EIBA 2010 Conference Posters
Posters Session by Track
I. IB’s Role in Building a Better and Stronger Global Economy
Svetla Trifonova
Marinova, University of Birmingham; John Child, University of
Birmingham; Marin Alexandrov Marinov, University of
Gloucestershire
Francisco Figueira de Lemos, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
(Porto); Amjad Hadjikhani, Uppsala University; Peter Thilenius,
Uppsala University
Ravi Sarathy, Northeastern University
Witold Wilinski, Warsaw School of Economics
II. Internationalization Process and International
Entrepreneurship
Peter Zettinig, Turku School of
Economics; Birgitta Sandberg, Turku School of Economics
Christian Keen, University
of Southern Denmark
Francesca Paola de Girolamo, Politecnico di Milano; Lucia Piscitello, Politecnico di Milano
Alvin Tan, Queensland University of Technology; Paul Brewer, The
University of Queensland; Peter Liesch, The University of
Queensland
Claudio de Mattos, The University of
Manchester; Petra Poljsak, The University of Manchester; Julian
Cattanei, The University of Manchester
Siv Marina Karlsen, Oslo University
College; Youzhen Zhao, Fudan University; Randi Lunnan, Norwegian
School og Mgmt BI
Patterns of Internationalisation Along Time, Space and Scope. A
Study on High Performing International Firms (ID 236); Serena
Mascherpa, Bicocca University of Milan; Alessandro Scaccheri,
Chamber of Comerce of Pavia; Antonella Zucchella, University of
Pavia
Internationalization Strategy and Performance of Small and
Medium Sized Enterprises (ID 300); Leo Sleuwaegen, K.U.Leuven
Dynamics of Capability Development in the Early
Internationalizing Knowledge Intensive Service Firms (ID 359);
Nishant Kumar, Stockholm University
III. Corporate Strategies in International Business
On the Adaptation of the Firm to the International Business
Environment: A Knowledge-Based and Evolutionary Perspective (ID
32); Manuel Portugal Ferreira, globADVANTAGE, Center of Research
on International Business & Strategy | Escola Superior de
Tecnologia e Gestão | Instituto Politécnico de Leiria; Fernando
Ribeiro Serra; UNISUL Business School | Universidade do Sul de
Santa Catarina; Nuno Rosa Reis, globADVANTAGE, Center of
Research on International Business & Strategy | Escola Superior
de Tecnologia e Gestão | Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
Strategic Motives for International Joint Venture Formation in
Thailand (ID 50); Pornlapas Suwannarat, Mahasarakham Business
School, Mahasarakham University
Joint Venture Entry and Expansion of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
in Foreign Market: Inter-Organizational Partnership of Toyota in
North America (ID 53); Shinichi Ishii, Osaka City University;
Jean-François Hennart, Tilburg University
Implications of Entry Mode Choice - Efficiency or Not? (ID 211);
Minnie Kontkanen, University of Vaasa
IV. HQ-Subsidiaries’ Relations, Subsidiaries’ Strategies and
Subsidiary Evolution
Organizational Networks and the Roles of MNCS Subsidiaries: When
Bartlett and Ghoshal Meet Granovetter, Coleman and Burt (ID
101); Timo Rosenberg, University of Kiel; Joachim Wolf,
University of Kiel
Reasoning a Use of Regional Headquarters in TNCs as Structural
Instrument of Coordination (ID 148); Sven M. Laudien, University
of Bremen; Jörg Freiling, University of Bremen
Determinant of Conflict Resolution Strategy in International
Joint Ventures: An Integrative Theoretical Framework (ID 284);
Huu Le, Nguyen Hanken; Jorma Larimo, University of Vaasa
13:30-15:00: Parallel Session I
Panel: Cross-Sector Partnerships in International Business Room
260
Panelists
Rob van Tulder, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Sarianna Lundan, University of Bremen
Rajneesh Narula, University of Reading
Jeremy Clegg, University of Leeds
Hafiz Mirza, UNCTAD
1.1. FDI and Spatial and Regional Issues (Competitive) Room 156
Chair: Lucia Piscitello, Politecnico di Milano
Internationalization of Regions: The Role of Public Policy (ID
207); MariasoleBannò, University of Brescia; Lucia Piscitello,
Politecnico di Milano; Celeste Amorim Varum, University of
Aveiro, GOCVOPP
Quality of Local Linkages and the Trade-Off between Learning
Opportunities and the Risk of Spillover: Insights from Developed
Countries (ID 105); Alessandra Perri Luiss Guido, Carli
University; Ulf Andersson, Copenhagen Business School; Phillip
Christopher Nell, Copenhagen Business School; Grazia D.
Santangelo, University of Catania
Energy Innovation at the Country Level: The Role of
Cross-Country Knowledge Spillovers (ID 319); Paola Garrone,
Politecnico di Milano, Department of Management, Economics and
Industrial Engineering; Lucia Piscitello, Politecnico di Milano,
Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering;
Yan Wang, Politecnico di Milano, Department of Management,
Economics and Industrial Engineering
1.2. Outsourcing/Offshoring Strategies (Competitive) Room 157
Chair: Esmeralda Linares, Universitat de Valencia
The Decision to Outsource / Outsource Offshore R&D Services: A
Co-Evolutionary Approach (ID 93); Andrea Martinez-Noya,
University of Oviedo; Esteban Garcia-Canal, University of Oviedo
The Organizational Complexity of Offshoring and its
Consequences: The Role Of Modularity and Organizational Learning
(ID 227), Marcus M. Larsen; Copenhagen Business School; Torben
Pedersen, Copenhagen Business School; Stephen Tallman,
University of Richmond
Backsourcing: Beneficial Strategic Change or Strategy Failure?
