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"David Cameron's EU Gamble is Bad News for Business" says Yale Dean (of EMBA) David Bach

David Cameron's EU Gamble is Bad News for Business, January 2013

UK Prime Minister David Cameron promised that, if reelected, he will hold a referendum on whether the country should stay in the European Union. Yale SOM's David Bach argues that this move is likely to produce just what a struggling economy doesn't need—more uncertainty.

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David Bach (faculty page), @DBachYSOM, is senior associate dean for executive MBA and global programs and senior lecturer in global business and politics. His research and teaching focuses on business-government relations, nonmarket strategy, and market regulation in a globalizing world economy, with particular emphasis on the regulation of financial markets. David Bach was previously Dean of Programs at IE Business School.

ASPA - The American Society for Public Administration - aspanet.org

www.aspanet.org

"Public Administration Review" publication

OUR MISSION

ASPA is the leading interdisciplinary public service organization that:

•     Advances the art, science, teaching, and practice of public and non-profit administration.
•     Promotes the value of joining and elevating the public service profession.
•     Builds bridges among all who pursue public purposes at home and internationally .
•     Provides networking and professional development opportunities to those committed to public service values.
•     Achieves innovative solutions to the challenges of governance.

"Wharton Public Policy Initiative" to be established with donations totaling $11 million

Wharton press release, September 2012

...The Initiative will bring the study and practice of public policy and business together...

The Wharton Public Policy Initiative will offer independent, practical, timely, nonpartisan research and resources to government policymakers and key decision-makers...

...generate and disseminate new knowledge that is both relevant and nonpartisan—at a time of great partisanship—where it will be of tremendous use to decision makers....

2012 CEIBS-EFMD conference Beijing (Nov 29-30) "Innovative Business in China and Europe"

2012 CEIBS-EFMD conference Beijing

The development and growth of China over the last 15 years has been remarkable and has had a profound impact on the global economy. However with continued growth comes the challenge of maintaining this in the future. China is looking to shift from being the manufacturing powerhouse of the world to being a centre of innovation and ideas and the 2012 CEIBS-EFMD conference in Beijing (November 29-30) will focus on Innovative Business in China and Europe.

Join the conference chairs Professor Hellmut Schütte and Professor George Yip (Wikipedia) to explore and discuss:

• China’s Innovative Capacity and the Growth of Indigenous Innovation
• European Companies in China: Overcoming Challenges
• Open Innovation by Western Companies
• Innovation by Multinational Companies in China: Local Adaptation or Global Platform?
• Human Resource Challenges for MNcs of Innovating in China
• Challenges and Opportunities for Innovative Chinese Companies

Academic and corporate speakers from organisations such as Booz & Company, Shell and The Boston Consulting Group will explore all of the issues that are relevant to companies, business schools, faculty and policy makers with an interest in China's and Europe's economic growth and cooperation. The conference programme will be based on the expertise of the Centre on China Innovation at CEIBS.

The 2012 CEIBS-EFMD conference will take place on the Beijing campus of CEIBS on 29-30 November and will be followed by EFMD introductory accreditation seminars which are highlighted below.

This conference is organised in the framework of the EU-China Business Management Training (BMT) Project, www.ceibs.edu/bmt/, funded by the European Union.