Robert H. Smith School of Business 2410 Van Munching Hall University of Maryland

College Park, MD 20742

Email: global@r hsmith.umd.edu

The Global Showcase is supported in part by CIBE, the Center for International Business Education (CIBE), a Title VI grant from

the U.S. Department of Education.

The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland is recognized as a national leader in business education. The school provides cross-functional programs that prepare graduates to lead organizations in an economy fueled by technology, globalization and constant change. Through education, research, executive develop-ment, and corporate partnership activities, the Smith School of Business is an invaluable resource for the alumni, government and business communities.

@SmithGlobalBiz

The mission of the Center for Global Business is to connect diverse members of the Smith School community (students, faculty, staff, alumni) to the world and the world to the Smith School, to provide these members and partners with opportunities to gain global mindset and build international business skills, and to serve as a Maryland resource center for companies seeking to take their goods and services into the global marketplace. The Center is the driver of internationalization and global mindset education at the Smith School and a preferred partner for international commerce in the State of Maryland, specifically in regard to training and supporting students, companies, and current and future business leaders to engage successfully in global business.

ROBERT H. SMITH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

CENTER FOR GLOBAL BUSINESSF e b r u a r y 1 3 , 2 0 2 0

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Download the Passport to Global Mindset app to vote for Testudo's Pick! See page 2 for more info.

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S T U D E N T P R E S E N T A T I O N S

Enterprise and Innovation cont.

1. d2. d3. d4. d5. d6. d7. d8. d9. d10. d11. dBuddhist Ideals in 21st Century Corporate Strategy12. Mzansi Afrika13. Thanda (Love) Your Community14. Emerging Spanish Businesses: The Shift Away from Tradition and Certainty15. Risky Business?16. Sombresas y Siestas: A Study of Spanish Business Culture17. The Effects of a Nationalistic Culture in Scotland and Ireland on the Political and Economic Situation of the UK18. The Effects of Innovation and Enterprise on Panama and Peru19. The Singapore Way of Multiculturalism: Western Concepts/Asian Cultures20. Singapore: A Global Hub For Innovation21. Watsonia Fire Prevention Project22. d

23. Shock to the System: SocialInnovation for Employment inCape Town

24. Omnipresence

25. Social Transformation in Spain

26. Innovation Deflation: Brexit'sImpact on Innovation in the UK

27. Monitoring a United KingdomBrain Drain

28. Exploring the Opportunitiesand Challenges for US Businessin Peru

29. Vietnam's EconomicRevolution

30. Businesses Will Not GetThai-d Down in Thailand

31. US Business in an EverChanging UK

Faben Henok, Sheka Kanu, Sarah Lodder, Andrew String

Kaitlyn Comer, Carter Griffin, Erick Mendez, Tyra Whitley, Gavi Winter

Hailey Brennan, Jaclyn Baymack, Vince Natividad, Thomas Curry

Neil Duggal, Dave Fredericks, Hunter Marsh, Pace Isaac, Gillian Southworth

Cameron Galonek, Benjamin Oldhouser, Justin Heinze, Manyi Zhong, Edward Engelbride

Opportunities and Challenges for U.S. Businesses

Maria Castro-Rodriguez, Nina Roche, Allison Groux, April Tun U

Erin Chelf, Marisa Teti, Sam Haufler, Ben Reott, Bailey Smith

Karen Hernandez, Joseph Ward, Jacob Witlin, Jenna Field, Danielle Seltzer

Shannon Young, Remington Ro, Chris Iacono, Evan Kowalk

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

T I M E L I N E O F E V E N T S

Judge Information …………….………………….………….... 3

Faculty Recognition...…………….……………………...……... 3

Timeline of Events and Testudo's Pick…...………….….…....…. 2

Student Presentations

Poster Category and Award Information …………..………… 4

Enterprise and Innovation………………….………....……... 6-7

Opportunities and Challenges for U.S. Businesses……...……... 7

Comparative Business Analysis ...…………………………….... 5

Digital Technology Transforming Business. ..……...…….............. 5

Center for Global Business Team...…………….………...…….. 3

Effects of Culture on Business………………….……………..... 6

10 a.m.

12 - 2:00 p.m.

2 - 4:00 p.m.

February 14, 2020

Opening of 5th Annual Global Showcase. Testudo's Pick voting begins.

Students present their posters to the judges and guests.

Testudo's Pick voting continues.

Awards announced via email.

