GW‐CIBERSummerDoctoralInstituteAlumni

SDI2019WendyChen

WendyisaPh.D.studentstudyingpublicpolicyatGeorgeMasonUniversity.Comingfromaninternationalbackgroundwithextensiveeducationandworkexperienceinmulti‐nationalcorporations,media,andthegovernment,Wendyisstronginconductingacademicresearchwithcross‐disciplinaryapproachesandmulti‐methods.Theseexperiencesalsogiveherauniqueperspectiveandallowhertoprovideactionablepolicyandmanagerialimplicationsbasedonherresearchfindings.Inheracademicwork,shehasexaminedentrepreneurshipecosystem,crowdfundingandsocialentrepreneurship,cross‐sectorpartnerships,thegigeconomy,etc.Wendyissophisticatedinbothqualitativeandquantitativeresearchmethodsandherresearchhasbeenpresentedatmultipletopacademicconferencesandfeaturedinacademicjournals.Inadditiontoherresearch,sheenjoysteaching.Wendyhasextensiveexperienceteachingundergraduateto

doctoratelevelcoursesandhashadheruniqueteachingmethodologypublishedinatopAmericaneducationjournal.Inherleisuretime,youcanfindhergolfing,fishing,hiking,andtraveling.Viewinglifeasanentrepreneurialexperience,sheisalwaysonthelookoutforbreakthroughresearchopportunities.Project:CorporateSocialBusinessinChinaMultiplemediaoutletshavevoicedtheconcernthatChinaisgoingtoreplacetheUSastheshepherdofhumanandenvironmentalsustainabilityontheinternationalstage.However,questionsexistastohowChinesecorporationsimplementcorporatesocialresponsibility.ThisresearchprojectexamineshowcorporationsimplementcorporatesocialresponsibilityinChina.Morespecifically,theprojectplansonlookingintothedifferentpracticesthesecompaniespartakeinincludingsharedvalue,socialenterprises,philanthropyetc.acrossvariousindustries.Inaddition,thisprojectalsodelvesintohowcorporationsinChinaworkwiththegovernmenttoimprovethestateoftheenvironment,humanrightsprotection,andsociety'sgeneralwell‐beingviacorporatesocialresponsibility.ThisprojectdoesnotonlypresentathoroughunderstandingofChina'spracticeincorporatesocialbusinessbutmoreimportantlyitprovidesinsightsonhowtheU.S.canbemorecompetitiveinenhancingcorporatesocialresponsibilityintheglobalmarketMentor:JohnForrer

IasminGoesIasminisaPhDcandidateinGovernmentattheUniversityofTexasatAustin,whereshestudieshowgovernmentsspendmoney.Specifically,herresearchinvestigateshowincumbentsallocaterevenuefromnaturalresourcesandhowtheseallocationdecisions,inturn,canimprove(orimpair)publicwelfare.IasminisalsoaffiliatedwithUT’sDepartmentofStatisticsandisparticularlyexcitedaboutmethodsfortimeseriesandeventhistoryanalysis.BeforecomingtoTexas,shestudiedLatinAmericanpoliticsattheFreeUniversityofBerlin(withastintattheUniversityofSãoPaulo).ShewasborninSalvador,BahiaandgrewupinvariouspartsofGermanyandBrazil.

Project:(How)DoNaturalResourcesAffecttheBehaviorofFinancialMarkets?Whatistherelationshipbetweensovereigncreditmarketsandnaturalresourcewealth?Anecdotalevidencesuggeststhatnaturalresourcescangivecredibilitytootherwiseincrediblecommitments.Forexample,BrazilandAngolahaveborrowedmoneyusingtheiroilrevenueasacollateral,whileMozambiquerecentlypromiseditsEurobondcreditorsashareoffutureoffshoregasrevenues.However,itisunclearwhetherthesepromisesreallyaffectthedecisionofbondholders.Howdobondholdersmakedecisionsinresource‐richcountries,andwhatsignalsdotheyexpecttoreceivefromthegovernmentbeforepurchasingabond?Previousresearchhasshownthatnaturalresourcewealthisdetrimentalforthequalityofinstitutions:itmakesautocraciesmorestable,erodesthequalityofdomesticinstitutions,stuntseconomicdevelopment,andisassociatedwiththeonsetofcivilwars.However,resourcewealthalsohasthepotentialtoattractforeigninvestmentandincrease(ordecrease)governments’credibilityininternationalmarkets–apotentialthatremainsunderstudied.Mentor:StephenKaplanRunqianLiu

Runqian is joining thePh.D.program inStrategyandGlobalManagementat theUniversity of Calgary, in Fall 2019. His research focuses on internationalentrepreneurship.Heinvestigatestheinternationalstrategyofsmallandmedium‐sizedenterprisesthatenterforeignmarketearlyintheirlifecycle.Heisinterestedinhowinternationalyoungventureslearnanddeveloptheircapabilities,aswellashandletherelationshipswiththeirglobalkeyaccounts.Heisalsointerestedintheinfluenceofentrepreneurshipandfamilyownershipontheinternationalizationofthosefirms.Priortohisdoctoralstudies,RunqianearnedhisMasterofScienceinManagement degree fromBrockUniversity, Canada, and hisBachelor degree inManagementfromXi’anJiaotongUniversity,China.