(ID 307), Pooja Thakur, Virginia Tech
Motivations to Offshore and the Choice of Offshoring Mode. An
Application to the European Manufacturing Industry (ID 7);
Esmeralda Linares Navarro, University of Valencia; José
Pla-Barber, University of Valencia, Anoop Madhok, York
University
1.3. International Finance and Governance (Competitive) Room 256
Chair: Alain Chevalier, ESCP Europe
The End of Illusion Economics. Crisis and Anti-Crisis in
Romania: a Heterodox Approach (ID 193); Liviu Voinea, Group of
Applied Economics
Is There a Dark Side of Disclosure? - A Panel Data Network
Analysis of German Director Compensation (ID 308); Jana
Oehmichen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Maximilian Sarry,
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Michael Wolff, Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology
Internal Control Disclosures: A Cross-Country Study on The
Effects of National Culture and Institutional Environment (ID
87); Niels Hermes, University of Groningen; Reggy Hooghiemstra,
University of Groningen; Jim Emanuels, University of Groningen
1.4. Exports and Franchising (Competitive) Room 257
Chair: Fernanda Ilhéu, ISEG-UTL
Do Portuguese Manufacturing Firms Learn by Exporting? (ID 13);
Ana Paula Africano, University of Porto; Armando Silva,
University of Porto; Óscar Afonso, University of Porto
Factors Influencing the Internationalization Process in the
Spanish Franchise System (ID 41); Veronica Baena , Universidad
Europea de Madrid; Julio Cerviño, Universidad Carlos III de
Madrid
The Impact of First-Order Internet Deployment Capabilities on
The Export Performance of Internationalizing SMEs (ID 86); Noemi
Pezderka, Manchester Business School; Rudolf R. Sinkovics,
Manchester Business School
How Does Acquiring International Management Experience Affect
Export Behaviour and Export Performance of SMEs? (ID 131); Poul
Houman Andersen, Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus University;
Eliane Choquette, Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus University
1.5. MNCs, language issues, and international HRM practices
(Workshop) Room 258
Chair: Adam Smale, University of Vaasa
Translation and MNC Effectiveness (ID 111); Rebecca Piekkari,
Aalto University; Denice Welch, Melbourne Business School;
Lawrence Welch, Melbourne Business School; Jukka-Pekka Peltonen,
Aalto University; Tiina Vesa, Aalto University
Organizations as Multilingual Communities: A Micro-Level Study
of Language Influences on Parallel Processes of Tasks and Social
Relations (ID 222); Chi-Yun Chen, Manchester Business School;
Paul Jackson, Manchester Business School
Exploring Reverse Diffusion of HRM Practices in MNCs (ID 334);
Michal Lemanski, WU Vienna
1.6. International entrepreneurship (Workshop) Room 135
Chair: Anita Juho, University of Oulu
The Discovery Process of Entrepreneurial Opportunities: the Case
of Latin-American Immigrants in Barcelona (ID 65); Rocio Aliaga
Isla, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona; Alex Rialp Criado,
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
Broadening the Domain of International Entrepreneurship: a
Direction Toward Field Consolidation (ID 122); Tamara Galkina,
Hanken School of Economics
Network Perspective on Entrepreneur’s Learning: the Process of
International Business Opportunity Development (ID 338); Anita
Juho, University of Oulu
1.7. Innovation and Control in International Business (Workshop)
Room 141
Chair: Henrik Dellestrand, Uppsala University
MNC Subsidiaries: Local-Global Hubs for Innovation (ID 336);
Johanna Fahy, National University of Ireland, Galway; Paul Ryan,
National University of Ireland, Galway
The Effect of Operational Flexibility on Decisions to Withdraw
from Foreign Production Locations (ID 278); Jan Hendrik Fisch,
University of Augsburg; Miriam Zschoche, University of Augsburg
How to Control Knowledgeable Subsidiaries (ID 186); Barbara
Brenner, WU-Wien; Björn Ambos, WU-Wien, Schlegelmilch Bodo,
WU-Wien
Successful International Joint Ventures: Going Beyond Control
(ID 62); Paul Gooderham, The Norwegian School of Economics &
Business Administration; Michael Zhang, Nottingham Trent
University; Atle Jorhadl, AFF
1.8. Internationalisation of SMEs and Born Globals (Workshop)
Room 241
Chair: Antonella Zucchella, University of Pavia
Rapid Internationalization of Traditional SMEs: Between Stage
Models and Born Globals (ID 81); Igor Kalinic, University of
Padova; Cipriano Forza, University of Padova
The Manager and the Born Global Firm (ID 213); Kamilla Nerbø,
Oslo University College; Siv Marina Flø Karlsen, Oslo University
College
The Entrepreneurial Orientation of Rapidly Internationalizing
Service Firms and its Link to International Development (ID
239); Fabian L. Sepulveda, Aalto University School of Economics
The Internationalization Process of Small- And Medium Sized
Firms as a Non Linear Learning Process (ID 58), Antonella
Zucchella, University of Pavia; Per Servais, University of
Southern Denmark
15:00-15:30: Coffee Break (Upper Floor Lobby)
15:30-17:00: Parallel Session II
UNCTAD World Investment Report Panel 2010 Room 260
International Investment for Development: Building collaborative
partnerships between UNCTAD and International Business
researchers
Panelists
James Zhan, Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise
(DIAE), UNCTAD (Chair)
Hafiz Mirza, Chief, Development Issues Section, DIAE, UNCTAD
Jeremy Clegg, CIBUL, University of Leeds
Fabienne Fortanier, University of Amsterdam
Axèle Giroud, Manchester Business School
Sarianna Lundan, University of Bremen
Rajneesh Narula, John H. Dunning Centre for International
Business, Henley/Reading
Rob van Tulder, Erasmus Business School, Rotterdam
2.1. Firms’ Internationalisation and Entry Modes (Competitive)
Room 156
Chair: Lawrence Welch, Melbourne Business School
Top Managers’ Entry Mode Choices: the Impact of Personal
Experiences and Institutional Differences (ID 8); Desislava
Dikova, University of Groningen
Globalisation Pattern of Emerging Market Firms: A Case of Indian
IT Industry (ID 166); Partha Mukherjee, University of New South
Wales Sydney Australia; Pradeep KantaRay, University of New
South Wales Sydney Australia
A Time-Based Perspective of Firm Internationalization in a
Transformational-Country Context: The Case of a Hungarian Bank
(ID 279); Emma Incze, Corvinus University of Budapest
Mode combinations and international operations: An empirical
investigation (ID 56); Gabriel R.G. Benito, BI Norwegian School
of Management; Bent Petersen, Copenhagen Business School;
Lawrence S. Welch, Melbourne Business School
2.2. Performance Determinants in International Business
(Competitive) Room 157
Chair: Torben Pedersen, CBS - Copenhagen Business School
Subsidiary Entrepreneurship and Corporate Headquarters Active
Involvement During Innovation Development: Dual Organizational
Paths to Subsidiary Performance (ID 76); Christine Holmström
Lind, Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University; Olivia
H. Kang, Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University
Strategic Complexity and Global Expansion: An Empirical Study of
Newcomer Multinational Corporations from Small Economies (ID
100); Asta Dis Oladottir, Bifrost University; Bersant Hobdari,
Copenhagen Business School; Marina Papanastassiou, Copenhagen
Business School; Evis Sinani, Copenhagen Business School; Robert
Pearce, University of Reading
Asset Specificity, IJV Performance and the Moderating Effect of
