44TH AIB (UKI) AND 6TH READING CONFERENCE 2017
Contemporary Issues in International Business: Are we seeing the tail-end of globalisation?
6-8 April, 2017 Henley Business School, University of Reading AIB–UKI Conference
Welcome
Dear friends and colleagues, We are delighted to welcome you to the 44th 2017 AIB–UKI Conference, this year merged with the 6th Reading IB conference! The Reading Conferences are a relatively new phenomenon: we hosted the first one in 2007, to mark John Dunning’s 80th birthday, as well as to re-launch the Centre for Inteernational Business Studies at Reading. This subsequently became a biennial event, and the Centre was renamed in John Dunning’s honour at our second conference (and remains a biennial event). That Peter Buckley and Mark Casson are receiving this year’s AIB–UKI Lifetime Achievement Award, named after John Dunning at a conference hosted by a Research Centre in his memory, has certain poetry to it. Both began their careers at the Department of Economics here at Reading (which was to form part of Henley Business School) and worked closely with John. As such, this confluence of the two conferences is extremely pleasing, at a number of levels. It is also worth noting that the AIB– UKI was last hosted in Reading in 1982, with a somewhat younger Mark Casson as the local organiser. Thus the ‘feel good’ factor of these coincidences (or is it fate?) is incredibly higgh. The joint event brings together the informal intellectual fraternity that is known as ‘the Reading School’ with the more formal (and non-dennominational) and significantly fine-tuned organisational machinery that is the Academy of International Business. The merged conference combines the best elements of both events. We have maintained the tradition of the AIB–UKI coonferences by offering a doctoral consortium, and offer a large canvas of parallel sessions and panels. At the same time, we have maintained the Reading tradition of open-ended debates and interactive plenary sessions. The point of this conference is debate, argument and yet more debate! We offfer you our warmest welcomme, and wish you a stimulating and pleasant two and a half days at Henlley Business School.
James Walker, Rajneesh Narula, Head of International Business and Strategy John H Dunning CCentre for International Business
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Thursday 6 April 2017
12:00– AIB UK&I Executive Meeting (Executive Committee members Henley Business School 15:00 only) G04
14:00 Conference registration desk opens ICMA Centre, New Atrium
Guests collect their badges and delegate packs.
Delegates who have registered to present a poster are invited to affix them to the poster boards provided.
16:20 Coach departs from the Penta Hotel, Reading Penta Hotel, Reading
Guests travelling independently: please see below for detailed directions and car parking information.
16:45 Coach departs from Reading Station Reading Station, bus stop EJ Guests travelling independently: please see below for detailed directions and car parking information.
15:00– Doctoral colloquium 17:00 A1: Emerging Markets HBS G10
Chair: Peter J. Buckley; Panellists: Frank McDonald, Shaowei He
A2: Conflict and Multinational Enterprises HBS 108
Chair: Nigel Driffield; Panellist: Roger Strange
A3: Institutions and Political Capital HBS 208
Chair: Jim Love; Panellist: Quyen Nguyen, Francisco Figueira de Lemos
A4: Networks and Ties HBS G03
Chair: Sharon Patricia Loane; Panellist: José Pla Barber
A5: Multinational Enterprises HBS G04
Chair: Keith Brouthers; Panellists: Timothy Devinney, Grazia Santangelo
A6: International HRM and SME Exporting HBS 201
Chair: Vijay Edward Pereira; Panellist; Lasse Torkkeli
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B1: SME Internationalisation HBS 101
Chair: Becky Reuber; Panellist: Antonella Zucchella
B2: Multinational Enterprises HBS 102
Chair: Matthew Allen; Panellists: Dónal O'Brien, Yingqi (Annie) Wei ICMA G51 B3: Emerging Market MNEs
Chair: Agnieszka Chidlow; Panellists: Christopher Brewster, da Silva Lopes HumSS 188 B4: International Entrepreneurship and Marketing
Chair: Cristina Villar; Panellist: Tiia Vissak HumSS 189 B5: Foreign Direct Investment
Chair: Marina Papanastassiou; Panellists: Robert Pearce, Sumit Kundu HumSS 127 B6: Knowledge Transfer/Innovation
Chair: Gary Cook; Panellist: Pamela Sharkey Scott HumSS 128 B7: Joint Ventures, Alliances and Entry Modes
Chair: Pavlos Dimitratos; Panellists: Shlomo Tarba, Yoo Jung Ha
17:30– Conference Welcome and John H. Dunning Lifetime HBS G11 18:30 Achievement Awards
18:30– Opening plenary and debate: ‘The Tail-End of HBS G11 19:30 Globalisation? Three Views’ Chair: Davide Castellani, Henley Business School Panellists: Italo Colantone, Bocconi University, ‘Politics and sustainability of globalisation’ Fabienne Fortanier, OECD, ‘The resilience of globalisation: the role of global value chains’ Sjoerd Beugelsdijk, University of Groningen, ‘Cultural diversity in a fragmented and polarised world’
19:30– Welcome reception ICMA Centre, New and 21:00 Old Atrium Guests are invited to enjoy drinks and a light buffet.
20:45 Departure from Whiteknights campus via coach Layby outside the ICMA Centre To Reading Station and the Penta Hotel.
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08:00– Registration (Day 2): conference registration continues ICMA Centre, New 12:00 Atrium
07:40 Coach departs from Penta Hotel, Reading Penta Hotel, Reading Guests travelling independently: please see below for detailed directions and car parking information.
07:45 Coach departs from Reading Station Reading Station, bus Guests travelling independently: please see below for detailed stop EJ directions and car parking information.
08:30– Parallel sessions 1 10:30 1.1: Expatriation and IHRM HBS 208 Chair: Fiona Moore 1.2: Theory of the MNE HBS G10 Chair: Nigel Wadeson 1.3: IB, Cities and Linkages HBS 108 Chair: Grazia D. Santangelo 1.4: HQ–Subsidiary Relationship HBS 101 Chair: Pamela Sharkey Scott 1.5: Institutions in Emerging Markets ICMA G09 Chair: Stephen Chen 1.6: CSR, Labour and Human Rights ICMA G03/G04 Chair: Elisa Giuliani 1.7: Panel – A U-Turn of Globalisation HBS G15 Chair: Pavida Pananond
10:30– Break 1 HBS Foyer; ICMA 11:00 Guests are invited to enjoy tea and coffee. Centre New and Old Atrium
11:00– Debate: ‘Do MNEs Contribute to, or Reduce, Inequality?’ HBS G11 12:30 Chair: Rajneesh Narula, Henley Business School Panellists: Elisa Giuliani, University of Pisa Khalid Nadvi, University of Manchester Jonathan Doh, Villanova School of Business Snehal Awate, Indian School of Business
12:30– Poster session HBS Foyer 13:30
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12:45– Lunch HBS Foyer; ICMA 13:30 Guests are invited to enjoy a finger buffet lunch. Centre New and Old Atrium
13:30– Parallel sessions 2 15:30 2.1: OB Issues and Comparative IHRM HBS 208 Chair: Chris Brewster 2.2: Export Performance of SMEs HBS G10 Chair: Keith Brouthers 2.3: MNEs Location Choice HBS 108 Chair: Nigel Driffield 2.4: Dynamics of Subsidiary Roles HBS 101 Chair: Shasha Zhao 2.5: Institutions, Ownership and Business Models ICMA G09 Chair: Murod Aliyev 2.6: IB, CSR and Environment ICMA G03/04 Chair: Yoo Jung Ha 2.7: Panel – Commonwealth Trade and Investments in the HBS G15 Post-Brexit World
Chair: Peter J. Buckley
15:30– Break 2 HBS Foyer; ICMA 16:00 Guests are invited to enjoy tea and coffee. Centre New and Old Atrium
16:00– Parallel sessions 3 18:00 Guests are invited to attend the session of their choice. 3.1: TMT and Knowledge Management in MNEs HBS 208 Chair: Timothy Devinney 3.2: IB and Entrepreneurship HBS G10 Chair: Gary Cook 3.3: Foreign Direct Investments HBS 108 Chair: Allan Webster 3.4: IB and Firm Performance HBS 101 Chair: Mario Kafouros 3.5: Emerging MNEs ICMA G09 Chair: Klaus Meyer 3.6: Foreign Divestments ICMA G03/04 Chair: Jorma Antero Larimo
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3.7: Internationalisation Process HBS G15 Chair: Jose Pla-Barber
18:00– Evening Reception and Awards Ceremony ICMA Centre New Atrium 19:30 Guests are invited to enjoy drinks and canapes.
19:30 Coach departs for Gala Dinner Layby outside ICMA Centre
20:00– Gala Dinner Reading Town Hall 22:00 General seating will be unreserved. Guests with dietary restrictions will collect a colour-coded place card with their name upon arrival.
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08:00– Registration (Day 3): conference registration continues Henley Business 08:30 School Reception
07:45 Coach departs from Penta Hotel, Reading Penta Hotel, Reading Guests travelling independently: please see below for detailed directions and car parking information.
07:50 Coach departs from Reading Station Reading Station, bus Guests travelling independently: please see below for detailed stop EJ directions and car parking information.
