Managing corruption, managing uncertainty in emerging markets, and international entrepreneurship
Academy of Management
Academy of International Business Strategic Management SocietyPeer Reviewed Journals: Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Organization Science, Journal of International Business Studies (editorial board), Journal of Management Studies, Journal of World Business (editorial board), Asia Pacific Journal of Management (associate editor), Small Business Economics, andInternational Small Business Journal
Academic Conferences: Academy of Management (Business Policy and Strategy and International Management Divisions), Academy of International Business, Strategic Management Society.
2008 International Management Division’s Samsung distinguished paper award. Academyof Management, Anaheim, CA. 2008 (with Mona Makhija and Sangcheol Song)
Title of the paper: Growth and switching options in foreign direct investments
2007 BCERC award - Office of Advocacy, U. S. Small Business Administration Award for the Best Paper Exploring the Importance of Small Businesses to the U. S. Economy or a Public Issue of Importance to the Entrepreneurial Community, Charlotte, NC. June, 2008 (with Yasuhiro Yamakawa and Mike Peng)
Title of the paper: Entrepreneurship and the Barrier to Exit: How Does an Entrepreneur-Friendly Bankruptcy Law Affect Entrepreneurship Development at a Societal Level?
Selected as one of the three up and coming scholars, 4th annual AIB/JIBS conference. San Diego, CA November, 2006
Invited to contribute to a book for promising junior scholars in international strategic management “A new generation in international strategic management” edited by Steve Tallman, 2007
Second place, Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, April, 2002
Graduate School, The Ohio State University
Graduate Student Alumni Research Award, June, 2001
Graduate School, The Ohio State University
CIBER Research Travel Grants, 1999 – 2001
CIBER, The Ohio State University
Academic Excellence in Human Resource Management, June, 1998
Fisher College of Business MBA faculty, The Ohio State University