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Bo Nielsen

The University of Sydney, International Business, Faculty Member

Copenhagen Business School, CBS, SMG, Faculty Member

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Bo Bernhard Nielsen holds a PhD in international business from Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Denmark and is Professor of Business Strategy at the International Business Discipline at University of Sydney. His research is at the intersection of strategy and international business with a specific focus on multilevel issues pertaining to strategic collaboration, firm internationalization, and strategic decision-making across borders. Professor Nielsen has published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles and his work appears in Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, International Business Review, Journal of International Management, Journal of Business Research, and Long Range Planning, among others. Professor Nielsen serves as Consulting Editor, JIBS and is on the Editorial Board of Journal of Management, Journal of World Business, Cross Cultural

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Reconsidering, refashioning, and reconceptualizing research methodology in international business

Journal of World Business, Oct 1, 2023

Home country institutions and the internationalization of state owned enterprise: A cross-country analysis

Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, 2020

Social capital as it pertains to international ventures in Asia

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Aug 1, 2018

Global value chains and liability of international connectivity: MNE strategy post COVID-19

European Journal of International Management, 2023

Knowledge-Sharing Between Units and Across Markets : Seizing Opportunities from IT Systems in MNEs

Knowledge-Sharing Between Units and Across Markets : Seizing Opportunities from IT Systems in MNEs

Home country institutions and the internationalization of state owned enterprises: a cross-country analysis

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Feb 1, 2015

National institutions shape the ability of civil society and minority shareholders to monitor and... more National institutions shape the ability of civil society and minority shareholders to monitor and influence decision-makers in listed state owned enterprises (SOEs), and thereby their strategies of internationalization. We argue that the weaker are such controls, the more likely such decision makers pursue self-serving motives, and thus shy away from international investment. Listed SOEs’ strategies will thus be more similar to those of wholly privately owned enterprises (POEs) when these controls are more effective. Building on Williamson's (2000) hierarchy of institutions, we examine how home country institutions exerting normative, regulatory, and governance-related controls affect the comparative internationalization levels of listed SOEs and POEs. Based on a matched sample of 153 majority state owned and 153 wholly privately owned listed firms from 40 different countries, we confirm that, when home country institutions enable effective control, the internationalization strategies of listed SOEs and POEs converge

Udenlandske direkte investeringe r i Danmark: Hvad er sammenhængen mellem lokale rammebetingelser og den geografiske placering af udenlandske arbejdssteder?

Modeling Complex Nesting Structures in International Business Research: An Illustration of Cross-Nested Multilevel Analysis of the Multinationality-Performance Relationship

Research methods in international business: The challenge of complexity

Journal of International Business Studies, 2020

Restricted Variance Interaction Effects: What They Are and Why They Are Your Friends

Journal of Management, 2018

Although interaction hypotheses are increasingly common in our field, many recent articles point ... more Although interaction hypotheses are increasingly common in our field, many recent articles point out that authors often have difficulty justifying them. The purpose of this article is to describe a particular type of interaction: the restricted variance (RV) interaction. The essence of the RV interaction is that, as the value of one variable in a system changes, certain values of another variable in the system become less plausible, thus restricting its variance. This, in turn, influences relationships between that variable and other variables. These types of interactions are quite common, even if they are not recognized as RV interactions, and they exist at every level of analysis. The advantage of the RV interaction is that, as compared with other interaction types, it is relatively simple to justify. The different forms of RV interaction do, however, contain complexities of which a researcher must be aware. This article explains and illustrates the forms that RV interactions can ...

Internationalisation of Danish SMEs: Towards a classification of international new ventures

Do State-Owners Facilitate or Constrain Corporate Strategies of Internationalization?: The Role of Institutions

International Diversification Strategy and Firm Performance: A Multi-level Analysis of Firm and Home Country Effects

Internationalization of Emerging Market Multinational Companies: The Role of Industry Internationalization and Home Country Urbanization

Emerging Market Multinational Companies and Internationalization: A Multilevel Study of the Influence of Home Country and Industry Conditions

International Diversification and Firm Performance: A Multilevel Contextual Framework and Analysis

Proceedings - Academy of Management, Jul 1, 2012

This study theoretically develops and empirically tests an integrated multilevel framework for th... more

Why Do Firms Employ Foreigners on Their Top Management Teams? A Multilevel Exploration of Individual and Firm Level Antecedents

Social Science Research Network, 2008

Home country institutions and the internationalization of state owned enterprises: A cross-country analysis

Journal of World Business, Feb 1, 2016

The role of top management team international orientation in international strategic decision-making: The choice of foreign entry mode

Journal of World Business, Apr 1, 2011

Australian Census of Women in Leadership

Reconsidering, refashioning, and reconceptualizing research methodology in international business

Journal of World Business, Oct 1, 2023

Home country institutions and the internationalization of state owned enterprise: A cross-country analysis

Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, 2020

Social capital as it pertains to international ventures in Asia

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, Aug 1, 2018

Global value chains and liability of international connectivity: MNE strategy post COVID-19

European Journal of International Management, 2023

Knowledge-Sharing Between Units and Across Markets : Seizing Opportunities from IT Systems in MNEs

Knowledge-Sharing Between Units and Across Markets : Seizing Opportunities from IT Systems in MNEs

