Prof. Dr. Michael R. Czinkota

Prof. Michael R. Czinkota is an associate professor of marketing and international business in the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. He is also the chaired professor emeritus for internationam marketing at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.

Dr. Czinkota is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce in the United States Department of Commerce (1987-1989) and a former head of U.S. delegation for Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Industry Committee in Paris (1987-1989). From 1986-1987, he was a Senior Advisor for Export Controls in the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Prof. Dr. Michael R. Czinkota is an opinion columnist for the CEOWORLD magazine. You can follow him on LinkedIn. For more information, visit the author’s website.

CEO Agenda

HOW GRATEFUL WILL THE U.S. BE?

CEO AgendaProf. Dr. Michael R. Czinkota

The other day I was watching a Tucker Carlson Talkshow with a focus on Hungary. Several reasons motivated my interest: one was that Hungary is hardly ever mentioned in broadcasts or social media, and if so, only with a heavy negativity, as the bad guys. For example, Mr. Biden referred...

CEO Insider

BETTER OFF?

CEO InsiderProf. Dr. Michael R. Czinkota

Less than a decade ago many economic players pronounced the triumph of global marketing. Governments encouraged market-based decision rules of economic games. Those who invoked benefits of government planning and state monopolies rapidly encountered substantial public doubt. Ten years is a long time for firms and their customers. Conditions have...

Success and Leadership

Together for more and better

Success and LeadershipProf. Dr. Michael R. Czinkota

On a recent holiday, I had six teeth extracted. The insights I gathered during this process seemed relevant to current policy and election travails. My dentist's office was closed, but he kindly came in to see me. Of course, his staff did not, since it was a holiday, but that...

CEO Insider

Education: Key public and private investment choice for the coming administration

CEO InsiderProf. Dr. Michael R. Czinkota

The next four years will determine where and how all the accumulated economic resources will be spent. The decisions will affect those suffering from rainy days to come. Targeted spending will sow seeds for innovation, technology, and the pursuit of happiness. In a post – Covid 19 era with large...

CEO Advisory

Dealing with Disruptive Dislocations

CEO AdvisoryProf. Dr. Michael R. Czinkota

The global uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus disruption intensifies. Questions of human safety and business continuity reach far beyond the assessment of lock-down orders. In light of a pandemic, transmission expectations are sufficiently likely for an ongoing viral world exposure. What can be done to manage the unexpected? Which analogue situations...

Education and Career

International Data Need to Add Up

Education and CareerProf. Dr. Michael R. Czinkota

A useful analysis requires the understanding of data and a belief both in the data and their issuer. Companies, organizations, and scholars wary widely in their interpretation and use. International comparisons often differ substantially in data collection and quality control. This commentary eases comparisons of research across national borders. Here...

CEO Advisory

Battling the Virus Strengthens Education

CEO AdvisoryProf. Dr. Michael R. Czinkota

The Coronavirus is the firing pin for major innovations. In many educational institutions, less than half of the customary study time is invested in this year’s academic spring semester. There is some distance learning, but in many instances, the faculty is very much dependent on technology which they learn from...

Executive Insider

The Bear Without The Bull

Executive InsiderProf. Dr. Michael R. Czinkota

There is often a strong desire for partisanship both in our domestic and global thinking. Russia keeps being framed as our most vile adversary. Such thinking has much historic background . Of particular worry has been competition in technology – one can still recall the Russian leadership reputation effects of...

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The Secret to Trade Policy Success

CEO InsiderProf. Dr. Michael R. Czinkota

University teaching is again in session. As in past summer and fall semesters I teach international business at both Georgetown University in Washington D.C. and at Kent University in Canterbury, U.K. With students I note three different categories of sentiments, quite telling of voting tendencies. Two virtually equal blocs boast...

CEO Advisory

It’s Good To Be Home Again

CEO AdvisoryProf. Dr. Michael R. Czinkota

I have returned from my annual summer trip to Europe and report that conditions have changed. In England stood out for the views by its educated experts on money and markets. They don’t know and don’t care. New announcements and shifts are just shrugged off or, worse yet, ignored. Refusing...

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