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GW‐CIBER Summer Doctoral Institute Alumni SDI 2017 Róisín Donnelly Róisín is a Ph.D. student in Bentley University, Waltham, MA. Her research focuses on international business strategy with a particular emphasis on locational decisions, multinational firms and institutions. She is particularly interested in firm‐specific experiences with institutions and how they affect locational decisions. Róisín earned her M.Sc. in Finance and Bachelor of Business Studies from Trinity College Dublin. Her Master’s thesis was titled “Analysing the Relationship between Macro‐Environmental Factors and Foreign Direct Investment” and was the catalyst for her doctoral research. Prior to her doctoral studies, Róisín worked at the Central Bank of Ireland. Project: The Survival of MNC Operations: Institutions and Value Chain Activities Understanding the institution‐based view of international business strategy involves examining the dynamic interaction between institutions and organizations, and strategic choices as an outcome of this interaction (Peng, 2002). Such strategic choices could be investment decisions, entry mode strategies, isomorphism strategies etc. While there has been a plethora of empirical research on how institutions affect MNC entry decisions, there has been a smaller focus on MNC exit decisions relative to institutions. This paper examines the outcome of strategic decisions related to institutions and MNC activities. Specifically, this paper hypothesizes about the specific institutions that impact the mortality of manufacturing, distribution and R&D activities. The research question asked is: how do institutions impact the mortality rates for different value chain activities at home and abroad? Mentor: Dr. Heather Berry Elizabeth Napier Elizabeth is a Ph.D. student at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA. Her research explores sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and multinational enterprise strategic alliances. Other research interests include trade competiveness, global marketing, and leadership in inter‐organizational relationships. A native to Atlanta, Elizabeth earned her Bachelor’s in Arts and Sciences with a major in Anthropology, and Master’s of International Business from Georgia State University. Prior to her doctoral studies, she worked in the non‐profit and technology sectors as a marketing research analyst, and was responsible for integrating social media and search engine optimization techniques to increase brand equity.

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GW‐CIBERSummerDoctoralInstituteAlumni

SDI2017RóisínDonnelly

RóisínisaPh.D.studentinBentleyUniversity,Waltham,MA.Herresearchfocusesoninternationalbusinessstrategywithaparticularemphasisonlocationaldecisions,multinationalfirmsandinstitutions.Sheisparticularlyinterestedinfirm‐specificexperienceswithinstitutionsandhowtheyaffectlocationaldecisions.RóisínearnedherM.Sc.inFinanceandBachelorofBusinessStudiesfromTrinityCollegeDublin.HerMaster’sthesiswastitled“AnalysingtheRelationshipbetweenMacro‐EnvironmentalFactorsandForeignDirectInvestment”andwasthecatalystforherdoctoralresearch.Priortoherdoctoralstudies,RóisínworkedattheCentralBankofIreland.Project:TheSurvivalofMNCOperations:InstitutionsandValueChainActivitiesUnderstandingtheinstitution‐basedviewofinternationalbusinessstrategy

involvesexaminingthedynamicinteractionbetweeninstitutionsandorganizations,andstrategicchoicesasanoutcomeofthisinteraction(Peng,2002).Suchstrategicchoicescouldbeinvestmentdecisions,entrymodestrategies,isomorphismstrategiesetc.WhiletherehasbeenaplethoraofempiricalresearchonhowinstitutionsaffectMNCentrydecisions,therehasbeenasmallerfocusonMNCexitdecisionsrelativetoinstitutions.ThispaperexaminestheoutcomeofstrategicdecisionsrelatedtoinstitutionsandMNCactivities.Specifically,thispaperhypothesizesaboutthespecificinstitutionsthatimpactthemortalityofmanufacturing,distributionandR&Dactivities.Theresearchquestionaskedis:howdoinstitutionsimpactthemortalityratesfordifferentvaluechainactivitiesathomeandabroad?Mentor:Dr.HeatherBerryElizabethNapier

Elizabeth is a Ph.D. student at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA. Herresearch explores sustainability, corporate social responsibility, andmultinational enterprise strategic alliances. Other research interests includetrade competiveness, globalmarketing, and leadership in inter‐organizationalrelationships.Anative toAtlanta,ElizabethearnedherBachelor’s inArtsandScienceswithamajorinAnthropology,andMaster’sofInternationalBusinessfromGeorgiaStateUniversity.Priortoherdoctoralstudies,sheworkedinthenon‐profit and technology sectors as a marketing research analyst, and wasresponsible for integrating social media and search engine optimizationtechniquestoincreasebrandequity.

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Project:ExportTradeCompetiveness:MacroEconomicFactorsforSectoralPerformanceandGrowthThe success or failure of national sectoral performance in trade exports is somewhat of a puzzle. Extantliteraturehasfocusedonhowfirmsizeandageinfluenceexportgrowthundervaryinglevelsoffree‐marketinstitutional development. Quantitative analyses have evidenced that there is a significant relationshipbetween economic institutions and firm characteristics with export growth. Specifically, exportercompetivenessisdeterminedbythemotivationofdistributorstosellthefirm’sproductaswellasintroducenew products to a foreignmarket. Distributors are motivated by both tangible (i.e. monetary) as well asintangible rewards (i.e. reputation).However, exporter failuremay occurdue to poor incentives and/or ifcustomersbecomediscontentedwithfirmproductsresultinginalossofsalesandmarketshare.Exportingenablescountriestoincreasetheirmarketsalesaswellasfacilitatethemacroeconomicgrowthoftransition countries. Thus far, little research has examined economies that have rigorous tariffs andprotectionistmeasuresandtheireffectonnationalexportgrowthandtradeflows.Strictpoliciesimposedbyhomecountrygovernmentsinhibitfirmsfromparticipatingintheworldmarketandtheythusareforcedtoforegoopportunitiestotapintonewcustomerbasesandexpandtheirmarketshare.Ourresearchwillexaminewhatindustrysectorsinnationstendtoeitheroverachieveorunderachieveinexporting,factorsthataccountforexceptionaltradeperformance(i.e.valueofexports,shareinnationalexports,worldmarketshare),andhow changes in economic and political climate relate to firm behavior and the macroeconomic facets ofinstitutions(i.e.productdiversification,marketconcentration,competiveness,adaptation).Mentor:Dr.PradeepRauSujeongShim

Sujeong’s great passion is analyzing and explaining important political andeconomicphenomenaandbringingpolicyimplicationsforbetterworld.Broadly,she studies the interaction between economy and politics in internationalrelations, such as the impact of indebted country's domestic politics inInternational Monetary Fund’s (IMF) programs, the existence of democracyadvantages in financial markets, and the motivations behind autocrats'humanitarian aid provision. Sujeong graduated magna cum laude fromNorthwesternUniversityin2012withaB.A.inEconomicsandPoliticalScience.AfterworkinginSamsungLifeInsuranceCompanyandTelosConsultinginSeoul,SouthKorea,fortwoyears,shestartedherPh.D.studiesinInternationalRelations,withparticular interests in internationalpolitical economy, in2014.As aPh.D.candidate, she is currently working on her dissertation which analyzes thecatalyticeffectoftheIMFprogramsfocusingondomesticpoliticsinaborrowing

country.Sujeonglovestocontributetothecommunitytowhichshebelongs.Sheisservingasastudentco‐coordinatorforthePoliticalScienceGraduateWorkshopatUniversityofWisconsin‐Madison,andshefounded"IRsafeplace"wheregraduatestudentscaninformallypresenttheirworkstopeersandgetfeedbackanytimeattheirconvenience.Project:CatalyticPolitics:PublicOpinion,MonetaryInstitutionsandIMFProgramThe project aims to answer why international market actors (e.g., investors, business, and banks) reactdifferentlytosimilarInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)programs.Sometimes,marketbelievesthecountrywouldnormalizeitseconomyfollowingtheIMFprogramandthusattacheslittleriskpremiumtothecountry’sgovernmentbondandrollsbacktheirloans.Othertimes,however,marketrefusestobelieveinthecredibilityoftheIMFprogramandcreatessuddenexodusfromtheborrowingcountry’seconomy,attachingveryhighriskpremiumforthecountry’sbond.Iamexaminingsuchvariationsinmarket’sreactiontoIMFprogramsbyanalyzingdomesticpoliticalfactorsintheborrowingcountry.Particularly,IwillinvestigatetheroleofpublicopinionandmonetaryinstitutionsinaborrowingcountryinattractingforeigncapitalafterthecountrysignsanIMFprogram.PublicattitudetowardIMFprogrammaymediatethecredibilitysignalsentbytheFundthroughitsprogram,becausepublicopinionaffectsthepoliticalfeasibility of actual implementation for those conditions. Also, the existence of independent monetaryinstitutionssuchascurrencyboard,monetaryunionandcentralbanksmayamplifythecredibilitysignalsentbytheFundprogramaspolicymakersaredeprivedofmonetaryautonomy.Thus,generalpublicsupportforIMF programs combined with independent monetary institutions may amplify the credibility of the IMF

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program, attractingmuch foreign capital into the country, whereas public opposition to the program andabsenceofindependentmonetaryinstitutioncoulddeterforeigncapitalinflow.Refiningtheseideasintoasolidtheoryandempiricallytestingthetheoryisthegoalforthissummer.Mentor:Dr.StephenKaplanLongTran

LongisaPh.D.studentintheDepartmentofPublicAdministrationandPolicyattheAmericanUniversity'sSchoolofPublicAffairs.Hisresearchinterestsincludevarious topics of public and nonprofit management, such as collaboration,accountability, organizational development, and policy advocacy, especially incross‐sectorandtransnationalcontexts.Priortohisdoctoralstudies,Longhadresearchandconsultingexperienceatmany localnonprofitsand internationaldevelopment organizations, including the German Society for InternationalCooperation(GIZ),theUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP),andtheU.S. Agency for International Development's International DevelopmentInnovationNetwork(IDIN).Project:TowardsaUnifiedTypologyofNonprofitInternationalizationRecentdecadeshavewitnessed increasinglyvisible rolesof internationalnon‐

governmentalorganizations(INGOs) inglobalaffairs,coupledwithaburgeoning literatureonthesecrucialorganizations. Despite considerable research endeavors, the literature on INGOs is lacking conceptualframeworksthathelpelucidatetheirdifferentmodelsofinternationalization.Thispaperattemptstofillthisgap by synthesizing previous classifications of INGOs and integrating perspectives from the internationalbusinessliteraturetoproposeaunifiedtypologyoffournonprofitinternationalizationmodels.Anationally‐representativesampleofUS‐basedINGOswillbealsocategorizedintothesefourmodelsforempiricaltesting,fromwhichfourillustrativeexampleswillbechosenforin‐depthcasestudies.Mentor:Dr.JasmineMcGinnisJohnsonHaoWang

Hao is a third‐year PhD candidate at Fisher College of Business, Ohio StateUniversity,specializinginInternationalBusiness.HeobtainedhismasterdegreesfromPekingUniversityandYonseiUniversity.OneareaofHaoWang’sresearchfocusesontheculturalandinstitutionalimpactsof international business such as governance structure of firms and theperformanceofcross‐bordermergersandacquisitions.Anotherlineofresearchexaminescross‐culturalnegotiationsandthemanagers’behavioraleffectonthestrategiesofmultinationalfirms.Project:EmergingMarketInvestorsandtheResourceValuationinDevelopedMarketsAs the competition for capital becomesmore global, countrieswith lesswell‐establishedtransparent,andstable“ruleofgame”(e.g.legislations,regulations,

and enforcement for doingbusiness), typically the emergingmarkets, encounter higher barriers to attractforeigninvestmentthancountrieswith“better”institutions(Zhou,Xie&Wang,2016).Withrespecttoassetvaluationinthehostmarket,politicalriskhasbeenidentifiedasoneofthekeyfactors(Jandhyala&Winer,2014).However,thecausesofpoliticrisksarestillundernoted(Click&Weiner,2009).Amongvariouspossibleexplanations,weareinterestedtoexplorehowinstitutionalandgeographicaldifferencescausethevariationoftheassetvaluationinhostcountries.Particularly,weareinterestedinhowtheforeignacquisitionbehaviorsbyfirmsfromemergingmarketssuchasBRICS(Brazil,Russia,India,ChinaandSouthAfrica)differfromthosebyfirmsindevelopedcountries.Mentor:Dr.RobertWeiner

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SDI2016RóisínDonnelly

RóisínisaPh.D.studentinBentleyUniversity,Waltham,MA.Herresearchfocusesoninternationalbusinessstrategywithaparticularemphasisonlocationaldecisions,multinationalfirmsandinstitutions.Sheisparticularlyinterestedinfirm‐specificexperienceswithinstitutionsandhowtheyaffectlocationaldecisions.RóisínearnedherM.Sc.inFinanceandBachelorofBusinessStudiesfromTrinityCollegeDublin.HerMaster’sthesiswastitled“AnalysingtheRelationshipbetweenMacro‐EnvironmentalFactorsandForeignDirectInvestment”andwasthecatalystforherdoctoralresearch.Priortoherdoctoralstudies,RóisínworkedattheCentralBankofIreland.Project:Firm‐SpecificInstitutionalDiversityandPerformanceThispaperwillexaminethemultinationality/performancerelationshipwiththeinstitutionaldiversityofthemultinationalenterprise(MNE)asameasureof

multinationality.Specifically,thediversityoftheinstitutionalenvironmentstheMNEisexposedtofromadministrative,cultural,demographic,economic,financial,globalconnectedness,knowledgeandpoliticalinstitutionswillbeexaminedinrelationtoMNEperformance.Theresearchquestionwillbe:howdoesmultinationalityrelatetofirmperformancewhentakinganinstitutionalperspectiveonmultinationality?Theexpectedcontributionofthispaperisthatitbringstheinstitution‐basedviewofIBstrategyintothemultinationality‐performanceliterature,highlightinghowexperienceindiverseinstitutionalenvironmentsimpactstheperformanceofMNCs.WeembracethisexperiencebasedapproachtomeasuringfirmexposureandlearninginforeignmarketsandcreatemeasuresthatcapturethemultinationalityoffirmsthroughdifferentmeasuresofinstitutionaldiversityacrossthelocationofanMNE’soperations.Mentor:Dr.HeatherBerryYuanyuanLi

YuanyuanisaPh.D.studentatRutgersBusinessSchool,Rutgers,theStateUniversityofNewJersey.Herresearchworkfocusesonforeigndirectinvestmentfromemergingmarket,particularlyinternationalizationprocessandtechnologicalcatchup.SheearnedherMaster’sinInternationalTradefromSchoolofEconomics,JinanUniversity,Guangzhou,China.Herthesiswasabouttherelationshipbetweentradeandinternationalproductionundervariousforeigndirectinvestmentmotives.DuringherMaster’s,YuanyuanwasavisitingstudenttoGWUBusinessSchool.ShewastrainedasanEconomicsstudentinherundergraduateatGuangdongUniversityofForeignStudieswheremostofhercorecourseswereinstructedbilingual.Otherthanhercurrentstudy,shealsohasaninterestineconomicgeographyandpoliticaleconomics.

Project:OverseasExpansionofChineseMultinationalsEversincetheOpenandReformpolicyin1978,enterprisesfromChinahavefootprintoverseas.BasedonadocumentarydatasetwitheverysingleprojectapprovedbyMinistryofCommerce,weplantolookathowthepatternofChineseforeigndirectinvestmentevolved,regardinghostlocation,homeprovincesandmajorbusinessactivitiesoverseas,undertheregulatoryinstitutionalregimechangeduring1980to2014.Thiswouldallowustotestabundleofinternationalbusinesstheories,includingbutnotlimitedtoUppsalaModel,FlyingGeeseModel,Dunning’sInternationalizationInvestmentdevelopmentcycleandstagesofFDIdevelopmentapproach.Mentors:Dr.RobertWeiner&Dr.AnupamaPhene

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DanielMillerAnativeofthemountainsofSouthwestVirginia,DanMillerisagraduateofGuilfordCollegeaswellastheMAprogramattheJacksonSchoolofInternationalStudiesattheUniversityofWashington.HiscurrentdissertationresearchisfocusedonthestrategicvalueofChineseforeignloans,grantsandaid.HeisparticularlyinterestedinhowthePeople'sRepublicofChinafundsnewenergyandinfrastructuredevelopmentprojects.HisSummerDoctoralInstituteresearchwillexplorethesethemesbylookingattherepaymentrequirementsforprojectswithintheChina‐PakistanEconomicCorridor.DanisapastrecipientoftheBondermanTravelFellowshipfromtheUniversityofWashingtonwhereheexploredfirsthandtraditionalstylesoffolkwrestlinginoveradozendifferentcountriesrangingfromTahititoSwitzerland.HeisaformerinternattheNationalBureauofAsianResearchandisaSladeGortonGlobalLeaderFellow.Currently,heisalsoaMellonPre‐doctoralFellowatthe

UniversityofWashington.Project:China’sEvolvingForeignInvestmentPolicy:ExplainingProjectFundingVarianceintheChina‐PakistanEconomicCorridorWhatcanChina’srapidlychangingforeigninvestmentpolicytellusaboutthatcountry’sstrategiccommercial,politicalanddevelopmentgoals?Thefirstdecade‐plusofthetwentyfirstcenturyhasseenremarkablechangesintheinternationalpoliticaleconomyofforeignaidandinvestment.Largedevelopmentprojects,andespeciallystate‐supervisedloansandgrants,havebeenimpactedbyrapidtechnologicalandpoliticalevolution.Newstatepowershaveemergedalongsidenewmethodsofproducingenergy,interconnectingcommunities,anddoingbusiness.Inthisperiodofrapidchange,internationaldevelopmentprojectsremainanimportanttangiblestrategicindicatorofregimepriorities.ThisisparticularlytrueregardingstateslikeChinathatexhibitrelativelyhighdegreesofeconomic,commercialandpoliticalcoordination.Boththefocusofspecificprojectsandtherepaymentconditionsimposedbylenderstatesuponrecipientsconveyimportantstrategicinformation.Forexample,westernlendersoftenimpose“goodgovernance”conditionsthatindicateunderlyingpolitical,commercial,economicandmoralinterests.There‐emergenceofagloballyrelevantandcapital‐richPeople’sRepublicofChinaintointernationalinvestingnecessitatesviewingChineselendingwithasimilarcriticallens.AtthecurrenttimenoareaofChina’sforeigninvestmentismoreimportantthantheChina‐PakistanEconomicCorridor.Intermsofgrossinvestmentsize,strategicgeopoliticalvalue,andcommercialutilitythisseriesofhighways,raillines,airports,ports,nuclearpowerstations,hydroelectricdams,subwaysandpotentiallytheworld’slargestsolarenergyplantisamassivelyimportantundertaking.ThroughunpackingfundingdetailswithinCPEC’sconstituentprojectsthePRC’soverallstrategicgoalsfortheregioncanbediscerned.DuetothenatureofthepoliticalregimesinvolvedthemostexpedientpathofenquirytodiscernwhatCPECisdesignedtodoisacomparativefinancialunpackingofhoweachprojectisfundedinrelationbothtoitsCPECcohort‐matesandtothebodyofinternationalinvestmentatlarge.AcrossCPECthereisvarianceinrepaymentrequirementsfordifferentprojecttypes.Whydoesthisvarianceexistandhowaredifferentcategoriesofinvestmentsrequiredtoberepaid?Moreimportantly,howcanthesedifferencesinprojectfundingrequirementsinformourunderstandingofwhatthePRC’sstrategicpoliticalandcommercialobjectivesare?TounderstandthepoliticalandcommercialfutureofChina,SouthAsiaandCentralAsiathesequestionsmustbeaddressed.Mentor:Dr.JiawenYang

