Recent Publications

Cantwell, John

Zhang, F., Jiang, G. and Cantwell, J. 2015. "Subsidiary exploration and the innovative performance of large multinational corporations" International Business Review, Vol. 24, No.2, pp. 224-234

Cantwell, J. and Piscitello, L. 2015. "New competence creation in multinational company subunits: The role of international knowledge", The World Economy, Vol. 38, No.2, pp. 231 -254.

Cantwell, J. and Piscitello, L. 2014. "Historical changes in the determinants of the composition of innovative activity in MNC subunits", Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol. 23, No.3, pp.633-660.

Zhang, F., Cantwell, J. and Jiang, G. 2014. "The competence creation of recently-formed subsidiaries in networked multinational corporations: Comparing subsidiaries in China and subsidiaries in industrialized countries", Asian Business and Management, Vo. 13, No.1, pp 5-41.

Cantwell, J. and Zhang, F. 2013. "Do foreign-owned subsidiaries in China follow a distinctive pattern of technological knowledge sourcing?", Management and Organizations Review, Vol.9, No.3, pp. 489-512.

Zhang, F. and Cantwell, J. 2013. "Regional and global technological knowledge search strategies and the innovative performance of large multinational corporations", Industry and Innovation, Vol. 20, No. 7, pp. 637-660.

Cantwell, J. 2013. "Blurred boundaries between firms, and new boundaries within (large multinational) firms: the impact of decentralized networks for innovation", Seoul Journal of Economics, Vol. 26, No.1, pp.1-32.

Chen, Chao

Chen, C.C., Kraemer, J. and Grathii, J. 2011. "Understanding locals' compensation fairness vis-a-vis foreign expatriates: The role of perceived equity", International Journal of Human Resources Management, Vol 22, No. 17, pp. 3582-3600.

Y.R. Chen, K. Leung, and C.C. Chen. 2009. "Bringing national culture to the table: Making a difference with cross-cultural differences and perspectives". Academy of Management Annals, 3: 217-249.


Christmann, Petra

Ivan, M., Husted, B. and Christmann, P. 2012. "Using private management standard certification to reduce information asymmetries in corrupt environments," Strategic Management Journal, 33 (9): 1103-1113.

Schuler, D. and Christmann, P. 2011. "The effectiveness of market-based social governance schemes: The case of Fair Trade coffee," Business Ethics Quarterly, 21(1):133-156.

Contractor, Farok

Choi, J. and Contractor, F. J. Forthcoming. "Choosing an Appropriate Alliance Governance Mode: The Role of Institutional, Cultural and Geographical Distance in International Research & Development (R&D) Collaborations," Journal of International Business Studies.

Contractor, F., Kumar, V. and Dhanaraj, C. 2015. "Leveraging India: Global Interconnectedness and Locational Competitive Advantage," Management International Review, 55(2): 159-179.

Contractor, F. and Woodley, J. 2015. "How the Alliance Pie is Split: Value Appropriation by Each Partner in Cross-Border Technology Transfer Alliances," Journal of World Business, 50 (3): 535-547.

Contractor, F. and Reuer, J. 2014. "Sturcturing and Governing Alliances: New Directions for Research," Global Strategy Journal, 4(4): 241-256.

Contractor, F., Lahiri, S., Elango, B. and Kundu, S. 2014. "Institutional, cultural and industry related determinants of ownership choices in emerging market FDI acquisitions," International Business Review, 23(5):931-941.

Oh, C.H. and Contractor, F. 2014. "A Regional Perspective on Multinational Expansion Strategies: Reconsidering the Three-Stage Paradigm," British Journal of Management, 25(1):42-59.

Contractor, F. 2013. "Punching Above their Weight: The Sources of Competitive Advantage for Emerging Market Multinationals," International Journal of Emerging Markets, 8(4): 304-328.

Gaur, Ajai

Gaur, A.S. and Delios, A. 2014. "Firm governance, international diversification and performance." Conditionally accepted. Management International Review

Malhotra, S. and Gaur, A. (equal authorship). 2014. "Spatial geography and control in foreign acquisitions". Journal of International Business Studies, 45 (2): 191-210.

Li, S. and Gaur, A. 2014. "Financial giants and moral pygmies? Multinational corporations and human rights in emerging markets." International Journal of Emerging Markets, 9(1): 11-32.

Gaur, A., Kumar, V. and Singh, D. (equal authorship). 2014. "Resources, institutions and internationalization process of emerging economy firms. Journal of World Business, 49:12-20.

Mukherjee, D., Gaur, A. and Dutta, A. 2013. "Creating value through offshore outsourcing: A resource management framework," Journal of International Management, 19(4): 377-389.

Lee, J-H., and Gaur, A. (equal authorship). 2013. "Managing multi-business firms: A Comparison between Korean Chaebols and Diversified US firms," Journal of World Business, 48(4): 443-454.

