Media Resource Guide on International Business
Media Resource Guide on International Business
The Institute of Global Management Studies (IGMS) at the Fox School of Business at Management houses world-renowned researchers in areas of international business. They have conducted research, consulting, and executive training for multinational companies in the areas listed below. Many also have expertise in a geographic region or country.
- Accounting systems and practices
- Competitive analysis
- Competitive intelligence
- Control systems
- Corporate benchmarking
- Corporate finance
- Corporate restructuring
- Customer relations management
- Decision analysis
- Evaluating foreign investment climates
- Export promotion
- Financing strategies
- Foreign currency financial statements
- Foreign market entry modes
- Global logistics and supply chain management
- Global sourcing
- Globalization
- Human resource planning
- Logistics and operations management
- Managing R&D, manufacturing, and marketing interfaces
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Multinational pricing strategies
- Outsourcing
- Privatization and deregulation
- Product development
- Project management
- Strategic analysis and planning
- Supply chain management
- Technology partnerships
- Total quality management
For assistance in contacting faculty or identifying other resources, please contact the IGMS Director, Kimberly Cahill, at 215-204-3778 or kcahill@temple.edu
IGMS Faculty Council
The IGMS Faculty Council is comprised of business and non-business faculty who teach international business courses and provide leadership on specific projects.
Kimberly Cahill, MS, University of Pennsylvania
Director, Institute of Global Management Studies & Temple CIBER
Managing Editor, Journal of International Management
Phone: 215 204 3778
E-Mail: kcahill@temple.edu
Michael Bognanno, PhD, Cornell University
Associate Professor, Economics
Phone: 215 204 1680
E-Mail: bognanno@temple.edu
Web: http://astro.temple.edu/~bognanno
Research Areas: Labor economics, compensation, microeconomic analysis
Gloria Angel, BBA, Temple University
Assistant Director, Institute of Global Management Studies & Temple CIBER
Phone: 215 204 8132
E-Mail:gloria.angel@temple.edu
Rajan Chandran, PhD, Syracuse University
Senior Associate Dean, Dean’s Office
Phone: 215 204 8148
E-Mail:
rchandran@temple.edu
Research Areas: Compensation, environmental marketing, and internationalization, globalization
J. Jay Choi, PhD, Seoul National University
Laura H. Carnell Professor of Finance and International Business
Phone: 215 204 5084
E-Mail:
jjchoi@temple.edu
Research Areas: International financial management, global capital markets, corporate exchange exposure and risk management, international investment and governance, and emerging markets
Mark Cohen, PhD, Temple University
Adjunct Professor of International Business, Asian Studies, and Political Science
Phone: 215 922 3252
E-Mail:
mark.cohen@temple.edu
Research Areas: development and restructuring in India, particularly the impact of the apex Indian chambers of commerce on the relationship between the Government of India and the private sector
Anthony DiBenedetto, PhD, McGill University
Professor of Marketing , Lynne A. Cronfeld Research Award
Phone: 215 204 8147
E-Mail: anthony.dibenedetto@temple.edu
Research Areas: New Product Development and Industrial Marketing Management and Strategy
Robert Hamilton III, PhD, Northwestern University
Professor of General and Strategic Management, Department Chair
Phone: 215 204 6870
E-Mail:
rdhiii@temple.edu
Research Areas: I ndustry Competitive Analysis, Managerial Control, and the Control of Multinational Enterprises
Mike Kotabe, PhD, Michigan State University
Professor of Marketing, Washburn Chair of International Business and Marketing, Director of Research at the IGMS, Editor, Journal of International Management
Phone: 215 204 7704
E-Mail: mkotabe@temple.edu
Web: http://sbm.temple.edu/~mkotabe
Research Areas: Global Sourcing Strategy , Japanese Distribution System , Anticompetitive Practices in Japan, Trends in International Business , and Market Revolution in Latin America
Richard Lancioni, PhD, The Ohio State University
Professor of Marketing, Department Chair
Phone: 215 204 8885
E-Mail:
lancioni@temple.edu
Web: http://www.sbm.temple.edu/~rlancion/
Research Areas: Pricing, Customer Relationship Management, and Marketing Management
Ram Mudambi, PhD, Cornell University
Associate Professor, Washburn Research Fellow, Department of General & Strategic Management
Phone: 215 204 2099
E-Mail: rmudambi@temple.edu
Web: http://sbm.temple.edu/~rmudambi
Research Areas: Multinational Strategies of Entrepreneurial Firms, Location and R&D Strategies of Multinational Firms, IPO Performance and Strategy , P ublic Choice and the Politics of International Business
Arvind Parkhe, PhD, Temple University
Professor of General & Strategic Management and International Business
Phone: 215 204 6618
E-Mail: aparkhe@temple.edu
Research Areas: Strategic Alliances, International Joint Ventures and Global Networks, effective management of inter-firm diversity in international alliances and soft aspects of alliances such as trust
Arvind Phatak, PhD, UCLA
Laura H. Carnell Professor of General & Strategic Management and International Business, Fulbright Senior Research Fellow, Department of General & Strategic Management
Phone: 215 204 8191
E-Mail:
phatak@temple.edu
Web: http://www.phatak.com
Research Areas: Strategic Management, Managing Multinational Corporations, International Management, and Evolution of World Enterprises, Globalization, Outsourcing
Jim Portwood, PhD, University of Michigan
Professor of Human Resource Administration & International Business, and Executive MBA faculty
Phone: 215 204 6905
E-Mail: portwood@temple.edu
Research Areas: Clarifying the Psychological Contract, Career Management, Globalizing Career Development, and Managing The Human Side of Organizational Transitions
Jay Sinha, PhD, University of Michigan
Assistant Professor of Marketing, Associate Director for Research, Irwin Gross eBusiness Institute, Washburn Research Fellow
Phone: 215 204 8151
E-Mail: isinha@temple.edu
Research Areas: Cost Transparency, Consumer Price Consciousness, and Consumer Evaluations of Price and Promotional Restrictions
Mike Valenza, JD, Temple University School of Law
Assistant Professor of Legal and Real Estate Studies
Phone: 215 204 6682
E-Mail: mvalenza@temple.edu
Research Areas: Modernization Processes in Colombia and Theory in Middle East Conflict both here and abroad, and supports activities on campus that advance the mission of internationalization at Temple University.