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YifanWeiYifaniscurrentlyaPh.D.candidatefromtheCollegeofBusinessattheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana‐Champaign.Hisresearchliesattheintersectionofinternationalbusinessandorganizationaltheorywithaspecificinterestintheinstitutionalenvironmentofentrepreneurshipandcorporategovernancepractices.HealsoholdstheMasterofScienceinInternationalDevelopmentfromtheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScienceandaB.S.fromtheChineseUniversityofHongKong.Priortodoctoralstudies,healsoworkedasconsultantatDeloitteandRolandBerger.Project:TheOriginsandEvolutionofChina’sPublicPoliciesonEntrepreneurshipThedominantapproachtostudyingentrepreneurshiphastraditionallyfocusedondiscoveringpersonalattributesandthecontextthatpropelindividualsinto

entrepreneurship.Yetitoverlookshoworganizationalenvironmentcreatesordestroysentrepreneurialopportunities.Organizationaltheoristshavebeentryingtoaddresstheissueofentrepreneurialopportunitybyanalyzingeconomic,social,andpoliticalforcesthatproduceentrepreneurialaction.Lessattention,however,hasbeendevotedtouniquenationalpoliticalandeconomicinstitutionsthatproducepublicpoliciesonentrepreneurship.Ourstudyseekstofillthegapbyansweringthefollowingquestions:wheredopublicpoliciesonentrepreneurshipcomefromandhowtheyevolvedovertime?Empirically,wewillanalyzetheoriginsandevolutionofChina’spublicpoliciesonentrepreneurship.Mentor:Dr.JiawenYang

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SDI2015

HibaBaroudHibaBaroudisaPh.D.studentintheUniversityofOklahoma(OU)SchoolofIndustrialandSystemsEngineering.HerresearchworkexploresBayesianmethodstostudythelikelihoodofdisruptiveeventsininfrastructurenetworks,aswellasaddressestheresiliencetoandinterdependentimpactsofdisruptionsininfrastructurenetworks.HibaearnedherMaster'sofMathematicsinActuarialSciencefromtheUniversityofWaterloo,Canada,whereshefocusedinherresearchontheapplicationofstatistics,particularlytimeseriesmodels,toanalyzefinancialdata.Priortothat,sheobtainedherB.S.inActuarialSciencefromNotreDameUniversity,Lebanon.Otherresearchinterestsincluderiskanalysis,dataanalytics,timeseries,anddecisionanalysis.

Inthesummerof2013,shehadaninternshipwithIBMattheWatsonResearchCenterinYorktownHeights,NY,andshewasaGW‐CIBERparticipantinsummerof2014.InFall2014,shewasavisitingstudentscholarattheJohnsHopkinsDepartmentofGeographyandEnvironmentalEngineeringworkingwiththeGuikemaResearchGroup.HibaisamongtheleadershipteamoftheOUstudentchapterofINFORMS(InstituteforOperationsResearchandtheManagementSciences)andanassociatecouncilorintheOUIntegrityCouncil.ResearchProject:HierarchicalBetaBayesianKernelMethodsforthePredictionofGlobalSupplyChainDisruptionsDuringGW‐CIBERSDI2014,IdeployedaBetaBayesiankernelmodeltoanalyzetheriskofglobalsupplychains.Inparticular,Iuseddataonpastsupplychaindisruptionswithinformationontheriskmanagementstrategiesofthecompaniestopredictthelikelihoodofaglobalsupplychaindisruptiongivenasetofattributes.Severalextensionsarepossibleinthisresearch,Ichoosetoinvestigatethemodelingpredictionpower.ThemainchallengeIencounteredinsupplychainsresearchwasdataavailability.Thedatasetthatiscurrentlybeingusedissmallandisnotenoughtoprovideaccuratepredictionsusingtraditionalforecastingtools.HierarchicalBayesianmodelingisanapproachthatborrowsdatafromsimilarsystemsorsubsystemsinordertoevaluaterare(potentiallyextreme)events.ThisprojectwilltestwhethertheintegrationofhierarchicalBayesianmodelswiththeBetaBayesiankernelmethodpreviouslyusedimprovethepredictionaccuracy.Wearealsointerestedinexploringthebenefitsordisadvantagesofusingsuchanapproachinglobalsupplychainrisk,especiallythatdataisnotfullydisclosedtoallcompanies.Thepredictionresultswillbecomparedtootherclassicalforecastingapproachesandtothemodelusedinthepreviousproject.Mentor:RoyceFrancisDanielleJones

DanielleisadoctoralstudentinbusinessadministrationattheUniversityofIllinoisUrbana‐Champaignwithafocusininternationalbusiness.Hermainresearchinterestslieattheintersectionofinternationalbusinessandfinancewithaspecificinterestintherelationshipbetweenregulatoryenvironmentsandcross‐bordermergerandacquisitionsinthebankingsector.Priortobeginningherdoctoralstudies,DanielleworkedasafinancialanalystinthestatisticsandanalysisdepartmentattheFederalReserveBankofCleveland.ShealsohasanMBAfromClevelandStateUniversityandaB.S.inbusinessadministrationwithamajorinfinancefromMiamiUniversity(Oxford,Ohio).Danielleisalsointerestedinresearchingcross‐nationalvariationsininstitutionalenvironmentsandforeigndirectinvestmentinemergingeconomies,withaparticularinterestinsub‐SaharanAfricannations.

Project:GovernmentAssistanceinBankAcquisitions:StrategicandPerformanceImplicationsThisstudyaimstoexplorethefollowingquestion:howdomergersandacquisitions(M&As)conductedbybanksthatreceivegovernmentfundingcompareintermsofperformancetobanksthatdonotreceive

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governmentfunding?Wealsoinvestigatewhetherreceivingfundingfromthegovernmentwouldincreasethelikelihoodofanacquiringbanktotakeonamoreriskytarget,aswellasaforeigntargetandiftheextentofduediligenceconductedbytheacquiringbankisalsoimpactedbygovernmentfunding.Weparticularlycompareacquisitionsconductedbybanksthatreceivedbailoutfunding(e.g.,fundsfromTARPandTAFauctions)tobanksthatdidnot.Themanagementdisciplinehaslargelyneglectedtheuseofthebankingindustryasanempiricalcontextuntilrecently.Assuch,thispresentsagreatopportunitytoapplymanagementtheoriestothestudyofbankM&As.Weparticularlyfeelthatfocusingontheeffectsofreceivinggovernmentfinancialassistancemayhighlighttheagencyproblemsthatmayexistbetweenbankmanagersandshareholders.Therefore,ourproposedstudycanmakeacontributiontothemanagementliteraturebyapplyingagencytheorytoacontextthatisrelativelyunderstudied,yethighlyrelevantintoday’ssociety.Mentor:JiawenYangChackoKannothra

ChackoGeorgeisa3rdyearPhDstudentatUMassBostonCollegeofManagement.AgraduatefromtheIndianInstituteofForeignTrade,NewDelhi,Chackohasworkedwithboththepublicsectoraswellastheprivatesectorinstitutions.Hispriorworkexperiencesincludeconsultingfornon‐profit/developmentprojects(withtheGovernmentofIndia),businessanalysis,projectmanagement,planning&operationsforoutsourcingengagements(forAccenture).CurrentlyheisenrolledasafulltimedoctoralstudentinOrganizationsandSocialChangeprogramatUniversityofMassachusetts,Boston.Hisareasofinterestsinclude:1.Hybridorganizationsandtheirglobalcontext2.Socialenterprisesandtheeffectofdiasporaandtransnationalnetworks3.Outsourcing,offshoringandimpactsourcing.HeisaqualitativeresearcherandhasdonefieldresearchwithImpactSourcingServiceProviders

inIndiaandtheUSrecently.Project:CorruptionasanInvestmentImpedimentforDiasporaInvestmentDecisionsForeignDirectInvestments(FDI)hasgrownrapidlyinthelargeemergingmarketsincludingChina,Brazil,Mexico,India,andPoland.Thishasfuelledtheeconomicdevelopmentinthehostcountries.AtthesametimetheMNEinvestorsgainhigherreturnsfromfastgrowingmarketsandanopportunitytodiversifytheirportfolios.PoliticalandeconomicrisksassociatedwithFDIhavereceivedwidespreadattentionfromscholarsbecauseoftheuncertaintyandaddedcostsassociatedwiththemtoinvestors.Oneofthemajorfactorsthatimpactsinternationalinvestmentdecisionsistheperceptionofcorruptioninthehostlocation.Thelevelofcorruptioninthehostcountryisconsideredtocreateoperationalinefficienciesforinvestorsandhencefoundtoaffecttheirinvestmentdecisions.Inthisproposedproject,welookattheUSIndianDiasporainvestorsandanalyzetheirinvestmentpreferences,especiallyinvestmentaimedatcreatingsocialimpactinIndia.Weconsidervariousfactorslikethediasporainvestor’spreferenceforspecificfinancialinstrumentstoinvestinthehomecountry.Weintendtocomeupwiththeoreticalpropositionsintendedforbothacademicandpractitioneraudiencesinterestedincorruptionanditseffectondiasporainvestors.Mentor:LieslRiddle

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Jung‐hyunKwonKwon,Jung‐hyunisaPh.D.studentinManagementatLundquistCollegeofBusiness,UniversityofOregon.HegraduatedwithaMasterofScienceinManagementwithMERIT(2011)fromImperialCollegeBusinessSchool,London,U.K.PriortohisPh.D.,Jung‐hyunworkedasaglobalmarketingmanager,amongotherpositions,atUnitedNationsofficeatGeneva,BearingPointLondon,POSCO,HyundaiMotorGroup,andUSArmyKATUSA.Hisresearchinterestsincludespillovereffectsofforeigndirectinvestmentonhostcountry,internationalexpansionstrategy(internationaldiversification,geographicalexpansion),andglobalstrategyandlocalresponsivenessstrategy.Inaddition,hisresearchexploreshowtheintroductionofapatentcommons(aspecialtypeofroyaltyfreepatentpoolavailabletothefocalcommunity)influencesnewproductlaunchbythepledgingfirmandhowdifferenttypesof

eco‐friendlypatentsaffectamultinationalenterprise’sforeignmarketentryandexpansionconsideringenvironmentalandtechnologicalspilloverbenefitsforahostcountry.Project:GreenPatentsandMultinationalEnterprises’InvestmentDecisionsTechnologicalcapabilitieshavebeenfoundtohaveapositiveinfluenceonfirmperformanceindynamicandcompetitiveenvironments.Firmswithmoreadvancedtechnologicalcapabilitiescanhaveastrongunderstandingoftheneedfortechnologicalchangeandcantakeaproactiveapproachinexploitingtheirtechnologiesfortheirowncompetitiveadvantages.Wearguethatmultinationalenterprises’technologicalcapabilities(e.g.OffshorePlantandDesalinationPlantEngineering)intheformofpatentswillplayanimportantroleinentryandexpansionintoaforeignmarketbecausesuchcapabilitiesnotonlymakeforeigndirectinvestmentmoreattractive,butalsomayallowfirmstoovercometacitandlatentbarriers.Mentor:JorgeRiveraIshvaMinefee

IshvaisadoctoralcandidateinInternationalBusinessattheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana‐Champaign.Hisresearchinterestsspanforeigndivestment,socialmovementactivism,andcorporatesocialresponsibility.Ishva’sdissertationexplorescorporateresistancestrategiestoactivistpressuresforforeigndivestmentinahistoricalcontext.HehasconductedarchivalresearchthroughouttheUnitedStatesandUnitedKingdomtoaddressthistopic.Project:FirmDivestmentfromConflictZones:HomeCountryInstitutions,ActivistPressureorFirmStrategy?Ourresearchwillfocusontheantecedentsoffirms’differentialresponsestoactivistpressuresfordivestmentfromconflictzones.Onefactoroftenoverlookedisacorporation’shistoryofoperationsinsimilarenvironments,yetthisfactorlikelyhasimplicationsforacorporation’sfuturedecisions.

Wearguethatfirmsmakethestrategicchoicebasedonorganizationpathdependenceandlearning.DivestmentcampaignstargetingMNCsoperatinginSouthAfricaandBurmainthe1980sand1990s,respectively,areoftendiscussedinisolationdespitetheirparallels.Wecreateauniquedatasetofforeigninvestmentinbothlocations.Wecomplementthisoriginaldatacollectionwithinterviewsoforganizationalactorsinvolvedindivestmentcampaigns,leveragingGW’sWashington,D.C.location.Mentor:NathanJensen

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JuneParkJuneisaFulbrightFellowandPhDCandidateinPoliticalScienceatBostonUniversity(Degreeexpected:May2015).Shespecializesinthepoliticaleconomyofexport‐orientedcountriesofNortheastAsia–China,Japan,andSouthKorea.ForherPhDdissertationentitled,‘TRADEWARS&CURRENCYCONFLICT:China,Japan,andSouthKorea’sResponsestoU.S.Protectionism,1971‐2013’,JunehasconductedtwoyearsoffieldworkinJapan,China,andSouthKorea;asaVisitingResearchFellowattheInstituteofSocialScienceattheUniversityofTokyo(2010‐11),asaVisitingScholaratthePolicyResearchInstituteattheMinistryofFinance,Japan(2011),andasaSeniorVisitingResearchStudentattheSchoolofInternationalStudiesatPekingUniversity,Beijing,China(2011‐12),shehasalsoconductedadditionalfieldworkinthegovernmentagenciesinSeoul,SouthKorea(2012).JuneearnedherB.A.(2005)andM.A.(2007)inPoliticalSciencefromKoreaUniversityinhernativeSouth

Korea.ShehastakenmorethantenyearsofformaltrainingintheEastAsianlanguagesofChinese(from2002)andJapanese(from2005),andsevenyearsoftrainingintheFrenchlanguage(from1998).In2014,shestartedaresearchprojectonIntellectualProperty(IP)ontheTrans‐PacificPartnership(TPP)atGW‐CIBER,andisseekingtoupdatetheresearchwithaglobalperspectiveonIPintheTPPandtheTTIP.FortheprojectsonIP,JunecompletedaresearchfellowshipattheEast‐WestCenterinWashington,andiscurrentlycontinuingherresearchattheAmericanPoliticalScienceAssociationCentennialCenterforPoliticalScienceandPublicAffairs.ShewillfinalizetheprojectattheGW‐CIBERSummerDoctoralInstitutethisyear.FromFall2015,JunewilljointheCentreonAsiaandGlobalisationattheLeeKuanYewSchoolofPublicPolicyattheNationalUniversityofSingaporeasaPostdoctoralFellow.Project:ShiftingAwayfromtheWTO?IPintheTPPandtheTTIPDotheIntellectualPropertyChaptersinthenegotiationplatformsoftheTrans‐PacificPartnership(TPP)andtheTransatlanticTradeandInvestmentPartnership(TTIP)representashiftawayfromtheTrade‐RelatedAspectsofIntellectualPropertyRights(TRIPS)intheWTOframework?Twentyyearsago,theglobalintellectualpropertyframeworkofTRIPShadbeenestablishedintheaftermathoftheMarrakeshAgreementof1994attheendoftheUruguayRound,andtheWTOhadbeentheinstitutionalfoundationofTRIPS.Afterwards,theDohaRoundhasnotbeenabletofulfilltheexpectationsofupdatingtherulesoftheglobaltraderegime,presentingavacuumforoptionsofnegotiationplatformstofurtherupdateIPrules.Inthisproject,IanalyzethedivergenceofIPnormsintheTPPandTTIPnegotiationsfromTRIPS.AttheonsetoftheU.S.grandstrategyviatheObamaAdministration’s‘AsiaPivot’andsurgingU.S.businessinterestsinIPandservices,Iarguethatinaglobalperspective,thedifficultyofutilizingtheWTOasthemainnegotiationplatformtoupdateglobalIPnormsispropellingtheTPPandTTIPnegotiations,therebyimplyingahugeinstitutionalshiftfromTRIPS.Mentor:SusanSellEttoreSpadafora

EttoreisaPhDcandidateattheUniversityofSouthCarolina.Hisdissertationresearchfocusesonhowmultinationalcorporationsmanagetheinstitutionalcomplexitytowhichtheyareexposedasaresultofoperatinginmultipleanddiversecontexts.HeisanItaliancitizen.Project:MultinationalCorporationsandChangeinHost‐CountryPoliticalInstitutionsThelastfewdecadeshavebeenmarkedbyanunprecedentedeffortbyanumberofcountriesaroundtheglobetoenactradicalsocialchangeandtransformtheir“old”institutionalarrangements.TheSDIresearchprojectwillexaminethepotentialroleofmultinationalcompaniesintheinstitutionalchangeofhostcountries.Mentors:RobertWeiner&NoelMaurer

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JuanitaTrustyJuanitaTrustyisathird‐yearPhDstudentinBusinessManagementattheUniversityofMemphis,withanemphasisininternationalbusinessstrategyandhumanresources.Shehasheldmanagementpositionswithmulti‐nationalcorporations(MNCs)suchasCoca‐ColaandPfizer.AsaPfizerGlobalHealthFellow,sheservedasachangemanagementspecialistinNigeriaforWaterAid,aninternationalNGO.Juanita’sresearchinterestsincludeCSR,business‐NGOpartnerships,andtheinternationalizationprocess.Specifically,sheisinterestedinMNCglobalbusinessstrategiesthatincludepartneringwithNGOstocreatesocialandeconomicvalueindevelopingcountries.Project:NewMarketEntry–ABusinessCaseforMNC‐NGOPartnershipsinDevelopingCountries

Differencesinculture,motivations,organizationalformsandobjectivesmakestrategicpartnershipsbetweenMNCsandNGOsdifficulttoachieve;consequently,manyexperiencepartnershipfatigueandfailtoprogresstoanintegrativestage.ThisstudyseekstodeterminetheconditionsthatenablepartnershipstoevolveintostrategicalliancesthatcreatesharedvalueandhelpMNCsmoveintonewmarkets.Usingacasestudyapproach,thestudyinvestigates:

▪ Therisks,benefits,andchallengesofcollaborativeventuresbetweenMNEsandNGOs▪ Strategiesemployedbysuccessfulandunsuccessfulpartnerstoaddresspartnershipchallenges▪ Theprerequisitesforsuccessfulengagement▪ Metricsofbusinessvalue

ThefocusisonpartnershipsinvolvedinofferingaffordableproductsandservicesandimprovingtheeconomicandsocialconditionsindevelopingcountrieswhilemeetingthebusinessobjectivesoftheMNCandthemissionoftheNGO.Mentor:JohnForrer

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SDI2014HibaBaroud

HibaBaroudisaPh.D.studentintheUniversityofOklahoma(OU)SchoolofIndustrialandSystemsEngineeringexpectingtograduateinMay2015.HerresearchworkexploresBayesianmethodstostudythelikelihoodofdisruptiveeventsininfrastructurenetworks,aswellasaddressestheresiliencetoandinterdependentimpactsofdisruptionsininfrastructurenetworks.HibaearnedherMaster'sofMathematicsinActuarialSciencefromtheUniversityofWaterloo,Canada,whereshefocusedinherresearchontheapplicationofstatistics,particularlytimeseriesmodels,toanalyzefinancialdata.Priortothat,sheobtainedherB.S.inActuarialSciencefromNotreDameUniversity,Lebanon.Otherresearchinterestsincluderiskanalysis,regressionanalysis,timeseries,anddatamining.Inthesummerof2013,shehadan

internshipwithIBMattheWatsonResearchCenterinYorktownHeights,NY.HibaisamongtheleadershipteamoftheOUstudentchapterofINFORMS(InstituteforOperationsResearchandtheManagementSciences).ResearchProject:BayesianmodelingofglobalsupplychainsriskanalysisBayesianmodelingofglobalsupplychainsriskanalysisTheprojectexploresquantitativemethodsfortheriskanalysisofglobalsupplychains.Wespecificallyseektoidentifyriskfactorsassociatedwithinternationalbusinessoperationsdonewithcountriespronetonaturalhazardsthatturnintoacatastropheduetothelackofinvestmentinpreparednessandrecoveryactivities.Corporationshandlingsuchoperationsmightbefacingahighriskinexchangetolowoperatingcosts.Howcanacorporationidentifysuchdegreeofriskinessinordertoadequatelyprepareforandrespondtoit?WhataretheimplicationsonacompanyintheU.S.ofadisruptiontakingplaceoverseas?HierarchicalBayesiankernelmethodsareproposedtoanalyzetheriskofglobalsupplychains.Withthescarcesourcesofinformationdescribinghighriskevents,thesemethodsallowaccurateresultsbymeansofborrowingdatafromsimilarsystemsorsubsystemstoevaluateextremeeventsthatusuallylacktheavailabilityoflargedatasets,providingthedesiredlevelofsignificanceintheestimationofparameters.Mentor:RoyceFrancisJieLi

JieLiisaPh.D.candidateinRetailing(withaconcentrationinInternationalBusiness)atMichiganStateUniversity.PriortocomingtoMichigan,JieworkedasanOutwardFDIanalystinMinistryofCommerce,PRCinBeijing,whereshespentfouryearsspecializinginChineseMNEs'OFDIresearch.SheattendedorledmajornationwideresearchprojectsonChinaOFDIduring2003‐2007.Hercurrentresearchinterestsincludeforeigndirectinvestment,cross‐borderM&As,MNEsandretailsector,withaparticularinterestinemerging‐marketMNEsandFDIinemergingmarkets.SheworkedwithMSUfacultyexpertsonresearchprojectsassociatedwithFDIinIndianretailsector(fundedbyU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture),Russiafirms'marketorientationandinternationalretaildivestment.Herworkhasbeenpresentedatnationalandinternationalconferences.ShewasalsoanadhocreviewerforJournalofInternationalMarketing(JIM),AmericanMarketingAssociation(AMA)andAmericanCollegiate

RetailAssociation(ACRA)conferences.JiereceivedherMA(Marketing)andBA(Economics)fromtheUniversityofInternationalBusinessandEconomics,Beijing,China.ResearchProject:FinancialConstraintsandPaymentMethodChoiceinPost‐crisisRetailCross‐borderM&ATransactionsIncross‐borderM&Atransactions,acquirerschoosetheirpaymentmethod(cash,equityoramixofboth)basedontheavailabilityofinternalfunds,easeofaccesstonewdebtorequityissuesandother

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considerations.ThefinancialcrisisandresultinglackoffundingmakemanyretailMNEsfacefinancialconstraintswhichaffecttheirM&Afinancingstrategiesandpaymentmethodchoices.Althoughretailinternationalizationliteraturehascoveredmanyaspectsofcross‐borderacquisitionprocess,financialstrategiesarerarelyaddressed.Therefore,ourstudyintegratesknowledgefromtwolinesofliteratureincorporatefinance:financialconstraintsandM&Apaymentmethodchoice.Existingliteratureexaminingtheimpactsoffinancialconstraintsoninvestmenthasproducedinconsistentfindings,whichcanbeexplainedbythedifferentapproachestomeasurefinancialconstraints.Followingthefewattemptstodistinguishtwotypesoffinancialconstraints(internalvs.external),weinvestigatethedeterminantsofpaymentmethodacrossdifferentcombinationsofinternalandexternalfinancialconstraints.Weusedataonretailsectorcross‐borderM&Adealsduringtheperiodof2007‐2013.Ourfindingsshouldprovidenewinsightsintoboththeoreticalresearchandretailcross‐borderM&Apractices.Mentor:JiawenYangYingLiu

YingLiuisadoctoralstudentfromManagementandInternationalBusinessDepartment,SchoolofBusinessatFloridaInternationalUniversity.ShereceivedherMBAdegreeinOperationsandInformationManagementfromUniversityofConnecticutin2010.Hercurrentresearchinterestsincludeglobalstrategyandinternationalbusinessoffirmsinemergingeconomies,inter‐firmcooperationandcompetition,cross‐culturalmanagement,andcorporatesocialresponsibility/corporatesustainabledevelopment.ShehasbeenteachingseveralclassessuchasInternationalBusiness,OrganizationandManagement,andInternationalManagementatFIU.ResearchProject:DoesthePresenceofMNEsAffectDomesticFirms'VoluntaryInvolvementofCSR‐relatedActivities–theChineseContextInrecentyears,corporatesocialresponsibility(CSR)hasattractedgrowingattentioninbothacademicliteratureandinpracticalbusinessoperations.Many

existingstudieshavefoundthatnation‐levelinstitutionalvariationleadstoheterogeneityoffirms'socialandenvironmentalperformance.Thisstudyintendstobringanotherimportantfactor,namelythepresenceofmultinationalenterprises(MNEs)intothepicture,arguingthatthepresenceofMNEs,togetherwithlocalCSR‐relatedregulations,willpositivelyaffectdomesticfirms'voluntaryinvolvementofCSR‐relatedactivities.Inaddition,thisstudypositstheCSR‐relatedresearchquestionintheChinesecontext,whichwouldtoacertainlevelalleviatetheacademiccuriosityaboutCSRstatusindevelopmentcountriesthathasrarelybeenpresentedintheexistingCSRliterature.Mentor:JorgeRiveraJunePark

JuneParkisaFulbrightFellowandPhDCandidateinPoliticalScienceatBostonUniversity.Shespecializesinthepoliticaleconomyofexport‐orientedcountriesofNortheastAsia–China,Japan,andSouthKorea.ForherPhDdissertationentitled,"TradeWars&CurrencyConflict:China,Japan,andSouthKorea'sResponsestoU.S.Protectionism,1971‐2013",shehasconductedtwoyearsoffieldworkinJapan,China,andSouthKorea;asaVisitingResearchFellowattheInstituteofSocialScienceattheUniversityofTokyo(2010‐11),asaVisitingScholaratthePolicyResearchInstituteattheMinistryofFinance,Japan(2011),andasaSeniorVisitingResearchStudentattheSchoolofInternationalStudiesatPekingUniversity,Beijing,China(2011‐12).ShehasalsoconductedadditionalfieldworkinthegovernmentagenciesinSeoul,SouthKorea(2012).SheiscurrentlyaTobinProjectDoctoralFellowandaKF‐CSISPacificForumFellowattheKoreaFoundationandtheCenterforStrategicandInternationalStudies(2014).SheearnedherB.A.(2005)andM.A.(2007)inPoliticalSciencefrom

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KoreaUniversityinhernativeSouthKorea.ShehastakentenyearsofformaltrainingintheEastAsianlanguagesofChinese(from2002)andJapanese(from2005),andsevenyearsoftrainingintheFrenchlanguage(from1998).ResearchProject:Strikingthe21stCenturyTradeAgreement:TheCaseofIntellectualProperty(IP)RightsintheTrans‐PacificPartnership(TPP)NegotiationsinU.S.‐NortheastAsianTradeRelationsWhyhaveapproachestoIPvariedamongsttheexporteconomiesofEastAsia–China,Japan,andSouthKorea?Thethreecountrieshaveeachsharedsimilaryetvaryingpathwaysofeconomicdevelopmentinthepostwarperiod,andhavefacedU.S.protectionistmeasuresineachoftheirbilateraleconomicrelations.WhileJapanhasbecomequitestrictonIPprotection,itspositionintheTrans‐PacificPartnership(TPP)negotiationsrevealthattheU.S.seesmorepolicyspaceinenforcingIPrightswithinJapan.SouthKoreahasrapidlybecomeveryinterestedinIPissuesanditsdomesticenforcementinthecourseofjoiningtheOECDandtheWTO,buthasalongwaytogoinmeetingthestandardsthattheU.S.desires.Meanwhile,China,constantlytargetedbytheU.S.forcriticismsonpiracy,fallsveryshortofestablishingitsownmechanismsofIP.Thisprojectseekstoinvestigatetheactualstakesinvolvingthecountries‐industrialinterestsconcerningIPinbothbilateralandmultilaterallevels,andtheinteractionsbetweenthestateandbusinesseswithregardtoestablishingandenforcingIPsincethesigningofTRIPS.Mentor:SusanSellKelseySyvrud

KelseyiscurrentlyadoctoralstudentatFloridaStateUniversity.HerconcentrationisFinance,withasupportareainEconometrics.HerexpectedgraduationdateisMay2016.ShegraduatedwithaB.S.inFinancewithaminorinMathematicsandanM.S.inFinancefromFloridaStateUniversityaswell.Herresearchinterestsincludeinternationalcorporatefinance,boardcomposition,initialpublicofferings,politicalcontributions,andgovernmentprocurements.Hercurrentworksinvestigatesthebenefitsandcostsofinternationalinvestorstobothpublicandprivatecorporations.ResearchProject:PACcontributionsandfirmbenefits:Areallfirmstreatedequal?PoliticalActionCommittees(PACs)connectedtoforeigncorporationsraisedjust

over$18millionforthe2012elections.Extantliteratureclearlyestablishesbenefitsfordomesticfirmswithpoliticalconnections;howeverrecentworksuggeststhattheseinternationalfirmsalsogainadvantagebycontributingtoUSpolitics,documentingthatfirmbenefitfromcross‐borderpoliticalties.Specifically,PAC‐connectedforeignfirmshavesignificantlyhigherperformancemeasuresandcaptureagreatershareofUSgovernmentprocurementsthanforeignpeerfirmswithoutPACs.UsingasampleofdomesticandforeignPAC‐connectedfirms,weexaminewhetherUSpoliticaltiesbenefitallfirmsequally,regardlessoffirms'foreignstatus.Wearefurtherinterestedinwhethertherearevaryingdegreesof"benefits"basedontherelationshipbetweentheforeignnationandtheUS,specificallylookingatbilateralrelationsacrosscountries.WewishtodeterminewhetherornotforeignfirmsgainanadvantageoverdomesticfirmsthroughtheuseofUSpoliticalconnections,servingasasteptodeterminewhetherincreasedrestrictionsshouldbeplacedonforeigncapitalflowintoUSpolitics.Mentor:MeghanaAyyagari

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YinuoTangYinuoTangisaPh.D.candidateinStrategicManagementatKatzGraduateSchoolofBusiness,UniversityofPittsburgh.HegraduatedfromTsinghuaUniversitywithaBachelor'sdegreeinEconomics.AfterhegainedhisMasterofPublicAdministrationdegreefromCornellUniversity,YinuoTangworkedasaMarketingAnalystforGE.Hisresearchfocusesoninternationalacquisitionswithemphasizesonemergingmarketcontextandinstitution‐basedviews.Inhiscurrentwork,YinuoinvestigateshowEmergingMarketMNCsintegratenonmarketandmarketstrategieswhiletheyrefinetheirscopeandboundarythroughcross‐borderacquisitions.HisresearchhasappearedinAcademyofManagementBestPaperProceedingsandbeenrecognizedforawardsandnominationssuchas:2013BestDoctoralStudentPaperAwardinUnitedStatesAssociationforSmallBusinessandEntrepreneurshipAnnualMeetingand

nominationfortheGW‐CIBERBestPaperonEmergingMarketsatthe2014AcademyofManagementAnnualMeeting.Yinuohastaughtstrategicmanagement(BUSSPP1080)atUniversityofPittsburgh.ResearchProject:TheEffectsofCross‐ListingontheCross‐BorderAcquisitionPerformanceofEmergingMarketMNCsCross‐Borderacquisitionisoneofthemostimportantmeanstoexpandglobally.However,EmergingMarketMNC's(EMNC)internationalizationischallengedbyliabilityofemergingnessandlackingoflegitimacyduetotheinstitutionalenvironmentoftheirhomecountry.HowcouldEMNCscapturevaluethroughcross‐borderacquisitionandleveragetheiraccumulatedcompetitiveadvantageinhomecountry?Specifically,willinstitutionalspanningsuchasCross‐listingenhancetheEMNCs'competitivenessintheglobalmarketforcorporatecontrol?Intheprocessofcross‐listingonamajorforeignexchange,EMNCs,whosehomemarketcharacterizedbyaninstitutionalvoid,complywithhigher‐qualitycorporategovernancerequirementandimprovethequalityofinformationdisclosure.UsingadatasetofEMNCs'cross‐borderacquisitionsfrom2000‐2010,thisstudyexaminestheeffectsofCross‐listingonCross‐BorderAcquisitionPerformanceofEMNCs.Theresultsshowedthatincorporatinggovernancerequirementandregulatoryregimesofworldclassfinancialmarketthroughcross‐listingenhancesEMNCglobalcompetitivenessandstrengthenstheircapabilityofreconcilingcompetinginstitutionallogicsinglobalmarket.Mentors:AnuPhene&ReidClick

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SDI2013JieLi

JieLiisaPh.D.candidateinRetailing(withaconcentrationinInternationalBusiness)atMichiganStateUniversity.PriortocomingtoMichigan,JieworkedasanOutwardFDIanalystinMinistryofCommerce,PRCinBeijing,whereshespentfouryearsspecializinginChineseMNEs'OFDIresearch.SheattendedorledmajornationwideresearchprojectsonChinaOFDIduring2003‐2007.Hercurrentresearchinterestsincludeforeigndirectinvestment,cross‐borderM&As,MNEsandretailsector,withaparticularinterestinemerging‐marketMNEsandFDIinemergingmarkets.SheworkedwithMSUfacultyexpertsonresearchprojectsassociatedwithFDIinIndianretailsector(fundedbyU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture),Russiafirms'marketorientationandinternationalretaildivestment.Herworkhasbeenpresentedatnationalandinternationalconferences.Shewas

alsoanadhocreviewerforJournalofInternationalMarketing,AmericanMarketingAssociationandAmericanCollegiateRetailAssociationconferences.JiereceivedherMA(Marketing)andBA(Economics)fromtheUniversityofInternationalBusinessandEconomics,Beijing,China.ResearchProject:Cross‐borderM&AsofEmergingMarketFinancialinstitutions:theCaseofChineseFinancialSectorInrecentyearstherehasbeenasurgeincross‐borderM&Aactivitiesoffinancialinstitutionsfromemergingeconomies(EMEs).Cross‐borderbankingisusuallyachievedviaacquisition.Generally,previousresearchondeterminantsofcross‐borderbankingfindsthatlargeefficientbanks(fromdevelopedfinancialsystems)aremorelikelytobeengagedinoverseasexpansion.Cross‐borderM&AactivitiesofEMEfinancialinstitutions(fromunderdevelopedfinancialsystems)arelessstudied.Tofilltheresearchgap,weinvestigatethemotivesandpatternsofEMEfinancialsectorcross‐borderM&Asinrelativetothoseofadvancedeconomies.Totestourhypotheses,weusedataonChinesefinancialsectorcross‐borderM&Adealsfrom1985‐2012.Ourfindingsshouldprovidenewtheoreticalinsightsintofinancialsectorcross‐borderM&AandemergingmarketFDIresearch.TheyshouldalsohaveimplicationonstrategybuildingandexecutingforEMEfinancialinstitutionsengagingincross‐borderM&As.Mentor:JiawenYangKelseySyvrud

KelseyiscurrentlyadoctoralstudentatFloridaStateUniversity.HerconcentrationisFinance,withasupportareainEconometrics.HerexpectedgraduationdateisMay2015.ShegraduatedwithaB.S.inFinancewithaminorinMathematicsandanM.S.inFinancefromFloridaStateUniversityaswell.Herresearchinterestsincludeinternationalcorporatefinance,initialpublicofferings,threatfinancing,andgovernmentprocurements.Hercurrentworksinvestigatesthebenefitsandcostsofinternationalinvestorstobothpublicandprivatecorporations.ResearchProject:USPoliticalContributionsandForeignStockReturnsTherecentoutcomeofCitizensUnitedhasraisedquestionsontheroleofforeignfirmsinU.S.Politics.Usingasampleof122foreign‐connectedfirms,weexamine

whetherthereisawealtheffecttofirmsfrombeingconnectedtoU.S.politicians.WespecificallyexaminethebenefitsfollowingpoliticalcontributionsmadebytheircorporatePACsoverthe1980‐2012electioncycles.Wealtheffect,inthiscase,isrepresentedbytheabnormalreturnofthefirmorthenumberofgovernmentcontractsreceivedovereachNovembertthroughOctobert+1.TheinvestigationoftherelationshipbetweenforeignpoliticalcontributionandforeignfirmperformancewillhelpdeterminewhethertheseinternationalcorporationsaretrulyderivingbenefitsbyinvestingintheUSpoliticalinfrastructure.Wearefurtherinterestedinwhethertherearevaryingdegreesof"benefits"basedontherelationshipbetweentheforeignnationandtheU.S,specificallylookingatthebilateralpoliticalrelationsacrosscountries.CurrentmediafocusesonthefactthattheseinternationalfirmsaregainingadvantagebycontributingtoU.S.politics.We

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wishtodeterminewhetherornotthisadvantageexistsasastepindeterminingifforeignfirmscanestablishpoliticalconnectednessacrosscountryborders.Mentor:MeghanaAyyagariKyoungYongKim

KyoungYongKimisadoctoralcandidateinManagementattheC.T.BauerCollegeofBusiness,UniversityofHouston.HereceivedhisMaster'sdegreeinHumanResourcesandIndustrialRelationsfromtheCarlsonSchoolofManagement,UniversityofMinnesota.Hisresearchinterestsfocusonorganizationalbehavior.Specifically,heisinterestedinorganizationalsupporttheory,leadership,andgenderissuesinorganizations.HisacademicresearchfromhisM.A.workwaspublishedinCareerDevelopmentInternational.ResearchProject:Internationaltraining,knowledgemanagement,andMNCinnovationThisstudyseekstoinvestigatehowinternationaltraininginfluencesthe

developmentofMNCknowledgemanagementcapabilitiesandconsequentlyitsinnovation.Ourstudyintegratesideasfromtheinnovationandhumanresourcemanagementliterature.WeproposethatinternationaltrainingallowstheemployeeswithintheMNCtosuccessfullylearnfromandshareknowledgewitheachother,enhancinginnovation.WefurtherproposethatthecommunicationcultureoftheMNCmoderatestherelationshipbetweenlearningandinnovation.WetestourhypothesesusingsurveydataonasampleofKoreanfirms.Ourpreliminaryresultsdemonstratesupportforourhypotheses.Mentor:AnupamaPheneMarkSilinsky

MarkSilinskyisa30‐yearveteranofthedefenseintelligencecommunity.HehasservedasasenioranalystinUSArmyintelligence;anArmycivilianforeignareaofficer(FAO)forEurasia,Russianlanguage;anAfricaanalystfortheDefenseIntelligenceAgency;anactionofficerfortheJointStaff,J5;andaresearchfellowaspartoftheExceptionalAnalystProgram.Hewasgraduated,PhiBetaKappa,fromtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia;receivedanM.Phil.inInternationalRelationsfromOxfordUniversity,underthesupervisionofSirMichaelHoward,andtookanMSinInternationalDevelopmentfromTulaneUniversity.HewasgraduatedfromtheNationalIntelligenceUniversity;theNavalWarCollege,andtheNationalDefenseUniversity.Heisalsoa2008graduateoftheAfghanistanCounterinsurgencyAcademy,locatednearKabul.

