GSEM 2022
Agenda
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| Breakfast | 8 - 8:30 a.m. | Foyer |
Light breakfast |
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| Opening Remarks | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | Rooms 1200 - 1500 |
IntroductionCo-Chairs of GSEM 2022Jing Li & Daniel Shapiro (Simon Fraser University) Co-ChairsLourdes Casanova (Cornell University) Special GuestUjwal Kayande (Dean of the SFU Beedie School of Business), opening remarks Keynote SpeechYuen Pau Woo (Senator of Canada and former President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada) Moderator for Q&A with Senator WooLourdes Casanova (Cornell University) |
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| Panel Discussion | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Rooms 1200 – 1500 |
Geopolitics and the future of the MNEIn a complex world characterized by hegemonic rivalry between the US and China, our participants will discuss whether the power and influence of the multinational corporations will be diminished. Chair: Ravi Ramamurti (Northeastern University)Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra (Northeastern University) |
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| Coffee Break | 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Foyer |
Coffee and light refreshments |
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| Panel 1 | 10:45 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Rooms 1200 – 1500 |
Geopolitics and Implications for MNEsChair: Mike Peng (University of Texas at Dallas)“Does China’s innovation strategy, “Made in China 2025”, hinder its outward foreign direct investment flows?”Anastasia Ufimtseva (Simon Fraser University) “MNE subsidiary networks as switching options: Strategic response of US and EU MNEs to the US-China trade war”Hyewon Ma (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) “Techno-nationalism and the geopolitics between Canada and China: Implications for product image and consumer behavior”Che-Hui Lien (Thompson Rivers University) |
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| Lunch and Featured Speaker | 12 - 1:30 p.m. | Foyer and Rooms 1200 – 1500 |
Lunch 12 - 12:40 p.m.Featured Conversation 12:40 - 1:30 p.m.Speaker: Randy MacEwen (CEO of Ballard)Ballard Power Systems Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cell products and technologies. We will explore with Mr. MacEwen the nature and importance of hydrogen in the energy transition. Co-Moderators: Jing Li & Daniel Shapiro (Simon Fraser University) |
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| Panel 2 | 1:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Rooms 1200 – 1500 |
Corporate Identity and ReputationChair: Arie Lewin (Duke University)“Opportunities or constraints: The case of foreign MNEs on developing reputations in subSaharan Africa”Aloysius Newenham-Kahindi (University of Victoria) “Strategies of national identity work: The case of Huawei,1987—2020”Johann Fortwengel (King’s College London) “CEO narcissism and the delay of foreign exits by Indian MNEs”Klaus Meyer (Western University) |
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| Coffee break | 2:45 - 3 p.m. | Foyer |
Coffee and light refreshments |
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| Panel 3 | 3 - 4:30 p.m. | Rooms 1200 - 1500 |
Innovation, Institutions, and Foreign Direct InvestmentChair: Eric Gedajlovic (Simon Fraser University)“Do domestic and foreign competition affect institutional voids in emerging countries?”Cheng Li (Western University) “Corporate pyramids and SOE innovations: An institutional logics perspective”Joyce Wang (St. Cloud State University) “Intellectual Property Court and Firm Innovation in China”
Aurora Genin (University of Massachusetts Amherst) “Owner identity, national institutional systems and outward FDI location: The case of Chinese MNEs”Zhixiang Liang (York University) |
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| Paper Development Sessions | 7:30 - 8:45 a.m. | 2nd Floor Rooms and Zoom |
6 Concurrent paper development sessionsDevelopment Session 1 - Rm 2600National Security, Innovation, and International Agreements (Led by: Jing Li)https://sfu.zoom.us/j/63440457106?pwd=S2dYeWN4L0VaVWd4NkJiWkpoQ28zQT09“Innovation Support, National Security, and MNC Activities”Jian Xu (Yale-NUS College) “AI - US/China competition or collaboration”Larry Chasteen (University of Texas at Dallas) “The Asymmetric Effects of Multilateral, Regional, and Bilateral Economic Agreements on Cross-Border Trade and Investment”Der-Ting Huang (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Development Session 2 - Room 2300Institutional Voids and Changes (led by: Mike Peng)https://sfu.zoom.us/j/68951715842?pwd=S0E5RzZRV2NrTGw1VDM5cFZoV2JCUT09“Overcoming institutional voids: International institutions and the investment climate”
Si Cheng (ESSEC Business School) “Host Country Sub-National Marketization and Subsidiary Ownership at Times of Disruptions: Evidence from Japanese MNE Data”Haishan Yuan (Western University) “Shell shocked: Affecting changes through the institutional work of the regulated and the regulator”Carrie Wang (University of California, Irvine) Development Session 3 - Room 2800Learning, Knowledge Transfer, and EMNEs (Led By: Ravi Ramamurti)https://sfu.zoom.us/j/64324939478?pwd=TkdaQTVscmhaZXljUzdUZ1FVSjg2QT09“New Lead Firms in the Commercial Aircraft Industry: Learning with Strategic Partners through a MultiSourcing Strategy”Yuanyuan Wu (Lakehead University)
