Management Workshop Oct. 28th

 

Topic：Chinese Investment in Africa: Avenues for Academic Scholarship

Speaker: Stephen J. Mezias , Professor of entrepreneurship and family enterprise , INSEAD

Time: Tuesday (28th) 2pm-4pm

Location: Room216, Guanghua School of Management, Building 2
Abstract：

The significance of Chinese investment in Africa has long been a subject of international policy debate. However, business scholarship has given this important phenomenon little attention. In this paper, we seek to draw attention to the importance of this area for business research. We outline the significance of this phenomenon for business scholars in terms of possible theoretical and methodological research avenues and provide a preliminary report on a dataset we have assembled to offer insights into the geographic and economic breadth of Chinese investment in Africa.

 

Bio:

Stephen J. Mezias’ current research focuses on cognitive and social aspects of institutional processes, especially as they relate to legal environments, the emergence of new industries, the production of culture, organizational learning processes, and cultural differences and similarities in performance evaluation. He is an active leader at the Academy of Management, where he has served as both Division Chair and representative-at-large for two divisions. He is and a current member of the editorial boards of Organization Science and Strategic Management Journal; he has previously served as an Associate Editor at Management Science, and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Management and Administrative Science Quarterly; he is also an ad-hoc reviewer for numerous journals. His publications have appeared in or are forthcoming in Management Science, Organization Science, Administrative Science Quarterly, Strategic Management Journal, as well as numerous other journals.