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Building Competitive Advantage for Maryland and the United
States
The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at the
Robert H. Smith School of Business and the University of Maryland is designed to
be a national resource center for teaching, research and outreach in
international business and related fields. The Smith CIBER was established on
July 1, 2006 with a $1.42 million, four-year grant from the U.S. Department of
Education and 100% matching funds from the Smith School and University of
Maryland.
The overarching purpose of the CIBER Program is to enhance the international
competitiveness of American business. The specific initiatives being (and to be)
undertaken by the Smith CIBER deal with critical competitive issues of national,
regional and local significance - all with the singular aim of strengthening the
international competitiveness of United States business.
By integrating the Smith School's and University of Maryland's extensive
international resources with those of the National Capital Area institutions and
organizations, and utilizing cutting-edge technology and partnerships, Smith
CIBER aims to serve all our key constituencies - students, faculty, business and
government, and higher education - and thus help achieve the CIBER mission.
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Smith CIBER News
Global Challenge
The Smith School and USAID announce a call for registrants for the inaugural
Global Challenge. Teams of graduate students may register by Feb. 5, 2010.
CALL FOR PAPERS: Special issue of Journal of International Business Studies
GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISES AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS [
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Deadline: January 29, 2010
JIBS40/AIB50 Special Anniversary Issue:
Innovations in International Business Theory [
Press Release ]
CIO Forum: Web 2.0 & Beyond: Where
Will the Internet Take Us Next?
Friday, November 6, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Washington, D.C.
How do technology and strategy executives navigate this new
landscape? What does Web 2.0 mean for consumers and society? Join
keynote speaker Vivek Kundra - the Federal CIO, technology leaders from
government, the healthcare industry and other sectors of the economy to
discuss Web 2.0, its evolution, global impact and future.
CIBER Research Awards -
In the 2009 round, CIBER funded three research projects.
Congratulations to the authors!
- Will there be a Phoenix Miracle? Firm-level evidence from
financial crises (Vojislav Maksimovic, Finance)
- Global Brand Portfolios (Yogesh Joshi, Marketing)
- Agency Contract Intelligence for Global Supply Chain
Eco-Sustainability (Wedad Elmaghraby, DO&IT)
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- Upcoming WTCI Events.
Leadership
for a Better World
More than 250 business leaders, nonprofit executives, policy makers and
academics gathered on September 25 for a one-day forum in Washington, D.C. The
forum was organized jointly by the Smith School CIBER and the Center for Social
Value Creation. Topics included climate change, social entrepreneurship, and
ethical business practices in a global context.
 CIBER
Case Challenge at Ohio State University
Congratulations to Alison DePaolis, Mallory Gzesh and Scott
Shuffield
The CIBER Case Challenge is an annual International Undergraduate Case
Competition hosted at The Ohio State University in Columbus. Teams of four
travel from undergraduate institutions from around the world to tackle a
difficult case on the OSU campus. This year Chris Coraggio, Alison DePaolis,
Mallory Gzesh and Scott Shuffield represented the Smith School in Columbus.
Alison, Mallory and Scott’s teams won 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, respectively!
CIBER to offer free online
language instruction through RosettaStone
RosettaStone, the world's leading language-learning software, combines advanced
interactive technology with native speaker voicing and a rich visual environment
to mimic the complete immersion process, teaching whole-language skills,
including: listening, reading, speaking, and writing. Twelve languages are
offered. (Limited Availability)
For more information, or to register, contact:
Claudia Donnelly;
301-405-0200.
Global Business Projects for MBA Students
- NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
The Global Business Project (GBP) is a unique graduate-level course offered to
MBAs and other graduate students at thirteen member universities. Unlike other
international consulting project courses, the GBP asks students to apply both
cross-cultural awareness and foreign language skills to produce strategic advice
for companies that is focused, compelling, and actionable.
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Presentation
CIBER MBA International Business Case Competition
This competition will bring together teams of MBA students from 11 domestic and
international institutions for a challenging international business strategy
case. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for International Business
Education and Research will host this event on April 7-10, 2010. If you are
interested in participating please check the competition website and contact Ms.
Karen Watts. (Note: The Smith School team placed 2nd in the last competition).
2010 CIBER Business Language Conference (Philadelphia, March 24-26, 2010)
Global Literacies: Integrated Approaches to Cross-Cultural Training
The theme of the 12th Annual CIBER Business Language Conference explores the
practice and theory of language and cultural training through the lens of
literacy. The upcoming conference continues the tradition of bringing together
teachers, scholars, policy makers, and business leaders to discuss business
language education and to share ideas about the ways language education for
future business leaders can benefit from principled frameworks and
understandings of literacy, cross-cultural awareness and second language
acquisition.
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