08:30– Parallel sessions 4 10:30 Guests are invited to attend the session of their choice. 4.1: Finance and Taxation Issues in IB HBS 208 Chair: Yama Temouri 4.2: SMEs’ Internationalisation HBS G10 Chair: Pavlos Dimitratos 4.3: FDI, R&D and Innovation HBS 108 Chair: Matthew Allen 4.4: Internationalisation and Performance HBS 101 Chair: Davide Castellani 4.5: Institutions, Innovation and Performance ICMA G09 Chair: Luis Alfonso Dau 4.6: Market Entry and Re-entry ICMA G03/04 Chair: Stefano Elia 4.7: Panel – Meet the Editors HBS G15 Chair: Desislava Dikova
10:30– Break 1 HBS Foyer; ICMA 11:00 Guests are invited to enjoy tea and coffee. Centre New and Old Atrium
11:00– Debate: ‘What Does IB and IHRM Overlook by Overlooking HBS G11 12:30 the Other? Bridging the Divide?’ Chair: Chul Chung, Henley Business School Panellists: Geoff Wood, Essex Business School Dana Minbaeva, Copenhagen Business School Ulf Andersson, Mälardalen University Roberta Aguzzoli, Durham University Business School
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12:30– Lunch HBS Foyer; ICMA 13:30 Guests are invited to enjoy a finger buffet lunch. Centre New and Old Atrium 13:30– AIB UK&I Membership Meeting HBS G04 14:00 14:00– Parallel sessions 5 16:00 Guests are invited to attend the session of their choice. 5.1: International Marketing HBS 208 Chair: Ursula Ott 5.2: International Business History HBS G10 Chair: Peter Scott 5.3: Technology and Innovation in IB HBS 108 Chair: Davide Castellani 5.4: Methods in IB HBS 101 Chair: Chul Chung 5.5: Global Value Chains ICMA G09 Chair: Elena Beleska-Spasova 5.6: Cross-Border M&As ICMA G03/04 Chair: Peder Greve 5.7: Panel – Micro-Multinationals: What International HBS G15 Business Theories and Concepts Explain Their Activities?
Chair: Pavlos Dimitratos
16:00 Guests depart No complementary bus service is provided. However, guests may collect a free bus voucher from the reception desk, and take a regular town bus from the Chancellors Way. Alternatively, guests are welcome to call a taxi from the Henley Business School reception desk.
8 AIB–UKI Conference General information for delegates Conference venue Henley Business School and ICMA Centre University of Reading Whiteknights Campus. Reading RG6 6UD Telephone: +44 (0) 118 378 5044 The conference on social media Remember to like and follow our official Facebook page ‘@AIBUKI2017’ to get the latest updates throughout the conference, interact with other participants, and share your experiences. Throughout the conference, we are going to post 30 Second Soundbites from the renowned scholars answering challenging questions. Additionally, the main debates are going to be streamed live on our page, so you will not miss a thing. These will also be available to watch on YouTube (details to be found on Facebook). To find our Conference Page, search for ‘@AIBUKI2017’ on Facebook. Or see: www.facebook.com/AIBUKI2017 Conference registration Conference registration will take place within the Henley Business School and ICMA buildings.
Date Location Time
Thursday 6 April 2017 New Atrium, ICMA Centre building 14:00–17:30
Friday 7 April 2017 New Atrium, ICMA Centre building 08:00–12:00 Henley Business School Main Reception 12:00–17:30
Saturday 8 April 2017 Henley Business School Main Reception 08:00 onwards
Delegates are kindly requested to wear their identification badge throughout the conference.
9 Henley Business School Conference hotel The Penta Hotel is a ten-minute walk from Reading train station. See the map below. For information about how to get from the Penta Hotel to the University, see information about bus transportation below. We have a limited bus pick-up and drop-off directly from the hotel. The Penta Hotel Oxford Road, Reading RG1 7RH, UK Tel +44 118 958 6222 www.pentahotels.com The nearest car park facilities: The Q Car Park Chatham Street RG1 7DS Reading
Train station RailAir Taxis
Penta Hotel Reading
Delegate Wi-Fi access Wi-Fi access will be available in the conference venue. To access Wi-Fi, you will need a username and a password. Access details and instructions will be included in the delegate pack. The easiest way to connect is via Eduroam, which is available at Henley Business School. Many institutions use Eduroam Wireless. If your institution uses Eduroam and you require Wi-Fi access during the conference, talk to your institution’s IT team before you leave. You can then use your usual institution credentials to log on to Wi-Fi while you are here.
10 AIB–UKI Conference Transport and travel Travelling to Reading from London Heathrow If flying to London Heathrow (the nearest airport to Reading), the most economical way to travel between Reading and Heathrow is to catch the RailAir bus. A return ticket by the RailAir bus is £25. For details please see: www.heathrow.com/transport-and-directions/buses-and-coaches/rail_air- bus-links. The bus arrives and departs from Reading train station. Delegates preferring to travel by taxi are advised to pre-book it. We recommend Loddon Cars: +44 (0) 118 932 1321 or Yellow Cars: +44 (0) 118 966 0660. Travelling by taxi is more expensive than using the RailAir bus. The cost of a taxi booked in advance is approximately £40–50, while a black cab from the taxi rank at Heathrow will be closer to £100. It is also possible to take the Heathrow express to Paddington in Central London, and then take the train to Reading. However, this will take more than an hour, and will cost about £50. Travelling to Reading from Gatwick Visitors flying in to London Gatwick (LGW) can take a direct train to Reading, which takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. There is one train every hour. Travel from Stansted to Reading We strongly discourage you from travelling to Reading via Stansted. The journey time is approximately 3 hours. Travel by train between Reading and Central London Trains from London Paddington to Reading run approximately every 15–20 minutes throughout the day and average journey times are around 30 minutes. To check the train times please see the National Rail website: www.nationalrail.co.uk There are less frequent trains from London Waterloo. In general, round trip tickets are cheaper than two, one-way tickets. Also note that travel by train during rush hours (between 07:00–09:30 and 16:00-18:00) from London to Reading costs approximately twice non-rush-hour fares. A return ticket during rush hour (peak times) costs about £35, after 09:30, a return ticket costs less than £20 (off-peak tickets). Travel by Eurostar If you travel by Eurostar, you will arrive at St Pancras International. We recommend you take a taxi to Paddington Station (approximately £10), but the two are also connected by the Tube (you will need to buy a ticket or Oyster card). Travelling from Reading Town to the University and back There will be limited complementary bus transportation between Reading town centre and the Henley Business School. These are privately hired Reading Buses, and they are marked with the conference logo. You do not have to pay to use these buses, but they have limited frequency. Details are overleaf:
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Note that the pick-up point at Reading Station is next to the RailAir Bus stand (the bus stop is labelled ‘EJ’). There are also regularly scheduled buses from this spot, which travel to and from the University (details below), so do not get on the wrong bus! Thursday 6 April 16:20: Pick-up from the Penta Hotel 16:25: Pick-up from Reading Station (stop EJ) and drop-off at Henley Business School 20:45: Departure from Henley Business School and drop off at Reading Station and the Penta Hotel. Friday 7 April 07:40: Pick-up from the Penta Hotel 07:45: Pick-up from Reading Station (stop EJ) and drop off at Henley Business School 19:30: Departure from the Henley Business School and drop-off at Reading Town Hall. Saturday 8 April 07:45: Pick-up from the Penta Hotel 07:50: Pick-up from Reading Station (stop EJ) and drop-off at Henley Business School. We have not arranged for buses at the end of the conference. Free bus vouchers will be available from the reception desk on Saturday. These will enable you to take the ‘regular’ Reading Town buses from the bus stop on Chancellors Way towards the town centre. Simply present the voucher to the bus driver in lieu of payment. You can also make your own taxi booking from the Henley Business School Reception. Travel by bus to and from the University (regular Reading Town bus services) Delegates wishing to travel to Whiteknights Campus are advised to take bus number 21. The buses run every 7–8 minutes between the town and the University (and back) during peak hours. The timetable can be found here www.reading-buses.co.uk/files/timetables/current/claret%20times.pdf. The bus stop can be found outside the station, near the RailAir bus stand and it is marked with an ‘EJ’ symbol. Please see the map below. Bus numbers 9 and 3 also connect the University with Reading Station, but these buses drop you outside the main gate of the University, and do not come onto the campus.
The RailAir bus stand at Reading Station
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Delegates travelling by the 21 bus are advised to alight at the Whiteknights House bus stop and then follow directional signs to Henley Business School. Tickets bought on the bus are £2.00 for a single journey, and £4.00 for an all-day ticket. Exact change will be needed as the drivers do not give change. PLUSBUS is available in Reading. PLUSBUS is a cheap bus pass (similar to a Travel card) that you buy with your train ticket at any National Rail station booking office, by phone or online. It gives unlimited bus travel around the whole urban area of the origin and/or destination town of your train journey, including to and from the rail station. Visit www.plusbus.info for further information. Where to get on and off:
Travelling to the Whiteknights campus by car All visitors to our campuses on Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 17:00 should be aware that parking needs to be pre-arranged and a parking permit must be displayed in the car. Delegates should provide their car registration number to the Administrative team in advance of the conference. The parking permits will be ready for collection from the registration desk. We can also post them if requested. Please let us know. The Whiteknights Campus of Reading University is approximately 1.5 miles from the M4. Delegates coming by car should follow the signs for the University of Reading from the M4 (J11), and if coming from central Reading should follow the signs for the A327 to Aldershot. The main entrance to the University is on A327, Shinfield Road. Please drive ahead and then take the first turning on the left. Continue towards car park number 2 (for a detailed map of the Campus see www.henley.ac.uk/files/pdf/schools/ibs/University_of_Reading_Whiteknights_Campus_Map.pdf), which has been designated for conference delegates. The postcode for your Sat Nav is RG6 6UR.
13 Henley Business School Travel by taxi within Reading There is a taxi rank outside the Reading railway station. A taxi will cost approximately £7. There is no taxi rank on the campus. Taxis must be pre-booked by phone. The University of Reading recommends the following taxi services: Loddon Cars +44 (0) 118 932 1321 Yellow Cars +44 (0) 118 966 0660 Conference Gala Dinner venue The dinner venue is 200 m from Reading Station in the town centre, and is walking distance from all the hotels. The Town Hall Blagrave Street Reading RG1 1QH Nearest car park facilities: 52 Queen’s Road, Reading, RG1 4AU or The Oracle Riverside Car Park, RG1 2AG There will be buses provided for travel from the University to the Town Hall after the reception on Friday. Provision of special meals Delegates with dietary restrictions Dietary restrictions will be catered for during lunches. Special meals will be labelled and located in Henley Business School building during lunchtime. When entering the Gala Dinner hall, guests with dietary restrictions are kindly requested to collect a colour-coded place card with their name from the table available in the room, and place the card at their dinner table for identification by waiting staff.