Project:HowdoWeakerSuppliersDancewithGlobalKeyAccounts?EvidencefromChineseCasesHowdosmall,youngventuresfromemergingmarketssurviveandgrowinglobalvaluechain(GVC)activities?Facedwith a GVC orchestrating firmwith dominant power and key firm‐specific advantages, small andmedium‐sizedenterprisesinvolvedinthelowvalue‐addedactivitiesintheGVCstypicallyfallinavulnerablepositionintheirrelationshipwiththeorchestratingfirmandaredubbedweakersuppliers.Weakersuppliersare,presumably,subjectivetothecontrolandgovernanceoftheorchestratingfirmovervariousapproaches,suchasrelationalandpowergovernance(Kano,2018).GVCliteraturehaspredominantlytakentheperspectiveoftheorchestratingfirms,anddescribeshowtheyexternalizeandcoordinatetheirvaluechainactivitiestoGVCparticipantsintheglobalmarkettomaximizetheefficiencyofthewholeGVCandtheirownrents.Inthisproject,theauthorstaketheperspectiveoftheweakersuppliersandseehowtheyreactuponthegovernanceoftheirglobalkeyaccounts.Ontheonehand,weakersupplierswouldhavetosubjugatethemargintotheirsurvivalandcomplywiththepowergovernancefromtheorchestratingfirm.Ontheotherhand,theywould

havetoembedthemselvesdeeperintotheGVCforagreateropportunityoflearningandcapabilityupgrading(Gulati&Sytch,2007).By investigating thedynamic relationshipbetweenorchestrating firmsandweakersuppliersinmultiplecasestudies,thisprojectaimstorevealhowweakersuppliersadjusttheirstrategiesandpositionsinGVCs.Doweakersuppliershaveachoice?Iftheydo,whatarethekeydecisioncriteria?DotheyevenmanageaportfolioofGVCparticipationfortheirowninterestregardlessoftheefficiencyoftheindividualGVCs?SDIMentor:PradeepRauJustinMunoz

JustinisadoctoralstudentwithaconcentrationinMarketingatTheUniversityofTexasatElPaso.HeearnedhisMBAfromTheUniversityofTexasatElPasoandhasworkedextensivelyinthetrainingandsalesfields.Hehasextensiveexperiencein functional and teaching roles in both the private sector and academia. Hisresearch interests include sales and training, salesmanagement, branding andadvertising,andsportsmarketing.

Project:OhHowTimesAreChanging:AViewofHowSalesPerformanceisAffectedbyChangesinEconomicUnions,Advertising,andCountryDifferencesTheresearchquestionis“Dochangesintradepactsormonetary/economicunions(i.e. NAFTA and European Union) create decreased sales performance for

internationallycompetitiveorganizationsandisthisrelationshipmoderatedbycurrentbusiness‐to‐business(B2B)andbusiness‐to‐consumer(B2C)advertisingandbrandingaswellascountryspecificdifferences?”Thefocusofthisprojectistoshowhowsalesperformanceamongemployeesandfirmswillchange(ourhypothesisis that itwilldecrease)aseconomicunionsand tradepact countriesgo through changesand turmoil.Anexample of thiswould be the changingNAFTA agreement and the entrance and exit of countries to theEuropeanUnion.Thestudyalsoincludesdifferenttypesofadvertising(B2Bvs.B2C)asamoderatoraswellasdifferencesamongcountriesbasedonculture.SDIMentor:PradeepRauHannaNiczyporuk

HannaisaPhDCandidateatNewYorkUniversity,whereshespecializesinPoliticalEconomyandQuantitativeMethods.Inherdoctoralresearchshefocusesonhowthe interactions between firms, investors and politicians shape environmentalpolicies and drive sustainable energy transitions. In particular, she studies thepreferencesoffirmsforenvironmentalregulationsandfactorsthatinfluencetheirinvestment in abatement.Hannagraduated fromUniversityCollegeLondonandBarcelonaGraduateSchoolofEconomicswithdegreesinEconomics.Previouslysheconducted economic and capital markets research for the European Bank forReconstruction and Development and worked as an economist for the BritishGovernment.

