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IGMS websiteThe Institute of Global Management Studies and the Temple University CIBER at the Fox School of Business and Management present:

The Fourth Annual
International Business Research Forum

From Markets to Partnerships and
Hierarchies to Coalitions

Presenters

Session 1: Institutional Stickiness

  • The Micro-Foundations of Cluster Stickiness: Entering the Mind of the Entrepreneur
     Ivo Zander, Institute of International Business, Sweden

  • Work Systems in Heavy Engineering: The Role of National Culture and National Institutions in Multinational Corporations
    Dr. Dirk Matten, Nottingham University
    Mike Geppert, European Business Management School

  • Liability of Foreignness and the Superior Advantages of MNEs: Financial Service MNEs in the City of London
    Lilach Nachum, Baruch College


Session 2: Knowledge Management and the MNE

  • Globalization and Trends in International R&D Alliances
    Rajneesh Narula, Copenhagen Business School

  • Knowledge Intensity, Product and Geographic Diversity, and Organizational Structure of Multinational Enterprises
    Tailan Chi , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Paul C. Nystrom, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    Philipp Kircher, Universität Karlsruhe

  • Patterns of Knowledge Flows and MNE Innovative Performance
    M Yamin, Manchester School of Management
    Julliet Otto, Manchester School of Management

Session 3: Technology Interfaces

  • Contextual Influences on International Subsidiaries’ Product Technology Strategy
    Brent Allred, College of William & Mary
    Scott Swan, College of William & Mary

  • Technology Transfer within MNEs:  An Investigation of Inter-Subsidiary Competition and Cooperation
    Dan Li, Texas A&M University
    Manuel Portugal Ferreira, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestao, Leiria, Portugal

  • A Technological Contingency Perspectiveon the Depth and Scope of International Outsourcing
    Michael J. Mol, Nijmegen University
    Paul Matthyssens, Erasmus University
    Piet Pauwels, Rotterdam Maastricht University
    Lieven Quintens, Erasmus University

Session 4: MNE Operations:  Approaches from Finance Theory

  • Mitigating Risk in International Mergers and Acquisitions
    Jeffrey J. Reuer, The Ohio State University
    Oded Shenkar, The Ohio State University                                          Robert Ragozzino, The Ohio State University

  • Switching Options and Coordination Costs in Multinational Firms
    Jeffrey J. Reuer, The Ohio State University
    Tony W. Tong, The Ohio State University

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