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Stephen Chen

Stephen_ChenFormal Name: Stephen Chen
Personal Title: Associate Professor
Position: Associate Professor
Organisational Unit: Department of Business
Qualification: B.Sc. (Hons) (London), M.B.A. (Cranfield), PhD (London), DIC, DipM, MCIM, DipCCI
Telephone:( +61-2) 9850-8459
Fax: (+61-2) 9850-6155
Email: schen@efs.mq.edu.au
Location: E4A 639



 

Profile

Stephen studied natural sciences at King’s College, London and Oxford University, and worked in a number of R&D, IT and management consultancy posts in industry before becoming a management academic.  He holds an MBA from the Cranfield School of Management and a PhD in Management from the Imperial College, London. Previously he has taught at Henley Management College, the Open Business School (UK), City University Business School (now Cass Business School), Manchester Business School, the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA and most recently the Australian National University, where among other responsibilities, he held posts as Director of the Master in International Management in Mandarin Program and Director of Research at the National Graduate School of Management.

Stephen teaches mainly in the areas of strategic management and international business strategy. He has a particular interest in the effects of disruptive technologies and market globalization on industries and firms. His textbook on Strategic Management of E-business (published by Wiley & Sons) is used in several universities worldwide and is now in its second edition. A Chinese language edition was published in 2006 by Peking University Press. His current research interests include the effects of industry and market globalization, internationalization strategies of firms, international business ethics, non-profit maximization in strategic decision-making, competitive strategies of technology-based firms, e-business models and technology entrepreneurship.

Publications

Refereed Journal Publications

  • Chen, S. (1997), 'A New Paradigm for Knowledge-based Competition: Creating an Industry through Knowledge-sharing', Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 9 (4), 437-452.
  • Chen, S. and Leteney, F. (2000), ‘Get Real: The Next Stage of Retailing on the Internet, European Management Journal, 18 (5), 519-528.
  • Chen, S. (2001), ‘Assessing the Impact of the Internet on Brands’, Journal of Brand Management, 8 (4/5), 288-302.
  • Chen S. and Ning, J (2002), ‘Constraints on Electronic Commerce in Less-developed Countries: The Case of China’, Journal of Electronic Commerce Research, 2, 31-42.
  • Chen, S. (2003), ‘Valuing Intellectual Capital using Game Theory’, Journal of Intellectual Capital, 4 (2), 191-201.
  • Chen, S. (2003), ‘How Internet Entrepreneurs Make Strategic Decisions’, International Journal of Management and Decision-Making, 4 (2/3), 133-142.
  • Chen, S. (2003), ‘The real value of e-business models’, Business Horizons, 46 (6), 27-33.
  • Chen, S. and Choi, C.J. (2004), ‘Creating a Knowledge-Based City: The Example of Hsinchu Science Park’, Journal of Knowledge Management, 8 (5), 73-82.
  • Cheng, P., Choi, C.J., Eldomiaty, T., Millar, C. and Chen, S. (2004) ‘Knowledge repositories in knowledge cities: Institutions, Conventions and Knowledge Subnetworks’, Journal of Knowledge Management, 8 (5), 96-106.
  • Hilton, B., Choi, C.J. and Chen, S. (2004), ‘The Ethics of Counterfeiting in the Fashion Industry: Quality, Credence and Profit Issues’, Journal of Business Ethics, 55 (4), 343-352.
  • Millar, C., Choi, C.J. and Chen, S. (2004) ‘Global Strategic Partnerships Between MNE’s and NGO’s: Drivers of change and ethical issues’, Business and Society, 109 (4), 395-414.
  • Chen, S. (2005), ‘Task partitioning and learning in new product development’, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 22, 291-314.
  • Chen, S. and Choi, C.J. (2005), ‘A Social Exchange Perspective on Business Ethics: An Application to Knowledge Exchange’, Journal of Business Ethics, 62, 1-11.
  • Millar, C., Choi , C.J. and Chen, S. (2005), ‘Globalization Rediscovered:  The Case of Creative Industries’, Management International Review, 45, 121-128.
  • Kim, J.B., Choi, C.J. and Chen, S. (2006), ‘Innovation management and intellectual property in knowledge-oriented economies’, International Journal of Technology Management, 36 (4), 295-304.
  • Chen, S., Geluykens, R. and Choi, C.J. (2006), ‘The importance of language in global teams: a linguistic perspective’, Management International Review, 46(6), 1-17.
  • Chen, S. and Bouvain, P. (2008), ‘Is corporate responsibility converging? A comparison of corporate responsibility reporting in the USA, UK, Australia and Germany’, Journal of Business Ethics, forthcoming, available online at http://www.springerlink.com/content/9l728r5777n1h716/?p=c895129a1f7f49b1961b766fdbbf8fad&pi=0
  • Mustafa, Y. and Chen, S. (2008), ‘Not What You Know, But Who You Know: Differences between First- and Second-Generation Ethnic Entrepreneurs’, Monash Business Review, 4 (2), 24-26
  • Mustafa, Y. and Chen, S. (2009), ‘The Strength of Family Networks in Transnational Immigrant Entrepreneurship', Thunderbird International Business Review, forthcoming.
  • Chen, S. and Bouvain, P. (2009), ‘Is corporate responsibility converging? A comparison of corporate responsibility reporting in the USA, UK, Australia and Germany’, Journal of Business Ethics,87, 299-317.
  • Chen, S., (2009) ‘Corporate Responsibilities in Internet-enabled Social Networks’, Journal of Business Ethics, forthcoming
  • Chen, S. , (2009) ‘Ethical Leadership versus Institutional Constraints: a Simulation Study of Financial Misreporting by CEOs’, Journal of Business Ethics, forthcoming
  • Ricart, J, Agnese, P. And Chen, S., (2009) ‘Measuring Offshoring and its Impact on Employment’, Long Range Planning , forthcoming

