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