International Business Ph.D. Research and Faculty
The Faculty
Our faculty earned Ph.Ds. from renowned schools, including Harvard, Stanford, the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of Maryland, the University of Minnesota, Chicago, and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
We publish in top tier journals and university presses, and work closely with doctoral students, leading to co-authored published articles. We are active in the discipline, serving as Associate Editors or on the Editorial Review Boards of several top journals, including the Journal of International Business, Organization Science, the Global Strategy Journal, and the Strategic Management Journal, as well as officers for academic divisions and track chairs for major conferences (including the Academy of Management and the Academy of International Business annual meetings). The faculty also have an established record of securing external research grants.
Our core doctoral faculty are listed below.
Meghana Ayyagari
Ph.D. in Finance, University of Maryland, College Park.
Areas of Expertise: International Corporate Governance, Financial Development and Growth, International Finance
Reid Click
Ph.D. in Economics and International Business, University of Chicago.
Areas of Expertise: International Corporate Finance, Macroeconomics, International Investment
Jin Hyung Kim
Ph.D. in Strategy, Harvard Business School.
Areas of Expertise: Nonmarket Strategy, Corporate Lobbying, Business-Government Relations, Global Strategy
Noel Maurer
Ph.D., Stanford University.
Areas of expertise: Economic Institutions, Political Economy, Business History
Anupama Phene
Ph.D in International Management, University of Texas at Dallas.
Areas of Expertise: Innovation, Localization of Knowledge, Strategic Alliances, Multinational Firms
Liesl Riddle
Ph. D. in Sociology, University of Texas at Austin.
Areas of Expertise: Diaspora Homeland Investment, Cross-Cultural Management, International Marketing, National Trade and Investment Promotion
Jennifer Spencer
Ph.D in Strategic Management & Organization, University of Minnesota.
Areas of Expertise: Institutions, Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Diffusion, International Corporate Strategy
Robert Weiner
Ph.D in Business Economics, Harvard University.
Areas of Expertise: International Finance, Privatization, Petroleum Industry
Associated Faculty from the Finance Department
Senay Agca
Ph.D in Finance, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Areas of expertise: Credit Risk, Corporate Finance, International Financial Markets