Home country institutions and the internationalization of state owned enterprises: a cross-country analysis

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, Feb 1, 2015

National institutions shape the ability of civil society and minority shareholders to monitor and... more National institutions shape the ability of civil society and minority shareholders to monitor and influence decision-makers in listed state owned enterprises (SOEs), and thereby their strategies of internationalization. We argue that the weaker are such controls, the more likely such decision makers pursue self-serving motives, and thus shy away from international investment. Listed SOEs’ strategies will thus be more similar to those of wholly privately owned enterprises (POEs) when these controls are more effective. Building on Williamson's (2000) hierarchy of institutions, we examine how home country institutions exerting normative, regulatory, and governance-related controls affect the comparative internationalization levels of listed SOEs and POEs. Based on a matched sample of 153 majority state owned and 153 wholly privately owned listed firms from 40 different countries, we confirm that, when home country institutions enable effective control, the internationalization strategies of listed SOEs and POEs converge

Udenlandske direkte investeringe r i Danmark: Hvad er sammenhængen mellem lokale rammebetingelser og den geografiske placering af udenlandske arbejdssteder?

Modeling Complex Nesting Structures in International Business Research: An Illustration of Cross-Nested Multilevel Analysis of the Multinationality-Performance Relationship

Research methods in international business: The challenge of complexity

Journal of International Business Studies, 2020

Restricted Variance Interaction Effects: What They Are and Why They Are Your Friends

Journal of Management, 2018

Although interaction hypotheses are increasingly common in our field, many recent articles point ... more Although interaction hypotheses are increasingly common in our field, many recent articles point out that authors often have difficulty justifying them. The purpose of this article is to describe a particular type of interaction: the restricted variance (RV) interaction. The essence of the RV interaction is that, as the value of one variable in a system changes, certain values of another variable in the system become less plausible, thus restricting its variance. This, in turn, influences relationships between that variable and other variables. These types of interactions are quite common, even if they are not recognized as RV interactions, and they exist at every level of analysis. The advantage of the RV interaction is that, as compared with other interaction types, it is relatively simple to justify. The different forms of RV interaction do, however, contain complexities of which a researcher must be aware. This article explains and illustrates the forms that RV interactions can ...

Internationalisation of Danish SMEs: Towards a classification of international new ventures

Do State-Owners Facilitate or Constrain Corporate Strategies of Internationalization?: The Role of Institutions

International Diversification Strategy and Firm Performance: A Multi-level Analysis of Firm and Home Country Effects

Internationalization of Emerging Market Multinational Companies: The Role of Industry Internationalization and Home Country Urbanization

Emerging Market Multinational Companies and Internationalization: A Multilevel Study of the Influence of Home Country and Industry Conditions

International Diversification and Firm Performance: A Multilevel Contextual Framework and Analysis

Proceedings - Academy of Management, Jul 1, 2012

This study theoretically develops and empirically tests an integrated multilevel framework for th... more

Why Do Firms Employ Foreigners on Their Top Management Teams? A Multilevel Exploration of Individual and Firm Level Antecedents

Social Science Research Network, 2008

Home country institutions and the internationalization of state owned enterprises: A cross-country analysis

Journal of World Business, Feb 1, 2016

The role of top management team international orientation in international strategic decision-making: The choice of foreign entry mode

Journal of World Business, Apr 1, 2011

Australian Census of Women in Leadership

2012 Australian Census of Women in Leadership

by Martijn Boersma, Thomas Clarke, Alice Klettner, Bo Nielsen, and Sabina Nielsen

In 2002, the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency conducted its first Australian C... more In 2002, the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency conducted its first Australian Census of Women in Leadership. This research revealed that 8.2% of directors of the top 200 companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) were women. By 2010, this figure had only improved marginally to 8.4%. However, 10 years on, we have seen a considerable improvement. The 2012 Census reveals that 12.3% of directors of ASX 200 companies are women. In 2012, for the first time since the Census has been conducted, we have more than doubled the scope of the project to cover the top 500 companies on the ASX. This gives us a much broader view of what is really going on within corporate Australia and identifies some key patterns. In comparison with the ASX 200, the ASX 500 results are disappointing. For instance, only 9.2% of directors of ASX 500 companies are women, highlighting a concerning decline in gender equality performance as company size reduces. The growth in the number of female directors in the ASX 200 is encouraging. It has been prompted largely by the reaction to the poor 2010 Census results and the recent ASX Corporate Governance Council Principles and Recommendations relating to gender diversity. However, while we have seen a positive increase in the number of female directors, the number of female CEOs and executives has not similarly increased. For companies in the ASX 500, only 12 CEOs are women (and seven of these are CEOs of ASX 200 companies). There has also been negligible growth in the number of female executives. For a range of organisational and cultural reasons, women are being excluded from roles that would position them in the pipeline to leadership. The 2012 Census identifies six female chairs in the ASX 200 and 13 in the ASX 500. For the ASX 200, this is an increase of just one chair position since 2010. Australian businesses are still to address the significant systemic inequity that continues to prevent talented and capable women from contributing at this high level. There is now a considerable body of evidence showing a positive correlation between women at the top of organisations and organisational performance generally. Gender equality is a business imperative. Progress needs to be driven from the top by CEOs who understand these issues and commit to making change.