14 AIB–UKI Conference Health and safety information Fire emergency If you discover a fire, you must: if safe to do so, close the door of the room raise the alarm using the nearest fire alarm call point phone the emergency services using the nearest telephone (0–999 on an internal University phone, or 999 on a mobile phone) OR phone Security Services Emergency Control on extension 6300 (0118 378 6300 on a mobile) evacuate the building using the nearest fire exit; report to the assembly point in Car Park 2 Only attempt to put out the fire if it is safe to do so. If you call the emergency services on 0–999, you must inform Security Services Control of this so that Security can help to direct the emergency services. On hearing a continuous alarm you must: evacuate the building as quickly as possible, using the nearest safe exit. Lifts must not be used (unless they are clearly marked as suitable for the evacuation of disabled people; they should then only be used for the evacuation of disabled people) ensure that staff/students/visitors who need assistance are escorted to a Refuge Area or out of the building close all doors and windows in the area before leaving but not if this will endanger yourself report to the Fire Warden/Evacuation Officer (wearing fluorescent jacket) at your designated assembly point in Car Park 2 (see map overleaf) do not re-enter the building or leave the assembly point until advised by the Emergency Services or Evacuation Officer that you can do so. First aid The appointed first aiders are Valerie Woodley and Denise Tsang. For minor medical assistance, please contact Valerie Woodley on 0118 378 7667 For medical emergencies To call an ambulance: dial 999 (from an internal phone, add the prefix 0 or 9 to obtain an external line) Ask for the ambulance service. Be prepared to give details of: the nature of the accident/injury; the condition of the casualty; your exact location (including building name (Henley Business School), floor, room number etc.) Phone University Security on 0118 378 6300 to alert them to the fact that an ambulance has been called. Ask them to direct the ambulance to your location. Be prepared to send other helpers to direct Security and ambulance personnel to your location. Provide reassurance to the casualty until trained help arrives.
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Detailed Programme
16 Thursday 6 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference Doctoral Colloquium Stream A A1: Emerging Markets Time: 15:00–17:00 Room G10, HBS Session chair: Peter J. Buckley; Panellists: Frank McDonald, Shaowei He
Co-invention of bottom of the pyramid (BoP) business models and living standards of local intermediaries in the BoP market George Obeng Dankwah, Aston University, UK
Configuring global value chains by emerging country multinationals: a multilevel approach to GVC upgrading Konstantin Nefedov, Graduate School of Management, St.Petersburg State University, Russian Federation
Institutional factors influencing emerging market telecommunication firms’ internationalisation in Nigeria Ugbede Umoru, Nottingham Trent University, UK
A2: Conflict and Multinational Enterprises Time: 15:00–17:00 Room: 108, HBS Session chair: Nigel Driffield; Panellist: Roger Strange
The role of Jordanian multinationals in countering terrorism and enhancing security: a stakeholder approach. Ahmad Abu-Arja, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
The upgrading paradox: appropriation inequality under dynamic TCE conditions Miguel Dindial, University of Leeds, UK
Conflict in Ukraine and investment patterns: a firm-level investigation Olena Kulynych, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy
17 Henley Business School Thursday 6 April 2017 A3: Institutions and Political Capital Time: 15:00–17:00 Room: 208, HBS Session chair: Jim Love; Panellists: Quyen Nguyen, Francisco Figueira de Lemos
The values of home-country political connections in enhancing the firm’s OFDI performance Naunghathai Intakhantee, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, UK
Political capital, absorptive capacity and innovation considering internationalisation stages in emerging economies: evidence from China Xiaojing Lu, Birkbeck, University of London, UK
Institutions and inward FDI: the role of institutional quality in attracting FDI in least developed countries Waheed Lutfuzzaman, Leeds Beckett University, UK
A4: Networks and Ties Time: 15:00–17:00 Room: G03, HBS Session chair: Sharon Patricia Loane; Panellist: José Pla-Barber
Interactions of networking, institutional framework and exporting in agricultural SMEs of Bangladesh Tarun Kanti Bose, University of Glasgow, UK
The dynamics of inter-firm alliance networks: a study on the global semiconductor industry Alexander Cats, Henley Business School, UK
The geography of german subsidiaries abroad: importance of destination-specific ties David Nguyen, London School of Economics, UK
18 Thursday 6 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference A5: Multinational Enterprises Time: 15:00–17:00 Room: G04, HBS Session chair: Keith Brouthers; Panellists: Timothy Devinney, Grazia Santangelo
Institutions and locational decisions of MNCs: extensions and contingencies Roisin Donnelly, Bentley University, USA
Back to the future: intra-corporate competition in the MNE Edward Gillmore, Mälardalen University, Sweden
Subsidiary’s R&D investment creates two types of asset specificity to affect entry strategy of market-seeking FDI Wenhui Huang, Birkbeck, University of London, UK
A6: International HRM and SME exporting Time: 15:00–17:00 Room: 201, HBS Session chair: Vijay Edward Pereira; Panellist: Lasse Torkkeli
The role of human capital as a determinant of inward foreign direct investment Uros Delevic, Henley Business School, UK
What makes an employee globally mobile? The influences on employees’ willingness to accept an international assignment in an Indonesian MNE Eko Budi Harjo, Henley Business School, UK
Real options theory and its application to SMEs’ export channel choice decisions Edith Ipsmiller, WU Vienna, Austria
19 Henley Business School Thursday 6 April 2017 Doctoral Colloquium Stream B B1: SME Internationalisation Time: 15:00–17:00 Room: 101, HBS Session chair: Becky Reuber; Panellist: Antonella Zucchella
Perceived environmental uncertainty and its influence on the development of the SMEs’ inter- organisational networks Theodoros Drekolias, University of Bradford, UK
SME internationalisation through e-commerce: opportunities or barriers for UK specialist and niche retailers Brenda Tejaswini Patil, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Corporate social responsibility in the internationalisation of cleantech SMEs Maria Uzhegova, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
MNE–SME relationship in global value chains: how to create sustainable business linkages? Valentina Varbanova, University of Sheffield, UK
B2: Multinational Enterprises Time: 15:00–17:00 Room: 102, HBS Session chair: Matthew Allen; Panellists: Dónal O'Brien, Yingqi (Annie) Wei
What determines subsidiary entrepreneurial alertness to recognise opportunities? Jennifer Dann, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Creating value as a strategy for implementing customer relationship management empirical evidence of fast moving consumer goods, Unilever Nigeria plc Joy Eghonghon Akahome, Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, Nigeria
Cross-border M&As: a new perspective on sub-national borders and the liability of foreignness Magdalena Maria Susanna Langosch, Loughborough University London, UK
The middle-income trap and multinational enterprises Andre Gustavo de M. Pineli Alves, Henley Business School, UK
20 Thursday 6 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference B3: Emerging Market MNEs Time: 15:00–17:00 Room: G51, ICMA Centre Session chair: Agnieszka Chidlow; Panellists: Christopher Brewster, da Silva Lopes
The institutional context of social entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia Ghadah Alharthi, School of Oriental and African Studies, UK
Ownership and firm performance in emerging markets: the moderating role of local embeddedness and institutional effectiveness Goriola Olusina Daniel, Loughborough University, UK
Regulatory uncertainty, corporate political activities and the performance of emerging market multinationals Theresa Idenyi Onaji-Benson, Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria South Africa
Business group affiliation in emerging economy multinational enterprises (EMNEs): impact on strategic asset seeking FDI Mughaneswari Sahadevan, University of Durham, UK
B4: International Entrepreneurship and Marketing Time: 15:00–17:00 Room: 188, HumSS building Session chair: Cristina Villar, Panellist: Tiia Vissak
Understanding modifications in business models: international entrepreneurship perspective Agnes Asemokha, Lappenranta University of Technology, Finland
Cross-national differences in consumer strategies Karina Pavlisa, Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK
The effect of firm-specific factors on firms' exploration and exploitation investment Yi Ke, University of Leeds, UK
Internationalising SMEs’ post-entry exporting slowdown revival: an organisational learning perspective Honglan Yu, University of Glasgow, UK
21 Henley Business School Thursday 6 April 2017 B5: Foreign Direct Investment Time: 15:00–17:00 Room: 189, HumSS building Session chair: Marina Papanastassiou; Panellists: Robert Pearce, Sumit Kundu
The impact of inward FDI on human capital development: foreign-owned MNE training and development, local manager mobility and the resultant impact on local organisations in Saudi Arabia Abdulmohsen Alalshiekh, Brunel University, UK
Policy transfer and the introduction of FDI-led industrial policy: a comparative case-study of Ireland and Singapore Alison Hearne, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Influence of progress towards the United Nations’ sustainable development goals on foreign direct investment Aman Mdewa Nthangu, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
The role of climate change in foreign direct investment and firm location decisions Wesley Daniel Reel, University of Warwick, UK
B6: Knowledge Transfer/Innovation Time: 15:00–17:00 Room: 127, HumSS building Session chair: Gary Cook, Panellist: Pamela Sharkey Scott
Theory integration and application in technology transfer Yiteng Chiang, Birkbeck, University of London, UK
The path to global innovation: explore Chinese MNEs’ dynamic reverse knowledge transfer from R&D-based subsidiaries in developed countries Yingying He, University of Sheffield, UK
The subsidiary management effects on innovation: exploring the manager’s activities post R&D mandate gain Noushan Memar, Mälardalen University, Sweden