Trust (ID 115); Jonas F. Puck, WU Vienna; Markus K. Hödl, WU
Vienna; Schien Ninan, WU Vienna
2.3. Internationalization of Business (Competitive) Room 256
Chair: Ursula F. Ott, Loughborough University
The Influence of Ownership Structure on Internationalization (ID
199); Michael-Jörg Oesterle, Johannes Gutenberg University
Mainz; Hannah Noriko Richta, Johannes Gutenberg University
Mainz; Jan Hendrik Fisch, University of Augsburg
FDI Ownership Decisions by Chinese MNEs: Challenging the
Conventional Wisdom? (ID 31); Diego Quer, University of
Alicante; Enrique Claver, University of Alicante; Laura Rienda,
University of Alicante
A Model of Double Sided Uncertainty for International
Negotiations (ID 97); Ursula F.Ott, Loughborough University
2.4. International marketing strategy and export performance
(Workshop) Room 257
Chair: Jorge Carneiro, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de
Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
The Effect of Brand Imitation on Consumer Brand Confusion, Brand
Evaluation, and Purchase Intention (ID 25); Mengkuan Lai,
National Chengkung University; YiChueh Hung, National Chengkung
University
Religion, Acculturation and the Choice of Food Retail Outlets by
Algerian Origin Muslim Women in France: Developing Research
Propositions (ID 150); Ranam Alkayyali, University Paris-Est
Créteil (; Nathalie Prime, ESCP Europe
International Marketing Mix and Export Performance: A Spanish
Perspective (ID 252); Maria Cristina Stoian, Autonomous
University of Barcelona, Alex Rialp, Autonomous University of
Barcelona; Josep Rialp, Autonomous University of Barcelona
Empirical Investigation of the Effect of Product Differentiation
on Export Performance: A Contingent View (ID 347); Jorge
Carneiro, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
(PUC-Rio); Jorge Ferreira da Silva, Pontifical Catholic
University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio); Angela da Rocha,
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
2.5. Alliances and Acquisitions (Workshop) Room 258
Chair: Pavlos Dimitratos, University of Glasgow
The Choice Between Joint Ventures and non Equity-Alliances:
Evidence from Italian Firms (ID 74); Antonio Majocchi, Dpt. of
Management, University of Pavia; Ulrike Mayrhofer, IAE Lyon,
University Lyon 3; Joaquin Camps, Department of Management,
University of Valencia
Business Processes, Technology and Organizational Agilities: A
Dynamic Capability Framework (ID 107); Denise Dunlap-Hinkler,
Northeastern University; Ronaldo Parente, Rutgers University
Strategies on capturing synergies in acquisitions in the Medical
Technology Industry from a resource-based view (ID 291); Tian
Wei, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge; Mike
Gregory, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge
2.6. Cross-Cultural and Management Issues (Workshop) Room 135
Chair: Kristiina Mäkela, Hanken School of Economics
Measuring Cultural Intelligence: A New Test of The CQ Scale (ID
92); Joost Bücker, Radboud University Nijmegen; Olivier Furrer,
Radboud University Nijmegen; Yanyan Lin, Radboud University
Nijmegen
Crossvergence Theory and the Evolution of Cultural Values:
Introducing a Transvergent Perspective (ID 99); Alex Mackinnon,
University of Stirling; Markus Kittler University of Stirling;
David Rygl, Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat
Effects of Cross-Cultural Management Courses on Cultural
Intelligence (ID 217); Jacob Eisenberg, University College
Dublin – UCD; Hyun-Jung Lee, London School of Economics; Frank
Brück, Vienna U. of Economics and Business Administration (WU);
Barbara Brenner, Vienna U. of Economics and Business
Administration (WU); Marie-Therese Claes, IAG, Louvain School of
Management
Balancing Global Standardization and Local Adaptation? Initial
Attempts to Measure Country-Specific Profiles in Global
Performance Management in MNEs (ID 267); Marion Festing, ESCP
Europe ; Lena Knappert, ESCP Europe
2.7. New Research Paradigms and Approaches in IB (Workshop) Room
141
Chair: Martin Johanson, Uppsala University
International Business and Organizational Restructuring in
Transition Societies: the Post-Socialist Enterprise, Identity
Dynamics and the Social Construction of Organizational
Disintegration (ID 15); Anna Soulsby, Nottingham University
Business School, University of Nottingham; Ed Clark, School of
Management, Royal Holloway, University of London
Behaviour, and How We Know What We Know (ID 272); Malcolm
Kenneth Chapman, University of Leeds
Ethnography Meets Management: Kinship and Fictive Kinship in
Greek Business (ID 167); Christos Antoniou, Centre for
International Business University of Leeds; Malcolm Chapman,
Centre for International Business University of Leeds; Hanna
Gajewska-De Mattos, Centre for International Business University
of Leeds
17:00-18:30: Parallel Session III
3.1. Determinants of Entry Mode choice (Competitive) Room 260
Chair: Jorma Larimo, University of Vaasa
Does Confucian Dynamism Complement the OLI Framework? A Study of
Chinese Private Firms (ID 196); Junzhe Ji, University of
Glasgow; Pavlos Dimitratos, Athens University of Economics and
Business
Institutional Isomorphism in Retail Firms’ Entry Mode Choice (ID
250); Stefan Elsner, University of Trier; Bernhard Swoboda,
University of Trier
Converting Wine into Vinegar: Acquisitions by Foreign Firms in
Periods of Crisis (ID 275); Wenjie Chen, George Washington
University, School of Business; Gabriela Contreras, Central Bank
of Chile and University of Michigan, Department of Economics;
Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, U. of South Carolina, Moore School of
Business, Sonoco International Business Department
The Impact Of Cultural Distance on Ownership Mode in
International Investments: Hofstede, Schwartz Vs. GLOBE (ID 68);
Jorma Larimo, University of Vaasa; Douglas Dow, University of
Melbourne
3.2. Environment, Strategy and Evolution in International
Business (Competitive) Room 156
Chair: Gabriel Benito, Norwegian School of Management
Successful Subsidiary Strategy Patterns in Different
Environments? A Configurational Perspective (ID 123); Dirk
Morschett, University of Fribourg; Hanna Schramm-Klein,
University of Siegen
Firm Exit during Economic Slowdowns: Does Foreign Ownership
Matter? (ID 225); Celeste Amorim Varum, University of Aveiro,
GOVCOPP; Vera Catarina Rocha, University of Aveiro; Helder
Valente da Silva, University of Aveiro / University of Porto
Rise and Fall of Regional Headquarters: A longitudinal Study (ID
257); Perttu Kähäri, Aalto University School of Economics;
Rebecca Piekkari, Aalto University School of Economics; Wilhelm
Barner-Rasmussen, Hanken School of Economics; Iiris Hilvo, Aalto
University School of Economics
Belgian Subsidiary Strategic Evolution in China (ID 316); Filip
De Beule, Lessius University College
3.3. Teaching a Cross-Cultural Class (Competitive) Room 157
Chair: David Needle, King’s College London
Dealing with cultural issues in culturally diverse classrooms:
The case of business schools at Dutch universities (ID 109);
Joost Bücker, Radboud University Nijmegen; Alain De Beuckelaer,
Radboud University Nijmegen; Rens Bouw, Radboud University
Nijmegen
Learning to Communicate with Students From other Cultures - A
Video Ethnography Pilot Study (ID 215); Birgitta Sandberg, Turku
School of Economics at Turku University; Zsuzsanna Vincze Umeå,
School of Business at UmeåUniversity
Teaching Cases in Global Business: Trading Off Risks and