Project:FinancingPolluters:InsightsfromaNaturalExperimentintheU.S.StatesThis projectwill study the interactionsbetween the political strategies of firms in the energy sector andincentive spendingby theU.S. state legislators.Aparticularquestion iswhetherpolitically involved firmsreceivepreferentialtreatment,toincludestatesubsidiesandtaxbreaks.Theprojectismotivatedbyagapintheliteratureonthepoliticalactivityoffirmsandstate‐levelincentivespendingonenvironmentalissues.Fewstudiesinvestigatedhowstatesdecidewhichfirmsandindustriestotarget,howmuchmoneytheyspendandwhetherfirmsareabletoleveragepoliticalspendingtoinfluencethesizeandincidenceofthegovernmentalsubsidies.Thisisanimportantomission,sincestatesplayakeyroleinadvancingrenewableenergytransitionsandstatelegislatorshavepowertoinfluencecompetitiveadvantageoffirms.SDIMentor:JorgeRivera

AminSabzeharAmin isaPh.D. student inManagementof InformationSystemsatArizonaStateUniversity(ASU);W.P.CareySchoolofBusiness.BeforejoiningASU,Aminearnedhis MBA from the University of Nevada, Reno. His research interest includestheoreticalandempiricalanalysisofmicrofinancemarkets.Inparticular,hefocusesoninternationalcrowdfundingplatformsthatfacilitatefundingforsmallbusinessesindevelopingcountries.AminwonASU2018AdvocacyAwardforhisresearchononlinemicrofinanceplatformtodeliverfinancingtopeopleatthetimeofacrisis.

Project:AnEmpiricalApproachtoUnderstandtheImpactofRefugeesonHostCountryPopulationPreferencesWithagrowingnumberofrefugees, it iscrucial tounderstandthe impactofstatelesspeopleon thesocio‐economicstatusofcountries.In2017,thenumberofrefugeesreachedthehighestleveleverrecorded.Itwasnearly19.9millionrefugees(TheUNRefugeeAgency,2019:endof2017statistics),fromwhich1.4millionwereconsideredforreallocationfromtheirasylumcountrytoathirdcountry(UNHCR,2018).Notably,theinitialplacementofrefugeesisassociatedwiththelongrunemployment,educationandwelfareoutcomesforbothrefugeesandthehostcountry.Inthisstudy,theauthorsseektounderstandtheimpactofrefugees on the host population preferences by investigating the dynamics of prosocial crowdfundingplatforms. The researchwill focus on underlying culturalmechanisms that affect the shift in populationpreferencesduetotherefugee’ssettlement.SDIMentor:ElizabethChacko

SDI2018LucasHumphries

LucasHumphriesiscurrentlypursuingadoctoratedegreeinInternationalBusinessatAaltoUniversityinHelsinki,Finland.Hisresearchinterestsincludevarioustopicsontheinternationalgrowthofnewandsmallfirms.Theseincludeexperientiallearningandcapabilitydevelopment,theroleofresourcelimitations,andqualitativemethodologies.Lucasisalsointerestedinthephilosophyandsociologyofscience,orhowresearchersviewandconstructknowledgeindividuallyandasagroup.LucasearnedhisMBAfromBrighamYoungUniversityinProvo,Utah,andhisBachelor’sdegreeinFinanceandEconomicsfromUtahStateUniversityinLogan,Utah.HispreviousworkexperienceincludescustodyaccountingatStateStreetBankinBoston,Massachusetts.

Project:ResourcesandtheGrowthofInnovationFirmsinGlobalMarketsAcommonassumptionforresearchintheinternationalsmallfirmliteratureisthat,comparedwiththeirlargermultinationsiblings(MNEs),smallfirmslackresources,whichcontributestoaliabilityofnewness,smallnessandforeignness.Aliabilityofnewness(Stinchcombe,1965)stemsinpartfromalackofreputationandanewlyformingnetworkwhilealiabilityofsmallness(AldrichandAuster,1986)representsafirm'slackoffinancialandhumanresources.Andeventhoughbothsmallandlargefirmsexhibitaliabilityofforeignness(Zaheer,1995),"resourceconstraintsandliabilitiesofnewnessexacerbatethechallengesandrisksinvolved",(Bruneel,etal,2010,p.164).Ratherthantakingforgrantedthesedifferencesbetweensmallandlargeinternationalfirms(CovielloandMcAuley,1999),Iplacethematthecenterofmyresearch.Inapreviouspaper(Humphries,WIP),theassumptionoflimitedresourcesisproblematized(AlvessonandSandberg,2011)andreconceptualizedaslimitingresources.Moreclearly,notalllimitedresourcesareactuallylimitingthegrowthandinternationalizationoffirms.Itisimportanttofinetuneourunderstandingoftheresourcerestrictionsofnewandsmallinternationalizingfirmsandtheiractualchallengesandbenefits.Thefocusofthecurrentresearchistoextendmyworkonlimitingresourcesofsmallfirmsandtheirinternationalization.Mypriorworkusedobservationsfromseveraldifferentindustriesincludingtech,service,andproducts,whichallowedforabroadviewandgeneraltheorizingaboutsmallfirms.However,forthisresearch,Iintendtofocusontechnology‐basedstart‐upswithinaspecificgeographiclocation.UsinginterviewdatafromDCareafirms,thecurrentinvestigationwilldevelopasetofpropositionsontheantecedentsandconsequencesoflimitingresourcesoftechnology‐basedstart‐upfirmscompetingininternationalmarkets.Thisresearchwillsetupfutureworkofdevelopinghypothesestobefurthertestedusingdatacollectedfromtechnology‐basedDCfirms.Mentor:PradeepRauMichelleMontague‐Mfuni