“The Effects of Linkage-Leverage-Learning on Emerging Market Multinationals’ Competence Exploiting vs. Competence Creating Mandates”Yuanyuan Li (California State University, Los Angeles) “A Multilevel Model of Expatriate Knowledge Transfer and Subsidiary Performance: Contingent Roles of Parent Firm’s Strategic Emphasis and Country Economic Distance”Cuili Qian (University of Texas at Dallas) Development Session 4 - Glass study room AEmerging Markets and FDI (Led by: Lourdes Casanova)https://sfu.zoom.us/j/64185756519?pwd=WTZrQUR0SnpPZ2NGa3FOcG8veDBDQT09“How do Local Retail Firms Outperform Foreign Multinational Corporations in Emerging Markets?”Tran Thi Tuyet Nhung (Aichi Toho University) “A silk road for OFDI? - The Belt and Road Initiative and Chinese outward foreign direct investments”Jakob Arnoldi (Aarhus University) “Role of Digitalization and Capabilities in Gaining Competitive Advantage and International Performance”Mohammad Falahat (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman) Development session 5 - Glass study room BCorruption, Political Capital, and FDI (Led by: Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra)https://sfu.zoom.us/j/61353895821?pwd=aFRWMUcvOWxqbzlGVFM1K1gvZ2dIZz09“The Dark Side of Resources: Return on Corruption in Emerging Market”Anh Phan (University of Hawai’i at Manoa) “Gangsta’s Paradise Lost: Does Foreign Direct Investment Abate Drug Trafficking in Mexico?”Yannick Tristan Wiessner (Erasmus University Rotterdam) “A Tale of Two Types of Political Capital: Risk-Return Distortion in Venture Capital Investments”Jiamin Zhang (Fudan University) Development session 6Sociopolitical Risks and MNE Activities (Led by: Daniel Shapiro)https://sfu.zoom.us/j/62522981091?pwd=Q0ZsV1ZHNDd0V2RvODNwRG0yMFo0UT09“Hidden Threats and Overlooked Solutions: Unnoticed Socio- Political Risks and Firm Action in Latin America”Daniel Friel (Universidad de San Andrés) “Antecedents of Voluntary Environmental Management Practices Among ExMNEs: Evidence from the Nigerian Extractive Industry”Okechukwu Lawrence Emeagwali (Girne American University) “Initiator or Bystander? Emerging-Economic Multinationals’ Role-Taking in Overseas Corporate Social Responsibility in the Pandemic Era”Jingshi Xu (Yonsei University) |
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| Breakfast | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | Foyer |
Light breakfast |
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| Welcome to Day 2 | 9:20 - 9:30 a.m. | Rooms 1200 – 1500 |
Introduction to the second day of the conference by the Co-chairs:Jing Li & Daniel Shapiro (Simon Fraser University) |
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| Panel 4 | 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Rooms 1200 – 1500 |
Political Risks: Exit and DecouplingChair: Klaus Meyer“Political risk and foreign direct divestment: Beyond ‘kiss your assets goodbye’”Robert Weiner (George Washington University) “Regional resources and regional resilience to trade shocks: Evidence from the US- China trade war”Peng Zhang (Simon Fraser University) “Decoupling from China? U.S. firms’ partisan positioning and supply chain strategy”Bo Yang (University of Southern California) |
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| Coffee Break | 10:45 - 11 a.m. | Foyer |
Coffee and light refreshments |
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| Fireside Conversation | 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Rooms 1200 – 1500 |
MNEs, Climate Change, and Energy TransitionSpecial Guest: Ans Kolk (University of Amsterdam)Commentators:Jorge E. Rivera (George Washington University) Moderator:Mila Lazarova (Simon Fraser University) |
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| Lunch and Featured Speaker | 12:30 - 1:50 p.m. | Foyer and Rooms 1200 – 1500 |
Lunch 12:30 – 1:00 PMFeatured Conversation: 1:00 – 1:50 PMA.J. Nichols (Director Corporate Affairs, Vale)Vale S.A. is a Brazilian multinational corporation engaged in metals and mining. We will explore with Mr. Nichols the importance of geopolitics and critical minerals in the evolution of the mining industry |
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| Coffee break | 1:50 - 2 p.m. | Foyer |
Coffee and light refreshments |
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| Panel 5 | 2 - 3:30 p.m. | Rooms 1200 - 1500 |
Corporate Social Responsibility and SustainabilityChair: Carolyn Egri (Simon Fraser University)“CSR performance and government effectiveness in emerging markets”Larissa Marchiori Pacheco (Northeastern University) “Natural resources, MNEs, and employment opportunities in developing countries: The relevance of UNSDGs 8 and 15”Kristin Brandl (University of Victoria) “Aligning CSR strategies with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to manage and exploit MNE-host-government relations”Christiaan Roell (University of Sheffield) “Prepare to green: Exogenous shock in the Global Business Environment and the effect of MNC International Diversification on Shareholder Value Creation”Kijong Kim (University of South Carolina) |
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| Closing and Award Session | 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. | Rooms 1200 - 1500 |
Presentation of Best Paper Award:Jing Li & Daniel Shapiro (Simon Fraser University), Co-Chairs of GSEM 2022 Concluding remarks:Jing Li & Daniel Shapiro (Simon Fraser University), Co-Chairs of GSEM 2022 |
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Registration
Please note: The registration period for speakers and presenters has concluded.
General PublicConference dates
May 7 (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
May 8 (7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.)
Contact
For inquiries please contact the Jack Austin Centre.
Email: jack_austin_centre@sfu.ca
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