Chair in International Business, University of Leeds, UK
Professor of International Business, University of Otago, New Zealand
Professor of International Business, Aalto University, Finland
Senior Research Fellow in International Business, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Senior Lecturer of International Business, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Assistant Professor of Statistics, University of Southern California, USA
Product Design Engineer, Ford Motor Company, USA
Journal Publications
Cronin, M.A., Galvin, B.M., George, E., Gruber, M., Lindebaum, D., Markman, G.D., Miller, C.C., Rose, E.L., Thatcher, S.M.B., & Wood, G.T. (2025). From a portfolio of journals to a system of knowledge production. Academy of Management Journal, 68(1), 11-18. (also published in Academy of Management Discoveries, 10(4), 513-520 – to appear in Academy of Management Annals, Academy of Management Collections, Academy of Management Learning and Education, Academy of Management Perspectives, and Academy of Management Review in 2025).
Aliasghar, O., and E.L. Rose, E. (2025). Strategic search and absorptive capacity: Pathways to product innovation in low- and medium-tech industries. Research-Technology Management, 68(2), 37-49.
Plakoyiannaki, E., E. Paavilainen-Mäntymäki, M. Hassett, P.W. Liesch, U. Andersson, E.L. Rose (2024). Time matters: Rethinking the role of time in the philosophical, conceptual and methodological domains of international business. Journal of World Business,59(2), 101521.
Solarino, A., E.L. Rose, and C. Luise (2024). Going complex or going easy? The impact of research questions on
citations. Scientometrics, 129: 127-146. doi 10.1007/s11192-023-04907-y.
Nachum, L., C. Stevens, A. Newenham-Kahini, S. Lundan, E.L. Rose, and L. Wantchekon (2023). Africa rising:
Opportunities for advancing theory on people, institutions, and the nation state in international business.
Journal of International Business Studies, 54, 938-955.
Aliasghar, O., E.L. Rose, and K. Asakawa (2021). Sources of knowledge and process innovation: The moderating
role of perceived competitive intensity. International Business Review, 31(2), 101920.
Findlay, C., H.G. Rammal, E.L. Rose, and V. Pereira (2021). Internationalization and knowledge management
strategies of service firms: Impact of regulatory environment in regional markets. Journal of Knowledge
Management, 26(9), 2177-2194.
Rose, E.L. (2021). The decline of US manufacturing: Issues of measurement. Management and Organization Review,
17(1), 24-28.
Sadeghi, A., S.K. Chetty, and E.L. Rose (2021). Perceived export performance: The invisible part of the iceberg.
Thunderbird International Business Review, 63(6), 667-686.
Sadeghi, A., E.L. Rose, and T.K. Madsen (2021). Perceived export performance: A contingent measurement approach.
Journal of International Marketing, 29(3), 63-84.
Aliasghar, O., A. Sadeghi, and E.L. Rose (2020). Process innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises: The
critical roles of external knowledge sourcing and absorptive capacity. Journal of Small Business Management,
61(4), 1583-1610.
Gerschewski, S., J. Scott-Kennel, and E.L. Rose (2020). Ready to export? The role of export readiness for
superior performance of small and medium-sized enterprises. The World Economy, 43(5),
1253-1276.
Sahasranamam, S., S. Rentala, and E.L. Rose (2019). Knowledge sources and international business activity in a
changing innovation ecosystem: A study of the Indian pharmaceutical industry, Management
and Organization Review, 15(3), 595-614.
Aliasghar, O., E.L. Rose, and S. Chetty (2019). Where to search for process innovations? The mediating role of
absorptive capacity and its impact on process innovation. Industrial Marketing
Management, 82, 199-212.
Aliasghar, O., E.L. Rose, and S. Chetty (2019). Building absorptive capacity through firm openness in the
context of a less open country. Industrial Marketing Management, 83, 81-93.
Dike, M. and E.L. Rose (2019). Cross-border expansion and competitive interactions of indigenous mobile network
operators in sub-Saharan Africa. Thunderbird International Business Review, 61(1),
29-42.
Sadeghi, A., E.L. Rose, and S. Chetty (2018). Distentangling the effects of post-entry speed of
internationalization on INVs’ performance. International Small Business Journal,
36(7), 780-806.
Gabriel, C-A., J. Kirkwood, S. Walton, and E.L. Rose (2016). How do developing country constraints impact
renewable energy entrepreneurs? Energy for Sustainable Development, 35, 52-66.
Zander, I., P. McDougall-Covin, and E.L. Rose (2015). Born globals and international business: Evolution of a
field of research. Journal of International Business Studies, 46(1), 27-35.