Books

  • Warr, A., Dalgick, T., Loveridge, K. and Chen, S. (1995), Managing Strategic Information: Books 1-3’, Henley Management College, Henley.
  • Warr, A., Dalgick, T., Loveridge, K. and Chen, S. (1995), Managing Strategic Information: Case Studies, Henley Management College, Henley.
  • Chen, S. (2001), Strategic Management of E-Business, John Wiley & Sons (rated 5/5 on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk)
  • Chen, S. (2004), Strategic Management of E-Business, John Wiley & Sons (rated 5/5 on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk)
  • Chen, S. (2006), Strategic Management of E-Business (Chinese language edition), Peking University Press (translated by Wang Kanliang).

Edited Book chapters

  • Chen, S. (2002), ‘The Evolution of Management Theories in China: an Eliasian analysis ’. In ‘The Civilized Organization’, Iterson, A. & Mastenbroek, W. Newton,T. & Smith, D. (eds.), Amsterdam: John Benjamins. pp. 131-149.
  • Chen, S. (2006), ‘How much does urban location matter? A comparison of three science parks in China’, In Carrillo, F. (ed.), KnowledgeCities, London: Butterworth Heinemann. pp. 191-204.
  • Gunn, J. and Chen, S. (2006), "A micro-political perspective of strategic management". In Vigoda-Gadot, E. & A. Drory, A. (eds.), Handbook of Organizational Politics, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. pp. 209-229.
  • Chen, S. (2007), ‘Are Internet Firms Global?’. In Rialp, A. and Rialp, J. (eds.), International Marketing Research: Opportunities and Challenges in the 21st century (Advances in International Marketing volume 17), Oxford: JAI Press. pp. 319-345.
  • Chen, S. (2007), ‘Testing the Internationalization-Performance Relationship in Asian Service Firms’, In Rugman, A. (ed.) Regional Aspects of Multinationality and Performance (Research in Global Strategic Management, Volume 13), Oxford: JAI Press, pp. 337-358.
  • Chen, S. and Bouvain, P. (2008), ‘A Comparison of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in the United States, Gemany and Australia’, In Corporate Governance and International Business, Strange,R. and Jackson, G. (eds.), Basingstoke:Palgrave, pp. 266-279.

