Director: Linda Yuen-Ching Lim

Office Hours:
By appointment

Biography:

Linda Yuen-Ching Lim, a native of Singapore, holds degrees in economics from the Universities of Cambridge (BA), Yale (MA) and Michigan (PhD). She has taught at Swarthmore College, the National University of Singapore, and the University of Michigan, where she is Professor of Corporate Strategy and International Business, and serves as Director of the Southeast Asia Business Program. Prof. Lim also founded and served as the first Director of the University's Center for International Business Education. She teaches MBA and executive education courses on international and Asian business at the University of Michigan Business School and the Wharton School.

Prof. Lim's research and expertise focus on the political economy of multinational and local business in Southeast Asia, including the changing international trade and investment environment, and the influence of domestic politics, economic policy and culture on business structure, strategy and operations. She also has related interests in business-government and business-labor relations. She has consulted for various U.S. companies, United Nations agencies, the World Bank, the OECD, and the American Enterprise Institute. She serves and has served on several professional committees, including the United Nations Committee for Development Planning, the Program for International Studies in Asia, and the Research Advisory Board of the Committee for Economic Development. She also serves on the board of trustees of the Asia Society, the board of Woodhead Industries and the international advisory committee of CMS Energy; both firms are active in business in Asia.

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The center is committed to promoting a broader and deeper understanding of Southeast Asia and its peoples, cultures, and historiesby providing resources for faculty, students and the community to learn and disseminate knowledge about the region.

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