Gilbert, Brett

Gilbert, B.A. and Campbell, J.T. 2014. "The Geographic Origins of Radical Technological Paradigms: An Empirical Study," (Conditionally accepted), Research Policy.

Dai, L., Maksimov, V., Gilbert, B.A and Fernhaber, S.A. Forthcoming. "The Independent Effects of Entrepreneurial Orientation Characteristics on SME International Scope" Journal of Business Venturing

Gilbert, B.A. 2012. "Creative Destruction: Identifying its Geographic Origins," Research Policy, 41, 734-742.

Gittelman, Michelle

Gittelman, M. 2007. "Does geography matter for science-based firms? Epistemic communities and the geography of research and patenting in biotechnology" Organization Science, 18(4):724-741.

Gittelman, M. 2006. "National institutions, public-private knowledge flows, and innovation performance: A comparative study of the biotechnology industry in the United States and France," Research Policy. Vol. 35(7) 1052-1068.

Monaghan, Sinead

Monaghan, S. Gunnigle, P. and Lavelle, J. 2013. "Courting the Multinational Enterprise: Subnational Institutional Capacity and Foreign Market Insidership," Journal of International Business Studies, 45(2): 131-151.

Gunnigle, P., Lavelle, J., Monaghan, S. 2013. "Weathering the storm? Multinational companies and human resource management through the global financial crisis," International Journal of Manpower, 34(3): 214-231

Monaghan, S. 2012. "Attraction and Retention of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): The role of subnational institutions in small highly globalised economy," Irish Journal of Management, 31(2): 45-61

O'Shea, D., Monaghan, S. and Ritchie T. 2014. "Career attitudes and satisfaction during recessionary times," Journal of Managerial Psychology, 29(3): 226-245.

Almond, P., Gonzalez Menendez, M., Gunnigle, P., Lavelle, J., Monaghan, S. and Murray, G. 2014. "Multinationals and regional economies: embedding the regime shoppers?," Transfer, 20(2): 237-253. 

Settles, Alexander

Bertrand, O, Betschinger, M-A., and Settles A., 2015(forthcoming) The relevance of political affinity for the initial acquisition premium in cross-border acquisitions, Strategic Management Journal, 10.1002/smj.2438

Gurkov, I. and Settles, A., (2013) A dominant archetype of the HRM system in Russian industrial companies in post-recession times, International Journal for Human Resource Management 24 (19) 3630-3643.

Gurkov, I and Settles, A. (2012) Structure and Strategy of Russian Corporations and Firms, International Journal of Organizational Analysis 19 (4), 317-330.

Smeets, Roger

Dikova, D., Smeets, R., Garretsen, H. and Van Ees, H. 2013. "Immediate response to financial crisis: A focus on US MNE subsidiaries," International Business Review 22: 202-215.

Smeets, R. and Bosker, E.M. 2011. "Leaders, laggards and technology seeking strategies," Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 80: 481-497.

Creusen, H., Kox, H., Lejour, A. and Smeets, R. 2011. "Exploring the margins of Dutch exports: A firm level analysis," De Economist 159: 413-433.

Beugelsdijk, S., Hennart, H-F., Slangen, A. and Smeets, R. 2010. "Why and how FDI stocks are a biased measure of MNE affiliate activity," Journal of International Business Studies.41:1444-1459.

Smeets, R. and Wei, Y. 2010. "Productivity effects of US MNEs: The roles of market orientation and regional integration," Regional Studies 44:949-963.

Spatareanu, Mariana

V. Manole and M. Spatareanu. 2015. (forthcoming) “Investment Climate, Foreign Networks and Exporting – Evidence from Africa" International Review of Applied Economics

B. Merlevede, K. Schoors and M. Spatareanu. 2014. “FDI Spillovers and Time since Foreign Entry” World Development

V. Manole and M. Spatareanu. 2014. “FDI Spillovers and Access to Credit” Applied Financial Economics

B.S. Javorcik and M. Spatareanu. 2011. "Does It Matter Where You Come From? Vertical Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment and the Origin of Investors." Journal of Development Economics.

V. Lskavyan and M. Spatareanu. 2011. "Shareholder Protection, Ownership Concentration and FDI." Journal of Economics and Business.

Yeniyurt, Sengun (Shen)

Choi, J., and S. Yeniyurt (2015) Contingency Distance Factors and International Research and Development (R&D), Marketing, and Manufacturing Alliance Formations, International Business Review, forthcoming.

Talay, B., Townsend, J.D., and S. Yeniyurt (2015) Global Brand Architecture Position and Market-Based Performance: The Moderating Role of Culture, Journal of International Marketing, forthcoming.

Chidlow, A., Ghauri, P., Yeniyurt, S., and S.T. Cavusgil (2015) Establishing Rigor in Mail-Survey Procedures in International Business Research, Journal of World Business, 50(1), pp. 26-35.