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FG is often interviewed and quoted by publications and media throughout the United States and overseas on a wide-range of business topics. From global strategy to consumer related issues, FG adds insight to news stories that help educate business leaders and the general public. In the past one year, FG has been quoted in these media:
Oil Impact On Iran Economy Regarding The Presidential Election Fariborz Ghadar, director of the Center for Global Business Studies, analyzes Iran oil production and export capabilities and the resulted impact on Iran economy regarding the presidential election  FG in the News_files/body_rule_short.gif){kind=small}
Insight On Iran's Presidential Election Fariborz Ghadar, director of the Center for Global Business Studies, describes Iranian presidential candidates backgrounds and point of views. He also describes power structure in Iran and the election result implications for the future of USA-Iran relations .
Georgia-Russia Conflict Shows EU's Energy Vulnerability Fariborz Ghadar, director of the Center for Global Business Studies, comments on Europe's demand for gas. "There is not enough gas in the region," Ghadar says. "The Nabucco pipeline now is dependent not only on gas from the Caucuses and from east of the Caspian, but also from Iran."
Rebuilding Ghadar "says that on the five- to ten-year horizon the key to China's future will be to ensure that inland regions rise with the rest of the country. The country can partly do so by training more engineers and scientists, and educating the workforce at a higher level." This article also appeared in Business China.
How To Get The Oil Out Of Your Life Ghadar "estimates that 10 to 15 percent of the petroleum drilled around the world goes to uses other than fuel for transport and heating. In the U.S., an additional 20 percent of the petroleum we use goes to agriculture in the form of pesticides and other chemicals and fuel for farm equipment, he says."
Oil Retreats $4.75 As China Says It'll Hike Energy Prices Fariborz Ghadar, director of the Center for Global Business Research, comments on the Chinese plan to cut national oil subsidies. "Ghadar said the price change policy in China might produce a temporary easing of global demand growth, but wasn't likely to stall pressure to produce more oil. 'This is a nice short-term blip, but our fundamentals in constraints in energy will continue,' he said."
Alltel Employees Get Memo About Merger Fariborz Ghadar, director of the Center for Global Business Research, comments on the prospective loss of jobs in the Alltel-Verizon merger. "If you're going to save $1 billion, you're going to have to do some cost-cutting, which means unfortunately a number of people in Arkansas are going to have to be moved out of Arkansas or basically let go," Ghadar says.
If GE Thinks Globally, Shouldn't You? "Smaller technology companies have to take advantage of the global market very quickly," Ghadar says. "If you don't go globally quickly, you're leaving money on the table."
For HP's Hurd, EDS Deal Will Test Resolve Fariborz Ghadar, director of the Center for Global Business Studies, comments on Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of Electronic Data Systems. "This is an order of magnitude bigger than what [HP CEO Mark Hurd] has done before," Ghadar said. This article also appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Denver Post, and Hartford Courant.
12 Ways To Save: Nonfood Grocery Prices of nonfood items at grocery stores have increased, especially in the last two months, according to Fariborz Ghadar. ... The reason is that the costs of making and transporting those items -- paper products, detergents, and toothpastes, among others -- have increased, he said.
Where Oil Experts Come From The national oil companies will continue to have a reservoir of graduates and be able to cherry-pick the best ones, says Fariborz Ghadar. ... 'Over the longer term, this will challenge Western oil companies in the knowledge department,' he says, citing skills like the latest drilling techniques and methods for recovering hard-to-get oil at existing fields." This article also appeared in The Wall Street Journal Europe.
Bankruptcy Filings Up 40% Last Year Losing headquarters is not very attractive, said Fariborz Ghadar, director of the Center for Global Business Studies at Penn State's Smeal College of Business. "I think it's a negative, but it's not as negative as you would immediately think."
Bankruptcy Filings Up 40% Last Year Short-term borrowings on credit cards likely drove the rise in individual bankruptcy filings last year, said F.G., director of the Center for Global Business Studies at Pennsylvania State University.
Oil prices hit $100; $4 gasoline may be next "We're not doing anything to encourage oil exploration and production," Ghadar said. "$100 is now not a plateau, it's a base ... it will continue to go up until we encourage production."
Will Shell sink or swim? "There is a sensitivity in the marketplace that says, 'Don't screw around with us. Tell us the way it is'," said Fariborz Ghadar, director of the Center for Global Business Studies at Pennsylvania State University.
China's Advantage Slipping "The shift is coming because labor is declining as a portion of the total cost of products. ... When everyone competed on the basis of lower labor costs, business went to the lower-cost competitor, Ghadar said. 'That's not the way it's done now,' he said."
Gas prices aren't slowing U.S. motorists Fariborz Ghadar, director of the Center for Global Business Studies at Penn State University, agrees. "I don't believe that in the short run we're not going to not drive where we want to go," he said. "We'll complain about it, but we're certainly not going to not drive. Are we going to stop shopping? No. Are we going to stop going to work? That's silly."
