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Faculty hosts discussion on coping with the crisisFaculty hosts discussion on coping with the crisis

Three Thunderbird professors from different academic backgrounds hosted a round-table discussion Feb. 5, sharing their ideas about business survival in a world turned upside. They touched on a wide range of issues facing individuals and organizations during these tough times, including the causes of the crisis, its impacts on the country, businesses, individuals and practical solutions for weathering the storm professionally and personally.

Afterward, the professors invited students in the packed auditorium to join the conversation.

 “It’s not business as usual,” Thunderbird Professor Karen Walch, Ph.D., told the students. “We wanted to start a dialogue, and we wanted to invite you to participate with us.”

Walch teaches cross-cultural negotiation at the Garvin Center for Cultures and Languages of International Management. She was joined by Professor Christine Pearson, Ph.D., who studies corporate crisis management and workplace incivility, and Professor Roe Goddard, Ph.D., who studies international political economy and Chinese market trends.

The professors opened the roundtable discussion with introductions of their own research and experiences. Visit the Thunderbird Knowledge Network for a full report, including videos and podcasts.