ResearchProject:InsurgencyandDevelopmentinAfghanistanThepurposeofmydissertationistoassessthesuccessorfailureofAfghaninsurgents'strategyofattackingcivilianstolowernationalmorale,which,inturn,couldunseatthecurrentgovernmentinKabul,Afghanistan.Thereareseveralgroupsofinsurgents,andtheysharecommonstrategies,whichincludestargetingcivilians.ThisdissertationwillexaminetheextenttowhichAfghanciviliandeathsandinjurieserodedthenationalmorale.Nationalmoraleisdefinedbyasetofindicesthatmeasuresecurityandquality‐of‐lifeindifferentways.Thoseindiceswillbeassessedtwice.Onceintheyearjustbeforeayearofheavyinsurgentactivitythatkilledandharmedmanycivilians,andsecondintheyearfollowingthoseattacks.Theseindicesmeasure:nationalmood/directionofcountry;agreementofcitizenswithgovernment'sreconciliationefforts;economicprosperity;confidenceofcitizensininstitutions,organizations,andofficials;andsecurity.Thesearethedependentvariables,andtheindependentvariablesaretheinsurgentattacks.Mentor:JamesLebovic

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MarketaSonkovaMarketaSonkovaisadoctoralcandidateatBostonUniversityintheSchoolofManagement'sStrategy&Innovationdepartment.ShehasaB.A.inBusinessAdministrationandanM.B.A.fromtheUniversityofIowa,withstronginterdisciplinarytraininginFinanceandStrategy.SheisanativeoftheCzechRepublic,butgrewupintheUnitedStatesasthedaughteroftwoacademics.Herprofessionalbackgroundincludesfiveyearsspentinthefinancialservicesindustry,whereshegainedfirst‐handinsightsabouttheoperationofmultinationalcompaniesintheregionofCentral&EasternEurope.Theexperiencemotivatesherresearchinterests,whichfocusonmultinationalcompanies'utilizationofstrategichumancapital.Specifically,Marketaisinterestedinstudyinghowmultinational

companiesusetheappointmentofmanagerstotheexecutiveteamsofforeignsubsidiariestoresolvethemaintensionthatMNCsface–thatofmaintainingorganizationalconsistency,whilesimultaneouslybeingresponsivetotheneedsofeachforeignmarket.ResearchProject:CEOsuccessioninforeignsubsidiaries:ExploringthedynamicsofhumancapitalallocationfollowingaperformanceshockThisstudyseekstoexploreCEOsuccessioninforeignsubsidiariesofmultinationalcompanies,whichisasettingthathasnotreceivedadequateattentionintheliterature.TheforeignsubsidiarycontextisimportantandusefulforthestudyofturnoverandsubsequentCEOselection,becausesubsidiaryexecutivesnotonlyexerciseconsiderableinfluenceovertheorganization,butthevarietiesoftheirhumancapitalattributesaremorenuancedandcomplexthanthoseunderconsiderationinstand‐alonefirms.Totesttherelationshipbetweenantecedentfirmperformanceandturnoverandpreferenceforsuccessors'humancapitalattributes,weexploittheeffectsofthe2008globalfinancialcrisis,andanalyzesuccessioneventswhichoccurintheforeignsubsidiariesofmultinationalbanksduringtheperiod2005‐2012.Wefindthatwhilebroadenvironmentalshocksandsubsidiaryperformanceshocksbothinciteturnoverinthetopsubsidiaryleadershippost,theypromptdifferentpreferenceswithrespecttosuccessors'humancapitalattributes.Specifically,economiccrisispromotesapreferenceforsubsidiary‐specifichumancapital,whileperformanceshockslimitedtothesubsidiaryareassociatedwithapreferenceforMNC‐specifichumancapitalandforsuccessorswithbroadinternationalexperience.Mentor:HeinBogaardWendyWang

WendyD.WangisadoctoralstudentinInternationalRelationsattheDepartmentofPoliticalScience,TexasA&MUniversity.PriortocomingtoTexas,Wendyworkedasaresearchanalystatagovernment‐affiliatedthinktank,theRajaratnamSchoolofInternationalStudiesinSingapore.ShealsoworkedasaSovereignWealthFundInitiativeAffiliateattheTuftsUniversity.HerresearchinterestsincludeinternationaltradeandWTO,foreigndirectinvestment,andissuesregardingsovereignwealthfunds.Wendyhaspresentedregularlyatprofessionalmeetings,andpublishedseveralcoauthoredpapersinjournalssuchasWorldEconomics,China&WorldEconomy,andJournalofDefenseStudies.Shehasalsocontributedop‐edarticlestoStraitTimes,BusinessTimes,andChinaDaily.Wendyholdsa

Master'sdegreeinInternationalPoliticalEconomyfromNanyangTechnologicalUniversity,Singapore.ResearchProject:DomesticPoliticsofSovereignWealthFundInvestmentSovereignwealthfunds(SWFs)havebecomeimportantnewplayersinglobalcapitalmarkets.DefinitionsofSWFsarelegion,butthetermgenerallyreferstostate‐ownedforeigncapitalsthatareprimarilyinvestedabroad.Asstate‐ownedentities,SWFsareorganizedandmanagedinadifferentwayfromlargeprivate‐ownedinvestmentfunds,andmanyobserversclaimthatthefundshavenon‐commercialobjectivessuchaspromotinghome‐countryeconomicdevelopmentorpursuingnationalstrategicinterests.Asaresult,itispossiblethatSWFsmakeinvestmentdecisionsdifferentlyfromotherlargeinvestmentvehicles.Suchclaim,however,lacksconvincingempiricalsupport.Therefore,thisprojectseekstoaddresswhetherSWFsinvest

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differentlyfromprivate‐ownedinstitutionalinvestors.Inparticular,itanalyzeshowdomesticinstitutionsandinternational/geopoliticalfactorsaffecttheirinvestmentdecisions.Mentors:RobertWeiner&SrividyaJandhyala

SDI2012BrodieBoland

BrodieiscurrentlyaPhDCandidateinOrganizationalBehavioratCaseWesternReserveUniversity.HewasformerlyaconsultantwithMcKinsey&Company'sTorontooffice.HehasalsoservedasPresidentofAIESECInternational,whereheledthecreationofahighlysuccessfulfive‐yearvisionandplan,andinitiatedAIESEC'sexpansionintoanumberofMiddleEasternandCentralAsiancountries.Heiscurrentlystudyinghowinsidersandoutsiderscancollaboratetocreatedisruptivechange,andisparticularlyinterestedintransitionstowardsecologicalsustainability.Brodiehastraveledtoover40countries,andenjoysrockclimbingandcanoeingintheCanadianwilderness.ResearchProject:DiverseCollaborationsandGreentechInnovationUsingadatasetthatintegratesinformationfromNBER'spatentdatabase(Hall,

Jaffe,&Trajtenberg,2001),Compustat,andaUSGovernmentprogramallowingexpeditedprocessingofpatentapplicationsconsidered'green',wewillevaluatetheeffectsofcollaborationoninnovation.Innovationqualitywillbemeasuredbasedonexistingconceptualizationsof'breakthrough'innovations‐thosereceivingahighnumberofcitationsintheirgivenfields(Phene,Fladmoe‐Lindquist,&Marsh,2006).Collaborationwillbemeasuredusinginformationonpatentassignees‐theindividuals,firms,orotherorganizationstowhichtherightstoaparticularpatentareassigned.Multipleassigneesindicatecollaborationonaninvention.Mentor:JorgeRiveraEsiAbbamElliot

EsiAbbamElliotisadoctoralcandidateinmarketingattheUniversityofIllinoisatChicago.Herdissertation,entitled"ValueCo‐creationinSubsistenceMarkets:MicroenterprisesandFinancialServicesFirmsinGhana,WestAfrica,"examineshowfinancialservicesfirmsandtheirmicroenterprisecustomersinsubsistencemarketsengageinvalueco‐creation(i.e.collaboratetojointlycreatevalue)andwhattypesofvaluetheyco‐create.HerworkhasbeenpublishedintheJournalofBusinessResearchwithothersforthcomingintheJournalofBusinessResearchandtheJournalofProductandInnovationManagement.Shehaspresentedatleadingconferences,including:AmericanMarketingAssociation,AssociationofConsumerResearch,AssociationofInternationalBusiness,GlobalMarketingandSubsistenceMarkets.HerteachingexperienceisinGlobalMarketing,ConsumerBehavior,PrinciplesofRetailing,MarketingManagementandInternational

Management.Ms.Elliot'sprofessionalexperiencecoversthefourcontinentsofAfrica,NorthAmerica,AsiaandEuropeandincludesmarketingmanagement,productdevelopmentmanagementandrelationshipmanagementatStandardCharteredBank,amultinationalbank.SheholdsanMBAinInternationalBusinessfromSchillerInternationalUniversity,U.K.,andaB.Sc.inBusinessAdministrationwithamajorinBankingandFinancefromUniversityofGhana.ResearchProject:TrustandIntellectualPropertyRights:TradeStrategiesbetweentheUSandGhanaThisstudyseekstoinvestigatehowtrustaffectsIntellectualPropertyRights(IPR)intraderelationsandtradeagreements.Specifically,weseektounderstandwhatkindofinstitutional‐basedtrustmustbeestablishedintradeagreementstoensuretheprotectionofIPR;howtheimplementationofIPRprovisionbuildsandensuresinstitutional‐basedtrustininternationalbusinessandfinallythecharacteristicsoftrustrelatedtoIPR.

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Institutional‐basedtrustistiedtoformalsocietalstructures,basedonindividual,institutionalorfirm‐specificcharacteristicsoronintermediarymechanisms(Zucker,1986).IPRissuesrelatetotherightsconferredbylawinrelationtosomeaspectsofindustrial,scientificandculturalcreativity(WIPO,2002).TrustrelatingtoIPRissuesininternationaltradebetweenindustrializedcountriesanddevelopingcountriesoccurwhenthestakeholdersinthetradingcountries‐policymakers,citizens,industrystakeholdersandbusinesspeople‐interacttoimplementandenforceIPRlawstoensurethatIPholdershavetheirrightsprotectedandreceivetheirpromisedrents.Thistrustgeneratesconfidencebetweenthetradepartnersandenhancesinternationalbusiness.Toinvestigatetheresearchquestions,thisstudyadoptsanexploratoryandin‐depthqualitativecasestudiesapproachwithpropositionstogenerateanuancedunderstandingofthedifferentdimensionsofinstitutional‐basedtrustthroughthelensofthevariousstakeholdersinvolvedininternationaltradebetweentheUnitedStatesandonedevelopingcountry,Ghana.Ghanahasthebasiclegislature,structuresandsystemsinplacefortheprovisionsofIPR(Seyetal.,2012).Findingsfromthisstudyexposemulti‐dimensionalinstitutional‐basedtrustthatresultsfromtheinteractiveandinter‐relatednatureofthedifferentstakeholders.Webelievethatourfindingscouldhelppolicymakersdevelopfirstmorerealisticandeffectivelanguageintheseprovisionsthatwillbuildandfacilitatetrust.Wehopeourfindingswillalsohelpguidepolicymaker/businessinteractionsthatcanbuildtrustinIPRandinsodoing,enhanceinternationaltradebetweentheUSanddevelopingcountries.Mentor:SusanAaronsonAyodejiFajebe

DejiisadoctoralstudentintheInternationalAffairs,Science,andTechnologyprogramattheSamNunnSchoolofInternationalAffairs,GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology,Atlanta,Georgia.PriortocomingtoGeorgiaTech,Dejiworkedbrieflyasanetworksystemsengineer.HehasabackgroundinElectricalandComputerEngineering.Deji'sresearchinterestsnowlieattheintersectionoftechnology,internationaldevelopment,andinternationalbusinessandmanagement.Heisinterestedintheimplicationsofusinginformationandcommunicationtechnologiesfordevelopment,modelingofsocialsystems,economicimplicationsofcloudcomputing,andmodelsforpricingsoftwareasaserviceinaglobaleconomy.

ResearchProject:PricingCharacteristicsofSoftwareasaService:AQualitativeModelAttributingvalueandpricetosoftwareservicesisstillanunclearbusinessyetitisincreasinglyimportantforfirmslikeGoogleandAmazon.comthataimtoprovideinnovativesoftwareservicestoanincreasinglyinterconnectedglobalmarket.Asthephenomenonofcloudcomputingbecomesmoreestablishedandprovidesaveritableplatformforthedeliveryoftheservice,firmsthatwillthriveinthisneweconomymustalsoprovidenovelwaysofpricingthesenewservices.Thisstudyexaminessomeofthefactorsaffectingthepricingofsoftwareasaservice(SaaS)inaglobalandmultidomesticmarketplaceandaimstodevelopaqualitativemodelthatilluminatessomeofthemajorelementsthatshouldbeconsideredwhendevelopingSaaSpricingframeworks.Mentor:SubhasishDasgupta

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W.G.DouglasFernandezW.G.DouglasFernandezisadoctoralstudentinStrategicManagementandInternationalBusinessatFloridaInternationalUniversity.HegraduatedcumlaudewithaBBAinFinanceandanMSinHumanResourceManagementfromTexasA&MUniversity.Hisresearchinterestsincludecorporategovernance,mergersandacquisitions,corporatesocialresponsibility,innovationmanagement,andstrategichumanresourcemanagement.ResearchProject:InstitutionalDriversofGreenInnovationScholarshavelongseenfirms'abilitytoinnovateasakeydeterminantofperformanceandsurvival.Whileavastbodyofliteraturehasexaminedinnovationasarationalactivitydrivenbyfirmdesirestogaincompetitive

advantage,thereisaneedtogivegreaterconsiderationtohowthecontextinwhichfirmsoperateinfluencesinnovation.Inotherwords,thereexistsagreatneedtoexamineinnovationasa"socialactivity",andthusconsiderhowcertaininstitutionsshapepoliciesandnormsthataffectfirms'opportunitiesandcapabilitiestoinnovate.Sincegreeninnovationisinherentlysocialinnatureandrelativelylittleisknownaboutthedeterminantsonthistypeofinnovation,itprovidesanespeciallyappropriatecontextinwhichtoevaluatethisresearchquestion.Thus,usingNBER'spatentdatabase,thispaperseekstoaddresstheaforementionedresearchgapbydevelopingandtestingamodelidentifyingkeycountry‐levelinstitutionsthatdrivegreeninnovation.Mentor:JorgeRivera

YujiaHeYujiaHeisaPhDstudentintheProgramofScience,Technology,andInternationalAffairsintheSamNunnSchoolofInternationalAffairsatGeorgiaTech.Shewasapre‐doctoralfellowintheSamNunnSecurityProgramatGeorgiaTechin2009‐2010.SheobtainedherB.S.inchemistryfromPekingUniversityinChinain2009.Herareasofinterestsareinternationalpoliticaleconomy,internationaltrade,economicdevelopment,industrialpolicies,andscienceandtechnologypolicies.Inparticular,sheisinterestedincombiningherbackgroundinbothnaturalsciencesandsocialsciencetostudyaboutthedriversandtheglobalconsequencesofindustrialdevelopmentinChina,Japan,andotherEastAsianeconomies.ResearchProject:U.S.StakeholderPerspectiveforAnalyzingChina'sReregulation

ofitsRareEarthIndustryRareearthelementsarenon‐renewableresourcesusedinsmallquantitiestoenhancekeyfunctionsofmaterialsinhigh‐techindustryandnationalsecurityapplications.Chinahasemergedastheworlddominantsupplierofrareearthmineralsandrecentlybeenimplementingrapidpolicyreformstoreassertitscontrolovertherareearthindustry.Thestudyprovidesanempiricalanalysistothisresearchquestion:WhatistheU.S.stakeholderperspectiveonthemotivationofChina'sreregulationofitsrareearthindustry,andwhataretheimpactsofreregulationupontheU.S.stakeholders,intermsoftheirrespondingstrategies?Thisstudyintendstoexpandtheconceptof"reregulation"toexplaintheroleoftheChinesestateinmarketexpansion.ThestudywillidentifytheincentivesanddrawbacksfacingtheChineseauthorityasitattempteddomesticreregulationwithintheglobalizedproduction,theimpactofreregulationontheindustryproductionchainbothwithintheU.S.andglobally,andthestrategiesofU.S.downstreamfirmsinresponsetotheresourcechallengeandcompetitionwiththeirChinesecompetitors.Mentor:BruceDickson

