The George Washington University
School of Business: International Business

International Business Department Research Seminars

Spring 2010

Date Presentor Affiliation Paper Title Room/Time
15-Jan.
Schon Beechler
Duke--Corporate Education
Toward a Practical Model for Developing Global Mindsets in Leaders
Funger 320
12:00-1:30
5-Feb.
Marcel Bucheli
University of Illinois
Economic and Political Transitions and Corporate Political Strategy in Emerging Countries: Evidence from Chile
Funger 320
12:00-1:30
26-Feb.
Paul Almeida
Georgetown
Globalization Through Alliances: Portfolio Configuration and Knowledge Positioning
Funger 320
12:00-1:30
2-Apr.
Ruth Aguilera
University of Illinois
International Joint Ventures/Corporate Governance
Funger 320
12:00-1:30
9-Apr.
Robert Salomon
New York University
Inward FDI and Innovation
Duques 553
12:00-1:30

Fall 2009

Date Presentor Affiliation Paper Title Room/Time
30-Oct.
Ramana Nanda
Harvard Business School
Finance and the Diffusion of New Technologies
Abstract
Funger 320-F
12:00-1:30
20-Nov.
Heather Berry
Wharton
The Strategies and Structures of Multinational Corporations
Abstract
Duques Hall 553D
12:00-1:30

Spring 2009

Date Presentor Affiliation Paper Title Room/Time
26-Jan.
Wenjie Chen
University of Michigan
Does the Country of Origin of the Acquiring Firm Impact Performance?
Duques 553
12:00-1:30
30-Jan.
Lindsay Oldenski
University of California-San Diego
Export Versus FDI: A Task-Based Framework for Comparing Manufacturing and Services
Funger Hall 320
10:30-12:00
3-Feb.
Anna D'Souza
University of California-Los Angeles
The OECD Anti-Bribery Convention: Changing the Currents of Trade
Funger Hall 620
11:30-1:00
6-Feb.
Rose Liao
Ohio State University
Corporate Block Acquisitions Around the World
Funger Hall 320
10:30-12:00
12-Feb.
Chad Bown
Brandeis University
Exporters in Developing Countries: Adjustment to Foreign Market Access after a Trade Policy Shock
Funger Hall 320
11:00-12:30
27-Mar.
Andrew Spicer
Moore School of Business
University of South Carolina
Institutional Uncertainty and Market Signals in Transition Economies: Deceptive Mimicry in Russia�s Post-Communist Banking Industry
12:00-1:30
Funger Hall 520
N.B. Room Change
24-Apr.
Emmanuel Teitelbaum
Elliott School of International Affairs
George Washington University
Investment, Regime Type and Labor Protest in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
12:00-1:30
Funger 520
1-May
Jordan Siegel
Harvard Business School
Multinational Firms and Labor Market Adaptation: An Empirical Test of Becker�s Economic Theory of Discrimination and
A Reexamination of Tunneling: New Data and New Methods
12:00-1:30
Funger Hall 520





Fall 2008

Date Presentor Affiliation Paper Title Room/Time
19-Sept. Gary Knight Florida State University Terrorism and International Business Funger Hall 620
Friday 12:00-1:30
15-Oct.
Weds.
Rodrigo Canales Yale University Bank Structure and the Terms of Lending to Small Businesses Duques Hall
552-D
12:00 - 1:30
22-Oct.
Weds.
Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra University of South Carolina Structural reform and accelerated multinationalization of developing country firms
Abstract
Duques Hall
552-D
12:00 - 1:30
13-Nov.
Thurs.
Paul Godfrey Brigham Young University The Institutional Ecology of Economic and Business Development
Abstract
Duques Hall
552-D
12:00 - 1:30
21-Nov.
Friday
Anupama Phene George Washington University When do firms use alliances for innovation? A comparison across U.S., China and India
Abstract
Duques Hall
552-D
12:00 - 1:30
4-Dec.
Thursday
Walid Saffar University of Southern Indiana Political Connections of Newly Privatized Firms Funger Hall
320
10:00-11:30
11-Dec.
Thursday
Elisa Alvarez-Garrido Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
Smart Money? Investor Mix and the Performance of Entrepreneurial Firms Duques Hall
553-D
10:00-11:30
18-Dec.
Thursday
Hein Bogaard Ross School of Business
University of Michigan
Structural Economic Change and Foreign Acquisition Duques Hall
553-D
10:00-11:30