Refereed Conference papers and presentations

  • 'Learning from each other: The IBM-ITN Desktop Television Project', Interactive TV' 96 Conference, Edinburgh University, September 1996
  • ‘When is Piracy Beneficial?: Some Applications of Game Theory in the Entertainment Industry', Conference on New Developments in Intellectual Property Law and Economics, Oxford University, March 1997
  • ‘A New Paradigm for Knowledge-based Competition: Creating an Industry through Knowledge-sharing', Proceedings of Conference on Competing through Knowledge, BristolBusinessSchool, May 1997
  • 'Technological Change and Cultural Diversity: The Impact of Multimedia in the Oxford University Press and the BBC', Conference on Research Perspectives in the Management of Cultural Industries, New York University, May 1997
  • 'Intangible Resources as Options in Strategic Games', BritishAcademy of Management Conference, London, September 1997
  • 'The Name Matters More than the Substance: the changing role of intellectual property in a multimedia world', British Academy of Management Conference, London, September 1997
  • 'Global Information Networks and the Reconfiguration of Multimedia Industries: Implications for the Management of Knowledge and Intellectual Property', Strategic Management Society Conference, Barcelona, October 1997
  • ‘Deconstructing the Core Competence Concept’, Conference on Competence -based Management, Oslo, June 1998
  • ‘Civilisation and Organisation in China: An Historical and Humanistic Analysis’, EGOS Colloquium, Maastricht, July 1998
  • ‘A Strategy for all Seasons? Time and Space Dependencies of Strategic Success’, Strategic Management Society Conference, Orlando, November 1998
  • 'Back to the Future? Characteristics of Internet Entrepreneurs', EGOS Colloquium, Lyon, June 2001
  • ‘From E-Businesses to E-Corporations: Diversification of Internet Businesses', Strategic Management Society Conference, San Francisco, October 2001
  • ‘Emotion in Open Source Software Development’, Organization Science Winter Conference, Steamboat Springs, February 2004
  • ‘Global Strategic Partnerships Between MNE’s and NGO’s: Drivers of change and ethical issues’, International Conference on Corporate Accountability, New York, May 2004 (with C. J. Choi and C. Millar)
  • ‘Knowledge and Global Cities in International Business’, AIB-JIBS workshop, Academy of International Business Conference, Stockholm, July 2004 (with E.Yin and C. Choi)
  • ‘Re-examining the bases of organizational structure’, Organization Science Winter Conference, Steamboat Springs, February 2005
  • ‘Organizational politics in strategic-decision making’, Organization Science Winter Conference, Steamboat Springs, February 2005 (with J. Gunn)
  • ‘Geography and talent in business growth and profits: A Study of High-growth companies in the UK’, Babson Entrepreneurship conference, Babson College, June 2005 and published in Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2005
  • ‘Are Internet firms global’, Academy of International Business Conference, Quebec, July 2005
  • ‘Globalization of US and UK Internet Firms: A Resource-Based Analysis’, Academy of Management Conference, Honolulu, August 2005
  • ‘The Small World of Internet Alliances’, Academy of Management Conference, Honolulu, August 2005, (with M. Ronowski)
  • ‘How reliable are Corporate Reputation rankings’, Proceedings of Australia New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference, Perth, November 2005 (with P. Bouvain)
  • ‘The relationship between internationalization and firm performance’, Proceedings of Australia New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Canberra, December 2005 (with J. Chang) (Award for Best Paper in International Management)
  • ‘A comparison of the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility in the US, Australia and Germany’, Proceedings of Australia New Zealand Academy of International Business Conference, Melbourne, December 2005 (with P. Bouvain)
  • ‘The reputation of Corporate Reputation rankings’, Proceedings of Australia New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Canberra, December 2005 (with P. Bouvain)
  • ‘The added value of business groups: A comparative analysis of business groups in the US and Taiwan’, Asia Pacific Journal of Management Conference, Singapore, December 2005 (with J. Chang)
  • ‘The Development of Strategic Alliance Networks in the Internet Industry’, Proceedings of AustraliaNew ZealandAcademy of Management Conference, Canberra, December 2005 (with M. Ronowski)
  • ‘The role of Politics in the Strategy Process’, Proceedings of Australia New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Canberra, December 2005 (with J. Gunn)
  • ‘Do born global technology companies learn faster? Findings from Australian chemical and biotechnology companies’, Silicon Valley Global Entrepreneurship Research Conference, San Francisco, March 2006 (with A. Jones)
  • ‘Ethical Dilemmas in Entrepreneurship: A Social Exchange Perspective’  Journal of Business Venturing Conference on Ethics and Entrepreneurship, University of Minnesota, April 2006
  • ‘The changing importance of structural holes and social capital in an emerging industry: evidence from Internet firms’, Babson Entrepreneurship conference, University of Indiana, June 2006 (with M. Ronowski) (selected for inclusion in Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2006)
  • ‘Regionalization Effects on the Relationship between Internationalization and Firm Performance:  A Test of the Three-stage Theory in US and European MNEs’, Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta, August 2006
  • ‘Global Differences in Rankings, Ratings and Reporting of Corporate Social Responsibility’, European Business Ethics Network Conference, Vienna, September 2006(with P. Bouvain)
  • ‘Industry consortia and network externalities: A cross-sector comparison’, Australia New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, December 2006 (with M. Ronowski)
  • ‘Treating investors as customers’, Australia New Zealand Academy of Management Conference,  December 2006 (with P. Bouvain)
  • ‘A comparison of corporate responsibility reporting in 3 countries: US, Germany and Australia’, Academy of International Business (UK) Conference, London, April 2007 (with P. Bouvain)
  • ‘The Benefits (or Not) Of Clusters: Evidence From The United Kingdom’, Babson Entrepreneurship conference, Madrid, June 2007
  • ‘Is Corporate Responsibility Converging? A Comparison of Corporate Responsibility Reporting in the USA, UK, Australia, and Germany’,International Conference on Corporate Accountability, New York, June 2007 (with P.Bouvain)
  • ‘The Impact of Organizational Politics on Strategy effectiveness’, Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, August 2007 (with J. Gunn)
  • ‘Knowledge flow and intergenerational conflict in ethnic business communities in Australia’, European Group for Organisation Studies, July 2008, Amsterdam (with Y. Mustafa)
  • ‘Performance Benefits of Internationalization for Firms from Small Countries’, Academy of International Business Conference, July 2008, Milan
  • ‘Network Positioning and Performance in the Aircraft Manufacturing and Airline Industries’, Academy of Management Conference, August 2008, Anaheim (with M. Ronowski)
  • ‘From Knowledge Transfer to Knowledge Transformation:  Intergenerational Knowledge Transfer in Family Businesses’, Strategic Management Society Conference, Cologne, October, 2008 (with Y. Mustafa)