SUMMER STRATEGY CONFERENCE 2010
The Department of Strategy and Policy at NUS Business School had hosted its Annual Strategy Research Conference on September 1-2, 2010.
The focus of the Conference was on the theme of corporate governance and institution. General topics of interest include:
§ Role of intellectual property rights, political rights, and civil liberties in innovation and economic growth;
§ Impact of corporate legal and regulatory framework on firm behaviour and performance;
§ Role of business groups in emerging market countries;
§ Impact of institutions in individual countries-in addressing a common environmental shock, e.g., global financial crisis;
§ Evolution of institutions with interactions among individual actors and governments
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Session 1: Corporate Governance Reforms in Asia I
Ahmadjian, Christina (Hitotsubashi University)
Rethinking the Relationship between Independent Directors and Performance: Governance Complementarities and Strategic Contingencies
Discussant: Sangchan Park, NUS Business School
Li, Jiatao (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
The Change of Corporate Control in China: A Test of Efficiency, Governance and Ownership Explanations
Discussant: Lu Xiaohui, NUS Business School
Session 2: Corporate Governance Reforms in Asia II
Sung, Taeyoon (Yonsei University)
What Determines Firm R&D Intensity in Business Groups with Cross-ownership Structure?
Discussant: Kim Young-Choon, NUS Business School
Tsui-Auch, Lai Si (Nanyang Technological University)
Unpacking the Role of the State in Shaping Converging Divergences
Discussant: Marlene Dieleman, NUS Business School
Session 3: Governance and Investment Behaviours
Gupta, Anil (INSEAD)
Vicarious Learning in the Globalization of Venture Capital
Discussant: Elizabeth Boyle, NUS Business School
Asaba, Shigeru (Gakushuin University)
Patient Investment: A Study on the Behavior of the Listed Family Business in the Japanese Electric Machinery Industry
Discussant: Yupana Wiwattanakantang, NUS Business School
Thursday, 2 September 2010
Session 4: Performance Implications of Governance and Institution
Makino, Shige (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Foreign Affiliate Performance around the World
Discussant: Jane Lu, NUS Business School
Greve, Heinrich (INSEAD)
Alternatives to the Corporation
Discussant: Sai Yayavaram, NUS Business School
Session 5: Deregulations and Industry Evolution
Mukherji, Rahul (NUS South Asian Studies Programme)
Regulation and Infrastructure Development in India: A Comparison of Telecommunications, Ports and Power
Discussant: Amit Jain, NUS Business School
Costantini, James (INSEAD)
Industry Evolution Resulting from Firm Dynamics Shaped by Changes in Institutions and Differences in Firm Governance
Discussant: Fu Qiang, NUS Business School
Session 6: Laws and Governance
Png, Ivan, NUS Business School
Newspaper Reports and Consumer Choice: Evidence from the Do Not Call Registry
Discussant: Jasjit Singh, INSEAD
Desai, Mihir (Harvard University)
An Alternative Transfer Pricing Norm
Chatterjee, Partha (NUS Business School)
Democracy and Growth Volatility: Exploring the Links
Discussant: Peter Zeitz, Stanford University