Calendar of Events
February 2008
| Feb. 7, 5:30 p.m. | Boston, MA | Faculty Speaker Series with Professor Orlando Kelm |
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Professor Orlando Kelm "What International Executives Think About Working with North Americans" When: Thursday, February 7, 2008 5:30 PM Where: Bowdoin Place Fourth Floor Library 10 Bowdoin Street, Boston Click Here to Register In looking at the cultural factors that affect international business, we asked professionals from other countries what they do differently when they know they will be negotiating and working with North Americans. Whether their stereotypes are legitimate or not, their opinions show some of the ideas that are commonly held about North Americans. This session is built on online video taped interviews with these executives, including professionals from Latin America, Spain, Brazil, Germany, Japan, China, and Turkey. Background: Associate Director of Business Language Education at UT’s Center for International Business Education and Research. Author of Brazilians Working with Americans, 2007 UT Press, which relates stories from Brazilian executives about some of the cultural problems they have encountered in working with North Americans. Creator of numerous online materials for the teaching of Business Language and Business Culture: http://streamer.cit.utexas.edu/wiki/kelm/ http://www.laits.utexas.edu/orkelm/kelm.htm
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| Feb. 7 | Chicago, IL | Faculty Speaker Series with Professor Sandy Leeds |
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More information coming soon!
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| February 8 | Houston, TX | Panel Discussion: The Entrepreneurial Landscape in Houston |
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MBA Council of Houston Presents
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| Feb. 28, 7:00 p.m. | New York, NY | Faculty Speaker Series with Professor Sandy Leeds |
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an event you will not want to miss. We are fortunate to have
Sandy Leeds join us this year as our speaker at the 2008 Faculty
Speaker Series. Once we determine the location, we will be sending
out a link to RSVP. Sandy Leeds, What Happened to the Markets? Senior Lecturer, Department of Finance President, The MBA Investment Fund, LLC After several years of a bull market supported by a strong housing market and a vibrant LBO market, investors started to revolt in the summer of 2007. In this presentation, Professor Leeds will discuss the circumstances and events which led up to the problems in the debt market (and stock market) as well as the problems that were caused by this disruption. Awards and Honors: Joe D. Beasley Teaching Excellence Award (2005); MBA Outstanding Mentor Award (MBA Graduation 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006); MBA Outstanding Core Professor (MBA Graduation 2006);Outstanding Professor Texas MBA at Dallas Program (Class of 2007); MBA Faculty Honor Roll (Spring 2002; Fall 2002; Spring 2003; Fall 2003; Spring 2004; Fall 2004; Spring 2005; Fall 2005; Spring 2006; Fall 2006).
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