| RESEARCH INTERESTS | INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS |
| Asher Alkoby (Law) | aalkoby@ryerson.ca |
� Multinationals and Climate Change
- Responses and Motivation
- Role of Other Actors
- Analysis of Text from MNEs
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Communications and Culture for Textual Analysis |
| Clare Chua (Quantitative Methods) | cchua@ryerson.ca |
� Guangxi's Influence on Business Success in Canada and China
� Comparison of Chinese -and EU- Owned Businesses
� Structures vs. Relationships
� Shoppers' Behaviours on the Internet in Canada and China
� Comparison of eBay America to its to Chinese Counterpart
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Singapore
China
Malaysia |
| Nina Cole (Organizational Behaviour / Human Resources Management) | n2cole@ryerson.ca |
� Management of Expatriate Employees, Particularly Coping Mechanisms for Cross-Cultural Adjustment
� Management of Spouse and and Family Issues in Expatriation, Particularly Male Spouses
� Gender Issues in Expatriation, Particularly the Use of Female Expatriates
� Cross-Cultural Conceptions of Organizational Justice, Particularly the Influence of Eastern Religions (Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam)for Asian Employees
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Austrailia: Victoria University, Deakin University
Singapore: Nanyang Business School
Malaysia: UNITAR
Cambodia: Royal University of Phnom Penh
Phillopines: University of the Phillipines, Diliman Campus, Quezon City
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Baptist University
Shanghai: Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Beijing: Tsinghua University
Japan: International University of Kagoshima
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| Wendy Cukier (Information Technology Management) | wcukier@ryerson.ca |
� Aspects of Gun Violence
- Impacts on Peace and Development
- Savings to Society Resulting from Control
- Affect of Violence on Investment
� International Law and Various Regulatory Regimes
� Privatization of Security Responsibility
� Gender and Development, Violence to Women
� Entrepreneurship and Eco-Development
- Role of Information Technology
� Transnational Advocacy Networks
� International Models of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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UN-ECOSOC/Disarmament
BAWB Global Forum
York University
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Latin America
Africa
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| Rachel Dodds (Hospitality & Tourism Management) | r2dodds@ryerson.ca |
� Tourism and Islands
� CSR - Stakeholder Motivation and Climate
� Change and Tourism/NLPT Training
� Poverty Alleviation and Tourism in Africa and EU
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Oxford-Brooks, England
Africa
Caribbean |
| Mary Foster (Marketing) | mfoster@ryerson.ca |
� Corporate Social Responsibility
- Cross-Cultural Factors in Canadian Non-Profit Sector
� Ethnic Diversity-Canadian Dimension
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| Anthony Francescucci (Marketing) | a.frances@ryerson.ca |
� Business-to-Business Marketing
� Relationship Marketing
� Dyadic Analysis
� Channel Marketing
� Marketing Orientation
� Social Media Marketing
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Existing Contacts
Manchester and London, England
Thailand
South Africa
Portugal
USA
China
India
Desired Contacts
Austrailia
South America
France
Middle East
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| George Gekas (Business Administration) | ggekas@ryerson.ca |
� Comparison of Performance Indicators between Canadian Firms and their Foreign Counterparts
� Privatization of Public Enterprises in Different Countries
� Differences in Country Attitudes to Reporting Standards
� Ethnic Entrepreneurship in Canada
� Comparative Analysis of Professionalization of the Accounting Profession in Different Countries
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| Murtaza Haider (Retail Management) | murtaza.haider@ryerson.ca |
| A System Dynamics Approach to Modelling the Impact of Growing Overseas Trade on Canadian Seaports |
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| Mary Han (Entrepreneurship) | mhan@ryerson.ca |
� Internationalization of SME's
� Strategy Choices and Network Analysis
� Internationalization Processes
� International New Ventures
� Compare MNE's and SME's
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Munich
Queensland, Australia
Canterbury, New Zealand
Tsinghua, Bao Yin, Hunan Province
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| Avner Levin (Law) | avner.levin@ryerson.ca |
� Information Protection Globally
� Computer Infrastructure
� International Legal Conventions
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Israel |
| H. Xiaohua Lin (International Business & Entrepreneurship) | hlin@ryerson.ca |
� International Joint Ventures
� Comparative Management
� International Technology Transfer
� Developing Country Based MNE's
� Immigrant & International Entrepreneurship
� Cross-cultural Conflict Management and Negotiation
� Consumer Behavior in International Contexts
� Organizational Transformation and Corporate Governance in China
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Within China:
-Several Universities including Tsinghua, People's University of China, and Beijing University of Technology;
-Development Research Centre of the State Council
-Zhongguancun Scientific Park
International:
Several Universities in the USA, Spain, Israel, and the UK
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| Guoping Liu (Accounting) | gliu@ryerson.ca |
� Comparison of Canadian/US/China/International Accounting and Auditing Standards
� The Quality of Accounting Information Across Countries
� Audit Quality Differences Across Countries
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The Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA)
Chinese Auditing Firms, Regulators, and Academics
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| Zhen Lu (Hospitality & Tourism Management) | zhenlu@ryerson.ca |
� China Tourism and Hospitality
- Strategic Management in the Hotel Industry
- SARS and Crisis Management
- Comparison of Canada and China
� Island Tourism
� Heritage Tourism
� Chinese Tourists in Canada - ADS Approval
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Xian Guao
Shandong University |
| Peter Luk (Marketing) | peterluk@ryerson.ca |
� Consumer Behaviour
- Cross-Cultural Aspects
- Presence and Value of Guangxi in Chinese and Non-Chinese Managers
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Beijing
Shanghai |
| Mary Jo Nicholson (Law) | mjnichols@ryerson.ca |
� Chapter 11 of NAFTA: Environmental and Social Policy Implications
� International Dispute Settlement: Public and Private
� Privacy Regulation and its Implication for Cross-Border Transmission of Data
� Role and Attitude to Contract: Contrast between Canadian and Chinese
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Australia
New Zealand
Singapore
China
Netherlands
France
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| Margaret Plaza (Information Technology Management) | mplaza@ryerson.ca |
� Organizational Behaviour in the International Context
� Manufacturing Systems
� Info System Planning and Knowledge Transfer
- Implementation Training
- Impact on Progress-Effect of Other Factors
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| Sergiy Rakhmayil (Finance) | srakhmay@ryerson.ca |
� International Investments
� Liberalization and International Capital Markets
� Corporate Finance
� Asset Pricing
� Human Capital and Firm Value
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| Fei Song (Organizational Behaviour) | fsong@ryerson.ca |
� Cultural Norms and Values
� Guanxi Influences on Trust and Reciprocity
� Cultural Influences on Cooperation, Competition, Social Comparison and Cultural Values
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China
Singapore
Austrailia
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| Philip Walsh (Entrepreneurship and Strategy) | prwalsh@ryerson.ca |
� Energy Policy
� Sustainability
� Innovation
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| Ayse Yuce (Finance) | ayuce@ryerson.ca |
� Privatization in China
- SOE Stages: 100%, 60%, 30%
- Financials
- Employment
� Privatization in Other Post-Communist Markets
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