Program Agenda
Temple CIBER, the Institute of Global Management Studies and the Fox School of Business
present
11th Annual IB Research Forum
Frontiers of Research in International Business:
Organizational Form and Function in the 21st Century
Forum Co-chairs
Ram Mudambi, Temple University
Tim Swift, Saint Joseph’s University
April 10, 2010
8:00am - 8:30am | 7th Floor Commons
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30am - 8:45am | 746 Alter Hall
Introduction and Welcome
Ram Mudambi, Forum Co-chair
Dean M. Moshe Porat, Fox School of Business, Temple University
8:45am - 10:00am | 746 Alter Hall
Distinguished Panel 1: Chair Yadong Luo
Global Strategy and Emerging Markets
Michael A. Hitt, Distinguished Professor, Joe B. Foster '56 Chair in Business Leadership, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, Emerging Markets' Institutional Environments and Firm Strategies
Marjorie Lyles, OneAmerica Chair in Business Administration
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Organizational Learning and Emerging Market Firms: Moving Outward
Yadong Luo, Professor of Management, Emery M. Findley, Jr., Distinguished Chair, School of Business Administration, University of Miami, Frontier Issues on Emerging Market-Related Global Strategy
10:15Am - 10:30am | 7th Floor Commons
Break
10:30am - 12:15Pm | 746 Alter Hall
Research Presentation Session: Chair Masaaki Kotabe
Frontiers of Research in International Business
Henrik Dellestrand, Uppsala University, Sweden and Fox Visiting Scholar, Temple University, Subsidiary Embeddedness as a Determinant of Divisional Headquarters Involvement in Innovation Transfer Processes
Andreas Schotter, Assistant Professor, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Intra-Organizational Conflict in MNCs, Subsidiary Tactics and the Role of Boundary Spanners
Denise Dunlap-Hinkler, Assistant Professor, Northeastern University, The Performance Consequences of Ambidexterity in Domestic and International Joint Ventures
Pamela Scott, Assistant Professor, Dublin Institute Of Technology, Subsidiary Entrepreneurship, Strategy Development Processes and Strategic Initiatives
Nir Kshetri, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Cybercrime Organizations’ Internationalization and Arbitrage Strategy: An Exploratory Study
12:15Pm - 1:45Pm | 7th Floor Commons
Lunch and Poster Session
Poster Presenters:
Tolu Bewaji, St. Xavier University, New Kids on the Block: A Contingency Model of the FDI Decision by Developing Country MNCs
Anna Lamin, Northeastern University, New Multinationals in Emerging Markets: The Effect of Business Group Affiliation on Technological Capabilities in the Software Industry in Asia
Kiattichai Kalasin, HEC Paris, The International Expansion of Emerging Economy Firms: The Influence of Path-Breaking Change
Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Chinese Technology Firms’ Entrepreneurial Activities in the Developing World: Strategic Fit and Institutional Legitimacy
Tanvi Kothari, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Licking the Dirt to Survive and Succeed: Multinational Companies from China and India
Jeffrey Podoshen, Franklin and Marshall College, Multinational Firms and Brand Disposal Strategies: A Conceptual Framework
1:45Pm - 3:15Pm | 746 Alter Hall
Distinguished Panel 2: Chairs M.B. Sarkar and Preet Aulakh
Multinationals from Emerging Markets: Changing Rules, Changing Times
Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina, Multilatinas: What can We Learn from the Emergence of Latin American Multinational Companies?
Ravi Ramamurti, CBA Distinguished Professor of International Business and Director, Center for Emerging Markets, Bornstein Senior Fellow, Northeastern University, Internationalization Strategies of Indian Firms
Denis F. Simon, Professor, School of International Affairs, Pennsylvania State University, The Globalization of Chinese Firms: Challenges and Opportunities
3:15Pm - 3:30Pm | 7th Floor Commons
Break
3:30Pm - 5:00Pm | 746 Alter Hall
Distinguished Panel 3: Chair Arvind Parkhe
Form and Function in Contemporary Organizations: The Role of Alliances and Networks
Michael A. Hitt, Distinguished Professor, Joe B. Foster '56 Chair in Business Leadership, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, Building Social Capital in Strategic Alliances: Positive and Negative Outcomes
Marjorie Lyles, OneAmerica Chair in Business Administration
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University,
Research Frontiers in Capability-focused Collaboration: The Importance of Alliance Management Professionals, Partnering Skills, and Knowledge Development in Alliances
Stephen Tallman, E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor of Business
Robins School of Business, University of Richmond, Communities, Alliances, and Knowledge Networks in Multinational Firms
5:00Pm - 5:15Pm
Closing Remarks
5:15Pm - 7:15Pm | 7th Floor Commons
Reception