Responsibilities (ID 268); Rob van Tulder, Erasmus University
Rotterdam
3.4. Internationalisation of Technology Based Firms
(Competitive) Room 256
Chair: Matthias Baum, University of Giessen
On the Use of Internet in the Internationalization of Born
Global Firms (ID 22); Rotem Shneor, UiA University of Agder
Longitudinal trends in accelerated internationalization among
start-ups: Born Global or Born Regional? (ID 64); Sui Sui,
Global Management Studies Department, Ted Rogers School of
Management, Ryerson University; Zhihao Yu, Department of
Economics, Carleton University
The Link between Entry Learning, Growth Orientation, and Mode
Choice in the Internationalization of Technology Firms (ID 128);
Christian Schwens, University of Giessen; Franziska Deutscher,
University of Giessen
Types of International New Ventures: A Latent Class Analysis (ID
290); Matthias Baum, University of Giessen; Christian Schwens;
University of Giessen
3.5. Internationalisation of Companies to and from Emerging
Markets (Workshop) Room 257
Chair: Hafiz Mirza, UNCTAD
The Role of the Pontonier in the Trigger Phase in the
Internationalization into Emerging Markets (ID 117); Matthias
Holmstedt, Uppsala University; Martin Johanson, Uppsala
University; Aswo Safari, Uppsala University
Theoretical and Empirical Research on Emerging Market
Multinationals: Current State and Future Directions (ID 168);
Irina Jormanainen, Aalto University School of Economics; Alexei
Koveshnikov, Hanken
Business Venturing Strategy of Malaysian Multinational
Enterprises (ID 261); ChinKian Low, Universiti Tunku Abdul
Rahman; LeePeng Ng, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman; YinTeng Chew,
Monash University
Internationalizing a Brazilian software development company:
why, how, and room for improvements (ID 354); Cesar Akira
Yokomizo, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) / Escola de
Administração de Empresas de São Paulo (EAESP); Daniela
Buzzulini Prioste, Universidade de São Paulo (USP) / Fundação
Instituto de Administração (FIA)
3.6. Clusters: the Role of Public Policy and Firms’ Strategies
(Workshop) Room 258
Chair: Mo Yamin, University of Manchester
Backward Linkages and Buyer-supplier Knowledge Transfer in the
Polish Automotive Industry (ID 57); Simona Gentile, Manchester
Business School; Axèle Giroud, Manchester Business School
Globalization and the Dynamic Development of Clusters: a
Comparative Study of Two Clusters (ID 142); Rolv Petter Amdam,
BI Norwegian School of Management; Ove Bjarnar, Molde University
College
The Role of Innovation and Internationalisation Public Policies
on Industrial Performance (ID 357), Mariasole Bannò, University
of Brescia; Valentina Morandi, University of Brescia
Policy-Driven Clusters and Internationalisation: the Missing
Link (ID 95); Christopher Richardson, University of Manchester;
Mo Yamin, University of Manchester
3.7. The Dynamics of MNE Knowledge Management (Workshop) Room
135
Chair: Kirsten Foss, Norwegian School of Economics and Business
Administration
Emerging Markets firms’ Learning Related Acquisitions: A
Conceptual Framework (ID 141); Tamara Stucchi, Copenhagen
Business School
Global Innovation and R&D for Knowledge Creation – The Case of
P&G, Unilever and Kao (ID 358); Chie Iguchi, Rikkyo University;
Takabumi Hayashi, Kokushikan University
Knowledge Transfers in MNEs: Promoting or Preventing Strategic
Renewal? (ID 11); Kirsten Foss, Norwegian School of Economics
and Business Administration; Waymond Rodgers, University of
California, Riverside
3.8. CIR MNEs: Chinese, Indian & Russian MNEs (Workshop) Room
141
Chair: Manek Kirpalani, Bloomsburg University
Emerging Market Multinational Entry Strategies: Is There
Anything Special about Them? Chinese and Indian Companies in
Denmark (ID 24); Henrik Schaumburg-Müller, Copenhagen Business
School; Centre for Business and Development Studies; Jens Erik
Torp, Copenhagen Business School; Centre for Business and
Development Studies; Michael Wendelboe, Hansen Centre for
Business and Development Studies, Copenhagen Business School
From National Leaders to Global Players: Evidence from Russian
MNEs in The High Tech Sector (ID 113); Andrei Panibratov,
Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University
Successful Born Globals without Knowledge: Case Study Evidence
From China (ID 49); Tiia Vissak, University of Tartu; Xiaotian
Zhang, University of Tartu
3.9. International Governance and Accounting (Workshop) Room 241
Chair: Stefan Schmid, ESCP Europe
Financial Analysts and Services Firms: the Case of International
Hotel Groups (ID 71); Pascale Delvaille, ESCP-Europe (Paris);
Frédric Demerens, Advancia-Negocia (Paris); Jean-Louis Pare,
Advancia-Negocia (Paris)
The Impacts of Financial and Economic Crisis on Czech Exporters:
Bank Transmission Channel (ID 143); Michal Nejedly, University
of Economics, Prague; Zdenek Pavlik, University of Economics,
Prague
Public Private Partnerships in Europe: The Accounting Treatments
in Balance? (ID 229); Lieve Leon, Ghent University; Kohan
Christiaens, Ghent University
20:30: Cocktail (Caves Ferreira)
Saturday, December 11th
08:30-09:00: Registration (FEP Lobby)
09:00-10:30: Parallel Session IV
4.1. New FDI Players: Trends and Challenges (Competitive) Room
260
Chair: Danny van den Bulcke, University of Antwerp
The Influence of Host-Source Country Linkages in Explaining
Foreign Acquisitions by Indian Firms (ID 14); Peter J Buckley,
University of Leeds; Nicolas Forsans, University of Leeds;
Surender Munjal, University of Leeds
How Emerging Multinational Companies Affect Target Firms in
Advanced Countries? (ID 212); Peter J. Buckley, University of
Leeds; Stefano Elia, Politecnico di Milano and Leeds University;
Mario Kafouros, University of Leeds
Foreign Direct Investment in New EU Members from Central and
Eastern Europe: the Investment Development Path Perspective (ID
296); Marian Gorynia, Poznan University of Economics; Jan Nowak,
Central European University; Piotr Tarka; Poznan University of
Economics; Radoslaw Wolniak, University of Warsaw
4.2. Theoretical and empirical contributions to knowledge,
strategy and structure in International Business (Competitive)
Room 156
Chair: Bent Petersen, CBS - Copenhagen Business School
Valuation Biases and Dysfunctional Joint Venture Persistence: a
Model and Decision-making Analysis (ID 249); Andreas Klossek,
Technische Universität Freiberg; Klaus E Meyer, University of
Bath; Michael Nippa, Technische Universität Freiberg
Nonmarket Strategies and Determinants of Foreign Owned Firms in
a Small Open Economy (ID 314); Hans Van Kranenburg Radboud
University Nijmegen, Nijmegen School of Management; Cosmina
Lelia Voinea, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen School of
Management
The Complementarity of Knowledge Stocks and Flows within and
across Value-chain Functions (ID 363); Tina C. Ambos, Johannes
Kepler Universität Linz/Department of International Management;
Phillip C. Nell, Copenhagen Business School / Center for
Strategic Management and Globalization; Torben Pedersen,
Copenhagen Business School / Center for Strategic Management and
Globalization
An Empirical Evaluation of Conflict in MNC Matrix Structure
Firms (ID 55); William G. Egelhoff, Fordham University; Joachim
Wolf, University of Kiel
4.3. Innovation in MNEs - Country Contexts (Competitive) Room
157
Chair: Francesco Ciabuschi, Uppsala University
The Contribution of Different R&D Activities in BRICST to the
Knowledge Creation of OECD regions (ID 75); Lorena M.
