Venture Vox, an electronic newsletter for alumni active in growth ventures, debuted this spring. And the Green Angel Investor Network will help connect entrepreneurs and early-stage investors, creating more opportunities for student field studies and faculty research in this important private equity segment. The conference was co-sponsored by the Journal of Financial Economics, the premiere ranked research journal in financial economics, and attracted top scholars from around the world. It elevated the center to an important player in the high-profile world of corporate governance. Participants discussed such issues as executive compensation, large shareholder activism and its impact on firm performance, conflict resolution between minority and majority shareholders, the role of the board in monitoring management, and corporate defense tactics in takeovers.
More information is available on the center's website.
Hosted by the Center for Asia and the Emerging Economies, in cooperation with Dartmouth's Dickey Center for International Understanding, the forum attracts prominent members of the international business community, along with scholars, journalists, and policy makers. The forum will feature panels on e-commerce, corporate governance, government and society, and finance. The EMAI ranks nearly 60 developing countries on their level of openness to foreign goods, services, and investment, and on their protection of intellectual property rights, such as patents. The rankings are submitted by an international panel of experts and compiled from scores on 20 access-related categories, including customs regimes, import quotas, and government procurement policies. The information is easily comparable, making it possible to form an impression of access in these countries relatively quickly.