Faculty Research

Ten Years of International Business Research 
Klaus Uhlenbruck, Associate Professor of Management, School of Business Administration

Klaus Uhlenbruck (Ph.D. University of Colorado, 1996) joined the Management and Marketing department at UM in 2004. His research focus is on international strategy. He has published for academic and practitioner audiences on the topics of privatization of state-owned enterprises, the development of subsidiaries of multinational enterprises in emerging economies, and how firms behave in the face of government corruption. Current research projects include the international expansion of U.S. law firms, firms' strategies entering foreign countries with high levels of corruption, and the executive perception of corruption as an informal institution in India. Klaus consults with companies engaged in international expansion, largely focusing on firms involved in privatization and U.S. companies engaged in acquisitions in Europe. Below is a list of some recent publications:

• Hitt, M., Bierman, L., Uhlenbruck, K. & Shimizu, K. 2006. Effects of resources in the internationalization of professional service firms: The good, the bad and the ugly.Academy of Management Journal, 49: 1137-1157.
• Uhlenbruck, K., Rodriguez, P., Doh, J & Eden, L. 2006. The impact of corruption on entry strategy: Evidence from telecommunication projects in emerging economies.Organization Science, 17: 402-414.
• Government corruption and the entry strategies of multinationals.Academy of Management Review, 30: 383-396. (with Rodriguez and Eden)
• Developing acquired foreign subsidiaries: The experience of MNEs in transition economies.Journal of International Business Studies, 35: 109-123.
• Coping with corruption in foreign markets.Academy of Management Executive, 17 (3): 114-127. (with Doh, Rodriguez, Collins and Eden )
• Foreign acquisitions in Central and Eastern Europe : Outcomes of privatization in transitional economies.Academy of Management Journal, 43: 381-402. (with De Castro)
• Characteristics of privatization: Evidence from developed, less developed, and former communist countries.Journal of International Business Studies, 28: 123-143. (with De Castro)
• Creating thriving subsidiaries from acquired firms: The experience of Western MNEs in transition economies. In Trick, M. (Ed.),Growing the international firm: Success in mergers, acquisitions, networks and alliances, 101-108. Pittsburgh, PA : Carnegie Mellon University Press.
• Entering foreign markets through strategic alliances and acquisitions. In Kotabe, M. and Aulakh, P. (Eds.),Emerging issues in international business research: 223-240. Northhampton, MA : Elgar Publishing. (with Hitt)