Dr

Dr. Liliana Pérez Nordtvedt

Assistant Professor

Kedia, B.L., Mahto, R., & Nordtvedt, L. P. Forthcoming 2005. In Subhash C. Jain and Sushil Vachani (Eds.), Multinational Corporations and Global Poverty Reduction (pp. 99-142).

Globalization has increased the integration of world economies resulting in sharing of resources, knowledge, risk and, to some degree, influence. However, globalization has not been equally beneficial for all countries in the world. It has raised the standard of living in some countries, but not in others. Poverty, the primary disease of under development, has been a cause of concern for all people of the world. To date, globalization has been linked to either poverty reduction or poverty increase around the world mainly by researchers in fields other than international business. Thus, very little is known about the process through which globalization interacts with poverty. This paper attempts to address this issue by exploring the relationship between globalization, multinational corporations (MNC) and poverty. In general, it is argued that (a) the higher the degree of integration of the developing country into the world economy, the higher the uplifting in the economic conditions of such country and (b) the MNC is the agent through which the developing country can indeed achieve such integration.

Disentangling the perceived importance of international skills needed for U.S. nationals in international business: A strategic paradigm approach.

Kedia, B. L., Pérez, L., & Chen, J-S., 2004 Journal of Global Business Research, 1(1): 12-27.

The purpose of this study was to discover, through an exploratory analysis, the antecedents of the perceived importance of international business skills of employees hired for international business positions in US companies. Our results show that general international business skills of employees hired for international positions will be perceived as more important by US managers who a) manage companies that employ more foreign nationals than US nationals in their foreign offices, b) manage companies that see a greater importance in the rest of the world in their future operations, c) have greater international responsibilities, and d) have a greater international background. Through a post hoc analysis we also learn that the antecedents to the perceived importance of international skills vary depending on the international skill/knowledge that is being taken into consideration (e.g., importance of country socio-economic/political knowledge, importance of appreciation for cross-cultural differences, importance of having a global perspective, importance of understanding of local markets/business practices, importance of int’l work experience or importance of foreign language skills). Conclusions and implications of the study are also presented.

The role of subjective culture in organizations: Progress and pitfalls twenty years later.

Bhagat, R. S., Kedia, B.L., Pérez, L. M., & Moustafa, K. S. 2003. In Oded Shenkar and Betty

Jane Punnett (Eds.), Handbook of International Management Research (Second Edition) (pp. 189-208). Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.

Research in the field of cross-cultural and intercultural research on organizational processes is reviewed from the perspective presented in Bhagat and McQuaid (1982). The essence of this chapter is to re-examine and revitalize theoretical rigor and methodological robustness to make the field of cross-cultural management achieve the goals to which scholars around the world sincerely aspire. In presenting the tables and various figures, specifically crafted for this chapter, we reach some conclusions regarding the progress and pitfalls twenty years later. We hope progress will continue along the avenues we suggest and, hopefully, at an accelerated rate that will enable researchers around the world function more effectively and advance transcultural understanding of human beings in the dissimilar cultures.

International business strategies, decision-making theories, and leadership styles: An integrated framework.

Kedia, B. L., Nordtvedt, R., & Pérez, L. 2002. Competitiveness Review, 12(1): 38-52.

The purpose of this article is to connect important concepts about three organizational streams of literature – international strategies, decision-making and strategic leadership - and to build an integrated framework to explicate their interactive value. The integrated framework developed in this article suggests contingent type relationships among these three streams. In addition, testable propositions are presented.