Stockholm, June 8, 2017
ORGANIZER
Emerging Markets Cross-Cultural Research Group
Stockholm Business School (SBS), Stockholm University
http://www.sbs.su.se/english/research/research-sections/emerging-markets-cross-cultural-research-group
Venue: The Board Room, Building 3A, Kräftriket, Roslagsvägen 101, Stockholm, Sweden
http://www.sbs.su.se/english/education/student-life/find-us/find-your-way-to-kr%C3%A4ftriket
HOSTING PROFESSOR
Tony Fang
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Jeremy Clegg, PhD, Professor, Leeds University Business School, U.K.
Fredrik Tell, PhD, Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden
Qiang Pan-Hammarström, PhD, Professor, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Håkan Kingstedt, Chairman, Sweden-India Business Council, Sweden
Dharam Deo Sharma, PhD, Professor, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
Ilan Alon, PhD, Professor, University of Agder, Norway
Tony Fang, PhD, Professor, SBS, Stockholm University, Sweden
08:00-08:30 REGISTRATION
08:30-10:00 OPENING
Welcome speech
Maria Frostling-Henningsson, PhD, Associate Professor, Head, SBS, Stockholm University, Sweden
Christian Maravelias, PhD, Professor, Deputy Head, SBS, Stockholm University, Sweden
How do we really do research in emerging markets?
Jeremy Clegg, PhD, Professor, Leeds University Business School, U.K.
Theorizing from subsidiary evolution in turmoil: The case of Swedish MNC R&D in Brazil
Fredrik Tell, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Business Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden
Government-firm interactions: Can we learn from emerging markets?
Dharam Deo Sharma, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Marketing and Strategy, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
Explosion of SME innovation: New market entry models in emerging markets?
Mr. Håkan Kingstedt, Chairman, Sweden-India Business Council, Sweden
10:00-10:15 FIKA
10:15-11:00 PRESENTATION
Overview of remanufacturing opportunities in China
Ou Tang, PhD, Professor of Production Economics, Dept. of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden
Why do firms fail to develop innovation capability? Case of two emerging economies automotive firms
Solmaz Filiz Karabag, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept. of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden
Christian Berggren, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Management and Engineering, Linköping University
Leadership ethics in emerging economy context
Li Thuy Dao, PhD, Assistant Professor, International Business Centre, Aalborg University, Denmark
Emerging economies’ technology-driven FDI in Europe: A comparison between China, India and Brazil
Ju Liu, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Urban Study, Faculty of Culture and Society, Malmö University, Sweden
11:00-11:10 BREAK
11:10-12:00 PRESENTATION
The latest medical breakthroughs and implications
Qiang Pan-Hammarström, Professor of Clinical Immunology, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Is health services marketing an issue for emerging markets?
Akmal. S. Hyder, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Business & Economic Studies, University of Gävle, Sweden
Maria Fregidou-Malama, PhD, Lecturer, Dept. of Business & Economic Studies, University of Gävle, Sweden
Marketing medical tourism: An emerging market perspective
Michelle Rydback, PhD student, Dept. of Business & Economic Studies, University of Gävle, Sweden
Globalization of China research
Ilan Alon, PhD, Professor of Strategy and International Marketing, University of Agder, Norway
12:15-13:45 CONFERENCE LUNCH
The 2017 EMIC Awards
14:15-15:15 PRESENTATION
Reshoring: A multiple perspective
Daniella Fjellström, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Business & Economic Studies, University of Gävle, Sweden
Tony Fang, PhD, Professor of Business Administration, SBS, Stockholm University, Sweden
Technological capability upgrading: Cases of two Brazilian multinational firms
Stefan Bernat, PhD student, Dept. of Management and Engineering, Linköping University
Solmaz Filiz Karabag, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept. of Management and Engineering, Linköping University, Sweden
Innovative marketing strategy: Multinational companies in Bangladesh
Maria Fregidou-Malama, PhD, Lecturer, Dept. of Business & Economic Studies, University of Gävle, Sweden
Ehsanul Huda Chowdhury, PhD, Dept. of Business & Economic Studies, University of Gävle, Sweden
Akmal. S. Hyder, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Business & Economic Studies, University of Gävle, Sweden
Russia and China: Similarities and differences in international business contexts in glocalization
Andrei Panibratov, PhD, Professor, Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University, Russia
Tony Fang, PhD, Professor, SBS, Stockholm University, Sweden
15:15-15:45 BIG FIKA
15:45-16:45 PRESENTATION
Sino-Finnish intercultural negotiation
Santa Stopniece, PhD student, Dept. of Language and Communication Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
China in Africa: An emerging area for organization studies
Tony Fang, PhD, Professor of Business Administration, SBS, Stockholm University, Sweden
Internationalization of emerging markets firms and negative media coverage in host countries
Tony Fang, PhD, Professor of Business Administration, SBS, Stockholm University, Sweden
Dina Chimenson, PhD student, SBS, Stockholm University, Sweden
China's “One Belt One Road” initiative: The credit risk challenge
Dexter Wu, PhD, Assistant Professor of Finance, SBS, Stockholm University, Sweden
Imagineering PLACE – The branding of five Chinese mega-cities
Emma Björner, PhD student, SBS, Stockholm University, Sweden
16:45-16:50 BREAK
16:50-17:35 PRESENTATION
The impact of political embeddedness on reverse knowledge transfer in Chinese multinationals
Cong Su, PhD student, Dept. of Business Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden
Expatriate managers’ relationships and reverse knowledge transfer within emerging market multinationals
Lingshuang Kong, PhD student, Dept. of Business Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden
Market openness and price discovery in gold markets in emerging economies
Caihong Xu, PhD, Researcher, SBS, Stockholm University, Sweden
Dong Zhang, PhD, Analyst, Finansinspektionen, Sweden
How can emerging economies overcome the Middle Income Trap?
Jan Rudengren, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP), Sweden
Lars Rylander, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP), Sweden
17:35-17:45 REFLECTIONS
17:45 THE END
