These presenters are top academic research scholars and teaching professionals, as well as seasoned veterans from the international business arena. The International Business Institute for Community College Faculty and its sponsors hope these efforts will help two-year institutions prepare their students for our increasingly more global future.

Given the growing importance of international, comparative and cross-cultural expertise in both teaching and researching marketing, the 1998 AMA Faculty Consortium will be devoted to International Marketing. The overall objective of this professional development event is to enhance the international competence of those marketing faculty who are planning or are already teaching and researching in international marketing.

The conference consisted of two main components: (1) a Research workshop on September 26-27, and (2) a Business Symposium on September 28.

International negotiation is discussed with political, economic, and institutional contexts. The goal is to give teachers the tools to bring international negotiation into their classrooms.

The conference on China, India and Russia: Process and Challenges of Economic Transition was successfully held on October 23-25, 1998.

The program brought together language faculty representing both 4-year colleges and high schools. It focused on these colleagues' desire to expand their expertise in the area of business and economic issues. Speakers included two business executives who gave their perspectives on the challenge of combining American and German business cultures in a business setting.

On 17-19 March, the Academy of International Business (AIB) Midwest Regional Meeting was held in Chicago as part of the Midwest Business Administration Association Conference. AIB Midwest Regional Chairperson Preet Aulakh served as editor of the proceedings, which has been recently published in the Midwest Review of International Business Research.

The role of economic and political institutions in economic development is a subject of great interest today, as many countries struggle with the transition from socialism to capitalism, and developing countries in Asia and elsewhere have experienced financial crises.

The troublesome state of Japan's economy is causing concern beyond the usual circle of academic specialists and policy makers in Tokyo and Washington. Even casual observers of Japan in business, government, and academia are curious about the seemingly intractable set of problems facing Japanese leaders.

Taking the perspective of the business and entrepreneurial sector, this presentation explores key milestones reached in the recent past and comment on unique features of the Turkish business and entrepreneurial scene. Where appropriate, contrast are made to business communities in other countries.