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Theroleofborders
inmanaging
organizations is
multi-faceted.For
some time ithasbeen
common toexhort
businesses to think
globally. Thespeed
of communication
and transportation
hascreateda“flat
earth” (asauthor
ThomasFriedman
colorfullydescribedglobalization) inwhich
suppliers, customers, competitorsandother
stakeholdersmaybeanywhere in theworld. In
spiteof thishowever theworld isstilldivided
intopolitical jurisdictionsand localpracticesand
culturesmatter inhow tomanageanorganization
successfully.GivenWindsor’s locationon theUS
borderand thehistorical tiesbetween theUSand
Canada in theproductionofautomobiles, these
issuesareofparticularconcern to theOdette
School ofBusiness.
Ourresearchexploresboth the ideal ofaworld
withoutbordersand therealitiesofmanaging
acrossborders.Examplesofourwork (theOdette
Facultymember involved isshown inbold) in this
areaover the last10years include:
RESEARCHONUNDERSTANDINGBORDERS