Exploring the role of social capital in promoting knowledge transfer: evidence from international collaboration in the Chinese pharmaceutical sector Xiaofei Zhou, University of Glasgow, UK
22 Thursday 6 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference B7: Joint Ventures, Alliances and Entry Modes Time: 15:00–17:00 Room: 128, HumSS Session chair: Pavlos Dimitratos; Panellists: Shlomo Tarba, Yoo Jung Ha
International joint ventures as a mode of entry and expansion in China and India: a comparative multi-causal factorial analysis Soumia Nouari, Middlesex University, UK
Entry mode portfolio theory Navneet Kaur Walia, King's College London, UK
Understanding the dynamics of social control mechanism in an emerging market international joint venture (IJV): a case study of IJV in Nigeria. Itoro Ekpo, University of Bradford, UK
Key success factors in international strategic alliances Catherine Elizabeth Georgiou, University of Warwick, UK
23 Henley Business School Friday 7 April 2017 Parallel sessions 1 1.1: Expatriation and IHRM Time: 08:30–10:30 Room: 208, HBS Session chair: Fiona Moore
Boundaryless and protean career orientations and expatriation: applying empirical evidence to assumed relationships Chris Brewster1, Vesa Suutari2, Liisa Mäkelä2 1University of Reading, UK; 2Vaasa University
Expatriates, HQ–subsidiary relationship, operational flexibility and subsidiary survival: the moderating effects of MNE’s business networks Yoo Jung Ha1, Jeoung Yul Lee2, Yingqi Wei3 1University of York, UK; 2Hongik University, Republic of Korea; 3Leeds University Business School, UK
Intra- and inter-regional diversification and expatriation strategies Jongmin Lee, Henley Business School, UK
Expatriates in the Arab Middle East: a latent class analysis on assessment of the local business environment Akram Al Ariss2, Rita Fontinha1, Chris Brewster1, Adam Abed Hoteit3 1Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK; 2University of Toulouse Toulouse Business School; 3Qatar Investment Authority
Ambivalence, guanxi and the Chinese diaspora: an experiential perspective on transnational business and networking Fiona Moore, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
24 Friday 7 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference Parallel sessions 1 1.2: Theory of the MNE Time: 08:30–10:30 Room: G10, HBS Session chair: Nigel Wadeson
Theories of the multinational firm: a microfoundational perspective Liena Kano1, Alain Verbeke2 1University of Calgary, Canada; 2University of Calgary, Canada
Internalisation theory and internal capital markets of multinational enterprises Quyen Nguyen, University of Reading, UK
An internalisation view on capital structure of foreign direct investments Asmund Rygh1, Gabriel R. G. Benito2 1Alliance Manchester Business School, UK; 2BI Norwegian Business School, Norway
Asymmetry reduction theory of FDI: the aspiration-resource-control (ARC) framework Xin Li, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Emerging market multinationals and internalisation theory Nigel Wadeson, Mark Casson; University of Reading, UK
25 Henley Business School Friday 7 April 2017 Parallel sessions 1 1.3: IB, Cities and Linkages Time: 08:30–10:30 Room: 108, HBS Session chair: Grazia D. Santangelo
Firms’ characteristics, investment climate and business-support services as drivers of linkages: evidence from Vietnam Chiara Franco1, Marco Sanfilippo2, Adnan Seric3 1University of Pisa, Italy; 2University of Bari, Italy & Institute of Development Policy and Management, Belgium; 3United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, Wien (Austria) Are multinationals better at creating technical linkages with local firms and institutions? Claudio Cozza1, Antonello Zanfei2, Giulio Perani3 1University of Trieste; 2University of Urbino; 3EUROSTAT, ISTAT Cities and international business: an exploration of the need for interdisciplinarity and proposals for a research agenda Gary Cook1, Naresh Pandit2 1University of Liverpool, UK; 2Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia Global city locations and the geographical dispersion of knowledge networks: evidence from the Chinese pharmaceutical industry Alessandra Perri1, Vittoria Giada Scalera2 1Ca’ Foscari University Venice, Italy; 2University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Quo vadis? Cities and the location of cross-border activities Davide Castellani1, Grazia Santangelo2 1Henley Business School, UK; 2University of Catania
26 Friday 7 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference Parallel sessions 1 1.4: HQ–Subsidiary Relationship Time: 8:30–10:30 Room: 101, HBS Session chair: Pamela Sharkey Scott
Subsidiary local responsiveness: the role of organisational learning, reverse knowledge transfer, and psychological safety Zhaleh Najafi Tavani1, Ghasem Zaefarian1, Matthew Robson1, Ulf Andersson2, Chong Yu1 1University of Leeds Business School, UK; 2Mälardalen University, School of Business, Society, and Engineering, BI Norwegian Business School, Department of Strategy The dynamics of differentiation: the resource-bases of development and the roles of MNE subsidiaries Robert Pearce, University of Reading, UK Between a rock and a hard place: complex configurations of multiple headquarters–subsidiary relations Edward Gillmore1, Henrik Dellestrand2, Ulf Andersson1 1Mälardalen University, Sweden; 2Uppsala University The determinants of the subsidiary strategic role: conceptual model Marlena Dzikowska, Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poland Unfolding intra-organisational perception gap in decision making between MNE headquarters and subsidiaries Shasha Zhao1, Marina Papanastassiou1, Yiannis Bassiakos2, Evis Sinani3, Robert Pearce4 1Middlesex University, UK; 2University of Athens, Greece; 3Copenhagen Business School, Sweden; 4Reading University, UK
27 Henley Business School Friday 7 April 2017 Parallel sessions 1 1.5: Institutions in Emerging Markets Time: 8:30–10:30 Room: G09, ICMA Centre Session chair: Stephen Chen
From import substitution to export promotion: the influence of the Indian government on innovation system catch-up Kristin Brandl1, Vittoria Scalera2, Ram Mudambi3 1Henley Business School; 2University of Amsterdam; 3Temple University When developing countries meet transnational universities: searching for complementarity, not substitution Jose Guimon1, Rajneesh Narula2 1Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain; 2Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK Factors moderating the increase of innovative capacity in emerging country multinationals Flavio Fisch1, Afonso Carlos Correa Fleury1, Felipe Mendes Borini2 1Escola Politecnica da Universidade de Sao Paulo – POLI USP, Brazil; 2Faculdade de Administracao Economia e Contabilidade – Universidade de Sao Paulo Emerging economy MNEs: how does home-country maturity matter? Saul Estrin1, Klaus Meyer2, Adeline Pelletier2 1CEIBS, People’s Republic of China; 2LSE, UK Home-country and industry effects on internationalisation of new-venture firms in emerging markets Stephen Chen, University of Newcastle, Australia
28 Friday 7 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference Parallel sessions 1 1.6: CSR, Labour and Human Rights Time: 8:30–10:30 Room: G03/G04, ICMA Centre Session chair: Elisa Giuliani
Multinational enterprises and human rights violation in emerging economies: behaving like Janus or Prometheus? Pierre-Xavier Meschi1,2,3, Ana Colovic4, Olivier Lamotte5, Octavio Escobar5 1IAE Aix-en-Provence, France; 2CERGAM, Aix-Marseille Université, France; 3Skema Business School, France; 4NEOMA Business School, France; 5Paris School of Business, France Does CSR pay off? The role of social identity and employees’ desire Gulnaz Shahzadi1, Albert John1, Faisal Qadeer2, Jeff Jia3 1National College of Business Administration and Economics, Pakistan; 2Lahore Business School, University of Lahore; 3University of Exeter Business School Trilateral governance: a shifting paradigm to address labour issues in global supply chains Sun Hye Lee1, Kamel Mellahi1, Michael Mol2 1Warwick Business School, UK; 2Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Peacebuilding in emerging economies: the give and take of MNEs and host-market institutions Jan Hermes, Irene Lehto, Oulu Business School When doing well means doing harm: understanding the performance–CSiR link in emerging country firms Elisa Giuliani1, Federica Nieri1, Andrea Vezzulli2,3 1University of Pisa, Italy; 2Department of Economics, University of Insubria; 3ICRIOS, Bocconi University
29 Henley Business School Friday 7 April 2017 Parallel sessions 1 1.7: Panel – A U-Turn of Globalisation Time: 8:30–10:30 Room: G15, HBS Session chair: Pavida Pananond
The decades since the end of World War II have been characterised by a rapid increase of global integration in flows of trade, investment, information, and people. A myriad of investment incentives have been concocted as part of this mechanism that facilitates such global connections. In the aftermath of Brexit and Donald Trump’s election, globalisation appears to face more risks of a U-turn. These new trends cast dark shadows and raise questions over what countries and firms need to do in their policies and strategies under this new normal. Through an informed discussion on changes and continuities of globalisation, this panel takes stock of our understanding on what investment incentives mean and how they can be used under different phases of globalisation. Panellists: Pavida Pananond, Thammasat Business School, Thammasat University, Thailand Ana Teresa Lehmann, Porto Business School, University of Porto, Portugal Hafiz Mirza, UNCTAD, Henley Business School and Bradford University School of Management Fabienne Fortanier, OECD Chris Jones, Aston University
30 Friday 7 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference Poster session
Time: 12:30–13:30 Location: HBS Foyer
In-class group competition: an exploratory business game approach for enhanced student participation Meiko Murayama, University of Reading, UK
Hybrid strategies to cope with commodification pressure on professions: a study of two law firms in Singapore Dawn Yi Lin Chow1, Lai Si Tsui-Auch2 1SIM University, Singapore; 2Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
A strategic theory of foreign direct investment decision: the opportunity–learning–involvement (OLI) and its 6Cs framework Xin Li, Jens Gammelgaard, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Relationship development in global virtual teams over time Majid Aleem, Peter Zettinig, Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, Finland
The integration of small farmers into agro-food global value chains: The role of MNEs in Egyptian agribusiness, the case of Heinz Salma Soliman1, Marina Papanastassiou1, Georgios Mergos2, Lakshmi Narasimhan Vedanthachari1 1Middlesex University, UK; 2Athens University, Greece
