International Business

The dynamics of globalization have altered our environment and the fundamental requirements of a complete business education. As technological advances and international trade continue to shrink the world in which we live, cross-cultural experience and understanding becomes not an advantage toward success, but a prerequisite. The Center for Experiential Learning at the university's Olin School of Business is committed to ensuring that students are integrally involved in the globalization process by considering different cultures, practices, and dilemmas faced within the realm of international business.

As a top tier business school, Olin seeks to prepare the future generation of business leaders who will require a thorough knowledge and understanding of international issues in order to be successful in an increasingly complex and competitive playing field. Such preparation will be crucial for any company's sustained success in the future. Today's managers face a variety of issues in a rapidly changing environment. Such issues can range from currency exchange in Latin America, to supply chain management in China, to brand management in India. The CEL seeks to address these issues and help prepare students to make an immediate impact and contribution through their careers. Through class work, special programs, internships, practicums, and conferences, our world-renowned faculty and strategic business partners prepare the international business leaders of tomorrow.

Other schools and departments at the university include sources on international law, east asia, latin america, the middle east, judaism and islam, and international studies.

Faculty Experts:

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Adam Rosenzweig Associate Professor of Law Adam Rosenzweig has done extensive work in the area of tax law and policy. He previously worked as a visiting assistant professor at Northwestern University School of Law and clerked for Judge James L. Dennis, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. While working in New York, Rosenzweig ... Direct contact: (314) 935-4419 / arosenzweig@wulaw.wustl.edu

Murray Weidenbaum Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor Weidenbaum Download Weidenbaum is honorary chairman of the Weidenbaum Center and Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor at Washington University. He is known for his research on economic policy, taxes, government spending, and regulation. In 1981-82, he served as President Reagan's first Chairman of the Council ... Expertise: economy, government, public policy, President Reagan, Federal Trade Deficit Review Commission, economic policy, taxes, … Direct contact: (314) 935-5662 / moseley@wustl.edu

Panos Kouvelis Emerson Distinguished Professor of Operations and Manufacturing Management Panos Kouvelis Download Kouvelis is an expert on global supply chain security and on the efforts of homeland security officials to secure the 30 million containers that are shipped into the United States annually as part of the manufacturing and distribution supply chain. He's also an expert source on a variety of business-related ... Expertise: marketing, e-commerce, operations management, manufacturing management, facility layout, inventory control, production planning, … Direct contact: (314) 935-4604 / kouvelis@wustl.edu

James Little Donald Danforth, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Business Professor Little did his undergraduate work at the University of British Columbia and received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. Professor Little joined the Washington University faculty in 1971 and served on the faculty of the Department of Economics until 1982, when he joined the faculty ... Expertise: business policy, business strategy, economics, economic development, economic policy, international economics, corporate finance, … Direct contact: (314) 935-6393 / littlej@wustl.edu

Leila Sadat Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law and Director of the Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies Leila Sadat Download Leila Sadat is one of the country's leading experts in international and comparative law. She is the author of more than three dozen articles and several books on international criminal law and justice, terrorism, crimes against humanity, French law and European Union Law. From May 2001 until September ... Expertise: war crimes, criminal law, criminal justice, European Community law, international law, U.S. constitution, foreign relations, … Direct contact: (314) 935-6411 / sadat@wulaw.wustl.edu

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News Stories & Tip Sheets:

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Master's degree will give students competitive edge in vital career sector Olin Business School announces new degree in supply chain management May 18, 2009 -- The Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis will launch a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management specialized program in September 2009. The 12-month, 36-credit-hour program will be multi-disciplinary with a cutting-edge curriculum and active collaboration with industry leaders and the supply chain issues they encounter.

