Team of IIMB researchers awarded Best Paper Award at 10th INDAM Conference
Prof. Sai Chittaranjan Kalubandi, Prof. Apurva Sanaria, and Harshitha Ravi, win under International Business track
21 January, 2025, Bengaluru: A team of researchers comprising- Prof. Sai Chittaranjan Kalubandi, Strategy area; Prof. Apurva Sanaria, OB&HRM area; and Harshitha Ravi, Former AA in the entrepreneurship area, has been awarded the Best Paper Award at the 10th Indian Academy of Management (INDAM) Conference, in the International Business track.
The paper, titled ‘Influence of institutional contexts on family firms' internationalization: A meta-analysis,’ explores how formal institutions, such as trade and tariff regulations, and informal cultural factors, such as time orientation and traditions, affect the global expansion strategies of family-owned businesses positively versus negatively.
The study seeks to offer practice-centered insights into why family firms from certain cultural and regulatory environments adopt specific approaches to internationalization, including a preference for ‘exports’ over ‘expansion’ of trade through riskier ventures.
Team of IIMB researchers awarded Best Paper Award at 10th INDAM Conference
Prof. Sai Chittaranjan Kalubandi, Prof. Apurva Sanaria, and Harshitha Ravi, win under International Business track
21 January, 2025, Bengaluru: A team of researchers comprising- Prof. Sai Chittaranjan Kalubandi, Strategy area; Prof. Apurva Sanaria, OB&HRM area; and Harshitha Ravi, Former AA in the entrepreneurship area, has been awarded the Best Paper Award at the 10th Indian Academy of Management (INDAM) Conference, in the International Business track.
The paper, titled ‘Influence of institutional contexts on family firms' internationalization: A meta-analysis,’ explores how formal institutions, such as trade and tariff regulations, and informal cultural factors, such as time orientation and traditions, affect the global expansion strategies of family-owned businesses positively versus negatively.
The study seeks to offer practice-centered insights into why family firms from certain cultural and regulatory environments adopt specific approaches to internationalization, including a preference for ‘exports’ over ‘expansion’ of trade through riskier ventures.