MichelleMontague‐MfuniiscurrentlyaPh.D.ManagementstudentattheUniversityofMemphiswheresheisfocusingoninternationalstrategy.Herresearchinterestsincludeinternationalbusiness;homevs.hostcountrystrategies;multi‐nationalcorporations;corporatesocialresponsibility;politicalactions;emergingmarkets;energyandinternationaltrade.MichellepreviouslyworkedasaSeniorManagerinStrategyatErnstandYounginSouthAfrica.Additionally,Michellehasawealthofexperienceinthefieldsofcorporatefinance,tradeandinvestment;foreignexchangederivativeoptions;cashmanagement;mergersandacquisitionsandcapitalmarkets‐havingalsoworkedforCitibank,MorganStanley,SalomonBrothersandUnionBankofSwitzerlandSecuritiesinmajorfinancialcenterssuchasNewYorkandLondon;aswellasinAfrica(SouthAfrica,Kenya&SADCregion).MichellehasanundergraduatedegreeinBiochemistryfromHarvardCollegeanda

Master'sinBusinessfromtheDardenSchoolattheUniversityofVirginia.

Project:ExperientialInternationalBusinessTeachingtoComprehendMillennialStudents’GlobalAwareness,UnderstandingandCompetenceInterpretinghowmillennialsperceiveinternationaltradeandotherglobalizationissuesandperformingacomparativeintergenerationalperceptionanalysiswillprovideusefulresearchregardingemergingcognitiveinstitutions.ComprehensionofkeyconstituentviewpointsmayofferinsightsonhowtoimprovetheUnitedStatescompetitiveglobalrelationshipswithtradepartners.Inaddition,thisresearchwillprovideempiricalsupportforthedevelopmentofanInternationalBusiness(IB)teachinginstrumentutilizingimagesasamediumforcommunication.Thisvisualmediumdrawsawayfromthecontroversialnotionthat“Englishisthegloballinguafranca”(Doiz,Lasagabaster&Sierra,2013).Italsoservestoprovideanalternateanswerto(Ramsey,Barakat&AbiAad,2014)whentheyaskedaboutaCulturalIntelligence(CQ)manipulationtoenhanceanindividual’scommitmenttothestudyofIBintheclassroom.Itprovidesfurthersupportfor(Cooper&Mitsunga,2010)whentheyproportthe‘nestedrealities’offacultymemberswhentheyengageininternationalcollaborationsandextendspotentialfutureresearchtoenhanceIBlearningdevelopmentinstruments.Thus,weproposeaself‐reflectionlearningtoolthatcanassistnotonlyteachingglobalization,butprovidevaluableresearchrelatedtoGW‐CIBER’sthemeofInstitutions,PoliciesandDevelopmentinInternationalBusiness.EnlighteningabetterunderstandingofcognitiveinstitutionsofthemillennialgenerationandprominentIBscholarscanassistwithconceptualperceptionresearchonglobalizationandtheimpactontrade.Mentor:LieslRiddleElenaPoliakova

ElenaPoliakovaisaPh.D.studentatGeorgiaStateUniversityinAtlanta,GA.Herresearchexplorescross‐culturalmanagement,internationalmarketingcampaigns,anddiasporainvestment.Elena’sresearchinterestsalsoincludelanguageininternationalbusinessandinterculturalnegotiations.AnativeofMoscow,Russia,ElenaearnedherMaster’sandPhDdegreesinLinguisticsatLomonosovMoscowStateUniversity.Priortoherdoctoralstudies,sheworkedinthespheresofmarketingandeducationinRussia,Germany,andtheUnitedStatesandasatranslatoratinternationaltradefairsinRussia,Sweden,Denmark,andGermany,whichwasthecatalystforherinterestincross‐culturalmanagement.

Project:Public‐PrivatePartnershipandDiasporaInvestmentPromotion.TheCaseofConnectIrelandApromisingtargetgroupofinvestmentpromotionisdiaspora–“expatriatecommunitythatmaintains‘amemory,visionormyth’aboutthehomeland;arecommittedtothe‘maintenanceorrestoration’ofthehomeland”(2008;Safran,1991:83).Animportantsourceoffinancialandnon‐financialcapital,diasporacapitalhasincreasinglycontributedtotheevolutionofbusinessandindustrylandscapes.Diasporahomelandinvestment(DHI)marketingremainsapromisingresearcharea.ConnectIrelandisaninvestmentpromotionorganizationwithauniquereferralsystemlaunchedin2012,themiddleoftherecession,tocreateemploymentinIreland.ThepartnershipofConnectIrelandwithIreland'spublic‐sectorinvestmentpromotionagencyIDAcouldbefruitfulforraisingpropositionsabouthowtomeasurediasporainvestment‐relatedprivate‐publicpartnerships(PPPs).SinceIrishpeoplehaveaglobalnetworkoffamily,friends,andconnectionsathomeandabroad,ConnectIrelandreliesonthepersonalnetworkandpowerofdiasporamarketing.TheprivatesectorofthePPPisoperatingtransnationally,whichdifferentiatesthismodelfromPPPsdescribedinpriorliteratureandcangeneratetheoreticalcontributions.Theresearchquestionsaskedare(1)Howtomeasurepublic‐privatepartnership(PPP)successinthecontextofdiasporainvestmentpromotion?and(2)Aretheremeasurementissuesthatareuniquetomarketinganationforinvestmenttotransnationalactors(connectorsandinvestors)?Mentor:LieslRiddle

