As companies from McDonald’s to IKEA close down in Russia, ordinary Russians have rushed to get what could be their last Big Mac or Starbucks latte. But the impacts on the Russian economy are wider than the loss of big international franchises and companies. Host Marco Werman speaks with John Quelch, dean of the Herbert Business School at the University of Miami.
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