Informal institutions and level of internationalisation amongst Indian firms Soma Arora, IMT, India
Sub-national mapping of institutional capacities of Indian states and their influence on entry modes Rajdeepa Maity, EMLYON Business School, Lyon, France
Industry-level structures and interconnectedness of actors in market entry: pharmaceutical industry perspective Anna Karhu, Maria Elo, Turku School of Economics at University of Turku, Finland
Individual- and team-level learning in global virtual teams Danijela Majdenic, Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, Finland, Finland
Global sourcing activities by international new ventures Per Servais, Erik Rasmussen, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
High-performance practices bundles impact on the employees’ extra-role performance: the mediation of work engagement Muhammad Shakil Ahmad, COMSATS Institute of IT, Pakistan
31 Henley Business School Friday 7 April 2017 Poster session (continued)
Business Value of IT in competitiveness of Kazakhstan’s energy sector: the role of international oil and gas companies in sustainable development of the local industry Irina Heim, Henley Business School, UK
Multinationals, work commitment and gender wage gap Priit Vahter1,2, Jaan Masso2 1University of Warwick, UK; 2University of Tartu, Estonia
SME Internationalisation and its financing: case of Ireland and Scotland Lisa Naomi Spencer, Sheila O’Donohoe, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
Are there threshold concepts in international business and management education? Asmund Rygh, Ambarin Asad Khan, Alliance Manchester Business School, UK
How much of CSR-related activity is carried out by multinational oil companies of the Niger delta region in Nigeria? Joy Eghonghon Akahome1, Henry Ozuru2 1Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria; 2University of Port-Harcourt, Rivers state, Nigeria
A theoretical framework proposition for international entrepreneurship Monique Raupp, Fernando Dias Lopes, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Barriers to upgrading in global agriculture value chain Hanh Pham, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
International business, institutions and sustainable business models Francesca Ciulli, Ans Kolk, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Institutional development and entrepreneurship: an empirical examination Igor Laine, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
Retaining resources for being proactive at work Kan Ouyang1, Wing Lam2, Bonnie Hayden Cheng2, Ziguang Chen3 1Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China; 2The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong S.A.R. (China); 3City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)
Business expatriation: the expats perception Giovanna Milani, Monique Raupp, Cynthia Lopes, UFRGS, Brazil
Network ties and SME performance in transition economies T S Hanh Pham1, Ziko Konwar2 1Sheffield Business School, UK; 2Leeds University Business School, UK
International entrepreneurship in developing countries: a review from an international business perspective Juan Velez-Ocampo, Institución Universitaria Salazar y Herrera – Universidad EAFIT, Colombia
32 Friday 7 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference Parallel sessions 2 2.1: OB Issues and Comparative IHRM Time: 13:30–15:30 Room: 208, HBS Session chair: Chris Brewster
Complementarities in comparative capitalisms and associated HRM practices Geoffrey Wood1, Michael Brookes2, Chris Brewster3 1University of Essex, UK; 2Newcastle University, UK; 3University of Reading, UK
HRM in the global information technology (IT) industry: towards multivergent configurations in the context of collaborative partnerships Vijay Edward Pereira1, Pawan Budhwar2, Ashish Malik3 1University of Wollongong, Dubai, UAE; 2Aston University, UK; 3University of Newcastle, Australia
Competing globally, poaching locally: A co-opetition-based view of lateral hiring poaching Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, University of Kent, UK
Inter-organisational justice: ‘fairness’ as sensemaking in the case of Indo-Swedish joint venture Charmi Patel1, Pawan Budhwar2, Jonathan Crawshaw2 1Henley Business School; 2Aston Business School
A comparative institutional research agenda for HRM Chris Brewster1, Paul Gooderham2, Wolfgang Mayrhofer3 1University of Reading, UK; 2Norwegian School of Economics; 3WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
33 Henley Business School Friday 7 April 2017 Parallel sessions 2 2.2: Export Performance of SMEs Time: 13:30–15:30 Room: G10, HBS Session chair: Keith Brouthers
Export performance of SMEs: cultural intelligence as a condition for a successful internationalisation strategy Valeria Giovannini1, Niels Noorderhaven2, Andrea Prencipe1 1LUISS Guido Carli University; 2Tilburg University
The effects of cultural dimensions, government regulations and entrepreneurial orientation on firms’ international performance: a study of SMEs in Malaysia Tze Cheng Chew, Yee Kwan Tang, Pavlos Dimitratos, Trevor Buck, University of Glasgow, UK
Determinants of global market reach: strategic orientations in SME internationalisation Lasse Torkkeli, Olli Kuivalainen, Sami Saarenketo, Kaisu Puumalainen, LUT School of Business, Finland
Ready to export? Antecedents of export readiness for small and medium-sized enterprises Stephan Gerschewski, Hannam University, Linton School of Global Business
Network diversity, entrepreneurial orientation and SME international performance Yiyin Wu, Keith Brouthers, King’s College London, UK
34 Friday 7 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference Parallel sessions 2 2.3: MNEs Location Choice Time: 13:30–15:30 Room: 108, HBS Session chair: Nigel Driffield
Why the theory of the MNE is in need of co-location: a literature review for further inquiry Miguel Gonzalez-Loureiro1, Francisco Puig2, Berrbizne Urzelai2 1University of Vigo, Spain and CIICESI, Portugal; 2Unversity of Valencia, Spain
Location of international R&D. the role of co-location with production activities Davide Castellani1, Katiuscia Lavoratori2 1Henley Business School, University of Reading; 2University of Perugia, Italy
Unravelling configurations of power in global supply chains through the analysis of upgrading cases Luis Oliveira1, Afonso Fleury1, Maria Tereza Fleury2 1University of São Paulo, Brazil; 2Getúlio Vargas Foundation, Brazil
Development of outward FDI from South Korean: the relationship between national investment position and location choice Jae-Yeon Kim, Nigel Driffield, Jim Love, Warwick Business School, UK
35 Henley Business School Friday 7 April 2017 Parallel sessions 2 2.4: Dynamics of Subsidiary Roles Time: 13:30–15:30 Room: 101, HBS Session chair: Shasha Zhao
Legitimacy dynamics in headquarters–subsidiary relationships Jens Gammelgaard1, Rajesh Kumar2 1Copenhagen Business School, Denmark; 2Menlo College, USA
MNE subsidiary survival and advancement in a coevolving dual context Johanna Clancy1, Paul Ryan2, Ulf Andersson3, Majella Giblin1 1National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland; 2Trinity College Dublin, Ireland; 3Malardalen University, Sweden
Strategy creativity in multinational subsidiaries and the impact of subsidiary CEO entrepreneurial self-efficacy Dónal O'Brien1, Pamela Sharkey Scott2, Ulf Andersson3 1Dublin City University, Ireland; 2National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland; 3Malardalen University, Sweden
Intermediate units in contemporary corporations: an integrated framework and a research agenda Ana Botella Andreu, Jose Pla Barber, Cristina Villar, University of Valencia, Spain
Dynamic subsidiary roles as determinants of subsidiary technology source: empirical evidence from China Si Zhang1, Robert Pearce1, Marina Papanastassiou2, Shasha Zhao2, Ioannis Bournakis2 1Reading University, UK; 2Middlesex University, UK
36 Friday 7 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference Parallel sessions 2 2.5: Institutions, Ownership and Business Models Time: 13:30–15:30 Room: G09, ICMA Centre Session chair: Murod Aliyev
Role of institutional environment in deciding ownership structure of MNEs in host country firms: evidence from select emerging economies Niti Bhasin, Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India
The role of international institution in MNC–host country bargaining in the context of emerging markets Liubov Ermolaeva, Andrei Panibratov, Bojan Pantic, St.Petersburg State University, Russian Federation
Clashing with institutions in China and Brazil: Uber’s disruptive business model Cyntia Vilasboas Calixto1, Maria Tereza Leme Fleury2 1Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-EAESP); 2Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-EAESP)
Institutional investors as firm monitors: the case of internationalisation Vidya Sukumara Panicker, Sumit Mitra, Rajesh Srinivas Upadhyayula, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, India
Multiple ownership, network resources and institutional development Murod Aliyev, Mario Kafouros, Andrew Brown, David Spencer, University of Leeds, UK
37 Henley Business School Friday 7 April 2017 Parallel sessions 2 2.6: IB, CSR and Environment Time: 13:30–15:30 Room: G03/G04, ICMA Centre Session chair: Yoo Jung Ha
Why do some firms participate in CSR signalling? The effect of global trade networks on firm CSR signalling behaviour Luis Alfonso Dau, Elizabeth Marie Moore, Margaret Alyce Soto, Northeastern University, USA
How does foreign direct investment affect the quality of the environment? João Bento1, Miguel Torres2 1University of Aveiro, Portugal; 2Leeds University Business School, UK
How do firm characteristics, FDI and regional institutions influence the implementation of global CSR standards among private Vietnamese firms? Empirical evidence based on a multilevel approach Jöran Wrana, Javier Revilla Diez, University of Cologne, Germany
Do capital markets price potential environmental risk? Chang Hoon Oh, Daniel Shapiro, Shuna Ho, Jiyoung Shin, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Dual isomorphic mechanisms and the effect of foreign MNEs on local firms’ corporate environmental innovation Yoo Jung Ha1, Yingqi Wei2 1University of York, UK; 2University of Leeds, UK
38 Friday 7 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference Parallel sessions 2 2.7: Panel – Commonwealth Trade and Investments in the Post-Brexit World Time: 13:30–15:30 Room: G15, HBS Session chair: Peter J. Buckley
