Laurel Grassin-Drake

Background

Areas of Expertise

• International Business
• Global Strategy and Organizational Design
• Managing Global and Cross-Cultural Virtual Teams
• Organizational Identity
• Temporalities

Education

• MA Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• MA Columbia University
• MBA Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
• BA Swarthmore College
• CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)

AWARDS AND GRANTS

• Research grant (2015) $30,000
• MISTI-China research grant (2015) $6,000
• Zenon S. Zannetos Memorial Scholarship (2012-2016)
• MIT Sloan Doctoral Fellowship (2011)
• MIT Presidential Fellowship Award (2010)

Courses

MBA 6261 - Global Environment of Business

Political, economic, social and technological forces shaping today's global business environment. Prereq: Enrollment in MBA or WPMBA program, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 820.

BUSMHR 4020 - Cross Cultural Management

Basic elements of culture and its impact upon business. Prereq: 2000.

BUSMHR 4010 - International Business Strategies

This course highlights how firms make decisions to go abroad, select among foreign markets, and develop international strategies to enhance their profitability and long-term competitive advantage. It will also highlight economic and political risks of international business and discuss ways that firms can mitigate these risks. Prereq: 2000. Not open to students with credit for 3000, or International Business Major students.