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DanielNogueira‐Budny

DanielDanielNogueira‐BudnyisaPhDcandidateofFovernmentattheUniversityofTexasatAustin.HisdissertationfieldresearchhasbeengenerouslyfundedbyFulbrightIIEandBorenfellowships.PriortobeginninghisPhD,Nogueira‐BudnyworkedfortwoyearsattheBrazilInstituteoftheWoodrowWilsonInternationalCenterforScholarsinWashington,D.C.HereceivedhisB.A.,magnacumlaude,fromColumbiaUniversityandhisM.A.fromGeorgetownUniversity'sSchoolofForeignService.ResearchProject:InstitutionalModernizationandIdeologicalModernizationamongLatinAmerica'sLeftistParties:TowardaTheoryofPartyAdaptation

WhereasmanyofLatinAmerica'sleftistpartiesrenouncedpoliticalviolence,embraceddemocraticnormsandprocedures,andadoptedamoreconciliatoryviewtowardstheroleofthemarketinthe1980sand1990s,othersdidnot;somefailedtoadapt,experiencedorganizationalstagnation,andsuccumbedtoelectoralirrelevance.Thisprojectseekstoanswer,underwhatconditionsdoradicalleftistpartiesinLatinAmericaadaptintoloyaldemocraticpartiesthatacceptmarketeconomics?ItanalyzesBrazil'sWorkers'PartyandPeru'sUnitedLeftincomparativeperspectivetodeterminehow,why,andwhencertainpartiesengageinideologicalmoderationandinstitutionalmodernization,whileothersdonot.Mentor:CynthiaMcClintock

MinJaeSuhMinJaeSuhisacurrentPhDstudentinDepartmentofBuildingConstructionatVirginiaTech.HisresearchfocusesonthevaluationofLeadershipinEnergyandEnvironmentalDesigncertificationthroughpropertyvaluesintheU.S.HeisfromSouthKoreaandhisprofessionalexperienceincludesstintsasaresearchengineer,acostestimator,anengineeringofficerinSouthKorea.HegothisM.SdegreeinConstructionEngineering&ManagementandB.Sdegreeincivilengineering.ResearchProject:TheEffectofLEEDCertifiedBuildingontheRealEstateMarketValueinNewYorkCityHisresearchwilladdresswhetherthereisapositiveimpactonthemarketvaluebyhavingLEEDcertifiedgreenbuildingsinaneighborhoodarea.Theresearchfocuseson

themarketvaluevariationofbuildingsinaneighborhoodareawhereaLEEDcertifiedbuildingislocated.Theresearchwillhelpestablishandencouragethepursuitofgreenbuildingratingsystembylookingintothechangesinmarketvalueovertimeandasaresult,furtherenhancethesustainabilityintheconstructionindustry.ItalsosupportstosetthestagetoestablishU.ScompetitivenessinthehighlyaggressiveinternationalconstructionmarketbyprovidingcompetitiveadvantagetoextendLEEDcertificationandtrendsglobally.Mentor:YoungHoonKwak

StephanieWangStephanieL.WangisadoctoratecandidateattheSchoolofBusinessAdministration,UniversityofMiami.HerconcentrationisstrategicmanagementandinternationalbusinessandherexpectedgradationdateisMay,2014.Hermainresearchinterestsincludeglobalstrategy,multinationalmanagement,andinternationalizationbyemergingmarketfirms,business/knowledgeprocessoutsourcing,andsocialentrepreneurship.ShehaspublicationsinJournalofInternationalBusinessStudies,AcademyofManagementPerspective,GlobalStrategyJournal,JournalofInternationalManagement,Managementandothers.Herlatestresearchprojectsdealwiththerelationshipsbetweenhomeoperationsandoverseasoperationsofemergingmarketmultinationals.Stephaniehastaught

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strategicmanagement(MGT401)andwillteachinternationalbusiness(MGT349)atUniversityofMiami.StephaniereceivedherM.S.atPekingUniversityin2009,andB.A.atRenminUniversityofChinain2006.ResearchProject:DoesWhereYouGoDependonWhenceYouCome?HomeCountryInstitutionsandFDILocationsInthisstudy,weinvestigatehowmulti‐dimensionalhomeinstitutionsaffectfirms'FDIlocationswhenexpandingaboard.Specifically,wesuggestthat(1)homeinstitutionsarepositivelyrelatedtofirms'tendenciestoinvestincountrieswithdevelopedinstitutions,(2)theeffectofhomeinstitutionsonFDIlocationbecomesweakerastheyimprove(acurve‐linearrelationship),(3)therearecross‐levelinteractioneffectsbetweenhomeinstitutionsandfirm‐ordeal‐levelcharacteristics,(4)differentdimensionofhomeinstitutionsfunctionsdifferentlyinaboverelationships.Thesefindings,basedonaten‐yearmulti‐levelmulti‐countrydatasetinthepetroleumindustry,extendresearchonFDIandinstitution‐basedviewofstrategy.Thisstudyalsocontributestoemergingmarketmultinationaltheoriesbyprovidingbenchmarkoftheiradvancedcounterpartiesinthesamestudy.Mentor:RobertWeinerJeanWoroniecki

JeaniscurrentlyadoctoralstudentinStrategicManagementattheUniversityofPittsburghandaformeranalystatLehmanBrothers.Asananalyst,sheworkedonjointeffortswiththebridgeequitygroup,theproprietaryprivateequityfund,andinstitutionalinvestorsonmergersandacquisitionsonlargeloantransactionsrangingfrom$20millionto$5.2billion.Shealsopreparedmarketingmaterialsthatincludedrevenueprojections,marketresearch,andassetstrategy,madepresentationstoratingagenciesandinvestorsandrespondedtoratingagencyandinvestorinquiries.Sheiscurrentlyresearchingfirmsurvivalthroughwavesoftechnologicaldisruptions.JeanholdsaBSdegreefromCornellUniversity.ResearchProject:FirmSurvivalAcrossWavesofDisruptiveTechnologicalChange:A

LongitudinalStudyoftheHardDiskDriveIndustryGeographicscopecanbeusedinavarietyofwaystoenhancefirmcapabilities,suchasanenhancedinternationalallianceportfolioandco‐inventionwithfirmsfrommultiplecountries.Thispaperseekstodetermineifafirm'sgeographicalscopeenableittogainthemarketandtechnologicalcapabilitiesneededtosurvivethroughwavesoftechnologicalchange?Buildingontransactioncost‐theoreticargumentsandoninsightsfromtheknowledge‐basedviewofthefirm,wedevelopmainandcontingenthypothesesontheeffectsofgeographicscopeonfirmsurvivalamidsttechnologicalchanges.Totestourhypotheses,weconstructedadatasetof232harddiskdriveindustryfirmswhoexperiencedwavesoftechnologicaldisruptionsfrom1975‐1999.Mentor:JorgeWalter

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SDI2011CerenAltincekic

CerenAltincekicisaPh.D.candidateinthepoliticalsciencedepartmentattheUniversityofColorado,Boulder,specializinginsocialpoliciesindevelopingcountries.Herdissertationanalyzesthedifferentdynamicsofpublicsocialexpendituresinthecontextofelectoralautocraciesandresource‐richstates.Inaddition,shefocusesontheMiddleEasternregiontorevealthepotentialeffectsofIslamiceconomicpracticesonsocialredistribution.ThecurrenteventsintheMiddleEastfeedintoherdissertationrathernicely:IfthestatesanditsinstitutionsintheMiddleEastimplementedsocialnetsprotectingthelaborforce,wouldwestillseewidespreadriotsfordemocratization?

ResearchProject:TheDiasporaInvestmentInterestSurvey:TurkeyTheaimofthisprojectistoconductanopinionsurveyonTurkish‐Americanstodeterminetheirinterestininvestingintheirhomecountry.Researchondiasporainvestmentisgrowingfastbutwestilldonotknowenoughaboutthemotivationsofinvestorsinchoosingtheircountryoforigin.ThissurveywilldirectlyasktheirprimarygoalstoTurkish‐Americansandrevealthepotentialfinancial,emotional,social‐status,andpoliticalmotivationsinestablishingbusinessrelationshipswithTurkey.Mentor:LieslRiddle

BrodieBolandBrodie,currentlyadoctoralstudentinOrganizationalBehavioratCaseWesternReserveUniversity,isaformerPresidentofAIESECInternationalandconsultantforMcKinsey&Company.AsPresidentofAIESECInternational,heledthedevelopmentofafive‐yearvisionandplanforAIESECglobally,whichhassincebeenachieved.Brodie'steamalsostartedtheinitiativetoexpandAIESEC'soperationstotheMiddleEastandCentralAsia.AsaconsultantforMcKinsey&Company,heworkedwithorganizationsinthepublicandprivatesectorsonissuesrangingfromlong‐termnuclearpowergenerationtopetroleumproductionefficiency.Heiscurrentlyresearchinghowlarge‐scale,sustainablechangeoccursincomplexsystemsthroughthecollaborationsofbusiness,government,andcivilsocietyinstitutions.Brodie

holdsaBachelorofCommercewithDistinctionfromtheUniversityofCalgary.ResearchProject:NotJustLaggards;SMEsasaVanguardforEcologicalSustainabilityTheroleofSMEsinecologicalsustainabilityhasbeenalargelyignoredareaofstudy.TheresearchthatdoesexistoftenfocusesonthedifficultyinregulatingSMEs,theirprevalenceindevelopingnationsandgraymarkets,andtheirparticularconcentrationinhighlypollutingindustries.SuchresearchframesSMEsasproblemstobesolvedintheprogresstowardsecologicalsustainability.However,thelackofcertaintypesofinstitutionalpressures,increasedorganizationalflexibility,innovativepractices,andotherfactorsmayallowSMEstoinnovatemoreintheunprovenmarketforecologicallysustainabletechnologies(e.g.,solarpower,biofuels,organicproducts).ThisstudywillidentifywhetherSMEsdoplaythisvanguardroleindevelopingecologicallysustainabletechnologiesthroughexaminingUSpatentdata.Mentor:JorgeRivera

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DianeCaceresDianeAllevaCáceresisaPhDstudentintheProgramofScience,Technology,andInternationalAffairsintheSamNunnSchoolofInternationalAffairsatGeorgiaTech.ShereceivedherB.A.inEconomicsandM.A.inGovernmentfromtheCollegeofWilliamandMaryinVirginia.Shebrings20yearsofinternationaltrade,investmentandeconomicdevelopmentexperiencehavingworkedwiththeWoodrowWilsonInternationalCenterforScholars'AsiaProgram,theWorldTechnologyFoundation,theAustralianTradeCommissionandtheU.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopment'sCenterforTradeandInvestmentServicescoveringNorthAfricaandtheMiddleEastbasedinWashington,D.C.Shealsoestablishedaninternationaltradeandinvestmentconsultingpractice,MarketAccessInternational,Inc.inAtlanta,Georgia.Ms.AllevaCácerescurrentlyserves

aspart‐timeAssociateDirectoroftheEuropeanUnionCenterofExcellenceatGeorgiaTech."ManfredWornerSeminarforGerman‐AmericanUnderstanding,"andisalifememberoftheCouncilonForeignRelations.Herrecentworkexaminesnetworkedpolitiesatthesub‐nationallevelinbioscience.ResearchProject:InstitutionalandIndustrialChange:TheCaseofCleanTechnologiesinJapan,FranceandBrazilCleantechnologyisdefinedbyboththegoalsofreducingpollutionandconservingenergyandbythevarioustechnologiesdesignedtoachievethesegoals,fromalternativeenergysuchassolarandwindpowertorecyclingtowatermanagement.Howdofirms,varyinglevelsofgovernmentandnon‐governmentalorganizationscoalesceornottoshareknowledge,learnandcommercializethesenewtechnologies?Whataretheinstitutionsandgovernancemechanismsthatimpacttheinnovationprocessinthecleantechnologyindustry,particularlybio‐energy?Howhavetheychangedovertime?Thispaperisexploratoryandtheresearcherswilladdressthesequestionswithaneyetowardssolvingitsmainpuzzle:Whydostateswithsimilarlevelsofeconomicdevelopmentengageindifferentsystemsofinnovation?Theauthorswilluseaqualitative,longitudinal,comparativeapproachtowardsexaminingthesequestionsandhavetentativelyselectedtwodevelopedcountriesandoneemergingcountry‐France,Japan,andBrazil‐allofwhichengageindifferentwaysinR&D,commercialization,andinnovationpoliciesandregulationsthatareimpactingtheemergenceofanewindustryincleantechnology.However,eachcountryiscomprisedofverydifferentstate,industryandfirmstructuresandhasdevelopeddifferentstrategies,policiesandmechanismsenablingthemtoreachtheircurrentlevelsofinnovation.Therefore,thecausalmechanismsexplainingtheseoutcomesaredifferentineachcountry.Giventhebreadthofthisresearchproject,theauthorswilllimitthemselvestoanalyzingindustrialtrends,leadingfirmstrategies,governmentpoliciesandkeydecisionsoverthelast10yearstoproduceabroadcomparisonofstructures,mechanisms,decisionsandoutcomes.Futureresearchwilldelvemoredeeplyintoananalysisofcausalvariablesandtestingofhypothesesgeneratedbythisexploratoryproject.Mentor:LlewelynHughesJocelynLeitzinger

JocelynLeitzingerisadoctoralstudentattheUniversityofWisconsin‐MadisonintheDepartmentofManagementandHumanResources.Herresearchfocusesontheemergenceofcleantechnologyindustriesandthedevelopmentofthewindenergymarket.Jocelyn'spastworkhasexaminedtheimportanceofinformationandlearninginthediffusionofwindenergytechnologies,aswellastherolethatsocialmovementsmayplayintheprocess.JocelynreceivedBSdegreesinMarketingandAdvertisingfromtheUniversityofFlorida.ShewentontocompleteaMastersinInternationalBusinessatthesameinstitution.Beforepursuingdoctoralstudies,Jocelynworkedasamarketingcommunicationandstrategyconsultant,completingprojectsinthefieldsofeconomic

development,healthcare,andnonprofitmanagement.

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ResearchProject:MultiplePathstotheSameDestination:SocialMovementsandtheEmergenceofCleanIndustriesThisstudybuildsatheoreticalframeworkforcategorizingtheevolutionofenvironmentalsocialmovementsastheyinteractwiththepoliticalinstitutionalstructuresparticulartoeachnation.UsingthecorporatistandstatistconstructsdevelopedbyJepperson(2002)tocategorizenationtypes,theframeworkdepictsthetypicalpathtakenbysocialmovementsinengagingthepublic,government,andbusinessindiscourseonenvironmentallyrelevantissues.Thescopeofthisstudyisnarrowedtofocusonthepathsofactionthatsocialmovementactorstakethateitherdirectlyorindirectlyfacilitatetheemergenceofnewindustriesandhowthesepathsdifferacrosscountries.Mentor:JenniferSpencerCameronMackenzie

CameronMacKenzieisaPh.D.candidateintheOUSchoolofIndustrialEngineeringcurrentlyexploringhowindustrypreparednessdecisionssuchaskeepinginventoryandusingalternatetransportationroutesormultiplesupplierscanbenumericallyevaluatedusinginterdependencymodels.Thisresearchthrustdevelopedasaresultoftheresearchteam'sworkontheeconomicconsequencesofclosinganinlandwaterwayport.PriortoOU,CameronearnedanM.S.inManagementScienceandEngineeringfromStanfordUniversity,wherehespecializedindecisionandriskanalysis.OtherdegreesincludeanM.A.inInternationalAffairsfromTheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity,andaB.S.inMathematicsandaB.A.inHistoryfromIndiana‐PurdueUniversityatFt.Wayne.CameronwasaSeniorAssociatewithWashington,D.C.consulting

firmTheCohenGroupandspentasummerwiththethink‐tankRANDdesigningamodeltoevaluatebordersecuritytechnologies.ResearchProject:InternationalEconomicImpactsofSupplyChainDisruptionsMyprojectexplorestheinternationaleconomicramificationsofmajordisasterssuchasnaturaldisastersorterroristattacks.Ifcompanieslosebusinessbecauseofdisruptiveevents,howdotheselossesimpactthenationaleconomiesinwhichthesecompaniesoperate?Theseresearchquestionsrequiremodelingtheeconomicinterdependenciesamongdifferentcountriesandunderstandingmodernglobalsupplychains.IwillseektoanswerwhethersupplyshortagesimpactacompanyoperatingintheUnitedStatesdifferentlyfromonethatoperatesinanothercountry.Finally,companiesthatfacetheriskofsupplychaindisruptionscanprepareforthesedisruptionsbymaintaininginventoryandsourcingfrommultiplesuppliers.Myresearchwillquantifytheinternationalimpactsofthesecompanydecisions.Mentor:JoostSantosAldoPonce

AldoF.PonceisadoctoralcandidateintheDepartmentofPoliticalScienceattheUniversityofHouston.Hehasrecentlypublishedarticlesonthepiqueterosocialmovement,therelationshipbetweencivilrightsandforeigndirectinvestment,andtheeffectsoflowpartysysteminstitutionalizationonlegislativepartydiscipline.HiscurrentprojectsfocusonLatinAmericanlegislatures,politicalparties,andjudicialpoliticsinLatinAmerica.ResearchProject:LocalProtests,Privatization,andForeignDirectInvestment:ThePeruvianCaseSocietalprotestshavebeenescalatinginPerusinceformerPresidentAlbertoFujimorirenouncedandfledthecountryin2000.Aconsiderablenumberof

protestsemergedatthelocallevel,specificallytoeitheropposeprivatizationprocessesormakeconcretedemandsonfirmsinthecountryside.Protestswereespeciallyfrequentintheminingsector,whichhasgrownmoredramaticallyinPeruthaninmostoftheregion.Asaresultofthesesocietalprotests,several

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privatizationprocesseswerepostponedorcancelled.Likewise,severalinternationalfirmshadtostoptheiroperations.Inourproject,wewillinvestigatetherelationshipbetweenthepresenceofprivateinvestmentandtheemergenceofsocietalprotestsinPeru.Inotherwords,weaimatansweringthefollowingresearchquestion:whatistherelationshipbetweentheoperationofforeigncapitalandterritorializedprotestsinPeru?Morespecifically,wewillanalyzetheeffectoftwofactorsontheemergenceofsocietalprotest:1)theoverallimpactofprivatecapital;and2)thetypeofeconomicactivity(sincedifferenteconomicactivitiescanentaildifferentbenefitsandcostsforthelocals).Clickheretoaccessthecurrentworkingpaper,whichwillbepresentedattheAnnualMeetingoftheMidwestPoliticalScienceAssociation.Mentor:CynthiaMcClintockDivyaRajan

