Recent Media Hits

“Shenkar Explores Culture, Global Business in New Book” – OSU Fisher

  • “Culture has been proven to be a critical factor in all facets of business, from strategy and human resources to finance and marketing. We have found national cultural patterns to be extremely resilient, globalization notwithstanding. The cultural map of today is almost identical to the one we have identified a quarter of a century earlier.”

China on threshold of global leadership: expert” – China Daily

  • “China has transitioned from an observer to having a voice in global affairs, but it has a long way to go before it becomes a global leader whose influence matches its economic power.”

“Looking to Africa for the Next Netflix | Fast Forward | OZY” – OZY

“How China Won the Keys to Disney’s Magic Kingdom” – NY Times

  • “Each of those state companies may come with multiple other affiliations,  contend with a whole network of relationships and interdependencies they often cannot decipher.”

The IMF’s decision on the yuan is a victory for China — and a challenge” – Los Angeles

  •  “To signal their ascendancy and acceptance as a global player, China has sought to spread the yuan’s use by capitalizing on its extensive trading relations around the world.”

“Oded Shenkar: Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business Management, Fisher College of Business at the Ohio State University – The Native Society

“As Chinese Stocks Tumble, Global Risks May Spread” – Los Angeles

  • “They may well discover as other governments have that there is a limit to what you can do. Market forces can be like a tsunami and you can be hit.”

“Apple Music is the Tim Cook ‘One More Thing’ We Waited For” – Betanews

  • “Apple is itself a consummate imitator.”

“2015’s Best & Worst Cities to Work for a Small Business” – WalletHub

Innovation is Actually Category Leadership” – The CEO Magazine

“Alibaba IPO is Wake-up Call for Silicon Valley” – USA Today

  • “Chinese Internet companies are fueled by something else: confidence. They have cash to invest abroad from sky-high margins in China. They understand emerging markets. And they are used to working with government censors.”

“Ohio State University Board of Trustees Approves University Budget and Construction Projects” – OSU News

“Firms Fret Over Monopoly Probes” – China Daily

  • “It is true that prices of certain products are significantly higher in China than elsewhere, but there are many reasons for that and many of them are not monopoly-related. (It has) to do with taxes, with an efficient supply chain, with dealer regional exclusivity, and with the preference of Chinese consumers for high status luxury goods,” 

A Case for Co-Sourcing” – Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News

Grief Closing Troubled Factory in Turkey” -Columbus Dispatch

“10 Steps to Keep Your Business from Becoming Obsolete” -Mortgage Professional America

  • “Imovate: highlights the values of innovating through imitation.”

“Effects of Globalization on the Automotive Industry”

“Apple Marketing Magic is Back!” – Betanews

  • “More than anything, Apple is master of assembly imitation: it follows in the paths of many predecessors, which have existing technologies and materials to generate new technologies by recombining them.”

“The Curious Case of Summer’s Hottest Food Item: The Pretzel Roll” – Harvard Business Review

  • “If you ask a restaurant or chain why they imitate someone else, they’ll say ‘no,’ but it happens throughout history.” 

“Imitation As A Source Of Innovation” – Forbes