Spring 2008

Date Presentor Affiliation Paper Title Room/Time
25-Jan. Hui He George Washington University Regime Switching Analysis of ADR Home-Market Pass-Through Funger Hall 520
Friday 1:30-3:00
7-Mar. Carolyn Egri C.V. Simon Fraser University Corporate Responsibility in a Changing World TBA
28-March
Bennet Zelner C.V.
Duke University
Policy Risk, Political Capabilities and International Investment Strategy: Evidence from the Global Electric Power Industry Duques Hall 356, Friday 12:00-1:30
18-April
Liesl Riddle, George A. Hrivnak Jr., Tjai M. Nielsen
The George Washington University
Bridging Two Worlds: Incubating Transnational Business Ventures Duques Hall 262, Friday, 12-1:30pm
24-April
Namsu Kim
Dongseo University, South Korea
The Relationship between the Exhibitors' Show Performance and the Service Quality of Trade Shows: Research based on International Trade Shows in Korea Funger Hall 320, Thursday, 2:00 - 3:00pm
25-April
Ravi Ramamurti
Northeastern University
Generic Strategies of India�s Emerging Multinationals Duques 356, Friday 12-1:30pm
28-April
Ari Van Assche
HEC Montreal and CIRANO
Institutions and Multinational Ownership Strategy
Funger 320, Monday, 3-4:30pm



Fall 2007

Date Schedule Affiliation Paper Title Room/Time
21-Sept. David Ralston University of Oklahoma The Crossvergence Perspective: Reflections and Projections Funger Hall 320 F,
Friday 12:00-1:30
28-Sept. Sri Zaheer University of Minnesota Does it Matter Where Countries Are? Proximity to knowledge, markets and resources and MNE location choices Duques 553D,
Friday 12:00-1:30
26-Oct. Yujin Jeong
Robert Weiner
George Washington University Who Helped Iraq Cheat the UN Oil-for-Food Program? Duques 357
Friday 12:00-1:30





Spring 2007

Date Schedule Affiliation Paper Title Room/Time
26-Jan Jeffrey Macher Georgetown University Do Small Firms benefit less from alliances than large firms? Evidence from the semiconductor industry Funger Hall 320 F 12:00-1:30
2-Feb Meghana Ayyagari/
Renata Kosova
GWU Does FDI facilitate Domestic Entrepreneurship? Evidence from the Czech Republic Funger Hall 320 F 12:00-1:30
16-Feb Katherine Terrell University of Michigan Vertical and Horizontal FDI Spillovers in Transition Economies: Do Institutions Matter? Funger Hall 320 F 12:00-1:30
23-Feb Anna Maria Mayda Georgetown University Do South-South Trade Agreements Increase Trade? Funger Hall
320 F

12:00-1:30
2-Mar Jennifer Oetzel American University "Multinational Enterprise Strategic Response to Violent Conflict: Conflict Characteristics and MNE Strategy Duques Hall 356

12:30-2:00 pm
23-Mar Bilal Zia The World Bank CANCELED CANCELED
6-Apr Anoma Kulathunga GWU Capital Structure and Risk in Islamic Financial Services Funger 320

12:30-2:00pm

20-Apr

Jennifer Spencer

GWU

CANCELLED

TBA

27-Apr David Kirsch University of Maryland Do Business Plans Predict Venture Funding? Insight from the Digital Archive of the Birth of the Dot Com Era Funger Hall
320

12:00-1:30
Thursday
10-May
Sam Nasypbek GWU FX as an Asset Class TBA

Fall 2006

Date Schedule Affiliation Paper Title Room/Time
20-Oct Erik Feijen The World Bank Political Connections and Preferential Access to Finance: The Role of Campaign Contributions Funger Hall 320F
8-Nov William Newburry Rutgers Business School Finding Common Ground: Shared Integration Expectations in Multinational Professional Service Firms Funger Hall 520
9-Nov Goksel Yalcinkaya MichiganUniversity Understanding the Emergence of Aggregate Level Innovation Diffusion Through Individual Level Adoption Analysis Funger Hall 520
13-Nov Anna Lamin University of Minnesota The Effect of Business Group Affiliation on Firm Market and International Strategies Funger Hall 320
17-Nov Stewart Miller University of Texas-Austin Whom to Imitate? Cross-National Exploitative and Exploratory Imitation Under Uncertainty Funger Hall 320F
21-Nov Rafel Lucea Sloan School, MIT The "Real" World Out There: Non-Market Strategy and Cognition. Firm and NGO Knowledge Structures in Ecuador Funger Hall 520