Dr. Liang (Arthur) Li
Overview
Dr. Liang (Arthur) Li's research focuses on a critical intersection in the field of international business—the managerial micro-foundations of control, coordination, and organizational evolution within subsidiaries of multinational enterprises (MNEs).
Prior to joining the faculty at the Ted Rogers School, Arthur served as an Assistant Professor in International Business & Strategy at the Henley Business School, University of Reading. He earned his PhD in International Business from the Ivey Business School, Western University, and holds an MBA from the Vlerick Business School.
Arthur brings extensive industry and management expertise to his academic endeavors. He co-founded an import and export trading company and has held the role of subsidiary general manager in several large MNEs. Currently, he serves as an executive board member at the Academy of International Business, Canada Chapter.
Foreign subsidiary management, international business, micro-foundations, decision-making
| Li, L.A., Beamish, P.W., Schotter, A., 2024. General manager succession dynamics in MNE foreign subsidiaries. (external link, opens in new window) Journal of International Business Studies |
| Li, L.A., Schotter, A., Beamish, P.W., 2024. The origin and nationality of general manager successors in local-market-seeking MNE subsidiaries. (external link, opens in new window) International Business Review |
| Li, L.A., 2022. General manager successions in foreign subsidiaries of MNEs. (external link, opens in new window) AIB Insights, 22(4). |
| Lee, J.M., Ibarra-Olivo, E., Lavoratori, K., Li, L.A., 2022. Contemporary issues in international business: Inequality, geography, and global value chains (external link, opens in new window) , Palgrave Macmillan Cham. |
PhD, Ivey Business School
MBA, Vlerick Business School
| TRSM Matching Fund | 2025 |
| TMU URO Grant | 2025 |
| TRSM Research Development Grant PI | 2025 |
| TRSM Research Development Grant Co-PI | 2025 |
| TRSM Matching Fund | 2023 |
| TRSM Research Development Grant | 2023 |
| Yonsei University Research Grant | 2022 |
| TRSM Startup Fund | 2022 |
| Plan For Excellence PhD | 2016 - 2020 |
| Year | Honour / Award |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Best Reviewer Award (Academy of Management) |
| 2025 | That’s interesting! Award Finalist (Academy of International Business) |
| 2024 | IB CEMS Elective Course Teaching Excellence Award |
| 2023 | Winner of the International Management Division Best Paper Award in OB/HRM/OT with co-authors Hasse, V. and Rickley, M. (Academy of Management) |
| 2022 | D’Amore-McKim Best Dissertation Award (Academy of Management) |
| 2022 | Buckley and Casson Best Dissertation Award Finalist (Academy of International Business) |
| 2022 | Best Reviewer Award (Academy of International Business) |
| 2021 | Best Paper Award Finalist (Academy of Management) |
| 2021 | Best Reviewer Award (Academy of Management) |
| 2020 | Best Reviewer Award (Academy of Management) |