Rutgers Director on Complexities of U.S. Investment in Cuba
Kevin Riordan, the Executive Director of the Center for Real Estate at the Rutgers Business School recently surveyed the potential—and pitfalls—of American real estate investment in Cuba.
San Diego State Sports MBA Program Discuss Baseball
Sports business can be complicated, particularly when discussing global growth. At least that’s what Chris Park, Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Senior Vice President for Growth, Strategy & International, had to say at a recent event hosted in San Diego and attended by SDSU Sports MBA students. In his talk, Park explained that doing business internationally means that “you are always the road team,” a challenging prospect. Continue reading…
MIT Sloan Students Heat Up Havana As US and Cuban Relations Cool
Coinciding with recent presidential efforts to stabilize U.S. and Cuban relations, MIT Sloan’s blog published a press release announcing two eight-day spring break study tours to Cuba. The school is mounting trips—one of which is entitled “The United States and Cuba: Evolving Economies”—for MIT Sloan students to “explore the business and cultural implications of renewed diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba.”
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Merage Professor Named UN International Expert for Cuban Relations
University of California Irvine Merage School of Business Professor William Hernández Requejo was recently named an international expert in foreign investment negotiations for Cuba by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
Hernández is the Executive Director of Global Leadership at Merage.
Fordham Holds Panel Discussion on Cuban-American Relationship
Fordham University recently hosted a panel discussion of experts on the relationship between Cuba and the United States. The event was held on Sept. 16 at the Fordham Lincoln Center campus. The event was organized by Gabelli School of Business professor Marcia Flicker, an associate professor of marketing at the school. The panel discussion featured insight in to the Cuban-America relationship for foreign investors and local entrepreneurial efforts for maintaining the new positive relationship between the two countries.
The panel featured three experts on the Cuban business world as well as the relationship history between Cuba and the U.S. The panel included, French entrepreneur Michel Villand, Gabelli alumnus Alvaro Sainz Ortiz and Vito Echevarria, a New York-based freelance journalist. Michel Villand recently published a book detailing his successful ten year venture with the Cuban government. Alvaro Sainz Ortiz recently worked for a global music company and shared his insights in to the special challenges that American firms face when dealing with Cuba. Vito Echevarria, who contributes to the Cuba Standard, covers the problems faced by and news related to the Cuban economy.
Kogod Study Away Course Teaches International Management Practices in Cuba This Fall Semester
Now that decades-long travel ban to Cuba has been lifted, the Kogod School of Business is happy to launch a course on International Management Practices in Havana, Cuba this fall. IBUS 244 provides students the opportunity to experience the management practices and business environments of Cuban organizations. Students will participate in a half semester long pre-departure class, followed by one week of travel to Miami and Cuba during the first week of January. Continue reading…
