The center supports research and scholarship on global leadership throughout the world. We do so in the belief that the business and educational communities will benefit and learn from the information we provide. The center provides grants for faculty and curricular development, sponsors summer research grants for faculty to conduct field research and develop original case studies related to international business, and provides faculty and staff support for study abroad.

Center faculty associates are pursuing research projects in the following areas:

• Global leadership
  This project, led by center faculty associate Narda Quigley and center director Jonathan Doh, examines the nature and qualities of global leaders. It proposes a new concept—"transnational leadership"—which reflects a leader's ability to simultaneously manage global integration while adapting to local conditions.
   
• Offshoring in the new global economy
  This project, led by center director Jonathan Doh, examines the patterns and impacts of offshoring around the world. It focuses on the range of country and industry factors that cause firms to offshore certain activities to specific locations and also explores the social, economic, and ethical aspects of offshoring.
   
• Corporate–nongovernmental organizations (NGO) engagement
  This project, led by center director Jonathan Doh, examines the role of NGOs in the social responsibility strategies of multinational corporations (MNCs). Particular emphasis is on collaboration by NGOs and MNCs to achieve mutually identified social and economic goals in emerging economies. The first phase of this project, which includes case studies and frameworks to understand the role of NGOs in MNC social responsibility strategies, has resulted in several papers published, including a recent piece in Sloan Management Review titled “The High Impact of Collaborative Social Initiatives.”