I am a Professor of Strategy and International Business at the School of Management,
University of Bath,
and an adjunct professor at
Copenhagen Business School.
Previously, I have been a
Professor in the
Department of Management at the
University of Reading,
with association to the
Center for International Business Research (CIBS).
Before that, I spend a eight years with the
Center for
East European Studies,
Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, where I eventually
became a Professor of International Business Strategy. I
also held visiting positions at the Department of Management
and Organization at
Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology (2001/02) and the
Department of International Trade at
National Cheng-chi
University in Taiwan (spring 2005).
I graduated with a PhD from London
Business School, UK in 1997 with a dissertation on
"Determinants of Direct Foreign Investment in the Transition
Economies in Central and Eastern Europe", which received the
best thesis award by the European Association for
Comparative Economic Studies. I also have a
Diplom-Volkswirt
(MSc Econ) degree from
University of
Göttingen, Germany in May 1992, having spend one year of
this education at the
University of California at Santa Barbara, USA.
I also spend two years in banking with the
Nord/LB in
Braunschweig,
Germany.
My current research focuses on strategies of
multinational enterprises in emerging economies. I am in
particular interested in how firms adapt their business
strategies to the specific conditions prevailing in each
emerging economy. I have thus investigated foreign
investor's choice of entry mode and foreign acquisitions in
transition economies. My research also extends to the impact
of foreign investors on the economic transition and
development of the host economies, for instance in the
context of privatization related acquisitions. Another
stream of research focuses on the global strategies that may
bring multinational enterprises into emerging economies in
the first place.
Related to research, I hold some responsibilities in
scholarly associations and journals, including the role of
senior editor of the
Asia Pacific Journal of Management, and a Consulting
Editor of the Journal of
International Business Studies. In the past,
I also served as book review
editor for the Journal of
International Business Studies (2000-05), track chair
for the 2006 AIB
conference in Beijing, and chair of the selection
committee for the EACES best PhD dissertation award.
At the University of Bath, I am teaching topics
related to Strategic Management and International Business on MSc,
BBA and MBA programmes. In the recent past, I have
taught "International Comparative
and Intercultural Management", "International Business in
Emerging Markets" , "International Business", "Strategic
Management", "Business in the East European Economies",
"Transformation in Eastern Europe" and related topics.
You will find more information on my activities elsewhere
on this website; enjoy your visit.
