Overview
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Dr. Sumit K. Kundu is the James K. Batten Eminent Scholar Chair in International Business in the College of Business at Florida International University.
Dr. Kundu served as the Academic Director of the Masters of International Business program [2009-2019] and served as the Faculty Director of the Executive MBA program [August 2004-June 2008] and Ph.D Coordinator [August 2004-June 2009].
Dr. Kundu has taught several international business courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels at Florida International University, Saint Louis University, State University of New York, Northeastern University, and Rutgers University. His extensive international experience includes teaching at Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), City University of Hong Kong (China), Saint Louis University Madrid Campus (Spain), and the Indian Institute of Management. Dr. Kundu has been the recipient of several teaching awards namely, Best Professor in Professional MBA program (2010), Best Professor in International MBA program (2007), Best Professor award in Masters in International Business program (July 2018, August 2016, 2015, December 2012, May 2012, 2011, 2006), Outstanding Teacher in Executive MBA program (2004), and Best Course award in Masters in International Business program (July 2018, 2012). Dr. Kundu was named Outstanding Graduate Teacher of the Year (2003), Teacher of the Year for Executive Masters in International Business program (2003), and Teacher of the Year for the full-time MBA program (2003) at Saint Louis University.
Dr. Kundu was appointed as a Consulting Editor for Journal of International Business Studies (January 2020 - December 2022), in March 2017 as the Associate Editor for Journal of Business Research, as Associate Editor for the Journal of International Management effective January 1st, 2019, also as a Board Member for the European International Business Academy (2017-2022) and served as Vice-President (Administration) for the Academy of International Business (2014-2017).
Dr. Kundu is a Fellow of Academy of International Business and a Fellow of Indian Academy of Management.
On the research front, Dr. Kundu sits on the editorial board of several premier journals, Journal of International Business Studies, Management International Review, Global Strategy Journal, Journal of World Business, International Business Review, Journal of International Management, Thunderbird International Business Review, Journal of Teaching in International Business and Cross-Cultural & Strategic Management: An International Journal and International Journal of Emerging Markets. Dr. Kundu has published several articles in prestigious journals, namely, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Management International Review, Journal of World Business, Journal of International Management, Journal of International Marketing, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Business Ethics, International Business Review, Leadership Quarterly and Journal of Small Business Economics.
He has served as a Chair and member on many dissertation committees. Dr. Kundu has presented numerous papers in the Academy of International Business Academy of Management, and Strategic Management Society conferences. He served as the track chair for its annual conference in Stockholm, Sweden in July 2004; Milan, Italy in June 2008; San Diego, California, USA in June 2009 and Nagoya, Japan in June 2011. Dr. Kundu organized the Junior Faculty Consortium at the annual Academy of International Business 2006 conference in Beijing, China and the Doctoral Consortium at the annual Academy of International Business 2012 conference in Washington DC. He has also served as the president and program chair for the Midwest Academy of International Business Conference in 2003 and 2002.
His corporate experience includes cash flow management at Phillips Petroleum PLC and international and domestic marketing at Fedders Lloyd PLC, and India Foils PLC. Dr. Kundu has been a consultant to several multinational corporations – Novartis, MasterCard International, Ingersoll Rand-Hussmann International, Boeing, CPI-Sears Portrait Studio and Wipro Limited.
research interests
- International Entrepreneurship; Internationalization of Service Industries; Emerging Market Multinational Corporations; Global Strategy and Alliances
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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2022Examining the evolution of emerging market multinational enterprises? competitive advantages: Evidence from IndiaFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.03.027 Web of Science: 000799198500017
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2021Processes Underlying Interfirm CooperationFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12476 Web of Science: 000613154700001
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2019The timing of internationalization - Drivers and outcomesFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.08.006 Web of Science: 000499732500026
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2019Five Configurations of Opportunism in International Market EntryFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/joms.12355 Web of Science: 000492457600003
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2019Offshore outsourcing and firm performance: Moderating effects of size, growth and slack resourcesFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.01.014 Web of Science: 000484644400046
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2019Social responsibility skepticism: shareholder and stakeholder perspectivesFull Text via DOI: 10.1108/SRJ-08-2018-0194 Web of Science: 000530672300001
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2019Applying Role Theory to International New VenturesFull Text via DOI: 10.5465/ambpp.2019.17859abstract
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2019Viewing global strategy through a microfoundations lensFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/gsj.1329 Web of Science: 000459572700001
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2018The antecedents of early internationalization: A configurational perspectiveFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2018.05.002 Web of Science: 000446950000009
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2017Firm internationalization, business group diversification and firm performance: The case of Latin American firmsFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.11.006 Web of Science: 000393543600010
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2015Turning the Spotlight on Service Multinationals: New Theoretical Insights and Empirical EvidenceFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2015.05.002 Web of Science: 000362611700005
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2015Efficiency-Seeking Emerging Market Firms: Resources and Location ChoicesFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/tie.21670 Web of Science: 000367304200004
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2014Institutional, cultural and industry related determinants of ownership choices in emerging market FDI acquisitionsFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2014.02.005 Web of Science: 000340339200008
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2014Cross-border acquisition in services: Comparing ownership choice of developed and emerging economy MNEs in IndiaFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2013.08.003 Web of Science: 000338613100011
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2013How does firm experience and institutional distance impact ownership choice in high-technology acquisitions?Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/radm.12032 Web of Science: 000325922900008
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2012Women's political leadership participation around the world: An institutional analysisFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2011.09.010 Web of Science: 000303789100008
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2010Organizational Ethics, Individual Ethics, and Ethical Intentions in International Decision-MakingFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0524-z Web of Science: 000284853200004