DivyaisadoctoralstudentinPublicPolicyatDukeUniversity.Herresearchinterestslieinthedirectionofexaminingpolitical,economicandhealthoutcomesinlowandmiddle‐incomecountries,especiallyvis‐à‐visethnicheterogeneityandviolence.Herresearchintereststhenincludeinvestigationoftheopportunitiesandconstraintsforcollectiveactionaroundclassandethniclinesthatmayinturnhaveanimpactonintra‐stateinter‐groupconflictinacountryonthepathofincreasingmarketopenness.ResearchProject:TheMaoistInsurgencyinIndia:CanweblameLiberalization,

InternationalBusinessandIndustrialization?IstherearelationshipbetweeneconomicliberalizationpolicyandMaoistviolenceinIndia?Thisprojectwilllookatthelinkbetweenindustrialdevelopment,foreigndirectinvestmentandMaoistviolenceinIndia'spost‐reformperiod.AretheMaoistsopposedonlytointernationalbusinessesoraretheymobilizingagainstbothnationalandstate‐ownedenterprises?InadditiontostatisticallytestingthelinkbetweendevelopmentactivityandpoliticalviolenceinpostreformIndia,thispaperwillexplorethecausalmechanismsthroughwhichdevelopmentalactivitiesmightinduceviolence.Specifically,weseektounderstandwhethernewdevelopmentprojectsfacilitateinsurgencybyprovidinganimportantsourceofrevenuesforinsurgentstofinancetherebellion,oriftheexpansionofminingandtheestablishmentofspecialeconomiczoneshavecreatedaconstituencyofMaoistsupportersamongthepoorlowcasteandtribalgroupsdispossessedanddisplacedbyneoliberaldevelopment.Mentor:EmmanuelTeitelbaumRumelaSen

RumelaSenisaPhDstudentintheDepartmentofGovernment,CornellUniversity.ShereceivedherMastersdegreesinPoliticalSciencefromVillanovaUniversity,PAandinInternationalRelationsfromJadavpurUniversity,India.Priortoherdoctoralstudies,shehastaughtpoliticalscienceasafull‐timefacultyinanundergraduatecollegeinUniversityofCalcutta.Hercurrentresearchinterestincludeseffectivenessofstrategiesofcoercionandaccommodationincounterinsurgency,thecausesofinsurgentvictory,micro‐dynamicsofinsurgencyandcounterinsurgency,insurgentorganizationandconflictresolution.Herotherresearchinterestsincluderoleofinformationandcommunicationtechnologyinincreasingtransparency,accountabilityandparticipationindomesticandinternationalinstitutions.Offwork,Rumelais

activeinaleadershiproleincommunityaffairsinresidentialcampusesofCornellUniversity.ResearchProject:TheMaoistInsurgencyinIndia:CanweblameLiberalization,InternationalBusinessandIndustrialization?AsIndiastrutsontheworldstagewithneardoubledigiteconomicgrowth,aradicalleft(Maoist)insurgencyspreadsacrosstwo‐thirdsofherhinterland.Thoughtheinsurgentsclaimliberalization,globalizationandindustrializationasitsprimaryenemies,seriousanalysishastestedifthereisindeedanycorrelationbetween

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spreadofinsurgencyandadoptionofthesepolicies.Thisprojectseekstoexamineifliberalization,industrializationandforeigndirectinvestmentincreasesthelikelihoodofruralinsurgencyinIndia.InadditiontostatisticallytestingthelinkbetweendevelopmentactivityandMaoistviolence,thispaperwillalsoexplorethecausalmechanismsthroughwhichdevelopmentalactivitiesmightinduceviolence.Specifically,weseektoexamineifdevelopmentalactivitiescontributetolikelihoodofviolencebycreatingagrievanceconstituency(asMaoistsclaim)orifindustrializationisprovidinginsurgentsnewsourcesofrevenuethatenablesthemtofinancetherebellion.Mentor:EmmanuelTeitelbaumMarketaSonkova

MarketaSonkovaisadoctoralstudentatBostonUniversityintheSchoolofManagement'sStrategy&Innovationdepartment.ShehasaB.A.inBusinessAdministrationandanMBAfromtheUniversityofIowa,withstronginterdisciplinarytraininginFinanceandStrategy.SheisanativeoftheCzechRepublic,butgrewupinIowaCityasthedaughteroftwoacademics.Herprofessionalbackgroundincludesfiveyearsspentinthefinancialservicesindustry,whereshegainedfirst‐handinsightsabouttheoperationofmultinationalenterprisesintheregionofCentral&EasternEurope.Theexperiencemotivatesherresearchinterests.ShespeaksCzech,German,English,andsomeRussian.

ResearchProject:ExecutiveStaffing,StrategyandInstitutionsinMultinationalCorporationsOurresearchprojectinvestigatestheconnectionbetweencorporatestrategy,hostcountryinstitutionsandstaffingstrategiesfortopmanagementinthesubsidiariesofmultinationalfirms.Inparticular,weanalyzehowtheseverityofagencyproblemsaffectsthechoicetoappointparentcountry,hostcountryorthirdcountrynationalsatexecutivepositionsandhowthischoiceisaffectedbytheinstitutionalenvironmentinthehostcountry.Wefocusourresearchonthebankingindustrybecauseboththetheoreticalandempiricalliteratureon(international)bankinghasemphasizedtheriskthatagencyandinformationproblemsaffectperformance.Inparticular,foreign‐ownedbanksfaceatrade‐offbetweentheneedforlocal"soft"informationontheirclientsandthecreationofinformationasymmetriesbetweentheprincipal(bankheadquarters)andtheagent(aforeignsubsidiary).Thistrade‐offismoresevereforcertainbankstrategies,andpresumablyitislessproblematicinhostcountrieswithinstitutionsthatpromotetransparency.Akeyobjectiveofourstudyistoprovideinsightintothewayinwhichbanksmanagethetrade‐offthroughexecutivestaffing.Mentor:HeinBogaard

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SDI2010EamonAloyo

EamonAloyoisaPh.D.candidateinPoliticalScienceattheUniversityofColorado,Boulder,specializinginhumanrightsandglobaljustice.Hisdissertationexplorestheinstitutionalresponsibilitiesforhumanrightsundernon‐idealconditions.Init,hemakescontributionstotheliteraturesonhumanrights,democratictheory,internationallaw,andglobalpoverty.Besideshisacademicwork,heworksforthethinktankOneEarthFutureFoundation,whichpromotespeacethroughimprovingglobalgovernance.Asaco‐founderofanon‐profitcharitybikeridethatraisesmoneyfororganizationspromotinghumanrights,heco‐organizesandparticipatesintheannualride.Asamemberoftheboardofdirectorsoftheinnovativenewsorganization,theCommonLanguageProject,heservesasthecurrentVP.

ResearchProject:HumanizingInterventions:Sovereignty,Institutions,andtheResponsibilityforDevelopmentUnderwhatconditionscanstatesovereigntybeviolated,towhatdegree,bywhom,andwhichinstitutionshavetheresponsibilitytoprotecthumanrights?Thisbasicquestionexploresthelimitsofstatesovereigntyandaskswhy,ifever,statesovereigntycanorshouldbeviolatedtoprotecthumanrights.Thecloselyconnectedsecondquestioniswhatsortofintervention(foodaid,militaryinvasion,sanctions,generalgovernmentalfinancialsupport,etc.)isfittingfortheviolationsinquestion?Whetherstatesareunwillingorunabletoguaranteehumanrightsshouldmakeadifferenceinwhichresponsesarelegitimate.Thisundertheorizeddistinctionlinkswiththefurtherquestionofwhichinstitutionsshouldberesponsibleforvarioustypesofinterventions.Becausedifferentinstitutionshavedifferentmandatesandpowers,andthusdifferenttypesanddegreesoflegitimacy,thereasonfortheinterventionshouldguideustowardtheinstitutionorsetofinstitutionsthataremostappropriate.Mentor:DinahSheltonNidiaBanuelos

NidiaBañuelosiscurrentlyasecond‐yearPhDstudentinSociologyattheUniversityofChicago.Shereceivedherbachelor’sdegreeinSociologyandPublicPolicywithHonorsinEducationfromStanfordUniversity.Herresearchinterestsarebroadlyintheapplicationofmicrosociologicaltheorytoorganizational‐levelproblems—includinginteractionbetweeninterlocks,knowledge‐transferbetweenpeopleandfirms,theroleofidentityindecision‐makingprocesses,andtheethicaldevelopmentofbothindividualsandprofessions.ResearchProject: InitialPublicOfferingsbyStart‐upFirms:AnAnalysisoftheInfluenceofNationalandGlobalInnovationSystems Thispaperwilladdresstheeffectofnationalandglobalsystemsofinnovationon

initialpublicoffering(IPO)activitybystart‐upfirmsfromtheU.S.,China,Brazil,andIndia.Existingresearchsuggeststhatstart‐upscannowavailofcapitalandtalentfrominnovationhotspotsthatareasvariedasHelsinki,SingaporeandShanghai.Ourstudyexaminestheoutcomeofsuchbehaviorbystart‐upfirmsandevaluateswhetherandwhenfirmsproceedtoIPOsbyanalyzingtheeffectsofthestart‐up’sknowledgesourcingbehaviorfromtheglobalandkeynationalsystemsofinnovationaswellasthemoderatoreffectsofthenatureofinnovationatthestart‐up’slocation.WepositthatthevaluationoftheIPOisinfluencedbytheknowledgeandinnovationcharacteristicsofthestart‐upfirmanditslocation.Mentor:JenniferSpencer&AnuPhene

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SyedHussainSyedMuhammadHussainisaPhDcandidateinUniversityofRochester’sEconomicsDepartment.HeisoriginallyfromPakistanwhereheearnedhisBSc(Hons)inEconomicsfromtheLahoreUniversityofManagementScienceswithhighhonors.Hisresearchinterestsincludemacro‐laborandinternationaleconomics.Heiscurrentlyworkingonevaluatingthecostsandbenefitstodevelopingcountriesofbringingtheirnationalsbackwhohavebeenworkingabroad.ResearchProject:ForeignDirectInvestmentandEmployment:TheCaseofInwardFDIintotheUSTheaimofthisprojectistobuildatheoreticalmodelwhichcanexplaincertain

stylizedfactsaboutfirmsinUSAreceivingFDI.Inparticular,inthisprojectwewanttoconstructamodelwhichiscapableofexplainingthechangeinemploymentoffirmsreceivingFDI.IthasbeenobservedthatfirmsthatreceiveFDIfromindustrialcountriesexperienceanincreaseinemploymentfollowingtheinvestmentwhereasthosefirmswhichreceiveinvestmentfromdevelopingcountriesexperienceadecreaseinemployment.Mentor:WenjieChenStephenMeyers

StephenMeyersiscurrentlyaPhDstudentinSociologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego.Priortoreturningtograduateschool,StephenworkedfiveyearsforaninternationalNGOinitiatingphysicalandsocio‐economicrehabilitationprojectsbenefittinglandminesurvivorsandotherpersonswithdisabilitiesinCentralAmericaandAfrica.Currently,Stephenstudiesthewaysinwhichlocal,grassrootsdisabilityassociationsinterpretinternationaldisabilityrightslanguageinrelationtotheirorganizationalhistoriesandtheidentitiesoftheirmembers.StephenearnedhisBAfromLoyolaUniversityinNewOrleansandhasreceivedMastersdegreesfromHarvardUniversityandtheUniversityofMassachusettsatAmherst.

ResearchProject:FirmandDisabilityNGOInteractionsforLaborMarketIntegrationWiththerecentpassageoftheUNConventionfortheRightsofPersonswithDisabilities,whichenumeratesthe“righttoemployment”andspecifies“labormarketintegration”inarticle27,disabilityanddevelopmentorganizationshaveanewimpetustoengagewithfirmsforthepurposeofcreatingemploymentopportunitiesfortheirmembersandbeneficiaries.InordertoaddresssomeofthemoreegregioussocialconcernsoftodayrequirethatNGOshavegonebeyondtheirtraditionalrepertoireofstrategies(philanthropyandpublicsector/governmentadvocacy)tobegincollaboratingwithfor‐profitorganizations.Equallyimportant,firmshavebeenshowntobeconcernednotonlywithprofit,butalsoinincreasingtheirsociallegitimacyandmaintainingpositivereputationswithintheirfields.ThisresearchprojectaimsatsheddinglightonthenatureofbenefitseachpartyseekswithindisabilityNGO‐firmpartnershipsandtrytoestablishthegeographicscopeofthepartnerships.Mentor:RafelLucea

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MarkThorumMarkThorumisaPhDcandidateattheVirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversity‐SchoolofPublicandInternationalAffairs.Hisresearchinterestsincludeinternationalpoliticaleconomywithafocusonglobalfinance,financialregulatoryreform,andcomparativepolitics.MarkreceivedhisMastersdegreefromtheJohnsHopkinsUniversity–SchoolofAdvancedInternationalStudies(SAIS)andaD.E.A.fromtheInstituteofPoliticalStudies,Paris,FrancePriortoenteringthePhDprogramatVirginiaTech,MarkworkedasaninternationalbankerintheNetherlands,andNewYork.

ResearchProject:InSearchofaGovernanceModelfortheInternationalCapitalMarketsTheover‐archingthemeofthisprojectistoexaminepotentialgovernancestructuresfortheinternationalcapitalmarkets.Asthefinancialcrisisof2008hasamplyillustrated,theabsenceofaregimeforregulatinginternationalcapitalmarketscontributestothepotentialforseriousnegativeexternalitiesforboththefinancialandrealeconomies.Thisprojectismotivatedbyseveralrelatedquestionsincludinghowfinancialgovernanceimpactsthedevelopmentandperformanceoftheinternationalcapitalmarkets.Howdonationalandmultilateralfinancialregulatorsrespondtothechallengesofsystemicrisk,yetcreateaninstitutionalenvironmenttofosterfinancialinnovationandvibrantcapitalmarkets?Wouldinternationalruleharmonizationbetterenablefinancialregulatorstosupervisethegrowingnumberoffinancialinstitutionswithinternationalscopeandsystemicimportance?Mentor:SrividyaJandhyalaTrevorYoung‐Hyman

TrevorYoung‐HymaniscurrentlyaPhDcandidateinSociologyattheUniversityofWisconsin‐Madison.Hereceivedhisbachelor’sdegreeinInternationalBusinessandFrenchLiteraturefromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis,andanMAinInternationalPoliticsfromtheUniversityofDenver.Currently,hestudieslocaleconomicdevelopment,industrialpolicy,andparticipatorygovernance,withanempiricalfocusonTurkeyandtheEuropeanUnion.Heisalsointerestedinorganizationtheory,socialnetworktheory,globalvaluechains,andthesociologyofdevelopment.ResearchProject: MNEInvestmentandKnowledgeSpilloverintheGlobalTextileandApparelIndustries:ACross‐NationalEmpiricalAnalysis Howdodifferencesinnational‐levelvariableslikelegalinstitutions,structuresof

politicalauthority,andorganizationofpeakassociationsimpacttheknowledgespillovereffectsofmulti‐nationalinvestment?MNEattractionconstitutesacorecomponentofmostcontemporarynationaldevelopmentstrategies,butcasestudiespointtobothpositiveandnegativeoutcomes.Whenpositive,beyondjobcreation,MNEinvestmentspursdomesticinnovationandentrepreneurshipthroughtheprocessesofverticalandhorizontalknowledgespillover.Whileresearchonknowledgespillover,todate,hasfocusedprimarilyonsub‐nationalcharacteristicslikesocialnetworksandsocio‐economiccharacteristics,thispaperwillofferacross‐nationalperspectivethatexaminespreviouslyunderstudiednational‐levelinstitutionalvariables.Asempiricalmaterial,wewillrelyonacross‐nationaldatasetofqualitycontrolaccreditationintheglobaltextileandapparelindustries.Mentor:JenniferSpencer

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SDI2009

KhaldounAbouAssiKhaldounAbouAssiisaPhDstudentinPublicAdministrationattheMaxwellSchoolofCitizenshipandPublicAffairs,SyracuseUniversity.Hehasbuiltadiversifiedprofessionalexperienceinavarietyoffields:publicservice,diplomacy,humanandinstitutionaldevelopment.HewascountryparticipatoryresearcheronLebanon’sfirstreportontheStateofCivilSocietyfor2006‐partofaninternationalCivilSocietyIndexaction‐researchprojectcoordinatedbyCIVICUS.HisfieldsofinterestsincludeNGOmanagement,CivilSocietyimpactonpublicpoliciesanditsrelationshipwithgovernmentanddonoragencies,developmentpolicyandadministration,governance.

ResearchProject:InternationaldevelopmentManagement:StateInTheMomentFromASouthernPerspectiveKhaldoun’sSummerDoctoralInstituteresearchprojectbuildsonandcomplementstheworkbeingdonebyProfessorsDerrickandJenniferBrinkerhoffonthecurrentstateofinternationaldevelopmentmanagementpractice.Itusesthesameresearchmethodologytotrytoprovidetheperspectiveofdevelopmentmanagementscholarsandpractitionersindevelopingcountriesandhowtheyidentifyfuturechallengesandopportunitiesrelatedtohowitsapplicationintherealworldcanaddressissuesofrelevance,representativeness,andresponsiveness.AspecialattentionisgrantedtoNon‐GovernmentalOrganizationsNGOsbeingamainanchorofdevelopment.ThedataanalysiswillhelpgrasphowNGOsperceivedevelopmentmanagementandframetheirrolewithinthisglobalprocess;itallowsbetterunderstandingofthepeculiardifferentialcharacteristicspertainingtovariousdevelopmentpartners,basicallygovernmentsofthe‘North’andNGOsofthe‘South’,theinteractioneffectbetweenthemandtheimplicationsofgovernment‐governmentandNGO‐governmentrelationships.Itishopedthatthisresearchwouldcontributeamorecomprehensive,yetnotcomplete,pictureonglobalchallengesandprospectsofdevelopmentmanagement.Itthusprovidesavaluablecontributiontothebodyofknowledgeondevelopmentmanagementandfurtheropensthedoorforadditionalresearchthatbuildsonthefindingsfromthetworesearches.Mentor:JenniferBrinkerhoffTobiasSchulze‐Cleven

TobiasSchulze‐ClevenisaPhDcandidateinUCBerkeley'sPoliticalScienceDepartmentandaResearchAssociateattheBerkeleyRoundtableontheInternationalEconomy(BRIE).Inhisresearch,Tobiasstudieshowtheadvanceddemocraciesadjusttheirlabormarketandeducationinstitutionstonewsocialandeconomicchallenges.HavingconductedextensivefieldworkforhisdissertationinEurope,TobiaswillusethissummertoconductinterviewsabouttheAmericanresponse.Inadditiontohisacademicwork,TobiashasbeenanactiveparticipantindiscussionsabouthighereducationreformsinGermanyastheNorthAmericanRepresentativeoftheGermanScholarsOrganization(GSO).