Both Brexit and Trump’s election in particular have highlighted the volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) now affecting international business both in established and emerging markets and arguably signalling the tail-end of globalisation. It has also provided an opportunity to look at the Commonwealth more clearly, coherently and cogently through an economic and contemporary lens. This panel will discuss the implcations and opportunities of Brexit for the Commonwealth. Panellists: Brexit: its implications and potential for the Commonwealth Arif Zaman and Nnamdi Madichie, London School of Business and Management Brexit: opportunities for India Surender Munjal, Leeds University Business School Reconnecting with the Commonwealth: the UK’s free-trade opportunities Tim Hewish, The Royal Commonwealth Society Implications for the ACP (Asia, Pacific and Caribbean) countries Sindra Sharma, Ramphal Institute, King’s College
39 Henley Business School Friday 7 April 2017 Parallel sessions 3 3.1: TMT and Knowledge Management in MNEs Time: 16:00–18:00 Room: 208, HBS Session chair: Timothy Devinney
The effect of human resource and knowledge management systems on technology transfer in developing countries: a combinatory exploration of foreign and domestic firms Ellis Luther Chilie Osabutey1, Konan Anderson SENY KAN2 1Middlesex University Business School, UK; 2Toulouse Business School Boundary spanners and intra-MNC knowledge sharing: the role of controlled motivation and immediate organisational context Dana Mimbaeva1, Grazia D. Santangelo2 1Copenhagen Business School; 2University of Catania, Italy Wanted: knowledge workers for emerging market firms Monica J. Semeniuk, Simon Fraser University, Canada Location choices for HR shared services in MNEs: the role of HQ’s control motive Chipoong Kim1, Chul Chung1, Jeeyun Yoon2, Jungwoo Park3, Yongwoo Lee4, Jaewon Kim5 1Henley Business School, UK; 2Georgia Institute of Technology; 3Seoul National University; 4Sungkyunkwan University; 5Hanyang University When blood is thicker: top management team nepotism and firm growth in a transition context Peder Greve1, Winfried Ruigrok2 1Henley Business School, UK; 2University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
40 Friday 7 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference Parallel sessions 3 3.2: IB and Entrepreneurship Time: 16:00–18:00 Room: G10, HBS Session chair: Gary Cook
Entrepreneurship-driven internationalisation: re-thinking the exploitation–exploration paradigm Igor Kalinic1, Cipriano Forza2, Jeremy Clegg1 1University of Leeds, UK; 2University of Padova, Italy Intellectual structure of international new venture research: a bibliometric analysis and future research agenda Félix Rodríguez-Ruiz1, Paloma Almodóvar1, Quyen T. K. Nguyen2 1Complutense University of Madrid, Spain; 2Henley Business School, International Business and Strategy, University of Reading The role of business relationships between SMEs and network actors in defining standardisation and adaptation strategies of SMEs: insights from business-to-business firms engaged in international activities Kausar Afzal Qureshi, Konstantinos Poulis, University of Essex, UK The mediating role of opportunity newness to the entrepreneurial behaviour and the opportunity value Stylianos Papaioannou, Mid-Sweden University, Sweden Institutions and entrepreneurial internationalisation: review of qualitative research Igor Laine, Olli Kuivalainen, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
41 Henley Business School Friday 7 April 2017 Parallel sessions 3 3.3: Foreign Direct Investments Time: 16:00–18:00 Room: 108, HBS Session chair: Allan Webster
Foreign direct investment and the relationship between the UK and the European Union Randolph Luca Bruno1,5,6, Nauro Campos2,5,7, Saul Estrin3,5,8, Meng Tian3,4 1University College London; 2Brunel University London; 3London School of Economics; 4Peking University; 5IZA-Bonn; 6Rodolfo DeBenedetti Foundation; 7ETH-Zurich; 8Centre for Economic Performance
The effect of European intellectual property institutions on Chinese outward foreign direct investment Nikolaos Papageorgiadis1, Yue Xu2, Constantinos Alexiou3, Joseph G. Nellis3 1Management School, University of Liverpool; 2Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University; 3School of Management, Cranfield University
Establishing how MNCs are defined, over time, a response to the regional/global debate Lisa Naomi Spencer, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
Does tax haven FDI impact upon firm performance? Chris Jones1, Yama Temouri1, Gerda Dewit2, Dermot Leahy2 1Aston University UK; 2Maynooth University
FDI spillovers in developing countries, readiness evaluation framework Abbas Haddadzadeh, University of Deusto, Spain
42 Friday 7 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference Parallel sessions 3 3.4: IB and Firm Performance Time: 16:00–18:00 Room: 101, HBS Session chair: Mario Kafouros
Does spatial pattern matter to export performances? Insights from international comparisons of Germany and Japan Yi-cheng Liu, Wen Yang, Chao-cheng Mai, Tamkang University, Taiwan, Republic of China
Internationalisation, industry heterogeneity and firm profitability Raquel García-García1, Esteban García-Canal2, Mauro F. Guillén3 1The Open University, UK; 2Universidad de Oviedo; 3The Wharton School
Subsidiary-performance implications of multinational enterprises’ political activities in host countries: evidence from the United States Vikrant Shirodkar1, Palitha Konara2 1University of Sussex, UK; 2University of Huddersfield, UK
Product diversification, relatedness and firm performance Jinlong Gu, Yong Yang, Roger Strange, University of Sussex, UK
Multinationals and the development of China: the dual roles of inward and outward FDI Robert Pearce1, Si Zhang2, Yuxuan Tang3 1University of Reading, UK; 2The School of Management; University of the Chinese Academy of Science; 3Peking University, Beijing
43 Henley Business School Friday 7 April 2017 Parallel sessions 3 3.5: Emerging MNEs Time: 16:00–18:00 Room: G09, ICMA Centre Session chair: Klaus Meyer
Performance of Russian MNEs: the importance of fit between strategy, structure, capability and environment Anna Veselova1, Desislava Dikova2 1Graduate School of Management St. Petersburg State University, Russian Federation; 2Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
The determinants of outward foreign direct investment from ASEAN Alisa Binti Ibrahim, Nigel L Driffiled, Keith W Glaister, University of Warwick, UK
Foreign and domestic investment by emerging market multinationals: a win–win? Pavida Pananond1, Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra2 1Thammasat University, Thailand; 2Northeastern University, D’Amore-McKim School of Business
How does state-ownership and acquisition experience affect emerging market firm performance? Pawan Budhwar1, Vijay Pereira2, Yama Temouri1, Panagiotis Ganotakis3, Shlomo Tarba4 1Aston University, UK; 2University of Wollongong, Dubai; 3Leeds Business School, University of Leeds; 4Birmingham Business School, Birmingham University
Does home-country government support contribute to the subsidiary performance of emerging market multinational enteprises? Xia Han, Lan Gao, Xiaohui Liu, Loughborough University, UK
44 Friday 7 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference Parallel sessions 3 3.6: Foreign Divestments Time: 16:00–18:00 Room: G03/G04, ICMA Centre Session chair: Jorma Antero Larimo
Foreign divestment: a critical review of contemporary literature between 1996 and 2015 Pratik Arte, Jorma Larimo, University of Vaasa, Finland
Determinants of foreign divestments via selloffs Palitha Konara2, Panagiotis Ganotakis1,3 1University of Wollongong in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 2University of Huddersfield; 3University of Leeds
Divestment of multinationals and its impacts on the jobs Ken-ichi Ando, Shizuoka University, Japan
Relocation of offshore business services: recovering from failure or persisting with the original strategy? Stefano Elia1, Filippo Albertoni2, Lucia Piscitello3, Silvia Massini4 1Politecnico di Milano, Italy; 2Politecnico di Milano, Italy; 3Politecnico di Milano, Italy; 4University of Manchester
Domestic interfirm collaboration networks, innovation intensity and the foreign divestment decisions of firms Viacheslav Iurkov, Gabriel R.G. Benito, BI Norwegian Business School, Norway
45 Henley Business School Friday 7 April 2017 Parallel sessions 3 3.7: Internationalisation Process Time: 16:00–18:00 Room:·G15, HBS Session chair: Jose Pla-Barber
Value chain internationalisation and performance Carlos Rodriguez2, Luciano Ciravegna1,2 1King’s College, UK; 2INCAE
Uncertainty in international decision-making: a negotiation analytical and experimental approach Ursula F. Ott, Kingston University London, UK
The location of technology sourcing FDI: South Korean investment in the United States Jae-Yeon Kim, Nigel Driffield, Jim Love, Warwick Business School, UK
Country of origin, company brand and the internationalisation of digital services: the case of the British television broadcasting industry Ferran Vendrell-Herrero1, Emanuel Gomes1,4, Simon Collinson1, Glenn Parry2, Oscar Bustinza3 1University of Birmingham, UK; 2Department of Strategy, University of the West of England, UK; 3Department of Management, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; 4Nova School of Business and Economics, Universidade Nova, Portugal
The internationalisation process of Latin American multinationals: a literature review German Benito-Sarria, Jose Pla-Barber, Cristina Villar, University of Valencia, Spain
46 Saturday 8 April 2017 AIB–UK Conference Parallel sessions 4 4.1: Finance and Taxation Issues in IB Time: 08:30–10:30 Room: 208, HBS Session chair: Yama Temouri
Multinational corporations managing risk in East Asia: empirical analysis of the association between derivatives use and exposures Marina Papanastassiou, Trang Huong Kim, Quang Nguyen, Middlesex University Business School, UK
Finance and exports of foreign subsidiaries of multinational enterprises Quyen Nguyen, University of Reading, UK
From bilateral to regional level? A bargaining mechanism of international investment treaties Ursula Ott1, Julian Chaisse2, Christian Bellak3 1Kingston University; 2Chinese University of Hong Kong; 3WU Vienna University of Economics
Breaking up and making up: a host location policymakers’ perspective on internationalisation Orlando Fernandes, University of Warwick, UK
Accountability-avoiding foreign direct investment: incorporating tax havens and tax avoidance to international business research Chris Jones1, Yama Temouri1, Matti Ylönen2, Alex Cobham3 1Aston University UK; 2Yale, USA; 3Tax Justice Network
47 Henley Business School Saturday 8 April 2017 Parallel sessions 4 4.2: SMEs’ Internationalisation Time: 08:30–10:30 Room: G10, HBS Session chair: Pavlos Dimitratos
How do business models of microfinance institutions encourage entrepreneurship at the bottom of the pyramid? Michael Zisuh Ngoasong, Open University, UK