D’Agostino, Facoltà di Economia “Giorgio Fuà, Università
Politecnica delle Marche; Grazia D. Santangelo, Facoltà di
Scienze Politiche, University of Catania
Innovation, Productivity and the Export Activity of Spanish
Manufacturing Firms (ID 119); Joaquín Monreal, Universidad de
Murcia; Antonio Aragón, Universidad de Murcia; Gregorio Sánchez,
Universidad de Murcia
How Can Firms Extend their Limits To Processing Diversified
Knowledge? The Effects of Foreign Direct Investment and R&D
Cooperation (ID 281); Jan Hendrik Fisch, University of Augsburg;
Katharina Kertels, University of Augsburg
Networks and Firm Innovation in Emerging Markets: The Case of
Korean Manufacturing Firms (ID 52); Youngok Kim, Australian
School of Business, University of New South Wales; Steven Lui,
Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales
4.4. Managing an International Workforce (Competitive) Room 256
Chair: Rian Drogendijk, Uppsala University
Attitudinal Reactions to Talent Identification (ID 88); Adam
Smale, University of Vaasa; Jennie Sumelius, Hanken School of
Economics; Kristiina Mäkelä, Hanken School of Economics; Mats
Ehrnrooth, Hanken School of Economics; Ingmar Björkman, Hanken
School of Economics
When Organizational Culture Lead to Turnover among International
Employees: The mediating role of general assignment satisfaction
(ID 144); Luisa Helena Pinto, University of Porto/Faculdade de
Economia; Carlos Cabral-Cardoso, University of Porto/Faculdade
de Economia; William B. Werther, University of Miami
Being an Expatriate: Influential Factors in MNC subsidiary (ID
242); Panagiota Sapouna, Athens University of Economics and
Business; Dimitris Manolopoulos, American College of Greece,
DEREE College; Pavlos Dimitratos, Athens University of Economics
and Business
Expatriates’ Compensation Information Processing and Affective
Commitment: A Psychological Contract and Total Reward
Perspective (ID 271); Christelle Tornikoski, University of Vaasa
/ EMLYON Business School
4.5. International Marketing Strategy (Competitive) Room 257
Chair: Carl Arthur Solberg, BI Norwegian School of Management
International Business Relationships Triads: Classical-Type and
Relational-Type Interactions between Chinese and Western Firms
(ID 163); Michael Trimarchi, University of Saint Joseph; Peter
Liesch, The University of Queensland; Rick Tamaschke, The
University of Queensland
International Standardization and Adaptation of Product
Strategies - A New Approach to a Controversial Debate in
International Marketing and Management (ID 40); Stefan Schmid,
ESCP Europe Berlin; Thomas Kotulla, ESCP Europe Berlin
Strategy Performance Relationships and the Impact of
Globalisation Drivers and Firm Preparedness in International
Markets (ID 45); Carl Arthur Solberg, BI Norwegian School of
Management; Francois Durrieu, Bordeaux Ecole de Management
4.6. MNE and Strategic Approaches (Workshop) Room 258
Chair: Cristina Villar-García, Universitat de València
The Integration-Responsiveness Framework? Development and
Empirical Analysis of a Three-Level Perspective (ID 121); Dirk
Morschett, University of Fribourg; Bernhard Swoboda, University
of Trier; Hanna Schramm-Klein, University of Siegen
The Influence of Top Management Team Characteristics on The
Home-Region Orientation of Multinational Companies (ID 197);
Tobias C. Hoffmeister, University of Kiel; Till Dunemann,
University of Kiel
The Advantage and Disadvantage of Foreignness (ID 233); Alvaro
Cuervo-Cazurra, Moore School of Business, University of South
Carolina
4.7. Internationalisation of New Ventures (Workshop) Room 135
Chair: Peter Gabrielsson, University of Vaasa
Determinants of Export Success in International New Ventures (ID
83); Gerhard Apfelthaler, California Lutheran University; Joerg
Hruby, FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Ana Azevedo,
FH Joanneum University of Applied Science; Margot Urlep, FH
Joanneum University of Applied Science
International New Ventures in ‘Low Tech’ Sectors: A Dynamic
Capabilities Perspective (ID 104); Natasha Evers, National
University of Ireland Galway
The Emergence of an Internet Era for International New Ventures
(ID 176); Thor Sigfusson, University of Iceland
Global Growth and Performance of International New Ventures:
Global Environment, Resources, Capabilities, and
Entrepereneurial Orientation (ID 154); Peter Gabrielsson,
University of Vaasa; Mika Gabrielsson, Aalto University School
of Economics
4.8. Corporate Governance Issues (Workshop) Room 141
Chair: Trond Randöy, University of Agder
Corporate Governance and Performance in Public Listed,
Family-Controlled Firms: An Empirical Evidence from Italian
Corporate Sector (ID 12); Ana Paula Matias Gama, University of
Beira Interior; Cecilia Rodrigues, University of Beira Interior
Can Family-Owned Groups Attract a Loyal Shareholder Base?
Evidence from India (ID 46); Alain Chevalier, ESCP Europe;
Nikhil Arora, ESCP Europe; Jyoti Gupta, ESCP Europe
Corporate Governance in German Firms? Are Supervisory Boards
Becoming More International? (ID 138); Stefan Schmid, ESCP
Europe; Andrea Daniel, ESCP Europe; Tobias Dauth, ESCP Europe;
Katharina Hefter, ESCP Europe
Vicarious Agency: Dynamics of Excessive CEO Compensation (ID
335); Cynthia J. Campbell, Iowa State University; Rosita Chang,
University of Hawaii; Robert Doktor, University of Hawaii; Lars
Oxelheim, Lund University; Trond Randöy, University of Agder
4.9. Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives on Responsible
Governance (Workshop) Room 241
Chairs: Francesca Sanna-Randaccio, Sapienza University of Rome
Climate Strategies of Firms in the Automotive and Pulp & Paper
Industries in Brazil: some Insights from an International
Perspective (ID 17); T. Diana L. van Aduard de Macedo-Soares,
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro; Giuseppe Maria
Russo, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro; Paulo
Gustavo Fuchs, BNDES
International Business, Social Responsibility and Corruption (ID
146); Manuel Castelo Branco, University of Porto, Faculty of
Economics; Catarina Delgado, University of Porto, Faculty of
Economics
Foreign Investment and Ethics: How to Contribute to Social
Responsibility by Doing Business in Less Developed Countries (ID
47); Roland Bardy, Florida Gulf Coast University; Tumenta F.
