What is the meaning and relevance of sustainability for contemporary businesses? What are the contextual drivers and contingencies imposed? What is the future outlook for sustainability efforts? How should we approach the teaching of sustainability in the business curriculum? Just a few months before the entire world shut down due to the global pandemic, the World Economic Forums Davos 2020 manifesto stated that a company serves not only its shareholders, but all its stakeholders . Today, notions such as responsible business, purpose-led business, conscious capitalism, stakeholder capitalism, brand activism, etc., have risen to the top of the agenda of businesses, and academics are paying due attention. Practice of sustainability goes beyond the governmental actions and incorporates operations and strategies of both large and small firms, traditional as well as state-of-the-art business models, and new digital enterprises. This is a free webinar, but registration is required to received zoom details.

For this webinar, we invited three well-established international business/marketing scholars who have published important work related to the topic of exporting. Our panelists will discuss their perspectives on the opportunities available for high impact exporting research, as well as addressing contemporary conceptual and methodological best practices necessary for publishing work in the area. This webinar will include short presentations followed by a discussion moderated by the co-hosts.

This webinar is the first of a two-part webinar focusing on Research in International Entrepreneurship.A webinar on teaching International Entrepreneurship and addressing emerging topics and approaches in teaching IE. About the IE Research Webinar This workshop will highlight the key trends, topics and techniques emerging in IE research. We will discuss implications for the field and your research, including an extended Q&A session. This webinar is FREE and open to all, but registration is required. Zoom details will be sent to all registered participants. Please click on the website link for registration.

This webinar is the second of a two-part webinar focusing on International Entrepreneurship.This webinar will focus on teaching International Entrepreneurship and address emerging topics and approaches in teaching IE. About the IE Research Webinar This workshop will highlight the key trends, topics and techniques emerging in IE research. We will discuss implications for the field and your research, including an extended Q&A session. In this workshop, you will learn: ·Emerging (and declining) topics in IE research ·New research techniques that could benefit your IE research ·Publishing tips This webinar is FREE and open to all, but registration is required. Zoom details will be sent to all registered participants.

Dr. Dean Foreman, chief economist atAmerican Petroleum Institute,will discuss the current outlook for U.S. and global oil and natural gas markets at the May 17 Lansing Economic Club. Dr. Foreman, who is known for his extensive knowledge of energy markets and ability to use advanced analytics to assess market risks, will discuss the factors influencing market conditions before and after Russia's unprovoked war on Ukraine, including macroeconomic expectations and the impact of price inflation, supply chain disruptions, and workforce issues. Dr. Foreman will also focus on the pace and need for capital investment and enabling pipeline infrastructure and trade through the energy value chain, including zooming in on Michigans economy, which requires abundant and low-cost energy to grow and maintain its competitiveness.

In this webinar, we will discuss a framework for teaching the integrating role of the finance function in the management of a global business. We will introduce and discuss two diagrams, corporate strategic framework diagram and free cash flow diagram, which we have used in the context of a global management simulation game, and demonstrate specific examples of their use in the classroom. Key Takeaways: 1. The hierarchical relationship of corporate strategy, operating strategy, and financial strategy. 2. Free cash flow as an important indicator of the operating performance of a firm. 3. The potential benefits of management simulations in teaching global business management. This is a free webinar, but registration is required.

This webinar provides an introduction to bibliometrics as a research tool, the basic steps in preparing and implementing a bibliometrics project, ways of analyzing and discussing data-driven results, and providing frameworks for guiding future research. The webinar will provide several examples of how bibliometrics has been used in international marketing/business. Key Takeaways: Understanding bibliometrics as a research tool to explore various disciplines or topics within a discipline. A stepwise guide to undertaking bibliometrics research. Developing data-driven conceptual frameworks as means of guiding future research This is a free webinar, but pre-registration is required.

The event's featured speaker is Mark de la Vergne, vice president of project development at Cavnue. Mark works closely with transportation officials from across the country and local project stakeholders to build the roadmap for the future of their roads. During the presentation, Mark will discuss the rapid advancement of technology on vehicles and how the future of roads can accelerate the benefits of automated and autonomous vehicles. He will also provide an update on the MDOT/Cavnue Michigan project that was announced by Governor Whitmer in 2020.

In the world of academia, in which the rule publish or perish seem to prevail, teaching frequently remains in the backstage. In this webinar, we discuss with senior scholars who managed to pursue remarkable careers as International Business (IB) researchers, educators, and institution builders. Moreover, the seniority of this panel participants did not prevent them from staying relevant and interesting for their always-young audience in the volatile and disruptively transforming global environment. Join us on June 9th, 2022 at 11 am EST, to explore self-development practices for sustainable career as an IB educator. This webinar is FREE and open to all, but registration is required. Zoom details will be sent to all registered participants.

Web3, blockchain, crypto, distributed ledger technology, tokens, NFTs...and many other words that are hard to understand and explain are filling up international business news. Research in the field of International Business (IB) on the blockchain-based businesses is only emerging leaving IB educators with little guidance on how to teach about these important, yet, highly complex innovations to their students. In this webinar, we have a unique opportunity to learn from distinguished entrepreneurs who are creating the blockchain-based business space. Aliaksandr Sasha Hudzilin will reflect on creating ecosystems for global blockchain projects; will discuss how blockchain is changing gaming and other industries, and will introduce a number of resources that are suitable for everyone interested to start learning about blockchain-based business space. Andrius Bartminas will help us uncover the secrets behind the cryptocurrencies and the colorful world of NFTs, will describe the use cases of NFTs awaiting in international business daily operations. Last, but not least Laura K. Inamedinova, will help us understand how Web3 is transforming international marketing practices and how to successfully develop blockchain-based global business. This webinar is FREE and open to all, but registration is required. Zoom details will be sent to all registered participants.