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Globalization

Language As the Key to Global Mindset
April 15, 2019
Language As the Key to Global Mindset
Thunderbird Reinstates 2nd Language Requirement for English Speakers How comfortable are you with your hallos and holas, your ciaos and chào bạns, or your bonjours and buongiornos? If the answer is...Read more
Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution for Africa’s Transformation and Growth
February 27, 2019
Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution for Africa’s Transformation and Growth
The continent of Africa has often been invisible in the annals of history. There are few, sporadic mentions of Africa’s technological prowess, save for the Great Kingdom of Mali, the Great Pyramids...Read more
Thunderbird and ASU Join UN’s Global Compact Network USA as Official Academic Partner
February 26, 2019
Thunderbird and ASU Join UN’s Global Compact Network USA as Official Academic Partner
Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan created the U.N. Global Compact (UNGC) 18 years ago to align corporations on 10 universal sustainability principles and give globalization a...Read more

Leadership & Management

It Takes Determination to Make English a Global Tool for Corporate Growth
April 1, 2019
It Takes Determination to Make English a Global Tool for Corporate Growth
Most meetings that Keiko Claassen attends at ITT Motion Technologies are held in English. Even though her company is based in Italy and she’s Dutch and works near Rotterdam, every senior staffer is...Read more
Thunderbird and the American Express Leadership Academy: Teaching Leadership, One NGO at a Time
January 23, 2019
Thunderbird and the American Express Leadership Academy: Teaching Leadership, One NGO at a Time
Every year, Thunderbird and American Express host the American Express Leadership Academy. The Academy takes emerging leaders from non-profit/non-governmental organizations and helps them become more...Read more
Larry Fink: Greed Was Good; Purpose Is Better
January 23, 2019
Larry Fink: Greed Was Good; Purpose Is Better
Larry Fink, founder and chief executive of the world’s largest money manager, is freaking out. His 2019 letter admonishing CEOs to start thinking beyond their bottom lines led Barron’s to call him “...Read more

Innovation

Thunderbird Partners with Freeport-McMoRan to Amplify Power of Women in Business
April 11, 2019
Thunderbird Partners with Freeport-McMoRan to Amplify Power of Women in Business
Academy for Women Entrepreneurs to reach 26 countries At the World Economic Forum in Davos this year, attendees heard what has become an annual refrain: the underrepresentation of women in business...Read more
Thunderbird Professors Honored for Global Business Research
April 4, 2019
Thunderbird Professors Honored for Global Business Research

Two Thunderbird professors have received honors recently for up and coming academic research and for their body of work over several decades. 

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Digital Audience Strategy
March 26, 2019
Thunderbird Offers 15+ Transdisciplinary Concentrations
Thunderbird has gone through many changes in the last several years not the least of which is its physical move to downtown Phoenix. Now settled in space in the Arizona Center, faculty, staff and...Read more

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Entrepreneurship

Sushi, Sake, and a the Art of Being An International Entrepreneur
March 26, 2019
Sushi, Sake, and the Art of Being An International Entrepreneur
Around the time Ken Valvur arrived at Thunderbird in 1987, Japan’s economy was the envy of the world. Japan was sitting on the largest cache of wealth ever assembled. The Tokyo Stock Exchange...Read more
Keep Your Business Booming: Five Keys to Small Business Success
September 17, 2018
Keep Your Business Booming: Five Keys to Small Business Success
Being a small business owner in the United States is hard work. No matter what comes your way, you and your employees are all you have. Some factors are beyond your control and can make the brass...Read more
Teaching a Child to Count: 4 Ways to Raise a Budding Entrepreneur
September 4, 2018
Teaching a Child to Count: 4 Ways to Raise a Budding Entrepreneur
I’ve got two kiddos - 5 and 2 years old - with one on the way. It’s always been a goal of mine as a parent to teach them about entrepreneurship to best prepare them for life. Why? Entrepreneurship...Read more

Succeeding Across Borders

Prof. Gamso: Too Soon to Declare USMCA Winners & Losers
October 11, 2018
Prof. Gamso: Too Soon to Declare USMCA Winners & Losers
After a year of negotiations, the United States, Mexico, and Canada have agreed to a trade deal that will replace NAFTA. President Trump hailed the new agreement, creatively named the U.S.-Mexico-...Read more
American Healthcare Companies Expand Globally
June 15, 2018
The Steps American Healthcare Companies Must Consider to Expand Globally
It’s well-known around the world that despite its many breakthrough technologies and advances in healthcare, the United States lags behind other countries when it comes to coverage, cost, and quality...Read more
Build Your Skills (and Avoid the Blooper Reel) in Global Marketing
March 1, 2018
How to Avoid the Global Marketing Blooper Reel
Global marketing gaffes get plenty of attention in their re-telling – from Pampers in Japan to Coca-Cola in Saudi Arabia ­­– but there are also heaps of global marketing success stories. Which...Read more

Social Sector

Can Development Aid Reduce International Migration?
October 16, 2018
Can Development Aid Reduce International Migration?
In response to concerns about immigration, Western governments are increasingly turning to foreign aid as a solution, reasoning that aid addresses root causes, deterring migration by encouraging...Read more
October 10, 2018
Graduate Pays It Forward with Paper Airplanes
Life has its interesting turns and twists, and sometimes gives you a rare chance to pay forward for the generous gifts you have received in the past. This was very apparent to me during the campus...Read more

Culture & Travel

To Give or Not to Give: The Office Gift Season
December 10, 2018
To Give or Not to Give: The Office Gift Season
A recent survey found that 41 percent of employees say that the number one holiday gift they want from their boss this year is a holiday bonus. However, 46 percent say that holiday bonuses are not...Read more
Gifts not gaffes
November 26, 2018
Gifts Not Gaffes: What You Should Know About Cross-Cultural Giving
They say with gifts it's the thought that counts. That's not always the case with cross-cultural gift giving. The wrong gift could send a very wrong message. For most business leaders, the ROI of...Read more
Why is Generation Z so depressed?
October 22, 2018
Why Is Generation Z So Depressed — Overprotective Parents
A leading moral psychologist traces the political anger and anxiety of Generation Z to well meaning — but hyper — parenting. Read more