2003 Blake Pattridge for his forthcoming book Institution Building and State Formation in Nineteenth Century Latin America: The University of San Carlos, Guatemala, that illuminates the social, political, and cultural life of Guatemala, Central America, and Latin America as a whole during the period in question
Kathleen McKone-Sweet for her research on performance tradeoffs in manufacturing, on the dimensions of costs, quality, delivery, product mix flexibility, and new product development time
Maria Minniti for her forthcoming course release on women leadership
Lin Xu for her research on competitive landscape for Chinese domestic companies after the WTO entry
Shaker Zahra for his research on corporate venturing in Global 500 Corporations
Jane Zhu for her study on the IS-Marketing relationship in China
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2002
Richard Bliss and Lidija Polutnik for their research about the financial health of enterprises in Slovenia, leading to a journal article.
Larry Carr for his field research in to complete the case on the balanced score card involving Serono Laboratories, US and Switzerland.
Anthony Goerzen for his research studying the partnering behavior of Japanese multinational corporations.
James Henderson for his research studying Collective Resources and Industry Competitive Advantage.
Maria Minniti for her field research on the role and characteristics of Italy's industrial districts.
Hsiang-Ling Han for her research studying comparative growth in Taiwan and China resulting from WTO membership.
Mark Potter for his study of French firms on the issues of governance and impact on performance, leading to an article for a financial journal.
Thomas Sullivan for his coaching South African teenagers in entrepreneurship. Lin Xu for her research studying the impact of western resources on Chinese high-technology startups.
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2001
Kostas Axarloglou for his project toward studying the penetration of foreign markets resulting in two research papers, one on the hypothesis of hysteresis (co-authored with Prof. Kouvelis) and one on a literature research on tax incentives to attract FDI.
Neeraj Bharadwaj for his research in Europe on cross-national manufacturer-supplier arrangements leading to insights into the most meaningful metrics that can be used by manufacturers to assess the performance of their domestic as well as cross-border suppliers, leading to a journal article in a marketing journal.
Richard Bliss and Lidija Polutnik for their research on the development of services companies in Bosnia for SEED leading to a report to SEED.
Hsiang-Ling Han for her project on studying global contagion in financial markets leading to two journal articles.
David Hennessey for his research on global account management practices among leading global companies leading to a journal article on the issues of global account management.
James Hoopes for his project on W. Edwards Meming's visit to Japan in 1950.
Ken Matsuno for his research in Japan for a project that investigates the cross-functional power of marketing leading to a journal article manuscript.
Maria Minniti for her research project on "2001-Italy GEM Report".
Thomas Sullivan for his efforts to launch the Matie Community Service Entrepreneurship Development Program in South Africa.
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2000
Michael Bruner for his work on a project resulting in an article on feudal barriers to market reform in post-Soviet Russia (with Bill Coyle and Dimitry Evstafiev).
Maria Minniti for her research project "2000-Italy GEM Report" resulting in publication of "The Spatial Distribution of Entrepreneurial Activity: The Case of Italy" article. Jeffrey Melnick for his project "Immigrants and American Popular Culture".
Richard Bliss and Lidija Polutnik for their project "Women Entrepreneurs in Poland".
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1999
During the Spring Semester, the Glavin Center faculty chairs met to review proposals for research support. We received 11 proposals involving a total of 15 faculty members from 6 different academic divisions. The requested support far outstripped the possibilities of the Glavin Center. Although we were able to support nine proposals, many of those could only be funded by focusing our support on a more limited objective. For some recipients, the final proposal is still under negotiation and clarification.
Funded proposals had a clear objective, articulated deliverables over the next 12 months, and related to the overall mission of the Glavin Center. In funding proposals, the Glavin Center aimed at a balance between requested support and the faculty members' own willingness to invest time and effort into the project. Funded activity typically consisted of travel funds, expenses, and research support.
It is the pleasure of the Glavin Center and its associated faculty to announce the following faculty as recipients for research grants and nominations as Glavin Center Fellows for 1999:
Professor Kostas Axarloglou (Economics Division) for a project "Globalization of Production: Current Trends and Management Insights."
Professor Julian Lange (Center for Entrepreneurial Study)for a project "Informal Venture Capital: Best Practices in Networking the Entrepreneurial Funding Cap." Final approval pending further details.
Professors Robert Eng, Srinivasa Rangan, and Kathleen Brewer Doran (Marketing/Management) for the continuation of their project "Giant with Clay Feet: China in the New Millennium."
Hsiang-Ling Han (Economics) for a project "Solar Powered Economic Growth."
H. David Hennessey (Marketing) for two proposals dealing with "Global Account Management." Final approval pending further details.
Professors Phil Dover and Robb Kopp (Marketing) for a proposal "BP Oil International: Global Communications Strategy." Final approval pending further details.
Professor Maria Minniti (Economics) for a project "The Spatia Distribution of Entrepreneurial Activity: The Case of Italy."
Based on their merit, the Glavin Center enthusiastically supports these projects, which will enhance Babson's reputation in the field of international and global management, and provide relevance to present or future practitioners in this area.
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1998
Bill Coyle for his work on a project resulting in a handbook for U.S. executives operating in Russia (with Dimitry Evstafiev, currently visiting at Babson, and Vladimir Platonov, both from Russia).
Kathleen Brewer Doran, Robert Eng, and Srinivasa Rangan for their joint efforts on a project resulting in work toward a book on business in China. Benoit Leleux for his efforts on a project which will result in a book on Entrepreneurial Management (with colleagues at Insead).
Srinivasa Rangan for a pilot project leading to a book and teaching materials in the area of national business systems.
These individuals submitted proposals (either individually or as a team) for support toward research and/or activities (for the current academic year) which deal with the practice of global or international management - all of which fall within the focus of the Glavin Center mission.
Based on their merit, the Center enthusiastically supports these projects, which will enhance Babson's reputation in the fields of international and global management, and provide relevance to present or future practitioners in this area.
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