JohnPonstingelAsahumangeographer,Johnispassionateaboutanalyzinginstitutions,theirpolicies,andthedifferentoutcomestheyshapeforethnicgroups.Hebecameinterestedininstitutionsbecausetheyaredynamicinformandfunctionandhavethepowertoshapehumanexperiences.Institutionshaveonlyrecentlybeguntoreceiveattentionbygeographers,especiallyinthelastdecade.Institutions,regardlessoftype(e.g.cultural,religious,financialorgovernment)aregovernedbyleadershipandparticipation.Whilethegovernanceofinstitutionsmaybesimilarinhierarchicalorganization,theimpactsofinstitutionaldecisionscanvarysignificantly,becauseofculturalideologiesandaffectdissimilargroupsdifferently.Sometimes,memberswithinthesameethnicgroupthatparticipateinthesameinstitutionscanhavediverseexperiencesandoutcomes.Itisworthwhile,therefore,toexamineinstitutionalgovernance,

participant’sculture,theirformsofparticipation,andthepoliciesthateitherattractordeterparticipationinordertodiscoverthemechanismsthatmakeinstitutionalpoliciesanddevelopmentsuccessfulorunsuccessfulinlocal,regional,nationalandinternationalmarkets.JohnhaspublishedaresearcharticleinarefereedjournalregardingtheroleofinstitutionsandhowtheyhavedissimilarlyshapedtheexperiencesoftwomajorethnicgroupsintheU.S.,FilipinosandAsianIndiansinaNewJerseycommunity.Inhissparetime,Johnenjoysplayingbasketball,exercisingandplayingvideogames.Project:HowCultureAffectsInternationalBusiness:TheRoleofInstitutionsThisprojectrelatestoGW‐CIBER’sthemeofinstitutions,policiesanddevelopmentininternationalbusinessinmanyways.Theanalysesoflocalandinternationalinstitutions,theirpolicies,andculturalideologieswillshedlightonthespecificinformationAsianIndianandEthiopianimmigrantsandentrepreneursutilizewhenchoosingtheWashingtonmetropolitanareaasthelocaleforestablishingtheirbusinessesandenterprises.Furthermore,thisprojectaimstoexaminethedifferencesofthesenetworksattheinternationallevelandhowtheycontributetoeconomicdevelopmentandadvancetheunderstandingofhowimmigranttransnationalnetworksinglobalcitiescreateneworutilizecurrentinstitutionsthatpromoteinternationalbusinessdevelopment.Mentor:ElizabethChackoJuliaPuaschunder

JuliastudiedPhilosophy/Psychology,BusinessandPublicAdministration,SocialandEconomicSciences,NaturalSciences,LawandEconomics(pending).Throughoutheracademiccareer,JuliawasaffiliatedwithHarvard,PrincetonandColumbiaUniversity,whereshepublishedherworkamongotherdistinctjournalsandinternationalpublishinghouses.JuliaorganizedconferencesandpublicspeakersinNorthAmericaandEurope.Since2015JuliasupportstheEconomicsofClimateChangeProjectSpeakerSerieshostedatTheSchwartzCenterforEconomicPolicyAnalysisofTheNewSchoolforSocialResearchinNewYorkCity.Juliaisincludedinthe‘2018MarquisWho’sWhoinAmericaandintheWorld’amongthetop3%professionalsaroundtheglobe.Shewasawardedthe2018AlbertNelsonMarquisLifetimeAchievementAward.AfterhavingcapturedsocialresponsibilityincorporateandfinancialmarketsinEuropeandNorthAmerica

withattentiontoFinancialSocialResponsibilityandSociallyResponsibleInvestment,JuliapursuedtheideaofEternalEquity—respondingtoWesternworldintergenerationalequityconstraintsinthedomainsofenvironmentalsustainability,over‐indebtednessanddemographicaging.Currently,JuliaalsodedicatesinteresttoArtificialIntelligenceEthics.Project:MappingClimateChangeGainsandLossesClimatejusticeaccountsforoneofthemostchallengingglobalgovernancegoals.Curbingcarbonemissionscreatesaprosperityversussustainabilitypredicamentthatpitstoday’sgenerationagainstfutureworld