ResearchProject:TheorizingInstitutionalChangesinAdvancedCountries’LaborMarketsAstheworldeconomyentersanewphaseinitsevolution,advancedcountries’labormarketsencounternewchallengesinthecontextofafundamentallytransformedglobalcompetitivelandscape.WhatkindoflabormarketinstitutionsareneededtohelptheUnitedStatesbestdealwiththecurrentrecessionandlaythefoundationforafuturepathofeconomicdevelopmentthatispoliticallyacceptabletoworkersathomeandsupportsUScompetitivenessabroad?Moreover,howcancurrentinstitutionsbereformedtoachievethesegoals?–Toanswertheseandrelatedquestion,westudyhowtwoEuropeancountries–Europe’sbestcurrentperformer,Denmark,aswellasEurope’slargesteconomy,Germany–havechangedtheinstitutionsoftheirlabormarketregimesoverthelastthirtyyears.Intheprocess,wewillconceptualizebothcountries’developmentalpathwaysintermsofthemechanismsofinstitutionalchangethatarediscussedinthesocial

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sciences’contemporarytheorizingoninstitutionalchange,suchasdrift,layering,displacement,andconversion.ThisputsusinapositiontodrawlessonsfortheUnitedStates,i.e.whichstrategiesforinstitutionalchangecouldreasonablybeemployedintheUScontext,giventheUnitedStates’inheritedlabormarketinstitutionsandnotingthedifferentialsuccessofthetwoEuropeancountries’strategiesindealingwithcurrentchallenges.Mentor:HenryFarrellHolgerMeyer

HolgerMeyerisa2ndyearPh.DstudentinInternationalAffairsattheSchoolofPublicandInternationalAffairsatTheUniversityofGeorgia.HeholdsaMagisterArtium(“withdistinction”)degreeinPoliticalScienceandEnglishPhilologyfromtheGeorg‐August‐Univesität,Göttingen,Germany.Hisgeneralresearchinterestsincludetheimpactofeconomicglobalizationonnationalandinternationalinstitutionsandpost‐ColdWarpoliticaltransformationprocesses.Hiscurrentprojectsfocusontheinteractionofinternationaltrade,democratizationanddomesticconflict.ResearchProject:PrototypeorDeadEnd?‐AssessingtheKimberleyProcessCertificationSchemefromaBusinessPerspective

TheKimberleyProcessCertificationScheme(KPCS)isacommoditytrackingsystem,designedtopreventthetradeindiamondsoriginatinginconflictzones(socalledconflictor“blooddiamonds”).Jointlycreatedbydiamond‐exportingcountries,industryandcivilsociety,theKPCSimposesextensiverequirementsonitssignatoriestoenablethemtocertifyshipmentsofroughdiamondsas‘conflict‐free’.ItisbuiltonawaiverofWTOrules,theonlysuchwaiverexplicitlydesignedbytheWTOmemberstatestoprotecthumanrights.WhileasubstantiveliteraturehasevaluatedthesuccessoftheKPCSfromtheperspectiveofinternationallaw,fewscholarshaveexaminedthebenefitsandburdensoftheschemeforthebusinessesoperatingintheindustry.Thisprojectisdesignedtoaddressthisshortcomingbyansweringthefollowingresearchquestions:1.HowdoinvolvedcompaniesviewtheeffectivenessoftheKPCS?2.Docompaniesoperatingindifferentsegmentsofthediamondindustry(e.g.mining,processing,andretailing)havedifferentviewsaboutit?Ifso,whatexplainsthesedivergentperspectives?3.Couldthisinternationalschemeofcertificationserveasamodelforregulatingtradeinothercommoditiesthathavethepotentialtofueldomesticorinternationalarmedconflict?Mentor:SusanAaronsonJasonJackson

JasonJacksoniscurrentlyadoctoralstudentininternationaleconomicdevelopmentattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT).HisresearchatMITisonthepoliticaleconomyofinstitutionsandliesattheintersectionofindustrialpolicy,internationalbusinessandstrategicmanagement.Itseekstounderstandhowpoliticaleconomicrelationshipsindevelopingcountriesshapekeyinstitutionsthatgovernfirm‐levellearning,upgradingandcompetitivedynamicsbetweenindigenousandmultinationalfirms.Jasonhasabachelor’sdegreeineconomicsfromPrincetonUniversity,amaster’sindevelopmenteconomicsfromtheUniversityofLondonSchoolofOrientalandAfricanStudiesandamastersinpublicadministrationfromtheHarvardUniversityKennedySchoolofGovernment.

ResearchProject:AllianceformationbydomesticIndianfirms:ExploringtheeffectsofGovernmentpolicyinitiativesandfirmcapabilitiesThecentralquestionthatourresearchaddressesis“Whatistheeffectofinstitutionsgoverningmultinationalfirmentrythroughjointventuresonlearningbydomesticpartners”?Theresearchseekstounderstandhowtheinstitutionsgoverningjointventuresaffectlearningacrossthejointventurebetweenforeigntodomestic

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partners.Itwillinvestigatethemechanismsbywhichinstitutionsshapelearninginhightechnologyfirmsandindustries.Ultimately,ourresearchisconcernedwithhowlearningwithininternationaljointventuresaffectscompetitivedynamicsbetweenmultinationalanddevelopingcountryfirmsasthelattergainnewtechnologicalandorganizationalcapabilities.Mentor:AnuPhene

DanielOgbaharyaOriginallyfromEritrea,DanielOgbaharyaiscurrentlyaDissertationFellowandInstructorofAfricanPoliticsatWesternIllinoisUniversity,andadoctoralcandidateinInternationalRelationsandComparativePoliticsatNorthernArizonaUniversity,Flagstaff,AZ.HeearnedanM.S.inEnvironmentalStudiesandaMasterofArtsinInternationalDevelopmentfromOhioUniversity‐Athens.HeholdsaBachelor’sdegreeinPoliticalSciencefromtheUniversityofAsmara,Eritrea.HisrecentpublicationshaveappearedinJournalofThirdWorldStudies;DevelopmentinPractice;PeaceReview;andTheInternationalJournalofHumanitiesandPeace.HisresearchandteachingareasincludeAfricanPoliticsaswellasissuesofpoliticaldevelopment,environmentalsustainabilityandpeacebuilding.

ResearchProject:TowardAlternativeDisputeResolution(ADR)inSub‐SaharanAfrica:TheRoleofCustomaryInstitutionsWeexploretheapplicabilityandadaptabilityoftheprinciplesandproceduresofalternativedisputeresolution(ADR)innon‐Westerncontextsingeneral,andinter‐andintra‐groupenvironmentalconflictsinsub‐SaharanAfricainparticular.Thestudyfocusesoncommunalenvironmentalconflicts—thoseconflictsthathavetodowithdisputesovertheallocation,useandmanagementofkeylivelihoodresourcessuchasarableland,forestsandwildlife.Themainresearchquestionsofthestudyare:Howapplicableandpracticableisalternativedisputeresolution(ADR)inenvironmentalconflictresolutioninAfrica?Whatisthepotentialroleofcustomaryinstitutionsascommunity‐basedmechanismsforresolvingenvironmentalconflicts?Theresearchwillbecarriedoutthroughasmall‐n(10Africancountries)cross‐nationalsurvey,andafocusedcomparativestudyofNamibiaandEthiopia.Byzeroinginonthenexusbetweenformalstate‐basedinstitutionsofconflictresolutionandinformalcustomaryinstitutions,thestudycontributestobetterunderstandingofhowinstitutionsenableand/orimpedesustainabledevelopment.Mentor:MarkStarik&DavidRain

BenGrahamBenGrahamisaPh.D.studentinpoliticalscienceattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego.Hisresearchinterestsincludecivilconflict,formalinstitutionsandinvestment,unrecognizedstates,andtheformerSovietUnion.Heiscurrentlyworkingonadissertationonforeigndirectinvestmentinpost‐conflictstates.Priortograduateschool,BenspenttwoyearsinthePeaceCorpsinTurkmenistan.ResearchProject:PoliticalMotivationsforDiasporaInvestmentForreasonsofbothcapacityandmotivation,diasporainvestorshavethepotentialtoserveascrucialsourcesofforeigncapitaltotheircountriesoforiginandaspivotalplayersinUSeconomicengagementwithhigh‐riskinvestment

destinations.Inpreviouswork,LieslRiddleandTjaiNielsenhaveexploredtheemotional,social,andfinancialmotivationsforinvestmentwithinUS‐baseddiasporacommunities.InworkfacilitatedbytheSummerDoctoralInstitute,BenGrahamwillcollaboratewithProfessorsRiddleandNielsentodevelopanewsurveymeasureofpoliticalmotivationfordiasporainvestment.TheywillcoauthoratheoreticalarticleaboutpoliticalmotivationsfordiasporainvestmentandincorporatethenewmeasureintosurveysofUS‐baseddiasporapopulationsfromIsraelandLebanon(inthefieldfallof2009)aswellasasurveyofparticipantsinUSAID’sAfricanDiasporaMarketplaceprogram,whichisscheduledtobefieldedinearly2010.Mentor:LieslRiddle

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TariqThachilTariqisaPhDCandidateattheDepartmentofGovernmentatCornellUniversity.Hisdissertationexamineshowtounderstandhowreligiousnationalistpartieswithhistoricallyelitesupportbasescanwinthemasssupportrequiredtosucceedindemocraticpolitics.Hisprojectexaminesthevariablesuccessoftheupper‐caste,HindunationalistBharatiyaJanataParty(BJP)inwooingpoorHindupopulationsinsomepartsofIndia,butnotinothersusingavarietyofstatisticalandqualitativetechniquesofanalysis.HisresearchhasbeenfundedbytheSocialScienceResearchCouncilandpreviousworkhasappearedinComparativePoliticsandContemporarySouthAsia.NextyearhewillbeapostdoctoralassociateattheMacMillanCenterforInternationalandAreaStudiesatYaleUniversity.

ResearchProject:PartyFragmentationandSocialDevelopment:AnAnalysisofIndianStates.AlargeliteraturehasexploredvariationinsocialandhumandevelopmentacrosstheIndianstates,butscholarshavethusfarfailedtoidentifysystematicfactorstoexplainthisvariation.WearguethatchangesinIndia'spartysystemhelptoexplainwhysomestatesachievehigherlevelsofhumandevelopmentthanothers.Specifically,wearguethatthefragmentationofthepartysystemhasprovidedgreatervoiceforlow‐andmiddle‐castevoterswhodemandtheprovisionofsocialservices.Weanalyzedatafrom16majorIndianstatesovera55yearperiod.Wefindthattheeffectivenumberofpartiesispositivelyandsignificantlyrelatedtoprogrammaticsocialspending,butnottospendingoneconomicservices,whichcanbetargetedtowardsindividuals.Weshowhowthesemoreprogrammaticpatternsofspending,inturn,linkupwithbettersocialoutcomessuchashigherliteracyandlowerpovertyandinequality.Mentor:EmmanuelTeitelbaum

JoëlLucRaveloharimisyJoëlLucRaveloharimisyisadoctoralcandidateinPoliticalSciencewithaconcentrationinComparativePoliticsatWesternMichiganUniversity,Kalamazoo,MI.Hisinterestsincludeinstitutionsandentrepreneurship,politicaleconomyofdevelopingcountries,Africasub‐Saharanpolitics,anddiasporainvestments.Hisdissertationresearchfocusesontheeffectoftheinteractionsofformalandinformalinstitutionsonentrepreneurship.HeholdsanMBAfromEasternWashingtonUniversity(EWU),Spokane,WA;aBA,SummaCumLaudeinInterdisciplinaryStudiesfrom(EWU),andaLicenceetLettresfromAntananarivoUniversityofMadagascar.ResearchProject:MeasuringDiasporaIdentity

OurresearchisapartoftheDiasporaCapitalInvestmentProject.Wewilldevelopanempiricalmeasureofdiasporaidentity.Thisstudywillcontributetoourunderstandingoftherolesofthedifferentfactorsthatdeterminetheinterestsofdiasporafromconflictcountriesinhomelandinvestment.Wedrawontheextanttheoreticalanddescriptivediasporastudiesliteraturetoidentifyfourmaincomponentsofthediasporaconceptprevalentintheliterature:agroupconsciousnessofbelongingandsolidaritywiththecountryoforigin(e.g.,Safran1991,Shain2007),groupconsciousnessofbelongingandsolidaritywiththecountryofresidence(e.g.,Cohen1997),contactwiththecountryoforigin(e.g.,Sheffer2006),andacommitmenttothemaintenanceorrestorationofthecountryoforigin(e.g.,Safran1991,Ionescu2006).UtilizingasurveyofLiberianslivingintheUnitedStates,wethentestthereliabilityandvalidityofthesenewmeasures.Wealsoexploretowhatdegreecausalrelationshipsexistamongthesevariables.Weconcludebydiscussingimplicationsofourfindingsforfutureresearchdiasporahomelandinvestment.Mentor:LieslRiddle

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ElzotbekRustambekovElzotbekRustambekoviscurrentlyaPhDstudentinStrategicManagementatOldDominionUniversity.HeisoriginallyfromUzbekistanwhereheearnedhisBBAinFinanceCumLaudefromTashkentStateTechnicalUniversity.ElzotbekholdsanMBAinFinancefromZarbSchoolofBusinessatHofstraUniversity,NewYork,andMScinInternationalStrategyandEconomicsfromSchoolofEconomicsandFinanceattheUniversityofStAndrews,Scotland.Elzotbek’sresearchinterestsincludeenterprisewideriskmanagement,riskcontingencyallocation,dynamiccapabilities,liabilityofmultinationalityandaccountingmanipulations.ResearchProject:RiskContingencies,PerformanceandInstitutions

Oursummerresearchprojectwillfocusonoptimalcontingencylevelinriskmanagement.Examininghowworld’slargestcorporationsdecidetheamountofcontingenciesforriskrelatedeventswewouldseektounderstandtherelationshipbetweenlevelsofriskcontingencyandcompanyperformance.Sinceinstitutionalenvironmentshapesriskmanagementculturewewilldocomparativeanalysisofinstitutionalenvironmentswhereworld’slargestcompaniesfromdifferentnationsoperate.Ourpropositionswouldbetestedonadatasetwithalmosttwodecadesofobservations,andwewillbeabletoseehowchangesinriskmanagementattitudes,measuredbyriskcontingencies,leadtoaparticularlevelofperformance.Thisresearchlinksstrategicmanagement,corporatefinanceandriskmanagement.Mentor:HomayounKhamooshiPlamenNikolov

PlamenNikolovisaPhDcandidateatHarvardUniversity.Hisresearchinterestsincludedevelopmenteconomics,experimentaleconomics,healtheconomics,andappliedmicroeconomics.HegraduatedwithanMAinInternationalEconomicsfromJohnsHopkinsUniversityandaBAinMathematics/EconomicsfromOhioWesleyanUniversity.HecametoHarvardafterconsultingforTheLewinGroup,aneconomicconsultinggroupspecializingintheareaofhealth,laborandpublicfinance.AspartofanongoinglargerandomizedhousingmobilityexperimentintheU.S.,PlamencurrentlyworksintheLawrenceKatzNBERteam,onquantifyingtheeffectofneighborhoodsoneconomicandhealthoutcomes.Plamen'scurrentresearchfocusesonissuesofdevelopmentandhealthand,in

particular,theeconomicsofinfectiousdiseaseinAfrica.ResearchProject:BITterHarvest?DoGovernmentsProtectForeignMNEsBetterThanDomesticCompetitors?Sincethe1980s,governmentsindevelopingcountrieshavebeenadoptinglawsandregulationsintendedtofostermoreattractiveinvestmentclimatesforforeignfirms.SuchadoptionshavestirredaformofcompetitionamongLDCgovernmentstocreateenvironmentsmoreconducivetoforeignbusinesses.Infact,someeconomistshavearguedthatgovernmentsmayhavegonetoofarinthatMNEscouldevenreceivebettertreatmentthantheirdomesticcounterparts.Inthispaper,weexaminethisclaimbyfocusingonaparticularpolicyincentiveforFDI–theBilateralInvestmentTreaty(BIT).BITsareagreementsbetweentwogovernmentsthatprotectforeigninvestmentsinthepartnercountry.WeassesstheeffectsofBITsonthevalueofcomparableforeignanddomesticinvestments.Ourpaperemploysamorerobustcausalinferencemethodologythanpreviousstudiesandovercomesempiricaldifficultiesofsmallsamplesizeandasmallnumberofclustersofearlierworkonthetopic.Weemployalargedatasetonrealinvestmentintheinternationalpetroleumindustry.Mentors:RobertWeiner&SrividyaJandhyala

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SDI2008NanZhou

NanZhouiscurrentlyasecondyearPhDstudentattheManagementDepartment,theWhartonSchool,UniversityofPennsylvania.Shegotherbachelor’sdegreeinfinanceatTsinghuaUniversity,China.Shegothermaster’sdegreeinbusinesspolicyatNationalUniversityofSingapore.HerresearchinterestsincludediversificationofChinesefirms,institutionaltheory,internationalizationoffirmsandcross‐nationaldistances.ResearchProject:TheDeterminantsofForeignInvestmentSize:TheRoleofParentFirmandNationalDistanceInvestmentsizehasbeenoverlookedinforeigndirectinvestment(FDI)research.However,thestudyofinvestmentsizewillshedlightonhowfirmsofdifferentsizesdevelopandparticipateinthecurrenttrendofglobalization,andonhowentrybarriersinfluencethepatternofFDI.BuildingonOLIparadigm

andtheprocesstheoryofinternationalization,wedevelopaneconomicmodelofinvestmentsize.Fromthismodel,wederivehypothesesonthedeterminantsofforeigninvestmentsize:itispositivelyrelatedtoparentfirmsize,whileitfollowsaninvertedU‐shaperelationshipwithnationaldistances.Moreover,parentfirmsizeandnationaldistancealsointeractwitheachothertoinfluenceinvestmentsize.OurempiricalanalysisofJapaneseFDIdatafrom1985to2003supportsourhypotheses.Mentor:JiawenYangLuisDau

