Events

Since 1990, a consortium of organizations has offered a luncheon speaker series under the auspices of the International Business Forum (IBF) targeted to local academics, public policy makers, and the local business community. The IBF has now become The Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan, with a newly developed focus on global issues of interest to the mid-Michigan business community. The GB Club is dedicated to supporting global business growth tied to Michigan and its diverse corporations. The main activity of the GB Club is the luncheon speaker series.

Paul Vaaler, Associate Professor of International Business and Director of the Hitachi Center for Technology & International Affairs at the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, will present a Research Seminar on "DEMOCRACY'S RISK PREMIUM: Political Business Cycle Effects on Sovereign Risk Ratings and Bond Spreads in Developing Countries."

Coskun Samli, Professor of Marketing & International Business from the University of North Florida, will present a research seminar titled "Globalization Process and Quality of Life in Third World Countries: The Need for a Second Wave."

Tevfik Dalgic, Professor of International Marketing and Strategy at the School of Management of the University of Texas at Dallas, will present a research seminar titled "Ethnicity and International Marketing."