inhabitants.Julia’spreviousresearchinnovativelycalculatedthemacroeconomicgainsandlossesofawarmingglobeinordertorevealwhatcountrieswillbegainingandwhatcountriesareprospectedtobelosingfromclimatechange.Basedonclimate‐relatedGDPprospectsaroundtheworlduntil2100,Julia’sresearchhighlightswhatindustriesareexpectedtogrowinwhatcountries.Sofar,herprojecthasadvocatedforredistributingthesegainsintotheclimatechangelosingareasinordertooffsetcostsforclimatechangemitigationandadaptation.Asthenextlogicstep,Juliaplanstoworkonconcretepolicymemosaboutredistributionstrategies.Inaddition,shewouldliketofortifythemacroeconomicmodelregardingthegainsofawarmingglobeandstudyhowtheprivatesectorandfinancialmarketsmaybenefitfromclimatechange.Aconcretebusinessmodelwilloutlinepriceprospectsandexpectedfinancialmarketprojectionsintheclimatechangewinningareas.Lastly,thesocietalimpetusofclimategainsbeingdistributedunequallyaroundtheworldwillbediscussedinclimatejusticeimperatives.Mentor:AnnaHelmandRobertOrttungDanielleTomson

DanielleLeeTomsonisaPh.D.StudentinCommunicationsatColumbia’sGraduateSchoolofJournalism.SheisalsotheDirectorandCo‐CuratorofPersonalDemocracyForum,aflagshipconferenceabouttech,politics,andmedia.Inheracademicwork,shewritesabouttheintersectionoftechnology,politics,andidentity.Shefocusesontheimpactofhowregulation,internalpoliciesanduseofsocialmediaplatformsaffectbothpoliticaleconomyandpoliticalmovements.HerresearchhastakenhertoMyanmar,Kosovo,Turkey,Georgia,andaroundtheU.S.DaniellewasthefoundingMembershipDirectorofCivicHall,acommunitycenterforcivictechnology.BeforeCivicHall,Daniellecuthertechnologyteethasaproductmanagerandinnovationconsultantfornon‐profits,government,andcorporateclientsaroundtheworld.YoucanfindherwritingonTheHuffingtonPost,Civicist,Medium,andaplethoraofacademicpublications.Sheisagraduateof

YaleUniversityandisproudtohavebeenraisedonahorsefarminWesternPennsylvania.FindheronTwitterat@leetomson,thoughshehasmutedmostsocialmedia.Project:RegulatingFacebookandGoogle:HowEuropeanGeneralDataProtectionRegulationChangeandChallengeAmericanPlatformBusinessesHowdoesregulationofdatausedbyplatformcompaniesinonejurisdictionaffectthosecompanies’businessstrategiesandpracticesinanother?Afterbeinginitiallypassedin1995andrecentlyamended,theEuropeanUnion’soverhaulofitsGeneralDataProtectionRegulationwillgointoeffectMay25,2018.Already,journalistsandexpertstrackingdevelopmentsincomplianceareanticipatingsweepinglawsuits.OneofthelargestfeaturesofGDPRisthatregulatorscanlevysignificantfinesforbreachesofthelaw.GDPRprotectsavarietyofconsumerrights,includingtherighttobeforgotten,consenttotargetedadvertising,theprotectionofpersonallyidentifiableinformation,andconsentofdatasharing—tonameafew.Allofthesechallengethefundamentalbusinessmodelsofplatformcompanies,whorelyonuserdatacollection,analysis,andsharingforadsales.GiventherecentCambridgeAnalyticawhistleblowerswhoprofessedthenonconsensualuseofFacebookdataandMarkZuckerberg’srecenttestimonybeforetheU.S.congress,nowplatformcompaniesareconsideringmakingGDPRtheinternationalstandardwithinandbetweenjurisdictions.Thisresearchprojectanalyzesthechangesinfundamentalbusinesspracticesaroundtheconsentofdatacollectionanduseinonejurisdiction—thecoreoftheplatformcompany’sbusinessmodel—asaresultofregulationinanother.Thepaperwillconsiderthechangingofplatformbusinesspracticesbyengagingwithpreviousliteraturesonglobalizationandregulation,platformstudies,dataprotection,andalsohowregulatorymechanismscanalsobeusedtoconfrontmonopolypoweracrossjurisdictions—especiallyconsideringthelivelydebateonantirustandmonopolyoftechnologyplatformscurrentlyhappening.Bydoingdeepdescriptiveprocess‐tracingoffirmsastheynavigatetheseregulatoryandlegalchallenges,wewillbegintodevelopframeworksthroughwhichwecananalyzeplatformbusinessesandregulationinthe21stcentury.Mentor:DavidKarpf

XiangkunYaoXiangkunisaFinancePhDstudentatSchoolofBusiness,UniversityofConnecticut.Hisresearchinterestsincludetheoreticalandempiricalassetpricing,corporategovernance,andmonetarypolicytransmission.Oneofhisresearchprojectsfocusesonusingoptionstoforecastthephysicaldistributionofcorrespondingstockreturns.Anotheronefocusesonstudyinghowcorporategovernanceaffectsmanagers’risk‐takingdecisions.Priortohisdoctoralstudies,XiangkunobtainedhisMaster’sdegreesfromFordhamUniversityandFisherCollegeofBusiness,OhioStateUniversity.Project:TheRoleofBankLendingChannelinMonetaryPolicyTransmissionInthispaper,weinvestigatehowmonetarypolicyaffectseconomythroughthebanklendingchannel.First,althoughalargeamountofresearchprovidesevidence