The Testudo's Pick poster best demonstrates the importance of global business savvy, or knowledge of business environments and drivers that operate in and between countries. The

team who gets the most votes for Testudo's Pick will receive student business cards.

HOW TO VOTE FOR TESTUDO’S PICK?:1. Scan QR code on the front cover to download the Terp Life App.

2. Search "Passport to Global Mindset" on the Terp Life App and download the "Passportto Global Mindset."

3. "Check-in” and create a profile.

4. Listen to presentations at the Global Showcase.

5. To vote for Testudo's Pick…take a photo of the poster, upload the photo to the“Testudo’s Pick for Global Showcase” section on the app with a 1 sentence captiondescribing why the poster demonstrates the importance of global business savvy. Includethe team number as a hashtag (ex. #Team31). Voting for Testudo’s Pick will close at4:00 pm.

T E S T U D O ' S P I C K

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S T U D E N T P R E S E N T A T I O N S

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12. Buddhist Influence on Thai Business Environment

13. Mzansi Afrika

14. Thanda (Love) Your Community

15. Emerging Spanish Businesses: The Shift Away from Tradition and Certainty

16. Risky Business?

17. Swirl, Sniff and Sip: A Study of Spanish Culture

18. The Effects of a Nationalistic Culture in Scotland and Ireland on the Political and Economic Situation of the UK

19. The Effects of Innovation and Enterprise on Panama and Peru

20. The Singapore Way of Multiculturalism

21. Singapore: A Global Hub For Innovation

22. Watsonia Fire Prevention Project

Effects of Culture on Business

Grace Hammond, Ashwin Kammula, Chris Johnson, Adora Belcher

Mohamed Moneib, Kate Swetz, Jack Lincoln, Ayanna Wright

Dhruv Mathur, Folashade Fatusin, Andres Moya, Arielle Wassertzug

Melissa Maurer, Ben Miller, Erin Wright, Lydia Hu

Tania Arya, Tori Miske, Mausam Patel, Madison Spiotta

Alexandra Paidas, Clark Mitchell, Alex Hill, Crystal Pinckney

Brandon Knorr, Samuel Newmier, Joe Distefano, Mazin Elhag

Enterprise and Innovation

Jessica Baskett, Micheal DiDonato, Jamila Spears, Malcolm McGhee

Nina Joshi, Jack Franz, Casey Boldt, Cameren Bruce, Amit Yavasani

Mark Augustino, Andrew Norfolk, Avery Butterfield, Emma Cross, Ryan Khagani

Maxine Greenstein, Carleinni Mendez, Steven Ioannidis, Carmen Profit, Ayomide Awobajo

T H E J U D G E S

Rebecca Bellinger, Executive Director Kislaya Prasad, Academic Director Marina Augoustidis, Associate Director

F A C U L T Y / S T A F F R E C O G N I T I O N

C G B S T A F F

Suresh Acharya, Professor of Practice, Decision, Operations & Information Technologies Gosia Langa-Basit, Lecturer, Management & OrganizationDan Carchidi, Director, Office of Transformational LearningProtiti Dastidar, Associate Department Chair & Clinical Professor, Management & Organization Holly DeArmond, Managing Director, Dingman Center for EntrepreneurshipBrian Dillehay, Assistant Program Director, Office of Global Engineering LeadershipNima Farshchi, Program Director, Center for Social Value CreationJudy Frels, Senior Fellow, Executive Development Programs & Clinical Professor, Marketing Mary Beth Furst, Associate Clinical Professor, MarketingArnie Greenland, Professor of the Practice, Decision, Operations & Information Technologies Tricia Homer, Lecturer, Business CommunicationsBrian Horick, Assistant Dean, Undergraduate ProgramsZeinab Karake, Clinical Professor, Decision, Operations & Information TechnologiesMartin Loeb, Professor, AccountingKislaya Prasad, Research Professor, Decision, Operations & Information Technologies and Academic Director, Center for Global BusinessLauren Ruszczyk, Senior Associate Director, Education AbroadJoseph Scholten, Associate Director, Office of International AffairsAllison Schwarz, Executive Director, Alumni Relations, Office of Development and Alumni RelationsDavid Waguespack, Assistant Professor, Management & OrganizationRebecca Winner, Executive Director, Office of Marketing & Communications

Greg Rafal, Assistant Director Kara Korab, Program Manager Santiago Luna, Coordinator

CGB would like to recognize the following Smith School faculty and staff members who led programs abroad during the 2019-2020 academic year.