Motivations driving manufacturing SMEs to internationalise through gateway strategies: a conceptual framework Noémie Dominguez, Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University, France
Linking inter-organisational collaboration, innovation, and internationalisation in SMEs: a systematic review Nadia Zahoor, Omar Al-Tabbaa, University of Huddersfield, UK
Role of strategic partnerships in internationalisation of small born-global firms Paweł Capik, Andreas Brockerhoff, Keele University, UK
Knowledge dimensions of micromultinational enterprises: an interpretive approach across managers and advisers Maria-Cristina Stoian1, Pavlos Dimitratos2, Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki3 1Brunel University London, UK; 2University of Glasgow, UK; 3University of Leeds, UK
48 Saturday 8 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference Parallel sessions 4 4.3: FDI, R&D and Innovation Time: 08:30–10:30 Room: 108, HBS Session chair: Matthew Allen
Institutional distance and knowledge acquisition in international buyer–supplier relationships: the moderating role of trust Mia Hsiao-Wen Ho, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
Inward FDI and innovation in transitional countries Allan Webster, Bournemouth University, UK
New modes and geographies of global research networks: study of outsourcing and offshoring in the pharmaceutical industry Paulina Ramirez, Birmingham Business School, UK
The dynamics of outsourcing relationships perspectives from MNCs and their suppliers Giovanna Magnani1, Antonella Zucchella1, Roger Strange2 1University of Pavia, Italy; 2University of Sussex, UK
Types of knowledge, innovation and R&D FDI Matthew Allen1, Maria Allen2 1University of Manchester, UK; 2Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, UK
49 Henley Business School Saturday 8 April 2017 Parallel sessions 4 4.4: Internationalisation and Performance Time: 08:30–10:30 Room: 101, HBS Session chair: Davide Castellani
Persistence in exporting: cumulative and punctuated learning effects Jim Love1, Juan Manez2 1University of Warwick, UK; 2Universitat de València, Spain
Multinational activity of European firms and heterogenity Jose C. Fariñas1, Ana Martin-Marcos2, Francisco J. Velazquez1 1Universidad Complutense Madrid, Spain; 2UNED, Spain
Does private ownership always outperform state ownership? A competitive dynamics explanation Wei Yang1, Klaus Meyer2 1Nankai University, People’s Republic of China; 2China Europe International Business School
Evaluation of the performance and implications of multinationals: a framework of issues Robert Pearce, University of Reading, UK
In search of new relationship between internationalisation and firm performance: a ‘test of concept’ based on financial statement data from Austrian-listed companies Carsten Wehrmann1, Romeo V. Turcan2 1University of Gloucestershire, UK; 2Aalborg University, Denmark
50 Saturday 8 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference Parallel sessions 4 4.5: Institutions, Innovation and Performance Time: 08:30–10:30 Room:·G09, ICMA Centre Session chair: Luis Alfonso Dau
Subnational institutions and innovation of emerging market firms: a multilevel approach Xufei Ma1, Zhujun Ding2 1The Chinese University of Hong Kong; 2University of Reading, UK
The internationalisation of ventures: the roles of a nation’s formal and informal institutions and the venture’s value orientation Jie Chen, Kaisu Puumalainen, Sami Saarenketo, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
Institutions, distant search and innovation performance Murod Aliyev, Conor McDonald, University of Leeds, UK
Institutional development and firm performance across emerging countries: the role of technological and market dynamism Mario Kafouros1, Murod Aliyev1, Panos Piperopoulos1, Joanne Ho2, Susanna Yee Na Wong2, Alan Kai Ming Au2 1University of Leeds; 2Institute of International Business and Governance, The Open University of Hong Kong
Institutions, economic growth and international competitiveness: a regional study Roseline Wanjiru, Karla Prime, Northumbria University, UK
51 Henley Business School Saturday 8 April 2017 Parallel sessions 4 4.6: Market Entry and Re-entry Time: 08:30–10:30 Room: G03/G04, ICMA Centre Session chair: Stefano Elia
The role of decision-making logic and network relationships in internationalisation: a case study Tiia Vissak1, Barbara Francioni2 1University of Tartu, Estonia; 2University of Urbino ‘Carlo Bo’, Italy
A new breed of (re)internationalisers? The foreign market re-entry strategies of developed and emerging market re-entrants Irina Minodora Surdu, Kamel Mellahi, Keith Glaister, University of Warwick, UK
Antecedents and outcome of real options reasoning in market entry decisions Ali Ahi1, Olli Kuivalainen1,2, Sanna Sundqvist1 1Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland; 2Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK
The effect of psychic distance on consumers’ preference: does acquirer’s corporate reputation matter? Michela Matarazzo1, Giulia Lanzilli2, Riccardo Resciniti2 1G. Marconi University, Italy; 2University of Sannio, Italy
Comply or not to comply with theory? How experience shapes entry mode misalignment Stefano Elia1, Marcus Larsen2, Lucia Piscitello3 1Politecnico di Milano, Italy; 2Copenhagen Business School; 3Politecnico di Milano, Italy
52 Saturday 8 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference Parallel sessions 4 4.7: Panel – Meet the Editors Time: 08:30–10:30 Room: G15, HBS Session chair: Desislava Dikova
The purpose of the panel session is to assist in improving the quality of IB and strategy research in the UK and Ireland, and bringing new scholars into the IB field. The session will be beneficial to junior scholars who have not previously published in the presented journals, to scholars who are located in universities that offer limited support for international business research, to scholars who are trained in disciplines less commonly associated with the field (e.g. geography, political science, ethnography or economic history) but are interested in conducting international business research. The following journals will be presented by the editors: Alain Verbeke, Journal of International Business Studies Daniel Shapiro, Multinational Business Review Desislava Dikova, Journal of East–West Business and International Journal of Emerging Markets Geoffrey Wood, British Journal of Management and Annals to Corporate Governance Jonathan Doh, Journal of World Business Pervez Ghauri, International Business Review
53 Henley Business School Saturday 8 April 2017 Parallel sessions 5 5.1: International Marketing Time: 14:00–16:00 Room: 208, HBS Session chair: Ursula Ott
Expertise and strategy Elizabeth Maitland1, Andre Sammartino2 1University of New South Wales, Australia; 2University of Melbourne
International franchising: a literature review and research agenda Alexander Rosado1, Desislava Dikova2, Justin Paul1 1University of Puerto Rico; 2Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Relationship learning and cross-border customer engagement at the product design stage: the moderating roles of cultural distance and customer dependence Zhaleh Najafi Tavani1, Ghasem Zaefarian1, Sahar Mousavi2, Peter Naude2 1University of Leeds Business School, UK; 2University of Manchester
Social media as a tool for teaching international marketing Massiel Henríquez Parodi1, Ilan Alon1, Charles Wankel2 1University of Agder, Norway; 2St John's University, New York
Three hours too soon or one minute too late? Experience and institutional legitimacy as antecedents of foreign market re-entry timing Irina Minodora Surdu, Kamel Mellahi, Keith Glaister, University of Warwick, UK
54 Saturday 8 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference Parallel sessions 5 5.2: International Business History Time: 14:00–16:00 Room: G10, HBS Session chair: Peter Scott
The advantage of outsiderness: political risk management in historical perspective Christina Lubinski, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Heuristics in internationalisation: a creative professional service firm perspective Deirdre McQuillan1, Pamela Sharkey Scott2, Vincent Mangematin3 1University of Bradford, UK; 2NUI Maynooth, Ireland; 3Grenoble Ecole de Management, France
The phoenix factor: subsidiary evolutionary trajectories post mandate loss Edward Gillmore1, Henrik Dellestrand2, Ulf Andersson1 1Mälardalen University, Sweden; 2Uppsala University
The myth of Fordism as America’s paradigmatic production system before 1941 Peter Scott, University of Reading, UK
55 Henley Business School Saturday 8 April 2017 Parallel sessions 5 5.3: Technology and Innovation in IB Time: 14:00–16:00 Room: 108, HBS Session chair: Davide Castellani
Learning from the pupils: the role of dual embeddedness and knowledge complexity in reverse knowledge transfer Maite Alves Bezerra1, Rajneesh Narula1, Felipe Mendes Borini2 1University of Reading, UK; 2ESPM, Brazil
Technological revolution in sub-Saharan Africa: emerging issues and trends Joseph Amankwah-Amoah, University of Kent, UK
Location, shared suppliers and the innovation performance of R&D outsourcing agreements Andrea Martinez-Noya, Esteban Garcia-Canal, University of Oviedo, Spain
Organisational innovation in multinational business: Why explaining the unconventional matters Teresa da Silva Lopes1, Mark Casson2, Geoffrey Jones3 1University of York, UK; 2University of Reading; 3Harvard Business School
Do imports, inward FDI and technology licensing improve local firms’ innovativeness? A micro- level analysis Paloma Almodovar1, Quyen Nguyen2, Alain Verbeke3 1Complutense University of Madrid, Spain; 2University of Reading, UK; 3University of Calgary, Canada
56 Saturday 8 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference Parallel sessions 5 5.4: Methods in IB Time: 14:00–16:00 Room: 101, HBS Session chair: Chul Chung
Time as an antecedent of routine development Mari Ketolainen, Elisa Kallio, Sini Nordberg-Davies, University of Turku, Turku School of Economics, Finland
Cross-national research and data collection procedures: state of the field Agnieszka Chidlow1, Pervez Ghauri1, Oded Shenkar1,2 1University of Birmingham, UK; 2Ohio State University, USA
The rise and fall of Icelandic multinationals (MNCs): a multiple case study approach Asta Dis Oladottir, University of Iceland, Iceland
International business research in sub-Saharan Africa: assessing conceptual and methodological constraints Roseline Wanjiru, Abdoulkadre Ado, Northumbria University, UK
57 Henley Business School Saturday 8 April 2017 Parallel sessions 5 5.5: Global Value Chains Time: 14:00–16:00 Room: G09, ICMA Centre Session chair: Elena Beleska-Spasova
