The JAMS Editor will participate in a Faculty Development in International Business program at Merced Community College in Los Angeles, January 7-10

Speaker Tomas Hult, David Closs, David FrayerProfessors from Michigan State University's #1 ranked Supply Chain Management program and Eli Broad College of Business will present and discuss their new book, Global Supply Chain Management: Leveraging Processes, Measurements, and Tools for Strategic Corporate Advantage. Participants will each receive a copy of the text. Global Supply Chain Management takes you step by step through the process of creating and managing a global supply chain strategy and aligning it with the conditions of your industry. Learn everything you need to know about developing a core strategy plus strategies for each of the critical supply chain functions: Logistics, purchasing, Operations, Market channelsThe Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan focuses on global issues of interest to the mid-Michigan business community. The monthly GB Club luncheons provide outstanding speakers and relaxed networking opportunities. With extensive international experience, the speakers wrap personal insights around a practical and up-to-the-minute approach to conducting international trade.

Presentation by Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon

This conference aligns key goals and recommendations from AACCs 21st-Century Commission and report, Reclaiming the American Dream. We hope you will re-imagine and reinvent ways we can work together to revitalize the workforce and economic growth of our communities and our nation.

JAMS Editor Tomas Hult will be at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business to participate in the visiting speaker series, February 13-14.

Presentation byDr. Mary Sue Coleman, President, University of Michigan

Speaker Connor SportsConnor Sports has been milling wood for its sports flooring from Michigan's upper peninsula for over 100 years. The company was recognized by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) as Michigan Agriculture Exporter of the Year for its consistent commitment to serving customers in 40 plus countries on six continents. Join us for our morning program to hear about concrete steps you can take to make your business successful on the export market, and stay for lunch to hear how Connor Sports has achieved higher sales, market diversification, and significant employee growth as well.The Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan focuses on global issues of interest to the mid-Michigan business community. The monthly GB Club luncheons provide outstanding speakers and relaxed networking opportunities. With extensive international experience, the speakers wrap personal insights around a practical and up-to-the-minute approach to conducting international trade.

CCID seeks participation of those international education professionals from institutions who are just starting to internationalize to those who are forerunners of campus internationalization efforts. We don't want you to miss out on this great opportunity. The CCID Annual Conference is where like-minded leaders in community and technical colleges, and further education from around the world convene to share knowledge, form new partnerships and develop solutions to the ever changing work-force demands of a globalized economy.

Lansing Economic Club holds its Entrepreneur Panel, moderated by Jeff Mason, University Research Corridor

We are pleased to have Professor Richard Bagozzi visit on March 14, 2014 as a part of the Byington Marketing Speaker Series. The presentation is in room N336 of the Eli Broad College of Business from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with a light lunch served at noon.Dr. Bagozzi is the Dwight F. Benton Professor of Behavioral Science in Management in the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan (and also Professor of Clinical, Social and Administrative Science in the UM College of Pharmacy).Overview of Presentation: Two basic processes in business interactions are a) understanding the beliefs, needs, feelings, and intentions of an interaction partner and b) resonating with their emotions as they relate to the interaction and goals of participants. Drawing on the analogy of autism, Bagozzi will first present a study of managers where the brain processes under-girding effective communication (i.e., theory of mind) are identified and further linked to performance. Next in a study exploring the foundations of empathy in business transactions, he will show how empathy is manifest in the brain in so-called mirror neurons and how it relates to the strategic orientation of a customer versus a sales focus. In a third study, he will demonstrate how theory of mind and empathy combine to influence organization citizenship behaviors and performance of sales managers. Time permitting, Professor Bagozzi hopes to also briefly sketch recent research on the use of neuroscience, genetic, and epidemiological principles and methods in the study of managers in the emerging sub-field of biomarketing