Kennedy, Wittenberg Center for Global Ethics; Stephen Drew,
Florida Gulf Coast University
10:30-11:00: Coffee Break (Local: Upper Floor Lobby)
11:00-12:30: Plenary Session III: 8th Special Commemorative
Panel Session about Influential International Business
Contributions (Room: Salão Nobre)
Network Organization and Subsidiary Entrepreneurship in
Multinational Enterprises: Julian Birkinshaw’s Contributions 10
and 15 Years Later
Panelists
Daniel Van Den Bulcke (chair), University of Antwerp
Björn Ambos, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Julian Birkinshaw, London Business School
William Egelhoff, Fordham University
Alain Verbeke, University of Calgary
12:30-14:00: AIB’s Western Europe Region General Business
Meeting Room 260
12:30-14:00: Poster Session II & Conference Lunch (Upper Floor
Lobby)
Poster Session by Track
V. Managing Knowledge and Innovation in International Business
Linking Beyond Lean: International New Product Development at
Toyota Motor Europe (ID 110); Shinichi Ishii, Osaka City
University
Innovations and Internationalization under Economic Crisis (ID
118); Lauri Haapanen, University of Oulu
Effective Knowledge Transfer in International Joint Ventures (ID
133); Yannis A. Hajidimitriou, University of Macedonia;
Konstantinos P. Rotsios, University of Macedonia
Knowledge Integration within Corporate Life Cycle (ID 198);
Yu-Wen Chiu, National Cheng Kung University; Victor Kreng,
National Cheng Kung University
The Entry of Technological Standard Development Activities into
Foreign Countries (ID 238); Anke Piepenbrink, Rutgers Business
School
National Innovation Systems of Biotechnology in Japan and Korea
(ID 332); Soo Hee Lee, Birkbeck College, University of London;
Hee Sun Kim, Birkbeck College, University of London; Jin-Sup
Jung, Chungbuk National University
Technological Innovation and Economic Growth in Korea and Japan:
A Causality Test (ID 342); Soo Hee Lee, Birkbeck College,
University of London; Hee Sun Kim, Birkbeck College, University
of London
VI. IB Theory, International Economics and Trade
Spillover Effects Mechanism: An Exploratory Study in the Hotel
Industry (ID 155); Weng Si (Clara) Lei, Institute for Tourism
Studies, Macau; Peter J. Buckley, Centre for International
Business, University of Leeds (CIBUL); Jeremy Clegg, Centre for
International Business, University of Leeds (CIBUL)
Divergence in Host Economy and FDI: Job allocation by Japanese
MNEs in France and the UK (ID 185); Ken-ichi Ando, Shizuoka
University
Measurement and Validation of Hall’s Construct of Context:
Extending the Cross-Cultural Measurement Paradigm (ID 220);
James Reardon, University of Northern Colorado; Chip Eugene
Miller, Drake University; Vilte Auruskeviciene, ISM University
of Management and Economics
Strategic Motivation of Foreign Direct Investment: the Case of
Malaysia (ID 244); YinTeng Chew, Monash University; LeePeng Ng,
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman; ChinKian Low, Universiti Tunku
Abdul Rahman
Reconstructing Investors’ Opinions about the Valuation Impact of
Corporate Multinationality: a Grounded Theory Approach on the
Merger Between Daimler-Benz AG And Chrysler Corporation (ID
273); Stefan Eckert, International Graduate School Zittau (IHI);
Yvonne Sefrin, International Graduate School Zittau (IHI)
VIII. Corporate Social Responsibility, Governance and Ethical
Issues Related to International Business
Sustainable Development Communication: a Far Cry from Discourse
to Reality? (ID 20); Jocelyn Husser, University Bordeaux IV;
Jean-Marc Andre, CIH-ENSC, IPB/BEM; Guillaume Barbat, Bordeaux
Ecole De Management; Veroniquelespinet-Najib, Université
Bordeaux 2, CIH-ENSC, IPB/BEM
IX. International Marketing
The Effect of Culture, Product Self-Image Congruence, and Brand
Attitudes on the Propensity to be Brand Loyal (ID 39); James
Reardon, Monfort College of Business; Janice Payan, Monfort
College of Business; Vilte Auruskeviciene, ISM, University of
Management and Economics
X. International Human Resource Management and Cross-Cultural
Issues
Talent Management Practices in Russian and Foreign Companies:
Comparative Analysis (ID 38); Marina Latuha, Graduate School of
Management; Tsukanova Tatiana, Graduate School of Management
Human Resource Competencies and Performance: A Review and
Research Agenda (ID 103); Sofia John, Hanken School of Economics
Career Choices of MNC Knowledge Professionals: Single or Hybrid
Path? (ID 173); Emmanouil Sofikitis, Athens University of
Business and Economics ; Dimitris Manolopoulos, American College
of Greece, Deree College; Pavlos Dimitratos, Athens University
of Business and Economics
Expatriates in The Offshoring of Services - Framework and
Research Propositions (ID 180); Florence Duvivier, Solvay
Brussels School of Economics and Management; Carine Peeters,
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
Language Strategies by MNCs: An Empirical Assessment (ID 195);
Teresa Proença, University of Porto, Faculty of Economics;
Madalena Domingues, University of Porto, Faculty of Economics;
Aurora Teixeira , CEF.UP, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do
Porto
Managerial Attitudes and Managerial Style Crossvergence in
Russian Organizations: A Study of 8 Geographic Regions and 14
Industries in Russia (ID 264); Evgeniya Balabanova, State
University - Higher School of Economics; Azer Efendiev, State
University - Higher School of Economics; Mats Ehrnrooth, Hanken
School of Economics; Alexei Koveshnikov, Hanken School of
Economics
The Role of Subsidiaries in Developing the Multinational
Corporation’s Global HRM (ID 289); Catarina Anita Ahlvik, Hanken
School of Economics
XI. Contemporary Issues on IB Methodology
Changes in the Unit of Analysis in a Case Study Research - My
Way to a Holistic Industry Analysis (ID 161); Olavi Uusitalo,
Tampere University of Technology
Facilitation of Theory and Data Interaction in Qualitative
Research Using CAQDAS (ID 208); Rudolf R. Sinkovics, Manchester
Business School; Eva Alfoldi, Manchester Business School
In the Field: Cases of Bringing ‘Access’ to the Forefront on the
International Business and Management Research Agenda (ID 283);
Daniella Fjellstrom, University of Leeds; David Sapto Adi
Guttormsen, University of Warwick
The Globalisation of Firms as Social Systems (ID 326); Thomas
Borghoff, Victoria University of Wellington
XII. Clusters, linkages and policy issues related to
International Business
Revisiting the Foreign Direct Investment/Economic Growth Nexus:
Thresholds of Absorptive Capacity (ID 209); Celeste Amorim
Varum, University of Averiro, GOVCOPP; Vera Catarina Rocha,
University of Aveiro Gonçalo Alves, University of Aveiro,
GOCVOPP; Lucia Piscitello, Politecnico di Milano
Start-up Facilitators, Clustering Effects, and the
Internationalization of High-Tech New Ventures (ID 248); Alvaro
Cesario Alvim Berbe, BNDES; Angela Da Rocha, Pontifical Catholic
University of Rio de Janeiro; Lavilha Sa, Pontifical Catholic
University of Rio de Janeiro; Jorge Carneiro, Pontifical
Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro; Jorge Ferreira da Silva,
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Cluster Performance in the Aragon Region (ID 294); Nieves
García-Casarejos, Universidad de Zaragoza; Pedro Mata-García,
Universidad de Zaragoza
Consequences of Political Impact on SME’s Internal Activities,
Competitiveness and Business Development (ID 317); Firouze
Pourmand, Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University
XIII. Teaching International Business
Promoting Intercultural Communication in the International
Classroom (ID 127); Joan Marie Lofgren, Aalto University School
of Economics, BScBA Degree Program, Mikkeli Campus
The Internationalization of Business Studies in Europe and
China: Towards a Unique Perspective Without Conflict? (ID 301);
Jorge Fleta, Zaragoza University; Bin Pan, Inner Mongolia
Finance and Economics College; Fang Pan, Zaragoza University
14:00-15:30: Parallel Session V
Panel: Towards greater pluralism in IB case research Room 260
Panelists
Rebecca Piekkari, Aalto University (Chair)
Catherine Welch, University of Sydney
Susanne Blazejewski, University of London
Margaret Fletcher, University of Glasgow
Martin Johanson, Uppsala University
Jon Erland B. Lervik, Norwegian School of Management BI
Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki, Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki
Anna Soulsby, Nottingham University Business School
Ed Clark, School of Management, Royal Holloway, University of
London.