LuisDauisadoctoralcandidateinInternationalBusinessattheUniversityofSouthCarolina.HegraduatedvaledictorianfromhisGlobalMBAfromThunderbird/ITESMandmagnacumlaudefromthehonorsprogramofhisBAfromtheUniversityofSanDiego.Hisresearchinterestsfocusontheimpactofinstitutionalchange,structuralreform,nationalgovernance,andculturalframeworksonthestrategyandperformanceofindigenouslocalandmultinationalfirmsfromdevelopingcountries.ResearchProject:TheStrategicResponseofBusinessGroupAffiliatesinEmergingMarketstoIncreasedInwardFDIWestudytheimpactofinwardFDIonthestrategicresponseofemergingmarketfirmswhetherornottoexpandtheiroperations.Buildingontransactioncost

economicsandsocialnetworktheory;wearguethattheresponseofthesefirmsdependsontheirfinancialandtechnologicalstrength,onwhethertheyareaffiliatedtoabusinessgrouporothernetwork,andonthecompositionofthatnetwork.Businessgroupaffiliatestendtohavemoreaccesstoflexibilityintermsofresourcesandcapabilitiesbyvirtueofbeingpartofanetworkoffirms.However,notallfirmswithinthebusinessgroupbenefitequallyfromtheirassociation,becausetheymayormaynotbeacentralconstituentoftheirnetwork.Themorecentralafirmiswithinitsbusinessgroup,themorelikelyitistobenefitfromitsrelationshipwiththegroup.WethereforearguethatcentralitywithinabusinessgrouppositivelymoderatestherelationshipbetweeninwardFDIandafirm’sdecisiontoexpanditsdomesticoperations.Furthermore,wearguethatthecentralityofafirmvis‐à‐visdomesticandforeignfirmsprovidessimilaradvantagesforthefirmthanthecentralityofabusinessgroupaffiliate.Basedonasampleof9007publiccompaniesinIndiafortheperiod1988‐2007,wegenerallyfindsupportforthesearguments.Mentor:JenniferSpencer

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JenniferHaddenJenniferHaddenisaPh.D.candidateinthedepartmentofGovernmentatCornellUniversity.Herresearchinterestsfocusontheinteractionsbetweenavarietyofcollectiveactors–politicalparties,socialmovements,andorganizedlabor–inWesternEuropeanpoliticalsystems.HerdissertationresearchfocusesontheEuropeanizationoflabororganizinginthecontemporaryEuropeanUnion.ResearchProject:ThePoliticalOriginsofCentralizedWageBargainingintheOECDAnexpansiveliteraturedemonstratestheimportanceofcentralizedwagebargainingforeconomicoutcomesinOECDcountries.Scholarshavedevotedfarlessattentiontotheoriginsofcentralizedbargainingandthequestionofwhyvariations

inthedegreeofbargainingcentralizationexist.Standardaccountssuggestthatcentralizedwagebargainingistheproductofoneofthreefactors:theexposureofsmallmarketstotrade,thestrategicinterestofemployersincoordinatedwagebargaining,ortheOlsonianlogicofunionencompassment.Inthispaper,weshowtheimportanceofpoliticsingeneratingcentralizedwagebargaining.Wearguethatpoliticalparties(notunions)aretherelevantencompassingorganizationsthatinternalizetheexternalitiesofunionbehavior.Historically,leftpartiesendeavoredtouseunion‐partytiestoforgerobuststructuresofcentralizedwagebargainingwhentheywereelectorallycompetitiveandweresuccessfulindoingsowhentheyhadahighdegreeofcontroloveraffiliatedunions.Wetestthishypothesisthroughaquantitativeanalysisofcentralizedbargainingin15OECDcountrieshistoricalprocesstracinginthreeparadigmaticcases(Sweden,GermanyandtheUK).ClickheretoaccesscurrentworkingpaperMentor:EmmanuelTeitelbaum

CamilaRonderosCamilaRonderosisanAnthropologistwithaminorineconomics(1997‐2001)ofUniversidaddelosAndesinBogotá,Colombiawithanhonormentiononthethesisentitled“SocialParticipationandthePerceptionofPublicSpaces:AComparativeAnalysisBogotá,ColombiaySantiago,Chile”.MastersinUrbanDevelopment(2001–2004)fromthePontificiaUniversidadCatolicaofChile,thesiswithtwodistinctions“NewWaysofPublicParticipationintheConstructionofCities”.CurrentlyintheUrbanandPublicPolicyPhDprogramatMilanoTheNewSchoolofManagementandUrbanPolicy.WorkedasresearchassistantintheareaofcommunityparticipationinurbandevelopmentwhiledevelopingaCharrette,newparticipatoryframeworkforinvolvingcommunities,withtheCatholicUniversityinChile.Movedonasleadresearcherinthe

FundaciónCiudadHumana,inBogotá,Colombia,strengtheningcommunitybasedorganizationsinhealthrelatedissuesandmobilityinBogotá,Armenia,MedellinandMonteria.LatercoordinatedtheSafeZonesprogramattheBogotáChamberofCommerce,whereworkingjointlywiththepoliceandtheMajor’sOfficetheprogramseektostrengthencommunityparticipationinneighborhoodwatchprograms.AfterwardswasresearcherintheUNDPHumanDevelopmentIndexforBogotáfocusingontheareasofparticipatorydemocracy,representativedemocracyandsecurity.ResearchProject:TheRoleofNGOsforImprovingAccesstoCapitalforTraditionallyUnderservedGroupsinLatinAmericaThecommunityreinvestmentinfrastructurehaschangedthewaybankslendintheUS.;thisinfrastructureisbasedoncommunityorganizationsthathaveworkedtowardsachievingfairandequitableaccesstocreditregardlessofgeographiclocation,socioeconomicstandingorrace.Throughtheimplementationofpressure,educationtoconsumers,researchonlendingpracticesandexposureinmassmedia;organizations,suchasACORN,havereachedbetterlendingpracticesthatexcluderedlining,racialdiscriminationandlowandmoderateincomeexclusion.ThereisasurgeintheneedforfairandequitablelendinginbothEuropeandLatinAmericathathasdrivencommunityorganizationstoworktowardsachievingasimilarinfrastructurethatwouldallowthemtopressurelendinginstitutionsandchangethewaylendingisdone.EuropehasawidenumberofimmigrantsthatwerebeingaffectedbythistypeofdiscriminatorylendingandLatinAmerica

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hasbeencharacterizedbyalackofformallendinginstitutionsforthelowerincome,forcingthemtoenterainformalmarketthatwouldinmanycasesbeatypeofpredatorylending.ThefocusoftheresearchwillbetoexploretherolethatthistypeofNGO’shaveplayedtofavorablyaffectmortgagelendingandgiveaccesstocapitaltotraditionallyunderservedneighborhoods.ThepaperwilllookintotherecentdevelopmentoftheseorganizationsinLatinAmericaandEuropeandcomparethemtotherolethatsuchorganizationshaveplayedintheUSinthedemocratizationofaccesstocapital.Mentor:GregorySquires

ShanaMarshallShanaMarshallisaPhDcandidateintheDepartmentofGovernmentandPoliticsattheUniversityofMaryland,withaconcentrationinInternationalRelationsandComparativePoliticsoftheMiddleEast.Herinterestsarebroadlyinthepoliticsofeconomicreforminthedevelopingworld,specificallytheeffectsofneoliberaleconomicreformsondomesticpoliticalstructuresinEgyptandSyria.SheisthegraduateresearchassistantfortheAnwarSadatChairforPeaceandDevelopment,wheresheworksontheArabPublicOpinionProject.ResearchProject:TheSuperficialSaudiState:HowDomesticInstitutionalDeficienciesInfluenceNuclearDeterrenceandProliferationThispaperwillexaminetheimpactoftheSaudipoliticalandeconomicinstitutional

landscapeonapossibleprocessofnuclearweaponsacquisition.Saudipoliticalandeconomicinstitutionsarenotoriouslythin,inmostcasessuperimposedonablankslatebyasmallprivilegedeliteandtheircolonialallies.SaudiArabiaisthearchetypecaseofthesuperficialstate:onewhichengagedinnostruggletoestablishanationalmarketorworkthroughapainfulpoliticalstruggletoarriveatanationalcompromise.Becauseofitsuniquegeostrategicimportanceandnaturalresourcewealth,itsstabilityhasbeenjealouslyguardedbyWesterngovernments,resultinginatenuousequilibrium.TheconsiderationsmostnationsmustmakeintheirjourneytogonucleararenotobstaclesintheSaudicase:therearenopoliticalcoalitionsoroppositiontoco‐opt,nohard‐wonnationalconsensustobereached,nobudgetaryconstraints,nomilitaryordefenseindustrialcomplextonegotiatewith,nomediatoexposeconfidentialagreements.ThereissignificantevidencetosuggestthatSaudiArabiaisintheprocessofacquiringanuclearcapability.Howthisprocessplaysoutonthedomestic,regionalandinternationalpoliticalscenewilltellusmuchabouthowotherstatesthatshareSaudiArabia'srentiercharacterwillfareintheirsearchtogonuclear.Evidenceforthispaperwillcomefromsecondaryliteratures,includingthoseonnuclearproliferationandthepoliticaleconomyofrentierstatesaswellasinterviewmaterialfromacademicsandpolicy‐makersinWashingtonDC,EgyptandIsrael.Mentor:JamesLebovic

ValentinaMaranoValentinaMaranoisadoctoralcandidateinInternationalBusinessattheUniversityofSouthCarolinaMooreSchoolofBusiness.SheholdsanMAinInternationalAffairsandDevelopmentfromTheElliottSchoolofInternationalAffairsofTheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity,andaBA,summacumlaude,inPoliticalScienceandInternationalRelationsfromtheUniversitàdegliStudidiRomaTre,Rome,Italy.HerresearchinterestsincludeInstitutionsandDevelopment;RoleofDiasporasvis‐à‐visHomelandInvestmentinDevelopingCountries;CorporateSocialResponsibility;BusinessforPovertyReduction.ResearchProject:TheOrganizationalLandscapeoftheAfghanAmericanDiaspora:ACaseofTransnationalInstitutionalEntrepreneurship?

Thepresentpapertriestoanswerthequestionofwhatmotivatesorganizationalinstitutionalentrepreneurstoassociatetobringaboutchange.Italsoaskstherelatedquestionofwhatforcesdeterminetheirassociationalstructure.ThefocalinstitutionalentrepreneurisrepresentedbytheU.S.‐basedAfghandiasporanon‐profitorganizations.ThesearetypicallydevelopmentorganizationswiththegoalofimprovinglivingconditionsinAfghanistan.IarguethattheculturalandmaterialresourcesavailabletomembersoftheAfghan

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diasporaintheUnitedStates,theiremotionalattachmenttothehomeland,andAfghanistan’sdevelopmentalneedscreatetheimpetusfortheiremergence.Inaddition,thispapermapscurrentdynamicswithintheU.S.‐basedAfghandiasporanon‐profitorganizations.Bydoingso,ithasthepotentialtohelpAmericanpolicymakersleverageAfghandiaspora’sresourcestofacilitatethereconstructionofAfghanistan,akeyissueontheU.S.foreignpolicyagenda.Mentor:LieslRiddle&TjaiNielsen

MahdiZanddizariMahdiZandisafirstyearPhDstudentatUniversityofMaryland,RobertH.SmithSchoolofBusiness.HisB.SwasinindustrialmanagementandfollowedbyMBA.HismajorinMBAwasoperationandfinance.Inaddition,theareaofresearchforhisPhDissupplychainmanagement,andprojectfinance.Heisespeciallyinterestedinsupplychaincontracting,andinventorymanagement.ResearchProject:QuantityFlexibilityContractunderAdvancePurchaseDiscountandInformationAsymmetryThesupplychainsoftoday’sglobaleconomiestendtobedecentralizedandspaninternationalboundaries.Globalmanufacturersattempttomatchtheirproductionlocationswithdemandsignalsfromretailers.Atypicalapproachistouselower

costoffshoreproductionfacilitiestomeetforecasteddemandwithlongleadtimeswhileusingdomesticexpensivefacilitiestorespondquicklytoactualdemandsignalfromtheretailer.Variouscontracttermscanbeusedtospecifysucharrangements.Thispaperproposesandanalyzescontractingmechanismsthatseektooptimizeprofitbothforthemanufacturerandtheretailer.Operatinginanearoptimalmodewouldmakethesupplychainsmoreefficientandmayhelpimprovetheinvolvednationaleconomiesinaggregate.Underthedecentralizedsupplychain,itisofimportancetoefficientlyshareinventoryriskbetweentwopartiesthroughalinearcontract.Inparticular,amutualcommitmentbetweentwoparties,wheretheretailerplacesinitialdemandforecastandcommitstopurchaseafractionofitinexchangeforthemanufacturertocommittoproduceafractionaboveretailer’scommitmentasseenintheQuantityFlexibility(QF)contract,canresultinabetterinventoryrisksharing.Nonetheless,theQFcontract,byitself,canhardlyaddresswell‐establishedcoordinationbarrierssuchasinformationasymmetry,doublemarginalization,andretailer’seffort.Hence,thispaperistocombinetheQFcontractwithadvancepurchasediscountinitiativetoinvestigatehowthiscombinationcanimprovesupplychaincoordinationandmitigatementionedbarriers.Ourfindingsindicatethatthiscombinationcanpromisinglymaketheretailerundertakemoreinventoryrisk(ithighlymitigatesthedoublemarginalizationproblem)andsubsequentlyexertmorearduoussaleeffort.Inaddition,thiscombinationcanlargelydiscouragethemalignantbehavioroftheretailer(orderinflation).Mentor:SanjayJain

ChangYanChangYanisacurrentdoctoralstudentinInternationalbusinessatSouthernNewHampshireUniversity.SheisoriginallyfromBeijing,China,wheresheearnedherBSincomputerscience.IntheUnitedStatessheearnedherMSinITandMBAatSNHU.HercurrentresearchesarecountryattractivenessforFDIlocationselection,Chinabanking,gametheory,andleadershipstyle.WithresearchinterestsinChina'sfinancialmarkets,especiallybanking,FDIlocationselection,andgametheory.ResearchProject:TheDeterminantsofNPL:BankingPerformancePerspectiveDuetothespecificsituationsofdifferentcountries,non‐performingproblemvariesintermsofdefinitions,classifications,causes,andresolutions.Therefore,thepaperistoaddressthedeterminantsofnon‐performingloanproblemfrombanking

performanceperspective.Astheglobalizationandthedevelopmentofinternationalbusiness,non‐performingloanbecomesaveryimportantindicatorofthebankingandfinancialperformance.Wearetryingtoidentifythecommonfactorsofnon‐performingloanamongcountrieswithdifferentinstitutionalsystems,anddifferenteconomic,political,andcultureenvironment.Bylookingatasetoffactors,wearetryingtofind

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outtherelationshipsbetweenbankassetstoGDP,M2/GDP,lending‐depositratesspreadandNPL.Thefindingsofthepaperwillbenewandinterestinginthisareaintermsoftheperspective,andwillgiveaclearunderstandingofnon‐performingloananditsdeterminants.Mentor:JiawenYang

AndréCorrêaD’AlmeidaAndréCorrêad'AlmeidaisaPhDCandidateintheSchoolofPublicAffairsattheUniversityofColorado.HismaincurrentresearchinterestistheroleofhighlyskilledreturneesandsocialnetworkinginpovertyreliefpoliciesinAfricancountries.HehasadegreeinEconomicsinitiatedinPortugalandconcludedinTheNetherlands,andaMScinProjectManagementfromtheCatholicUniversityofMacau,China.HehasresearchpublishedinseveralareasofSocialEconomicsinPortugalsuchasImmigrationandPublicAccounting,OccupationalMobilityofImmigrations,AnalysisofRemittancesofImmigrantsinPortugal,PaymentSalarySysteminPublicAdministration,BestPracticesontheTeachingofMathematic,andTheImpactofNationalEmploymentStrategy.HealsohasteachingexperienceinAppliedMathematics,ProjectManagementforNon‐ProfitOrganizations,and

DecisionMakingTools.HehasexperienceatthemanagementlevelsuchastheCoordinatorforAcademicAffairsatIIUM,DeveloperofafundraisingandpartnershipnetworkfortheRainforestAllianceinEurope,ProjectManagerofSintra‐DigitalCity,andDeputyCoordinatorfortheImmigrationObservatoryofPortugal.HereceivedaResearchActivityAwardfromUCDandascholarshipawardfromthePortugueseFoundationforScienceandTechnology.InthefieldofartsheisamemberoftheNewYorkSongwriterswithaCDoforiginalsongspublishedinPortugalandaphotographybookaboutthechildrenandcultureofTibet‐TheSpiritsoftheMountain.ResearchProject:SocialandOrganizationalStrategiesforImplementationofEnhancedEnvironmentalandSocialProtectionPoliciesinMozambiqueThisempiricalstudyseekstounderstandhowthespecificconditionsoftheinstitutionalsettingindevelopingcountriesshapeNGOsstrategiesandtacticstoinfluenceagendasettinginthesecountries.ThisstudywillfocusesonthespecificcaseofhealthsectorinMozambiqueforillustrativepurpose.Apurposivesampleofseventop‐executivesfromdifferentNGOswithalonghistoryofoperationsinMozambiquewillbeselectedforcase‐studies.Mentor:JorgeRivera

OsmanAntwi‐BoatengOsmanAntwi‐BoatengisadoctoralcandidateinPoliticalScienceandInternationalRelationsattheUniversityofDelaware.HeearnedhisfirstMastersininternationalAffairswithaconcentrationinCommunicationandDevelopmentfromOhioUniversity‐AthensandasecondMastersinSecurityStudies(InternationalSecurity)fromGeorgetownUniversity’sSchoolofForeignServiceinWashingtonD.C.HeholdsaBachelorsdegreeinBusinessAdministration‐MarketingfromAdrianCollege,MI.Hisresearchinterestsaresub‐Saharanpolitics,Internationalsecurity,ethnicconflictandconflictresolution,failedstates,internationaldevelopmentandtransnationalissues.ResearchProject:TheDiasporaEffect:US‐BasedLiberiaDiasporaasPeace

BuildingNormEntrepreneursIseektoinvestigatehowtheLiberianDiasporacommunitydomiciledintheU.Scontributestowardspeacebuildinginthehomecountryfromafar,afteraprolongedperiodofcivilwar.Ofparticularfocuswillbetheirmotivationforpursuingpeacebuilding,modusoperandiandthevariousmodesofconductthatcontributestowardspeace‐buildinginLiberia.ThiswillbeaqualitativeresearchbasedonempiricaldatacollectedthroughinterviewswithkeyrepresentativesoftheLiberianDiasporaacrosstheU.S.Mentor:StephenLubkemann


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