Dynamics of International Business

Prem Ramburuth is a Professor in International Business in the Australian School of Business (ASB). She has held several leadership positions at UNSW. She has been Associate Dean Education (2007-2011), Associate Dean Undergraduate Programs (2007-2009), Head of School of Organisation and Management (2006) and Associate Head of School (2005), Foundation Director of the ASB Education Development Unit (1998-2000) and Deputy Director of the UNSW Learning Centre (1994-1997). She chairs the Academic Board (from 2011), the Committee on Education (from 2010) and Academic Board Advisory Committee (from 2011) and, as President, serves as a member of and oversees proceedings of all Academic Board standing committees. Prem is a member of the UNSW Council and several of its committees, and serves on both the Executive Team and Vice Chancellor's Advisory Committee. Prem's area of expertise focuses on Cross-Cultural and Diversity Management in Business and Higher Education, and she is recognised nationally and internationally for her scholarship in Learning and Teaching. She is the recipient of an Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Enhancing Student Learning (2009), Pearson ANZAM Management Educator of the Year Award (2003) and the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence (2002). She has been an active member of the Learning and Teaching Network of the Australian Business Deans' Council (ABDC) and is the ASB's representative on the United Nation's Principles for Responsible Management Education (UNPRME). Prem is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and several leading professional organisations. Christina Stringer is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management and International Business. Christina specialises in international business (in particular Asia and Latin America). She has undertaken extensive research into New Zealand's primary industries including fisheries, dairy and forestry with a particular focus on Asia. She recently completed a major project for the Ministry of Fisheries which looked at the offshore processing of New Zealand caught fish in China. Christina's other research interests include fair trade and certification schemes. Manuel Serapio is Director of the International Business program at the University of Colorado, Denver.