5.1. FDI Spillovers (Competitive) Room 156
Chair: Bernard Wolf, Schulich School of Business, York
University
R&D Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): the Role of
Firm-Level Heterogeneity (ID 190); Yoo Jung Ha, Manchester
Business School; Axèle Giroud, Manchester Business School
Foreign Direct Investment Spillover for “Late Investor”
Economies. A Threshold Regression Analysis For Spanish Case” (ID
200); Fernando Ubeda, Centro Internacional Carlos V Universidad
Autónoma de Madrid; Francisco Perez, Universidad Autónoma de
Madrid
Productivity Spillovers from Foreign Affiliates and Domestic
Firm Internationalization: Firm-Level Evidence for Belgium (ID
206); René Belderbos, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Vincent
Van Roy, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Effects of Banking FDI In Mexico on Productivy (1985-2006) (ID
361); Juan José Durán, Centro Internacional Carlos V Universidad
Autónoma de Madrid; Fernando Ubeda, Centro Internacional Carlos
V Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
5.2. International Entrepreneurship (Competitive) Room 157
Chair: Simon Harris, University of Edinburgh
International Entrepreneurship: a Meta-analysis on Determinants
of Internationalization and Performance Implications (ID 129);
Christian Schwens, University of Giessen; Michael Bierwerth,
University of Giessen; Rodrigo Isidor, University of Giessen
International Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance: The
Moderating role of Inter-firm Alliances (ID 149); George Nakos,
Clayton State University; Pavlos Dimitratos, Athens University
of Business and Economics; Keith Brouthers, North Carolina State
University
Managing Business Processes Successfully - The Mediating Role of
the Entrepreneur in Different Operation Modes (ID 325); Edith
Olejnik, Trier University; Bernhard Swoboda, Trier University
Evaluating Relationship Portfolios for Internationalizing
Entrepreneurs: a Resource Based Approach (ID 343); Simon Harris,
University of Edinburgh; Thor Sigfusson, University of Iceland
5.3. Micro-Foundations of M&As (Competitive) Room 256
Chair: Ingmar Björkman, Hanken School of Economics
Foreign Direct Investment and Diversification Mode Decision: The
Role of Language Diversity (ID 36); Marta Vidal-SuaRez,
University of Oviedo; Cristina LoPez-Duarte, University Of
Oviedo
Not All Differences are the same: The Role of Status and
Similarity in Sociocultural Integration in Cross-Border M&As (ID
331); Harun Emre Yildiz, Stockholm School of Economics
Culture and the Balance of Power: Longitudinal Analysis of the
Eads Group (ID 125); Christoph Barmeyer, University of Passau;
Ulrike Mayrhofer, IAE Lyon, University Lyon 3
Dynamics of Culture in a Cross-Border Acquisition. A closer look
at an Indian-European deal (ID 192); Niina Nummela, Turku School
of Economics; Mélanie Raukko, Turku School of Economics
5.4. Institutional Environments and Corporate Strategies
(Competitive) Room 257
Chair: Roger Strange, King’s College London
Political Risk and Profitability: the Case of Spanish
Multinational Enterprises (ID 126); Alfredo Jimenez, University
of Burgos; Juan Bautista Delgado, University of Burgos
Contingency of the Multinationality-Performance-Relationship? A
Comparison of Different Firm-Specific Endowments Concerning
Intangible Assets and Capital-Intensity (ID 253); Stefan Eckert,
IHI Zittau; Marcus Dittfeld, IHI Zittau; Marcus Neureiter,
University of Bamberg; Susanne Rässler, University of Bamberg
Towards the Standardization of External Retail Marketing
Instruments and Internal Processes (ID 321); Stefan Elsner,
University of Trier; Bernhard Swoboda, University of Trier
Corporate Control, Board Independence and International
Diversification: Evidence from Italian Firms (ID 77); Antonio
Majocchi, Dpt. of Management, University of Pavia; Roger N.
Strange, University of Sussex
5.5. A critique of Scales and Measurements in IB Research
(Workshop) Room 258
Chair: Jon E. Lervik, BI Norwegian School of Management
Development of a Measure of Expatriate Job Performance (ID 260);
Leanda Lee, University of Saint Joseph
Identifying Firms’ International Strategies Through Content
Analysis (ID 164), Birgitte Grogaard, University of Calgary;
Helene Loe, Colman, FAFO; Inger G. Stensaker, Norwegian School
of Economics and Business Administration NHH
Culture’s Consequences for Communication: A Cross-Cultural
Examination (ID 306); Markus G Kittler, University of Stirling
5.6. MNE knowledge networks (Workshop) Room 135
Chair: Philip Kappen, Uppsala University
Network Embeddedness, Geographical Co-Location or Both? The
Impact of Distinct and Combined Proximity Effects on Firm-Level
Innovation Output in the German Laser Industry (ID 28); Muhamed
Kudic, Halle Institute for Economic Research; Peter Boenisch,
Martin Luther University Halle; Iciar Dominguez-Lacasa, Halle
Institute for Economic Research
Are Networks always Beneficial? An Empirical Analysis on the
Relationship between Knowledge Intensity and International New
Venturing (ID 293); Matthias Baum, University of Giessen;
Christian Schwens, University of Giessen
Does a Foreign Subsidiary’s Network Status Affect its Innovation
Activity? Evidence from Post-Socialist Economies (ID 26); Jože
Damijan, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics; Črt
Kostevc, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Economics; Matija
Rojec, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences
The Effects of Spatial and Contextual Factors on Headquarters
Resource Allocation to MNE Subsidiaries (ID 19); Henrik
Dellestrand, Uppsala University; Philip Kappen, Uppsala
University
5.7. Making globalization Good – Policies, Players & Impacts
(Workshop) Room 141
Chair: Ravi Sarathy, Northeastern University
The European Union’s New Powers on Foreign Direct Investment:
Implications for International Business and Global Economic
Stability (ID 42); Bernard G Bishop, Griffith University
The Role of Small and Medium Enterprises in the Inclusive
Business Strategies of Multinationals (ID 262); Rob van Tulder,
RSM Erasmus University Rotterdam; Andrea da Rosa, Rotterdam
School of Management
Making Globalization Good by Reducing the Chance of Normal
Accidents (ID 312); William G. Egelhoff, Fordham University
15:30-16:00: Coffee Break (Upper Floor Lobby)
16:00-17:30: Parallel Session VI
Panel: Innovations in International Business Teaching Methods
Room 260
Panelists
Manek Kirpalani, Bloomsburg University Pennsylvania, and
Concordia University Montreal (Chair)
Pervez Ghauri, King’s College
Alojzy Z. Nowak, University of Warsaw
Markku Salimaki, Aalto University
Carl A. Solberg, BI Norwegian School of Management
6.1. Knowledge management and innovation in MNEs (Competitive)
Room 156
Chair: John Cantwell, Rutgers Business School
Parent company’s benefits from reverse knowledge transfer: The
role of the liability of newness in MNEs (ID 27); Larissa
Rabbiosi, Copenhagen Business School; Grazia D.Santangelo,
University of Catania
The Underdetermined Knowledge-Based Theory of the MNC (ID 112);
Anders Fransson, UQ Business School, University of Queensland;
Lars Hakanson, UQ Business School, University of Queensland;
Peter W.Liesch, UQ Business School, University of Queensland
Effects of Subsidiary Autonomy on Innovation Development and
Transfer Intensities (ID 102); Francesco Ciabuschi, Uppsala
University; Oscar Martín Martín, Public University of Navarra
Historical changes in knowledge sourcing by MNCs: The balance
between localized vs. non localized knowledge (ID 89); John A.