ontheexistenceofthebanklendingchannelfromdifferentdimensions,wedon’tknowtherelativeeffectofthebanklendingchannelinthemonetarytransmissionmechanism.Wewillanswerthisquestionbymeasuringhowthebanklendingchannelcontributestotheoverallchangeofloangrowthtomonetarypolicychange.Second,acentralbankcanadoptdifferentmonetarypolicyconductstomanageitsinflation‐outputtradeoff.Forexample,KashyapandStein(2012)statesthatinacountrywithinterestonreserves,thecentralbankhastwodistincttoolstoreachitsshort‐termpolicyrate:eitheraltertheinterestitpaysonreservesorchangethequantityofservesinthesystem.Wewillexplorehowthebanklendingchannelworksunderdifferentmonetarypolicyconducts.Mentor:JiawenYang

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 includetradecompetiveness,globalmarketing,and leadership in inter‐organizationalrelationships.Anative toAtlanta,ElizabethearnedherBachelor’s inArtsandScienceswithamajor inAnthropology,andMaster’sofInternationalBusinessfromGeorgiaStateUniversity.Priortoherdoctoralstudies,sheworkedinthenon‐profit and technology sectors as amarketing research analyst, andwasresponsible for integrating social media and search engine optimizationtechniquestoincreasebrandequity.Project:ExportTradeCompetiveness:MacroEconomicFactorsforSectoral

PerformanceandGrowthThe 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 aremotivated by both tangible (i.e.monetary) aswell asintangible rewards (i.e. reputation).However,exporter failuremayoccurdue topoor incentivesand/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 themacroeconomic 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 internationalpoliticaleconomy, in2014.AsaPh.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 answerwhy internationalmarket actors (e.g., investors, business, and banks) reactdifferentlytosimilarInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)programs.Sometimes,marketbelievesthecountrywouldnormalizeitseconomyfollowingtheIMFprogramandthusattacheslittleriskpremiumtothecountry’sgovernmentbondandrollsbacktheirloans.Othertimes,however,marketrefusestobelieveinthecredibilityoftheIMFprogramandcreatessuddenexodusfromtheborrowingcountry’seconomy,attachingveryhighriskpremiumforthecountry’sbond.Iamexaminingsuchvariationsinmarket’sreactiontoIMFprogramsbyanalyzingdomesticpoliticalfactorsintheborrowingcountry.Particularly,Iwillinvestigatetheroleofpublicopinionandmonetaryinstitutionsinaborrowingcountryinattracting foreigncapitalafterthecountrysignsan IMFprogram.Publicattitudetoward IMFprogrammaymediatethecredibilitysignalsentbytheFundthroughitsprogram,becausepublicopinionaffectsthepoliticalfeasibility of actual implementation for those conditions. Also, the existence of independent monetaryinstitutionssuchascurrencyboard,monetaryunionandcentralbanksmayamplifythecredibilitysignalsentbytheFundprogramaspolicymakersaredeprivedofmonetaryautonomy.Thus,generalpublicsupportforIMF programs combinedwith independentmonetary institutionsmay amplify the credibility of the IMFprogram, attractingmuch foreign capital into the country,whereaspublicopposition to theprogram andabsenceofindependentmonetaryinstitutioncoulddeterforeigncapitalinflow.Refiningtheseideasintoasolidtheoryandempiricallytestingthetheoryisthegoalforthissummer.Mentor:Dr.StephenKaplan

LongTranLongisaPh.D.studentintheDepartmentofPublicAdministrationandPolicyattheAmericanUniversity'sSchoolofPublicAffairs.Hisresearchinterestsincludevarious topics of public and nonprofit management, such as collaboration,accountability, organizational development, andpolicy 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 increasinglyvisiblerolesof 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 capitalbecomesmore global, countrieswith lesswell‐establishedtransparent,andstable“ruleofgame”(e.g.legislations,regulations,

andenforcement fordoingbusiness), typically theemergingmarkets,encounterhigherbarriers toattractforeigninvestmentthancountrieswith“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

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

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

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

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)conductedbybanksthatreceivegovernmentfundingcompareintermsofperformancetobanksthatdonotreceivegovernmentfunding?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

Jung‐hyunKwon

Kwon,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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,weexaminewhetherthereisawealtheffecttofirmsfrombeingconnectedtoU.S.politicians.WespecificallyexaminethebenefitsfollowingpoliticalcontributionsmadebytheircorporatePACsoverthe1980‐2012electioncycles.Wealtheffect,inthiscase,isrepresentedbytheabnormalreturnofthefirmorthenumberofgovernmentcontractsreceivedovereachNovembertthroughOctobert+1.TheinvestigationoftherelationshipbetweenforeignpoliticalcontributionandforeignfirmperformancewillhelpdeterminewhethertheseinternationalcorporationsaretrulyderivingbenefitsbyinvestingintheUSpoliticalinfrastructure.Wearefurtherinterestedinwhethertherearevaryingdegreesof

