AIB 2012 Conference Proceedings - Academy of International ...

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Discussants:
Stephen Kobrin, University of Pennsylvania
Ravi Ramamurti, Northeastern University
Theodore Moran, Georgetown University
(For more information, please contact: Robert Grosse, George Mason University, USA: rgrosse@gmu.edu)
Session: 2.3.1 - Panel
Track: 14 - Methods in IB Research
Multinational Firm and Establishment Level Data: What's Hot in 2012
Presented On: July 2, 2012 - 13:00-14:15
Chair: Heather K Berry, George Washington University
Panelists:
Heather K Berry, George Washington University
Ray Mataloni, BEA
Brad Jensen, Georgetown University
Stefano Menghinello, ISTAT
Jeremy Clegg, University of Leeds
(For more information, please contact: Heather K Berry, George Washington University, USA: berryh@gwu.edu)
Session: 2.3.2 - Panel
Track: 12 - Value Creation and Work
Diaspora Networks, Institutional Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Presented On: July 2, 2012 - 13:00-14:15
Chair: Florian Täube, EBS Business School
Co-Chair: Liesl Riddle, George Washington University
Panelists:
Paul Vaaler, University of Minnesota
Liesl Riddle, George Washington University
Kate Gillespie, University of Texas, Austin
Preeta Banerjee, Brandeis University
Prithwiraj Choudhury, University of Pennsylvania
Romi Bhatia, USAID
Florian Täube, EBS Business School
In November 2011, The Economist Magazine devoted a cover story to ‘The magic of diasporas' indicating the
rising awareness of politicians about the relevance of diasporas to the world economy, both in emerging
markets and industrialized economies. Diasporas are emigrants who "demonstrate a strong link with their
migration history and a sense of co-ethnicity with others of a similar background" (Cohen 1997, p. IX). In the
context of international business and especially in the case of emerging economies, an active diaspora can be
an invaluable asset to a nation, acting as a source of developmental capital. In fact, as of 2011, remittances
from migrants to developing countries totaled $351 billion dwarfing other forms of cross-border capital flow
such as international lending, portfolio investment, and government to government aid (World Bank, 2011).
Yet, an engaged diaspora is much more than a "cash-pot" for nations to tap for resources. The human and
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