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2009Born global or born regional? Evidence from an exploratory study in the Costa Rican software industryFull Text via DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2008.69 Web of Science: 000269409800011
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2008Smaller firms' perceived cost and attractiveness in international marketsFull Text via DOI: 10.1300/J042v21n01_02
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2008Impact of ownership and location factors on service multinationals' internalisationFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/02642060801988068 Web of Science: 000259227000001
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2008Offshoring propensity in information technology services: A firm and country level analysisFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11575-008-0026-8 Web of Science: 000258944000006
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2006IT software development offshoring: A multi-level theoretical framework and research agendaFull Text via DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2006040103 Web of Science: 000242792800004
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2005Country-of-origin image: measurement and cross-national testingFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0148-2963(02)00479-4 Web of Science: 000225316200012
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2003Born-international SMEs: BI-level impacts of resources and intentionsFull Text via DOI: 10.1023/A:1020292320170 Web of Science: 000178080100003
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2003A three-stage theory of international expansion: the link between multinationality and performance in the service sectorFull Text via DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400003 Web of Science: 000183984600002
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2002A cross-cultural analysis of ethnocentrism in China, India, and TaiwanFull Text via DOI: 10.1300/J046v15n01_05
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2002Explaining the growth of e-commerce corporations (ECCs): An extension and application of the eclectic paradigmFull Text via DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8491039 Web of Science: 000179442900004
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1998Franchising versus company-run operations: Modal choice in the global hotel sectorFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/1069031X9800600207 Web of Science: 000074915600002
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1998Modal choice in a world of alliances: Analyzing organizational forms in the international hotel sectorFull Text via DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490039 Web of Science: 000076604000006
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Book
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2005EXPLAINING EXPORT PERFORMANCE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL NEW VENTURES IN FINNISH AND INDIAN SOFTWARE INDUSTRY. Ed. 8.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S1074-7540(05)08003-7 Web of Science: 000270966700003
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Book Chapter
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2017Exploring the Connection Between Human Capital and Innovation in the Globalising World. 1-11.Full Text via DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-56561-7_1 Web of Science: 000415366000002
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2010Global outsourcing and offshoring: In search of the optimal configuration for a company. 1-47.Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511761607.002
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2010IT Software Development Offshoring. 2211-2230.Full Text via DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-770-6.ch139
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2008IT Software Development Offshoring. 768-787.Full Text via DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-939-7.ch060
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2007IT software development offshoring: A multi-level theoretical framework and research agenda. 59-84.Full Text via DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-292-3.ch003
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Editorial Material
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Note
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2013Learning and Knowledge Management In and Out of Emerging Markets. 440-441.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2013.05.002
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Other Scholarly Work
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2021Family firm internationalization: Past research and an agenda for the future (Jun, 10.1057/s41267-021-00425-2, 2021). 1199-1199.Full Text via DOI: 10.1057/s41267-021-00454-x Web of Science: 000668038600001
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2019Applying and advancing internalization theory: The multinational enterprise in the twenty-first century. 1231-1252.Full Text via DOI: 10.1057/s41267-019-00260-6 Web of Science: 000486502100002
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2016Learning and knowledge management in and out of emerging markets: Introduction to the special issue. 655-661.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2016.07.014 Web of Science: 000384787400001
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2016The internationalization of Latin American enterprises-Empirical and theoretical perspectives. 1957-1962.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.10.141 Web of Science: 000373748900001
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2008Service multinationals: Their past, present, and future. 371-377.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11575-008-0021-0 Web of Science: 000258944000001
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Preprint
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2018Viewing Global Strategy Through a Microfoundations LensFull Text via DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3291634
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Review
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2021Family firm internationalization: Past research and an agenda for the future. 1159-1198.Full Text via DOI: 10.1057/s41267-021-00425-2 Web of Science: 000661342800001
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2016Liabilities, Advantages, and Buffers of Newness: How Young Age Makes Internationalization Possible. 786-822.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/1059601116668761 Web of Science: 000387491500004
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2007Nature of the relationship between international expansion and performance: The case of emerging market firms. 401-417.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2007.06.003 Web of Science: 000251494900003
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Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
- Narayanan, Santhosh, Environmental Performance of Multinationals: A Comparative Study Based On Climate Change Strategy 2014
- Fernandez, Whitney G. Douglas, What Does Board Capital Really Bring to the Table? Exploring the Effect of Directors’ Human and Social Capital on Effective Governance During International Expansion 2014
- Zakaria, Rimi, Interdependencies in Corporate Development: Relationship between Strategic Alliance and Acquisition Activities 2013
- He, Wei, Essays of Strategic Alliance Portfolio Configuration— Its Performance Properties, Strategic Antecedents and Consequential Effects on Multinational Firms’ Continuing Foreign Expansion 2012
- Wernick, David A, Secondary Stakeholders as Agents of Influence: Three Essays on Political Risk, Reputation and Multinational Performance 2011
- Meyskens, Moriah A, How Do Partnerships Lead to a Competitive Advantage? Applying the Resource Based View to Nascent Social Ventures 2010
- Jain, Naveen K, Resource, Strategies, Location Determinants, And Host Country Location Choice By Emerging Market Firms 2009
- Renko, Anna-Maija, The role of market knowledge in recognizing and exploiting entrepreneurial opportunities in technology intensive firms 2008
Contact
full name
- Sumit Kundu
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1718-2376 (confirmed)
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