Events

CEM invites undergraduate students to submit posters on research that explores key issues shaping emerging markets and compete at our inaugural student research expo. Additionally, we welcome faculty, students, and industry professionals to attend and engage with student research on these topics and join us for a panel discussion on AI and Emerging Markets during the second half of the expo.

Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury, Lumry Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, shared his research on the changing geography of work, especially as it relates to emerging markets. Pulling from his ongoing projects in Turkey, Bangladesh, and India, Raj examined the productivity effects of remote work and how AI plays a role in its future.

The Center for Emerging Markets held a lunch and learn about Northeastern University's undergraduate minor in Emerging Markets. Attendees heard from four current undergraduate students enrolled in the minor and learned about the exciting opportunities this minor offers.

Deepika Suri, an accomplished Civil Servant and advocate for gender justice from the elite Indian Police Service, visited Northeastern University for a discussion on research collaborations between Northeastern University faculty and police in India. This was a collaborative event hosted by the Center for Emerging Markets at Northeastern University and the Global Action Policy Initiative.

The Center for Emerging Markets (CEM) at Northeastern University will celebrate the culmination of three years of its Srinivasan Family Awards student grant program with a reception attended by past student and alumni awardees, as well as faculty and staff partners.

The Global Asian Studies Program at Northeastern University will welcome Maria Repnikova, Associate Professor in Global Communication at Georgia State University, to discuss China's image-making in Africa.

CB Bhattacharya, Professor of Marketing and Professor of Organizations and Entrepreneurship at the University of Pittsburgh, explored a purpose-driven pathway to enable companies to integrate environmental and social concerns into all their business decisions. Using real world data, he showed that a transition to a more sustainable business model, via the “sustainability ownership experience,” is a surefire way to ignite key stakeholders and employees, and provide more meaning to their jobs. 

Kellee Tsai, Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University, shared her research on “party-state capitalism” in China. While China's state has always played a core role in development, prioritization of growth has shifted to a variant of state capitalism best described as “party-state capitalism,” which emphasizes risk management and leadership by the Chinese Communist Party. This transition to party-state capitalism emerged from a combination of perceived domestic and external threats, with consequences for contemporary dynamics in global capitalism.

Katrin Heucher, Assistant Professor of Change Management and Sustainability at the University of Groningen, discussed how multinational enterprises (MNEs) navigate the complex tensions between global sustainability strategies and local challenges in interorganizational systems. She explored how a paradox lens can reveal new approaches to managing sustainability in global networks.

Shantanu Khanna, Assistant Professor of Public Policy & Economics at Northeastern University, shared early insights from recent research on the power of experiential education to impact socio-emotional skill development for students in Uttarakhand, India, in partnership with Nishith Prakash, Professor of Public Policy & Economics at Northeastern University, and Sara Constantino, Assistant Professor at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.