The Center for Global Leadership (CGL) promotes a range of activities and programs to advance its mission.

Educational Programs

The center works to advance the integration of international business and global issues in the VSB curriculum by supporting faculty initiatives related to global business and leadership, supporting student participation in international business case competitions, providing support for faculty seeking to develop international business programs and courses, and sponsoring international executives and faculty to visit the university to share their insights with our students. In all of these activities, CGL stresses the ethical dimensions of global expansion and the importance of responsible leadership in international business.

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Research Programs

The creation and dissemination of new knowledge on international business and global leadership is a strategic priority for CGL. The center supports research in global business issues, provides grants to faculty as part of an annual research excellence program, sponsors conferences and seminars on global topics, and promotes a climate that values high-impact research with global implications for business and society.

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Service and Outreach Programs

The center seeks to integrate the pressing concerns of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors through close collaboration with organizations engaged in global business leadership, supports service trips and other initiatives focused on critical global concerns, and contributes to the public discourse and dialogue around globalization, global integration, and global corporate responsibility.

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Colloquium on The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) in The Business–Government–Society Interface

The center is organizing and co-sponsoring a colloquium on The Role Of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) in The Business – Government – Society Interface, which will take place in Paris, France May 22-24, 2008.

Co-sponsors include the Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina; Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management, Rice University; George Washington University Center for International Business Education and Research; and Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, Science Po, Paris, France.

The colloquium will bring more than 30 scholars from around the world to discuss the emerging role of NGOs in global affairs, and will feature a keynote address from David Vogel of University of California-Berkley.

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