Pamela Armstrong, Associate Clinical Professor, Decision, Operations & Information Technologies Stephen Brown, Associate Clinical Professor, Accounting & Information Assurance Eugene Cantor, Associate Clinical Professor, Accounting & Information Assurance Humberto Coronado, Lecturer, Associate Director, Master of Science in Supply Chain Management Claudia Donnelly, Program Manager, Undergraduate Program & College Park ScholarsKaren Hallows, Senior Lecturer, FinanceVictor Mullins, Associate Dean, Undergraduate ProgramsGreg Rafal, Assistant Director, Center for Global BusinessJeanette Snider, Associate Director, Undergraduate ProgramsGerald Suarez, Professor of the Practice in Systems Thinking & Innovation, and Change and Fellow, Center for Leadership Innovation and ChangeMark Wellman, Clinical Professor, Management & OrganizationSusan White, Clinical Professor, Finance

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P O S T E R C A T E G O R I E S A N D A W A R D S S T U D E N T P R E S E N T A T I O N S

Kasey Tan, Brian Carney, Leigh Murphy, Steeven Ludger-Etienne

Dhilan Shah, Ethan Miller, Lauren Binnion, Shawn Fahey, Amanda Skondras

Helen Kent, Jacob Smith, Kelsey Calabrese, Vivek Ramani, Nathaniel Pereyra

Efia Ofosu-Ntiamoah, Jamie Nam, Lily Xiao, Sabrina Jiang, Goodness Ihekweme

Trisha Shrivastava, Phylicia Naimah Williams, Oluwatumi Osa Akin-Sodipo, Joy Chang Shao

Comparative Business Analysis

1. Linking the Chain: The UnitedStates, Peru and Panama

2. Hong Kong vs Singapore:Battle of Two Asian Tigers

3. Where to Start Your Business?Vietnam v. Thailand

4. How Will Post-Brexit TradeRegulations Affect Businesses?

5. A Comparative Analysis ofthe Political and CulturalDifferences of Doing Business inTaiwan and the United States

6. Digital Innovation & Startups in Vietnam

7. Vietnam: A Rising Asian Powerhouse

8. Singapore: Smart Nation

9. Digital Asia: How Blockchain is Transforming Business

10. The Payment Revolution

11. Brexit: Transforming the Customs Process

Digital Technology Transforming Business

Breena Rettig, David Caceres, Patrick Driscoll, Jane Griffin, Betsy Wang

John Strauss, Jackson Martini, Abby Kahn, Matthew Frohman, Rachel Brynien

Kyle Hurley, Jay Lee, Tiffany Howell, Katherine Ciaravalli, Ian Sauter

Alex Joseph Levy, Matthew Michaels, Andrew Ryan Hawley, Alexa Jill Schwab, Sibei Chen

Kevin Wang, Sophie Mavrodin, Fanny Wu, Lily Ding, Joy Xu

Emily Madison, Adam Elshafei, John Nidds, Nathan Dessalegn

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Enterprise and Innovation This category focuses on a country’s ability to encourage entre-preneurial thinking as a way to create products, processes, and/or services, with an emphasis on identifying innovative ways of addressing needs (either economic, social, and/or political).

Opportunities & Challenges for U.S. Businesses This category explores opportunities and challenges for U.S. companies that conduct business (or hope to conduct business) in a country, including the influence of current economic, political and social situations. The presentation may focus on one country or compare two countries.

Testudo's PickThe Testudo's Pick poster best demonstrates the importance of global business savvy, or knowledge of business environments and drivers that operate in and between countries. The team who gets the most votes for Testudo's Pick will receive student business cards.

The 5th Annual Global Showcase features five main poster categories. Judges will select one winner per category, and the winning teams will

receive a $500 award. Judges will focus on the presenters’ overall knowledge, professionalism, and communication skills.

Comparative Business Analysis This category analyzes the business practices in one country as they compare to business practices in the U.S. or in another coun-try. Comparisons may focus on economic, political, cultural, and/or social differences or similarities as they relate to conducting business.

Effects of Culture on Business This category examines how a country’s cultural dimension scores inform how business is conducted both within the country and between other nations. The presentation draws upon at least three of Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and address opportunities and challenges.

Digital Technology Transforming BusinessThis category examines how commerce in different countries is being transformed by digital technologies and AI. The presentation can examine how overseas companies are making use of the Internet, mobile platforms, or AI, and how these uses have adapted to local conditions. It can also examine how U.S. companies are making use of these technologies in overseas markets.