OP-ED: Pride & prejudice's escalating cost "Our current policy is a formula for disaster not success," Ghadar writes. "Success here hinges on jobs created, not bombs dropped. Fueling economic growth requires the investment of foreign capital, peace and stability, and countries putting aside long-standing conflicts based on either pride or prejudice."
International Oil Companies Must Strike Delicate Balance As Foreign Governments Seek Bigger Share "When oil prices go up, there's a lot of money there and everybody wants a bigger piece of the pie," said Ghadar.This article appeared on several Web sites, including CNNMoney.com and Forbes.com.
Alibaba.com and the rise of entrepreneurial China "You can be in the middle of nowhere in China, but (with Alibaba.com) you can start a Web site and start trading," said Fariborz Ghadar, director of Global Business Studies at Penn State University. "You've got a market that's open to the world."
Cisco Doubling Its Bet On China To $16 Billion Fariborz Ghadar, director at the Center for Global Business Studies at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State, said Cisco has plenty of reasons to want to expand its operations in China.
In Traditionally Insular Japan, A Rare Experiment In Diversity "With the age of globalization, these borders are going to open up," Ghadar said. "Unless they don't want to see their economy grow as rapidly, they're going to have to do something about it."
Dollar Parity May Help Canada Keep Its IT Workers At Home The declining U.S. dollar also helps companies in China, which has kept its currency in line with that currency. "If the U.S. has gone down, China compared to the U.S. has also gone down," said Fariborz Ghadar, a professor of global management policies at Pennsylvania State University and founding director of the school's Center for Global Business Studies.
EarthLink A Painful Lesson: Innovators Often Lose Edge "The market matures faster," Ghadar said. "If you don't manage that life cycle very quickly, competitors come out of the woodwork and you are doomed."
Energy: Europe's Escape Routes from Moscow Energy analysts like Fariborz Ghadar, director of the Center for Global Business Studies at Penn State University in the United States, say that by 2030 Europe could need to import as much as 80 percent of its natural gas.
Impact On Area Seems Large "The fact of the matter is, we need a lot of low- to middle-skilled employees to deliver goods, pick fruit, work in construction, keep gardens clean, keep hotels clean," Ghadar said. "We don't have as many people to do that kind of stuff, so immigrants fill a niche. ... We have to decide, are we seriously going to throw them out? Can our economy take that hit?"
Editor's Note Ghadar "thinks the 'fear premium [in oil prices] may be $5 to $6 a barrel' now. And in the future? 'It all depends on what happens in the Middle East,' he says. 'I don't think [a military confrontation with Iran] is in the market. If that happens, we could get $100 oil for sure."
Are you investing in terrorism? Many experts in international business, such as Fariborz Ghadar, a professor at Pennsylvania State University, say sanctions are counterproductive in a global economy.
European Union Energy Companies Court Moscow "Gazprom produces 90 percent of Russia's natural gas and owns most of its pipelines. Europe gets 25 to 40 percent of its natural gas from Russia, a figure that could double two decades from now, according to Fariborz Ghadar."This article also appeared in the Budapest Business Journal.
Just-In-Time Remains Justifiable "Just-in-time is OK, but if all of a sudden there is a surge in demand, you may not have the flexibility available to meet the demand," Ghadar said.
EU Bid To Wean Itself Off Russian Gas: Nabucco Pipeline The fact is, says Fariborz Ghadar, director of the Center for Global Business Studies at Penn State University, Europe's demand for natural gas, which could very soon replace oil as the continent's dominant energy source, is increasing too quickly.
Analysis: India's biotech 'baby elephant' The less restrictive government regulations in India, combined with the soaring number of scientists graduating each year, means that incentives to move research overseas are powerful, said Fariborz Ghadar, director of the Center for Global Business Studies at Penn State University.
Input Evolution “[The mouse] goes back 50 years, so it’s getting pretty old,” says Fariborz Ghadar, consultant and founding director of Penn State’s Center for Global Business Studies.
What Will Change Cost Hershey Co., Community? "Many of the companies in Pennsylvania that have been locally oriented are now having to look outside and go through the same pain and pressure that Hershey is now facing," said Ghadar.
It's All About Change "During the next few decades, advancements in governance will unfold like the domino effect—businesses will challenge governments to improve the rule of law, governments will more tightly regulate corporate operations, and NGOs will report to civil society on both business and country proceedings," according to Ghadar.
What To Do When A Penny Is Worth More Than A Penny "Turning it into a nickel is good for kids. Immediately, their piggy banks will be worth a lot more," says Fariborz Ghadar, director of the Center for Global Business Studies at Penn State's Smeal College of Business.
Mexican Truckers Still Stuck In Limbo "If we really have NAFTA and NAFTA's serious, why shouldn't the trucks be able to come?" Ghadar asked. "We first said they were dirty, then we said it's not safe. They've gone through all the hoops and loops and jumped this way and that way, and as soon as you have an election in the state or the county or this or that, they just put new barriers. When you put enough of these small barriers together, you prevent free trade."
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