Battling the recession and slashing costs on the high seas New study shows how shipping business can stay afloat in sinking economy Feb. 26, 2009 -- Kouvelis Download A new study from the Boeing Center for Technology, Information and Manufacturing (BCTIM) at the Olin Business School, calls on shipping companies to increase their use of full-container loads with specific delivery dates to reduce costs and counter the effects of the recession on global trade. Panos Kouvelis, BCTIM director and distinguished professor of operations and manufacturing management at Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School, co-authored the study with Jian Li. In their paper, "Managing the New Uncertainty," they recommend the changes in the shipping supply chain as the "logical next step" for ocean freight services.

Travel, research and debate reveal workings of EU to undergrads Business students take on European Union as a case study Jan. 27, 2009 -- Three dozen students from Washington University in St. Louis have a tough assignment: Determine the financial implications of Turkey's application to join the European Union and further enlargement of EU membership.

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U.S. Astronauts Might Hitch Rides on Chinese Spacecraft Space.com April 17, 2009 -- The U.S. and China are exploring new ways to bridge U.S. moon exploration plans with China. Includes comments from WUSTL earth and planetary sciences professor Ray Arvidson.

U.S. Colleges Get Serious With Partners Overseas The Chronicle of Higher Education Feb. 23, 2009 -- WUSTL chancellor Mark S. Wrighton is trying to establish meaningful relationships with foreign universities, in hopes of engaging large numbers of WUSTL students and faculty members, encouraging robust research collaborations, and cultivating a more global campus.

UBS Pressed for 52,000 Names in 2nd Inquiry The New York Times and 7 others Feb. 20, 2009 -- A UBS memo, along with dozens of e-mail messages like it, were disclosed on Thursday in a blistering court document filed by the Justice Department, which sought to compel UBS, based in Switzerland, to divulge the identities of 52,000 Americans whom the authorities suspect of using secret offshore accounts at the bank to dodge taxes. WUSTL criminal and securities law professor Samuel Buell, who helped to prosecute Enron, comments.

Story on the establishment of the Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization Xinhua News Agency (China) and 11 others Dec. 12, 2008 -- In a Dec. 8th news conference in Hong Kong, twenty-five premier research universities from around the world, including WUSTL, announced the establishment of the Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization to promote research and applications of clean coal technology.

China trying different things to improve air quality for Olympics CBS Evening News July 17, 2008 -- The Beijing Olympics begin in just over three weeks, and the Chinese are trying to clear the air. In a recent test, Beijing's air failed to meet international health guidelines six days out of seven. WUSTL chemical engineering professor Jay Turner comments.

Microsoft's European experience troubling for U.S. companies SiliconValley.com and 9 others March 15, 2007 -- WUSTL law professors Scott Kieff and Troy Paredes along with a Stanford colleague write that the latest regulatory actions by the competition unit of the European Union against Microsoft could have a profound impact on other U.S. companies doing business in Europe. Consumers may end up paying the freight for runaway regulation.

U.S. research making great leap Philadelphia Inquirer Nov. 6, 2006 -- Eager to tap into China's pool of dirt-cheap engineers and technical employees who earn $5,000 to $10,000 a year, hundreds of European and U.S. companies have opened research centers throughout China in the last two years. WUSTL political science professor Andrew Mertha warns that companies should be careful because of the seriouis problem of intellectual property piracy.

China's B-School boom BusinessWeek Dec. 30, 2005 -- BusinessWeek looks at the growth of business school programs in China that are being developed with the help of U.S. business schools, Including WUSTL's Olin School of Business. Patrick Moreton, who is the co-director of the executive MBA program offered by Fudan University and WUSTL's Olin School, comments.

China's lust for business learning The Financial Express (Bangladesh) Aug. 5, 2005 -- It was almost unimaginable 25 years ago that China, the nemesis of the capitalist world, would embrace American-style management education. But today it is doing so with a gusto that puts the western world to shame. While US business schools are reporting falling applications for their MBA programs, partly as a result of competition from overseas and a tight labor market, students in China are beating at the doors of the top courses. Fudan runs programs with the WUSTL Olin School, the Norwegian School of Management and Hong Kong University.