http://illinois.edu/calendar/list/2594 Center for International Business Education and Research Calendar http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2594/25274048 Institute http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2594/25274048 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT SILMW provides a unique opportunity to explore the languages and cultures of the Muslim World and interact with experts in this region. In addition to classroom instruction, SILMW will offer a variety of extracurricular activities designed to enhance classroom instruction, provide additional channels for language contact and practice, and expose learners to the traditions of the Muslim World communities. These extracurricular activities include research forums, picnics, conversation tables, cooking classes, music & dance performances, movie screenings, field trips, lectures and other cultural activities. SILMW 2013 is offering intensive courses in a variety of Muslim world languages, including Arabic, Pashto, Persian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu, and Wolof. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2594/27802454 Workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2594/27802454 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT The majority of traditional Western business curriculum is founded on theory and research generated in developed countries, where political, economic, legal, and social institutions generally are formalized, well-developed, and stable. But MNCs increasingly are setting their sights on developing and emerging countries for future growth potential, where the institutional context is quite different. In these markets, international institutions play a prominent role, and local institutions are often informal, weakly formalized, in transition-or even non-existent. This workshop is designed to equip international business educators with an in-depth understanding of how institutions shape the strategies that firms employ and the actions that managers take in developing and emerging countries. We will explore how weak institutions create particular challenges, such as corruption, political risk, regulatory obstacles, social divisions, and strife-and the ways firms and managers can cope with these issues. We also will examine how non-governmental organizations (NGOs), social entrepreneurs, diaspora communities, and multilateral organizations are striving to strengthen institutions in these markets and how these new institutional forms affect firms and managers. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2594/27802640 Conference http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2594/27802640 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 08:30:00 CDT Prominent business faculty from UConn and other CIBER schools will lead discussion on international research methodologies, publication, and building an academic career. Discussion leaders will then engage students in smaller breakout sessions for in-depth conversations. Students will also have opportunities to network with faculty presenters and other doctoral students from around the country. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2594/28360299 Conference http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2594/28360299 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 08:30:00 CDT