"benefits"basedontherelationshipbetweentheforeignnationandtheU.S,specificallylookingatthebilateralpoliticalrelationsacrosscountries.CurrentmediafocusesonthefactthattheseinternationalfirmsaregainingadvantagebycontributingtoU.S.politics.Wewishtodeterminewhetherornotthisadvantageexistsasastepindeterminingifforeignfirmscanestablishpoliticalconnectednessacrosscountryborders.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

MarketaSonkovaMarketaSonkovaisaPhDcandidateatBostonUniversity'sSchoolofManagement.ShehasaB.A.inBusinessAdministrationandanM.B.A.fromtheUniversityofIowa,withstronginterdisciplinarytraininginFinanceandStrategy.SheisanativeoftheCzechRepublic,butgrewupintheUnitedStatesasthedaughteroftwoacademics.Herprofessionalbackgroundincludesfiveyearsspentinthefinancialservicesindustry,whereshegainedfirst‐handinsightsabouttheoperationofmultinationalcompanies(MNCs)intheregionofCentral&EasternEurope.Theexperiencemotivatesherresearchinterests,whichfocusonMNCs'utilizationofstrategichumancapital.

ResearchProject:CEOSuccessioninForeignSubsidiaries:ExploringtheDynamicsofHumanCapitalAllocationFollowingaPerformanceShockThisstudyseekstoexploreCEOsuccessioninforeignsubsidiariesofmultinationalcompanies,whichisasettingthathasnotreceivedadequateattentionintheliterature.TheforeignsubsidiarycontextisimportantandusefulforthestudyofturnoverandsubsequentCEOselection,becausesubsidiaryexecutivesnotonlyexerciseconsiderableinfluenceovertheorganization,butthevarietiesoftheirhumancapitalattributesaremorenuancedandcomplexthanthoseunderconsiderationinstand‐alonefirms.Totesttherelationshipbetweenantecedentfirmperformanceandturnoverandpreferenceforsuccessors'humancapitalattributes,weexploittheeffectsofthe2008globalfinancialcrisis,andanalyzesuccessioneventswhichoccurintheforeignsubsidiariesofmultinationalbanksduringtheperiod2005‐2012.Wefindthatwhilebroadenvironmentalshocksandsubsidiaryperformanceshocksbothinciteturnoverinthetopsubsidiaryleadershippost,theypromptdifferentpreferenceswithrespecttosuccessors'humancapitalattributes.Specifically,economiccrisispromotesapreferenceforsubsidiary‐specifichumancapital,whileperformanceshockslimitedtothesubsidiaryareassociatedwithapreferenceforMNC‐specifichumancapitalandforsuccessorswithbroadinternationalexperience.Mentor:HeinBogaard

WendyWangWendyD.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,thisprojectseekstoaddresswhetherSWFsinvestdifferentlyfromprivate‐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.Institutional‐basedtrustistiedtoformalsocietalstructures,basedonindividual,institutionalorfirm‐specificcharacteristicsoronintermediarymechanisms(Zucker,1986).IPRissuesrelatetotherightsconferredbylawinrelationtosomeaspectsofindustrial,scientificandculturalcreativity(WIPO,2002).TrustrelatingtoIPRissuesininternationaltradebetweenindustrializedcountriesanddevelopingcountriesoccurwhenthestakeholdersinthetradingcountries‐policymakers,citizens,industrystakeholdersandbusinesspeople‐interacttoimplementandenforceIPRlawstoensurethatIPholdershavetheirrightsprotectedandreceive

theirpromisedrents.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:SubhasishDasguptaW.G.DouglasFernandez

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

advantage,thereisaneedtogivegreaterconsiderationtohowthecontextinwhichfirmsoperateinfluencesinnovation.Inotherwords,thereexistsagreatneedtoexamineinnovationasa"socialactivity",andthus

considerhowcertaininstitutionsshapepoliciesandnormsthataffectfirms'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

DanielNogueira‐Budny

DanielDanielNogueira‐BudnyisaPhDcandidateofGovernmentattheUniversityofTexas,Austin.HisdissertationfieldresearchhasbeengenerouslyfundedbyFulbrightIIEandBorenfellowships.PriortobeginninghisPhD,Nogueira‐BudnyworkedfortwoyearsattheBrazilInstituteoftheWoodrowWilsonInternationalCenterforScholarsinWashington,D.C.HereceivedhisB.A.,magnacumlaude,fromColumbiaUniversityandhisM.A.fromGeorgetownUniversity'sSchoolofForeignService.ResearchProject:InstitutionalModernizationandIdeologicalModernizationamongLatinAmerica'sLeftistParties:TowardaTheoryofPartyAdaptationWhereasmanyofLatinAmerica'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.Stephaniehastaughtstrategicmanagement(MGT401)andwillteachinternationalbusiness(MGT

349)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:RobertWeiner

JeanWoronieckiJeaniscurrentlyadoctoralstudentinStrategicManagementattheUniversityofPittsburghandaformeranalystatLehmanBrothers.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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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