Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series
Pietra Rivoli
Tuesday, 07 Mar 2006 at 6:30 pm – Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall
Pietra Rivoli is associate professor at Georgetown, where she teaches corporate and international finance. She is also involved in Georgetown University's Licensing Oversight Committee, which overseas workplace issues for Georgetown apparel producers, the University's Committee for Social Responsibility in Investing, and the Vital Voices partnership, a University initiative in executive education for women from developing countries. Her research areas include corporate and international finance as well as ethical and social issues related to finance, and she is the author of the book Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy. Part of the Technology, Globalization, and Culture series.A web stream of this event is available at Technology Globalization and Culture
Cosponsored By:
- Technology, Globalization, and Culture series
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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