Scholars from 14 countries descended on Georgia State University’s Buckhead Center June 2-5 for an annual conclave on how to best teach international business.
The conference was hosted by the Center for International Business Education and Research, a federally funded institute at the university which counts improving global business instruction at colleges among its varied goals.
Keynote speaker Rahm Sitaraman, a retired Coca-Cola Co. executive, told attendees that companies are now striving for “survival advantage,” arguing that the old model of gaining “competitive advantage” is outmoded in an increasingly volatile and integrated global economy.
The event blended plenary sessions focusing on the sharing of teaching methods and resources with workshops filled with ideas for practical collaboration, covering such topics as International Management, International Financial Management, Global Supply Chain Management, and International Marketing. Some 85 scholars from 57 institutions were present.
The next Faculty Development in International Business summit will be held June 1-4, 2017, in Atlanta.
Learn more at http://ciber.robinson.gsu.edu/msi-consortium/fdib.
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