Cantwell, Rutgers Business School; Lucia Piscitello, Politecnico
di Milano
6.2. Internationalisation of SMEs (Competitive) Room 157
Chair: Reijo Luostarinen, Helsinki School of Economics
An Empirical Investigation of the Effects of Strategy Making
Processes on the Performance of Internationalized SMEs (ID 170);
Pavlos Dimitratos, Athens University of Economics and Business;
Vassilis Papadakis, Athens University of Economics and Business;
Andreas Petrou, Cyprus International Institute of Management;
Ioannis Thanos, Athens University of Economics and Business
Experiential Knowledge Profiles Of Internationalizing SMEs - the
Ability to Sustain Market Positions in the New Turbulent Era of
Global Business (ID 228); Hans Jansson, Linnaeus
University/Baltic Business Research Center; Mikael Hilmersson,
Linnaeus University/Baltic Business Research Center; Susanne
Sandberg, Linnaeus University/Baltic Business Research Center
The Effect of Network Competence and Environmental Hostility on
Internationalization of SMEs (ID 245); Lasse Torkkeli,
Lappeenranta University of Technology, School of Business; Kaisu
Puumalalinen, Lappeenranta University of Technology, School of
Business; Sami Saarenketo, Lappeenranta University of
Technology, School of Business; Olli Kuivalainen, Lappeenranta
University of Technology, School of Business
SME International Commitment Over Time: Forging A Link Between
The Uppsala Model and Transaction Cost Economics (ID 318);
Birger Maekelburger, University of Giessen; Christian Schwens,
University of Giessen
6.3. Change Form and Substance in Corporate Governance
(Competitive) Room 256
Chair: Lars Oxelheim, Lund University
Ethical Entrepreneurship: Implications for International and
Global Marketing in Successful Branding and Reputation Building
(ID 179); Frederick Ahen, Turku School of Economics; Peter
Zettinig, Turku School of Economics
The Impact of Unilateral Climate Policy with Endogenous Plant
Location and Market Size Asymmetry (ID 177); Francesca
Sanna-Randaccio, Sapienza University of Rome; Roberta Sestini,
Sapienza University of Rome
Costs of Diversity in Supervisory Boards: Foreign Board Members
and the Language Barrier in Nordic Firms (ID 277); Rebecca
Piekkari, Aalto University; Lars Oxelheim, Lund University;
Trond Randöy, University of Agder
6.4. Export Marketing Adaptation/Standardization (Competitive)
Room 257
Chair: Barbara Stöttinger, Vienna University of Economics and
Business
Does Manufacturers’ Export Marketing Engagement Pay Off?
Evidence from the Wood Furniture Industry of Vietnam (ID 298);
Bent Petersen, Copenhagen Business School; Songhanh Pham;
Sheffield Business School
Export Marketing: Exchange Quest or Relationship Evolution? (ID
333); Simon Harris, University of Edinburgh; Colin Wheeler,
University of Portsmouth
Export Price Adaptation: an Agency Approach (ID 134); Barbara
Stöttinger, WU Vienna; Claude Obadia, Advancia-Negocia
6.5. Advances in Processual and Cross Cultural Research
(Competitive) Room 258
Chair: Steve Young, Glasgow University
Explaining the Internationalisation Process of the Firm: A
Process-Based Critique (ID 231); Catherine Welch, University of
Sydney
Existing the Field: a Missing Piece in the Puzzle of Qualitative
Fieldwork (ID 140); Snejina Michailova, University of Auckland
Business School; Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki, Aristotle University
of Thessaloniki; Tiina Ritvala, Aalto University School of
Economics; Rebecca Piekkari, Aalto School of Economics; Irina
Jormanainen, Aalto University School of Economics; Asta Salmi,
Aalto University School of Economics
The Measurement of International Intellectual Property Rights
Protection and Enforcement: a new index of 21 countries (ID
175); Nikolaos P. Papageorgiadis, Uppsala University; Adam R.
Cross, University of Leeds
Data Collection Procedures Equivalence in International Business
Research : An Analysis of Publications Between 2000 – 2009 (ID
18); Agnieszka Chidlow, Manchester Metropolitan University; Anna
Morgan-Thomas, University of Glasgow; Pervez N. Ghauri, King’s
College London
6.6. Knowledge transfer within firms and clusters (Competitive)
Room 135
Chair: Axèle Giroud, Manchester Business School
To share or not to share? R&D, Resources and the Role of the MNE
in Finland (ID 189); Iiris Hilvo, Aalto University School of
Economics; Joanna Scott-Kennel, Victoria University of
Wellington
Learning to Cooperate: Internationalization of the Serra Gaucha
Wine Cluster (ID 243); Luciana Velloso de Souza Araújo,
Universidade federal do Rio de Janeiro; Angela da Rocha,
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro; Jorge Ferreira
Da Silva, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Subsidiaries’ Local Embeddedness, Brokerage and Innovation
Outcomes: A Network Perspective (ID 295); Suleika Bort,
University of Mannheim; Andreas Al-Laham, University of Mannheim
MNEs Linkages in Small Developed Economies: The Home/Foreign
Effect (ID 360); Axèle Giroud, MBS; Fabienne Fortanier, UVA;
Joanna Scott-Kennel, VUW
6.7. Perspectives on Internationalization (Workshop) Room 141
Chair: José Pla-Barber, Universitat de València
A Stages Model of Internet Adoption by Exporting SMEs: An
Empirical Investigation (ID 29); Albertos Chaim Azaria,
University of Macedonia; Yannis Hajidimitriou, University of
Macedonia
Change through Internationalization: a Subjective Managerial
Perspective (ID 153); Joerg Hruby, FH Joanneum University of
Applied Sciences; Julia Bauer, FH Joanneum University of Applied
Sc; Gerhard Apfelthaler, California Lutheran University
Internationalization through Franchise: The Parfois Case Study
(ID 224); João Seixas Carvalho, Faculty of Economics -
University of Porto; Rosa Portela Forte, Faculty of Economics -
University of Porto
Entry Mode Choice in the Internationalisation of the Hotel
Industry: a Holistic Approach (ID 353); Fidel León-Darder,
Universitat de València; Cristina Villar-García, Universitat de
València; José Pla-Barber, Universitat de València
6.8. Institutional Perspectives (Workshop) Room 241
Chair: Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, Moore School of Business,
University of South Carolina
Institutional Development, Institutional Resources and the
Downscoping of Business Groups in Emerging Economies (ID 67);
Klaus E Meyer, University of Bath; Danchi Tan, National
Cheng-Chi University
The Relationship Between International Experience and
Performance: a Review, Suggestions for Future Research and a
Proposed Model (ID 114); James Clarke, University of Queensland;
Rick Tamaschke, University of Queensland; Peter Liesch,
University of Queensland
Impacts of Formal and Informal Institutional Distance and
Strength of Market Conforming Values in the Host Country on
Ownership Mode Choice of MNEs in Emerging Economies (ID 165);
Ahmad Arslan, Department of Marketing, University of Vaasa;
Jorma Larimo, Department of Marketing, University of Vaasa
17:30-19:00: EIBA General Assembly Meeting (Room: Salão Nobre)
20: 30: Gala Dinner (Palácio da Bolsa)