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Hi, I'm Arthur — an Assistant Professor in Strategy and Global Management at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. My research centers on the managerial micro-foundations of how multinational enterprises (MNEs) manage, coordinate, and evolve their foreign subsidiaries. I'm especially interested in the decision-making processes of subsidiary general managers and the behavioral mechanisms that shape succession, control, and organizational change.
Before joining Haskayne, I was at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University, and before that at the Henley Business School, University of Reading. I earned my PhD in International Business from the Ivey Business School, Western University (2021).
One thing that shapes my work is the time I spent in industry before academia. I co-founded an international trading company, served as Managing Director of the China subsidiary of a Swedish MNE, and worked as an Overseas Operation Manager at Haier Group. Those years gave me a firsthand perspective on the very phenomena I now study — and I find that it makes a real difference in the classroom too.
Outside of research and teaching, I serve as an Executive Board Member of the Academy of International Business (AIB), Canada Chapter, and as a Mentor at the AIB-CIBER Doctoral Academy. I genuinely enjoy supporting the next generation of IB scholars, so please feel free to reach out if you're a doctoral student working in this space.
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My research examines how individual managers shape organizational outcomes in multinational enterprises. I draw on behavioral theory, bounded rationality, and micro-foundational perspectives to study subsidiary control, GM succession, and MNE strategy. A second stream explores senior leadership—particularly CEO aging—and its consequences for internationalization.
I study how bounded rationality and bounded reliability shape general manager succession dynamics, decision heuristics, and nationality of successor selection in MNE foreign subsidiaries. Core work published in JIBS and IBR.
I examine how CEO aging shapes MNE internationalization portfolios, including increased selectivity toward culturally proximate and institutionally weak host countries. Published in Journal of World Business.
I develop theory using role theory, symbolic interactionism, and behavioral perspectives to advance microfoundational thinking in IB. Published in Global Strategy Journal, with related work under review at Journal of World Business.
I study how immigrant- and Indigenous-owned Canadian firms navigate global disruptions, tariff shocks, and exporting decisions, using mixed methods and Statistics Canada Research Data Centre data.
| Year | Award | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TRSM Outstanding Research Recognition Fund C$2,000 | Ted Rogers School of Management |
| 2025 | Best Reviewer Award | European International Business Academy |
| 2025 | Best Reviewer Award (IM Division) | Academy of Management |
| 2024–25 | TRSM Research Recognition Award | Ted Rogers School of Management |
| 2025 | "That's Interesting!" Paper Award — Finalist | Academy of International Business |
| 2024 | TRSM Outstanding Research Recognition Fund C$2,000 | Ted Rogers School of Management |
| 2024 | IB CEMS Elective Course Teaching Excellence Award | CEMS / University of Reading |
| 2023 | International Management Division Best Paper Award (OB/HRM/OT) with Hasse, V. & Rickley, M. | Academy of Management |
| 2022 | HEA Associate Fellowship (AFHEA) | Higher Education Academy |
| 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 (IM Division) | Academy of Management |
| 2021 | Best Reviewer Award (IM Division) | Academy of Management |
| 2020 | Best Reviewer Award (IM Division) | Academy of Management |
| 2013 | Nasdaq QMX Scholarship (Grade 1) | Gabelli School of Business / Nasdaq |
| 2013 | BiMBA Academic Excellence Award | BiMBA |
Recipient of the IB CEMS Elective Course Teaching Excellence Award (2024) and HEA Associate Fellowship (2022).
Meet Tucker — my 4-year-old golden retriever and chief research assistant. He attends every writing session, wears the glasses when needed, and has yet to submit a single co-author revision. Ideal collaborator.
Tucker — Golden Retriever, age 4 🐾