher looking for resources, the student seeking help with an assignment, or the business professional trying to stay abreast of current developments in international business.

Web-based or standalone computer software programs incorporate the knowledge and experience of seasoned international business executives as well as empirical research findings on international business operations. The modules can be used as training tools for students and managers in addition to serving as diagnostic decision-support tools for companies.

Focuses on providing credible, accurate, up-to-date and easy to access information related to international business on a global or regional scale. Resources ranging from official web-sites of government agencies to international organizations that provide information at the global level.

Answers to your academic and research queries can be found in the Academy section. This section provides international business focused resources that cater to the needs of teachers, researchers, students and professionals.

In a time of national and international need for an enlarged pool of learners of key languages around the globe, a strategic effort has been needed to enlarge the number and depth of offerings of the less commonly taught languages (LCTLs) and their availability to learners across the nation, especially at the post-secondary levels. This requires greater collaborative effort among the nation's universities in deciding among themselves, with attention to broad national needs, which languages to offer, at what levels, when and where, and what new learning materials are required. These emergent plans then will require the support of funding agencies to achieve those goals. Planning will focus on courses and language-learning materials for on-campus academic year, summer, and distance learning. Without planning and coordination among institutions, we will be left with the small number of LCTL offerings, dictated largely by the market of graduate and heritage student demand and other short-term needs.

globalEDGE Academy online modules provide an introduction to many of the ideas and concepts central to international business. The set of modules covers such areas as importing and exporting, legal issues, doing business in various countries, and international marketing. Modules are available free to any globalEDGE visitor; registration (also free) is required prior to accessing the module content.

The focus of this study is ranking the market potential of 27 countries identified as an "Emerging Market" by The Economist magazine. The index, which has been published annually on globalEDGE by MSU-CIBER since 1995, uses a number of market growth indicators to determine the attractiveness of emerging markets. The on-line, interactive rankings allow users to rank emerging markets on the basis of any of the eight dimensions comprising the overall index, thus allowing for extensive customization.

NOBLE is a space that provides opportunities for business and foreign-language faculty to develop interdisciplinary relationships, exchange ideas, and make connections with other professionals to better prepare students to excel in the 21st-century workplace. **Visit the site and join the forum at: www.nble.org**

To address the critical need to prepare tourism industry professionals for crises, the Institute has developed and offered comprehensive online Tourism Crisis Management certificates for three major sectors: Destination Management Organization (DMO), Lodging, and Attractions. Additional certification courses for Cruises and Travel Intermediaries are in development. These certificates focus on crisis reduction, readiness, response and recovery efforts from natural and human-induced disasters that affect tourism destinations or businesses. The online certification programs are administered in partnership with UF Division of Continuing Education. The certificates are designed for individuals who are in a leadership position within tourism organizations, and wish to build skills related to crisis reduction, readiness, response, and recovery from natural and human-induced disasters that affect their destination or business.

Global Business Languages is an annual publication in print and online containing articles on issues related to foreign languages, and English as a Second Language, taught for specific purposes (business, science, hotel and restaurant, law, etc.). We encourage submissions of manuscripts pertaining to Chinese, English for non-natives, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish research, and others. All articles must be written primarily in English, with foreign language examples as needed. 

This annual report, written by CIBER Associate Director Terry McCoy, provides a comprehensive examination of Latin American business conditions. It tracks social, political and economic trends both for the entire region and its 20 largest markets individually. Entering the last quarter of 2009, Latin America was well on the road to recovery from the downturn caused by the global financial crisis. The fact that this recovery gained momentum in the first half of 2010 strongly suggests that the region has turned a corner and broken the stop-go growth cycle and vulnerability to external shocks that characterized previous decades. Further cause for optimism came in mid-2010. As the global recovery slowed, most Latin American economies continued to grow. In 2011 economic growth is expected to slow from the surprisingly high rates of 2010 but continue at relatively healthy levels. However, there are important exceptions to this positive performance and outlook.

This draft report, written by UF-CIBER–affiliated faculty Dr. Anita Spring and Dr. Robert Rolfe of the University of South Carolina, provides a comprehensive examination of Sub-Saharan Africa business conditions. It tracks social, political, and economic trends both for the entire region and its largest markets individually. SABER considers the 20 largest GDP countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and organizes them into four regions, West, Central, East and the Horn, and Southern Africa. First, regional summaries highlight the major trends. Then illustrative country reports review for the year's events and data under six categories: political stability, growth and trade, foreign direct investment (FDI), infrastructure and telecommunications, ease of doing business, and health aspects. Finally, tables of indicators and other data document economic, political and social aspects relating to business conditions.

UF-CIBER supports a number of initiatives designed to enhance international business education, both at the secondary and post-secondary levels. This page features a sampling of programs that UF-CIBER has sponsored in conjunction with Mary Risner, Associate Director, Outreach and Latin American Business Environment, UF Center for Latin American Studies.

UNC’s Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER) shares best practices in international business, business education and research in a series of webinars that provide professional development and a platform for online networking to share ideas and resources. Webinars are offered in four broad subject areas: Research & Business Insights; Country Briefings; Business Language and Communications; and Curricular Innovatios. Real-time access is available through the Adobe Connect platform. Recordings of past webinars, along with extra materials shared with webinar participants, are accessible through the series' Library page.