FACULTY STAFF

Profile

Qualifications

PhD, Leeds University Business School, on "Strategic Responses to the North American Free Trade Agreement by Multinational Firms" (submitted 2008, under revision)
MSc International Strategic Management, Université Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, Paris, France (1st Class)
Magistère d'Economie Industrielle, Université Paris XIII, Paris, France (1st Class)

Experience

FME Research Fellow in International Business at the Centre for International Business, University of Leeds (CIBUL) (1998-2001).
Visiting Research Fellow in International Business at the Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto (1996, 1999)
Research and Teaching Assistant in Economics, Universitè Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France (1995-1998)
Project Analyst, Renault S.A., France (1994)

Responsibilities

Lecturer in International Business and Strategic Management
Director, James E. Lynch India and South Asia Business Centre, Centre for International Business, University of Leeds, 10-12 Cromer Terrace
Director, MSc International Business

Research

The determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into North America, Europe and Asia, especially the relationship between market integration and FDI; corporate strategy in India and South Asia, and the emergence of third-world multinational firms; The relationship between R&D and firm performance; Corporate strategy in general, and foreign market servicing strategies in particular.

Teaching

Module leader and Lecturer, LUBS 5264M International Business Environment, MSc International Business (2006-date; 82 students in 2007/8)
Module Leader and lecturer, LUBS 5200M Dissertation, MSc International Business (2006-date)
Lecturer, LUBS 3070 Strategic Management, BA Level 3 (2001-date; 250 students in 2007/8)
Organisation & delivery of short courses (e.g. Management Development Programmes) for Indian companies in the areas of corporate strategy and market servicing strategies (Group4Falck, Canon, HSBC, etc.)

Publications

Invited Contributions

Panel Member at a Special Session at the Academy of International Business India Chapter Annual Conference, Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar, India, January 2007

“India, China and the Process of Globalisation”, Invited contribution for the India Business Forum, London Business School, April 2004

“The Investment Decisions of Multinational Firms in North America under Free Trade", Research Seminar on “New Perspectives on Canada’s International Policies”, The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Ottawa, May 2001

Refereed Articles and Book Chapters

“Outward FDI from India: The Case of the IT Industry” (with V.N. Balasubramanyam), Asian Business and Management, accepted for publication

“Japanese FDI in India: The Case of the Automobile Industry” (with Adam R Cross & Sierk Horn), Asian Business & Management , accepted for publication

“The determinants of Outward FDI from India” (with Mark Rhodes) – submitted to Journal of Business Research, August 2008

“Profiting from the Innovation of Others” (with Mario Kafouros) – submitted to Technovations, April 2008

“A Simple and Flexible Dynamic Approach to Foreign Direct Investment Growth: The Canada-United States Relationship in the Context of Free Trade” (with Peter J. Buckley, Jeremy Clegg, and Kevin T. Reilly), The World Economy, February 2007

"Foreign Market Servicing Strategies in the NAFTA Area", Chapter 9 in Peter J. Buckley, The Changing Global Context on international Business, London: Palgrave, 2003

"Increasing the Size of the "Country": Regional Economic Integration and Foreign Direct Investment in a Globalized World Economy", Chapter 10 in Peter J. Buckley, The Changing Global Context on international Business, London: Palgrave, 2003

“Evolution of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States in the Context of Trade Liberalisation and Regionalisation”, Journal of Business Research, (with Peter J. Buckley, Jeremy Clegg, and Kevin T. Reilly), 2002

“Increasing the Size of the “Country”: Foreign Direct Investment and Regionalisation in a Globalized World Economy”, Management International Review, 3(01) (with Peter J. Buckley, Jeremy Clegg and Kevin T. Reilly), 2002

“Foreign Direct Investment and Free Trade Area: the NAFTA Case”, Canadian Journal of Regional Science, Summer (with Peter J. Buckley and Jeremy Clegg), 1998

Selected Conference Presentations

“External Know-How and In-House R&D: Implications for Firm Performance” (with Mario Kafouros), British Academy of Management’s Annual Conference, Harrogate, September 2008

“Japanese FDI in India: The Case of the Automobile Industry” (with Adam R Cross & Sierk Horn), Euro Asia Management Science Association’s 24th Annual Conference, Leeds, November 2007

“The determinants of Outward FDI from India” (with Mark Rhodes), Euro Asia Management Science Association’s 24th Annual Conference, Leeds, November 2007

‘The Changing face of UK Investment in India: Recent Trends and Patterns’, Academy of International Business India Chapter Annual Conference, Xavier Institute of Management at Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India, January 2007

“Inward FDI, Economic Activity and Poverty in India”, European International Business Academy (EIBA) Annual Conference, Fribourg, Switzerland, December 2006

“Foreign Direct Investment, Liberalisation and Economic Development: Comparing India with China”, Academy of International Business World Conference, Quebec, July 2005

"A Simple and Flexible Dynamic Approach to Foreign Direct Investment Growth: Did Canada Benefit From the Free Trade Agreements with the United States?", Academy of International Business Annual Conference, Stockholm, July 2004

"Will India Become The New China? The Emergence of India as a Location of Globalising Business", AIB UK Chapter’s 31st Annual Conference, Ulster, April 2004 and India Business Forum, London Business School, April 2004

"A Simple and Flexible Dynamic Approach to Foreign Direct Investment Growth: Did Canada Benefit From the Free Trade Agreements with the United States?", Research seminar at the Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad, January 2004

"Trading Blocs and Foreign Direct Investment: What Can We Learn From The North American Experience?", presentation at the 29th Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business (UK Chapter), University Central Lancashire, Preston, April 12-13, 2002

"Trading Blocs and Foreign Direct Investment: What Can We Learn From The North American Experience?", presentation at the 27th Annual Conference of the European Academy of International Business (EIBA), ESCP-EAP, Paris, December 13-15, 2001

"United States Foreign Direct Investment into Canada: An Empirical Analysis with Emphasis on the Free Trade Hypothesis", presentation at Statistics Canada’s Economic Conference 2001, Ottawa, June 4-5, 2001

"FDI decisions of Multinational Firms in the United States and Canada: An Empirical Analysis with Emphasis on the Free Trade Hypothesis", presentation at the Canadian Economics Association’s 35th Annual Meetings, McGill University, Montreal, May 31-June 3, 2001