About the Author
Kate Gillespie teaches at the University of Texas, Austin. She received her BA from Harvard University, her MBA from the University of Virginia, and her PhD from the London Business School. Her research interests include international marketing, international business-government relations, and business in developing countries. Kate is a frequent journal contributor.
J.P. Jeannet is Professor of Marketing and International Business at Babson College, with a dual appointment as a member of the regular faculty at IMD (Institute of Management Development) in Lausanne, Switzerland. He received his MBA and PhD from UMass, Amherst, and his diploma degree from the College of Zurich, Switzerland. Dr. Jeannet has published Competitive Marketing Strategies in a European Context, as well as several casebooks and articles on global business strategies. An international consultant, he has worked for ICI PLC (UK), DSM (Netherlands), Slemans (Germany), Nokia (Finland), and Sulzer Brothers (Switzerland).
H. David Hennessey is Associate Professor of Marketing at Babson College and an associate of Ashridge Management College in Berkhamsted, England. He received his MBA from Clark University and his PhD from New York University. His research interests include information technology in sales and marketing and the development of global marketing strategies. Dr. Hennessey has held marketing positions in several companies and has consulted for AT&T, ICI, Compaq, Phillips, EG&G, BBD, and Ansell Edmont. In addition to his teaching experience in Latin America, Europe, and Japan, he is the faculty director of the School of Executive Education's International Managers Program. Dr. Hennessey has tailored programs for DEC and Pitney Bowes.