Industry 4.0 technologies and backshoring of manufacturing activities: the rise of local value chains? Bernhard Dachs1, Steffen Kinkel2 1AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria; 2Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Integrating global value chain/global production network analysis into international business debates: a review and research agenda Matthew Alford, Rudolf Sinkovics, Noemi Sinkovics, Samia Hoque, University of Manchester, UK
Digital fabrication and the transformation of global production? Uneven landscapes of innovation Jennifer Johns, Andrew Smith, University of Liverpool, UK
Offshoring or backshoring? Industrial district firms’ location choice of manufacturing activities in global value chains Marco Bettiol1, Chiara Burlina1, Maria Chiarvesio2, Eleonora Di Maria1 1University of Padova, Italy; 2University of Udine, Italy
Specialisation versus integration of value chain activities: what creates firm competitive advantage in GVCs Elena Beleska-Spasova, University of Reading, Henley Business School, UK
58 Saturday 8 April 2017 AIB–UKI Conference Parallel sessions 5 5.6: Cross-Border M&As Time: 14:00–16:00 Room: G03/G04, ICMA Centre Session chair: Peder Greve
Distance and the completion of Chinese cross-border mergers and acquisitions Dong Lijun1, Frank McDonald2 1Central China Normal University, China; 2University of Liverpool, UK
Overseas M&A, multi-threshold effect and enterprise internationalisation performance Yan Chen, Kuan Wang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, School of Economics and Management
Emotions in cross-border acquisitions: perspectives from the parent company Melanie Elina Hassett1, Riikka Harikkala-Laihinen2, Niina Nummela2, Johanna Raitis2 1University of Sheffield, UK; 2Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, Finland
Cross-border reverse takeover: the case of Brazilian multinationals Carlos Eduardo Stefaniak Aveline1, Maria Tereza Leme Fleury2 1Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA, Brazil; 2Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo – EAESP/FGV
59 Henley Business School Saturday 8 April 2017 Parallel sessions 5 5.7: Panel – Micromultinationals: What Can International Business Theories and Concepts Explain About Their Activities? Time: 14:00–16:00 Room: G15, HBS Session chair: Pavlos Dimitratos
Micromultinationationals (mMNEs) are those small firms that engage in advanced foreign forms (i.e. beyond exporting) to expand. mMNEs have flexible governance structures that may be conducive to attainment of a competitive advantage abroad, following a different route than those of established MNEs or fast internationalising firms. Viewed in this light, mMNEs could offer diversity and pluralism to international business and international entrepreneurship research; and, potentially suggest intriguing questions on extending thinking through the examination of the activities of those small, flexible and agile MNEs. Panellists: Pavlos Dimitratos, University of Glasgow, UK Ulf Andersson, Mälardalen University, Sweden and BI Norwegian Business School, Norway Luciano Ciravegna, King’s College London, UK Jean Francois Hennart, Tilburg University, the Netherlands Olli Kuivalainen, Manchester Business School, UK and Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland A. Rebecca Reuber, University of Toronto, Canada
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Speaker biographies Opening plenary and discussion: ‘The tail-end of globalisation. Three views’
Davide Castellani is Professor of International Business and Strategy at the Henley Business School, University of Reading,, UK. His research lies at the intersection of international business, international economics and economic geography. In particular, he is interested in the location of economic activity, the determinants of the firms’ iinternationalisation choices and their impact on innovation, technology and economic performances of firms, regions and countries.
Sjoerd Beugelsdijk (PhD 2003 Tilburg University)) is a full Professor in International Buusiness at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. His research interests are in the field of national cultural diversity, international buusiness and globalisation. He has served as a head of department and the academic director of the unddergraduate international buusiness programme in Groningen. Dr Beugelsdijk is the reviewing editor for the Journal of International Business Studies (2017–2020).
Italo Colantone is Assistant Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, in Milan. Italo holds a PhD from the Catholic University of Leuven. His research focuses on international tradde and applied industrial organisation. He has authored several articles on the effects of economic integration on firm performance and inndustry dynamics. Recently, he has been investigating the link between globalisation, workers’ health and political outcomes such as Brexit.
Fabienne Fortanier is Head of Trade Statistics at the OECD Statistics Directorate. Her section is responsible for OECD international trade statistics; for the development and analysis of trade-related data for the calculation, quality assurance, improved timeliness and extensions of the OECD–WTO Trade in Value Added data; and for the development of internationally agreed methodological standards ffor measuring a variety of aspects of international trade, global value chains and the role of SMEs and MNEs in globalisation. Prior to joining the OECD, Fabienne worked as
a senior economist at the Economics Departmentt of ING Bank, as a senior statistician at Statistics Netherlands and an Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam Business School.
61 Henley Business School Debate session: ‘Do MNEs contribute to, or reduuce inequality?’
Rajneesh Narulla is the John H. Dunning Chair of International Business Regulation at Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK. His research and consulting have focused on the role of multinational firms in territorial development, innovation and industriial policy, technological change in develloping countries, R&D alliances and outsourcing. Much of his research is focused on policy-related issues.
Elisa Giuliani (PhD SPRU, Sussex University) is Full Professor at the Department of Economics & Management of the University of Pisa, and 2016–2017 visitting professor at MIT Sloan School of Management under the ISTI Global Seed Funds grant program. She is interested in how the business sector contributes to socio-economic development, and her recent researchh focuses on multinational enterprises from emerging markets, innovation and human rights. She is Associate Editor for Research Policy, part of the Editorial Board of Econoomic Geography and in the Editorial Review Boards of the Journal of International Business Studies and Management and Organisation Review.
Khalid Nadvi is a Political Economist specialising on issues relating to trade and industrial development. His work has focused on small enterprise clusters, global value chains and production networks, global standards, corporate social responsibility and techhnological upgrading. He currently leads an ESRC funded large grant study on ‘Rising Powers, Labour Standardds and Governance of Global Production’. His research has been published widely in many leading journal artiicles and book chapters.
Jonathan Doh is Rammrath Chair in International Business and Professor of Management at the Villanova School of Businesss. He teaches and does research at the intersection of international business, strategic management and corporate responsibility. Recent articles appear in AMR, AMP, BEQ, JIBS, JJOM, JMS, JWB, MISQ, OS, and SMJ. He is currently Editor- in-Chief of Journal of World Business. He holds a PhD in strategic and international management from George Washington University.
Snehal Awate is an Assistant Professor of Strategyy at the Indian School of Business. Her research focuses on innovation in emerging industries and emerging economy multinationals. She received her PhD from Temple University. Her work has appeared in the Strategic MManagement Journal, the Journal of International Business Studies and the Global Strategy Journal, among others. Her dissertation was a finalist for thhe Peter J. Buckley and Mark Casson AIB Dissertation Award in 2014.
62 AIB–UKI Conference Debate session: ‘What does IB and IHRM overlook by overlooking the other? Bridging the divide’
Chul Chung is an Assistant Professor in International Human Resource Managemennt at Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK. His research focuuses on employment practices in multinational corporations, executive staffing, and strategic human resource management. Chul has advised large multinationals on the issues of international HRM strategy, subsidiary HRRM policies, global HR organisation design and global leadership development. He earned a PhD in Management from Lancaster University Management School.
Geoffrey Wood is Dean and Professor of International Business at Essex Business School. He holds honorary positions at Griffith and Monash University in Australia, and Witwatersrand and NNelson Mandela Universities iin South Africa. Geoff’s research interests centre on the relationship between institutional setting, corporate governance, firm finance, and firm level work and employment relations. Geoffrey is Editor- in-Chief of the British Journal of Management and Editor of the ABS Journal Ranking list.
Ulf Andersson is Professor at Mälardalen University, Sweden, Adjunct Professor at BI Norwegian Business School, and Senior Editor of the Journal of World Business. He has earlier held possitions at Copenhagen Business School (2008–2013) and Uppsala University (1988–2008), where he alsso earned his Doctoral degree. His research focuses on subsidiary development, knowledge transfer, network theory, and strategy and management of the MNC.
Dana Minbaeva is Professor of Strategic and Global Human Resource Managemennt at the Department for Strategic Management and Globalisation. She published around 30 articless in international peer- reviewed journals, several book chapters and reports. Professor Minbaeva is an Associate Editor for Human Resource Managgement, Area Editor for Cross-Cultural and Strategic Management and Senior Editor at Management and Organisation Review. Professor Minbaeva recceived the prestigious JIBS Decade Award 2013.
Roberta Aguzzoli is a Lecturer in Management at Durham University Business School, England. She holds a PhD from University College Dublin. Her research interests include internatioonal and comparative employment policies and human resource policies and practices in multinational companies, mainly from developiing countries. She has published her research in leading journals such as Human Relations, Journal of International Business Studies, Tourism Managementn and Journal of International Management.
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