Gerschewski, S., E.L. Rose, and V.J. Lindsay (2015). Understanding the drivers of international performance for
born global firms: An integrated perspective. Journal of World Business, 50(3),
558-575.
Gunawan, J. and E.L. Rose (2014). Absorptive capacity development in Indonesian exporting firms: How do
institutions matter? International Business Review, 23(1), 45-54.
Asakawa, K., K. Ito, E.L. Rose, and D.E. Westney (2013). Internationalization of the Japanese service sector. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 30, 1155-1168.
Ito, K. and E.L. Rose (2010). The implicit returns on domestic and international sales: An empirical analysis of
cross-subsidization. Journal of International Business Studies, 41(6), 1074-1089.
Rose, E.L. and K. Ito (2009). Past interactions and new foreign direct investment location decisions:
Firm-specific analysis in the global tire industry. Management International Review,
49(5), 641-669.
Rose, E.L. and K. Ito (2008). The international investment patterns of Japanese automobile manufacturers. Journal of International Business Studies, 39(5), 864-879.
Ball, D.A., V.J. Lindsay, and E.L. Rose (2008). Rethinking the paradigm of service internationalisation: Less
resource-intensive market entry modes for information-intensive soft services. Management
International Review, 48(4), 413-431.
Maitland, E.T., E.L. Rose, and S.J. Nicholas (2005). How firms grow: Clustering as a dynamic model of
internationalization. Journal of International Business Studies, 36(4), 435-451.
Rose, E.L. and K. Ito (2005). Widening the family circle: Spin-offs in the Japanese service sector. Long Range Planning, 38, 9-26.
Chadee, D.D., F. Qiu, and E.L. Rose (2003). FDI location at the subnational level: A study of EJVs in China. Journal of Business Research, 56, 835-845.
Ito, K. and E.L Rose (2002). Foreign direct investment location strategies in the tire industry. Journal of International Business Studies, 33(3), 593-602.
Ito, K. and E.L. Rose (1994). The genealogical structure of Japanese firms: Parent-subsidiary relationships. Strategic Management Journal, 15(Summer), 35-51.
Edited Books
Lewin, A., R. Ramamurti, and E.L. Rose (2024). On the Shoulders of Giants of International Business Scholarship:
In Memory of Yair Aharoni, World Scientific Publishing.
van Tulder, R., A. Verbeke, E.L. Rose, and Y. Wei (2021). The Multiple Dimensions of Institutional Complexity in International Business Research, Emerald.
Raghunath, S. and E.L. Rose (2017). International Business Strategy: Perspectives on
Implementation in Emerging Markets, Palgrave Macmillan.
Honours and Awards
Academy of Management International Management Division Outstanding Service to the Global Community Award (2024)
Elected Fellow, Academy of International Business (2016)
Elected Fellow, Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy (2022)
Silver medal for contributions to Journal of International Business Studies (2019)
WAIB (Women of the Academy of International Business) Woman of the Year (2019)
Distinguished Service Award, Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter of the Academy of International Business (2016)
Best Reviewer Awards, International Management Division, Academy of Management (2006, 2014, 2019, 2020)
Best Reviewer Award, Academy of International Business (2013, 2019)
Basu Sharma Best Paper Award for the Journal of Comparative International Management (2022)
Outstanding Paper Award, Review of International Business and Strategy (2017)
Best paper, SMEs, Entrepreneurship, and Born Global Track, Academy of International Business (2012)
IJoEM Best Paper on Emerging Markets, European International Business Academy (2008)
Zumberge Fellow, University of Southern California (1993)
Dykstra Fellowship for Teaching, Graduate School of Business, University of Michigan (1985)
University Fellowship, University of Michigan (1982)
Professional Service
Co-editor-in-chief: Academy of Management Collections (2020-present)
Co-editor-in-chief: Review of International Business and Strategy (2014-present)
Editor (Research Methods Advisory Committee): Journal of International Business Studies
(2022-present)
Deputy editor: Academy of International Business Insights (2022-present)
Senior editor: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Management (2019-2023)
Academy of International Business (AIB):
Secretary-Treasurer, AIB Fellows (2017-2020)
Vice president for Administration (2012-2015)
Member of selection committee: Temple/AIB Best Paper Award (2013-2016, chair for 2016)
Member of selection committee: Richard N. Farmer Dissertation Award (2004-2007; chair for 2006-2007)
Facilitator, Paper Development Workshop, AIB-India (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020), AIB-MENA
(2013), and AIB-Africa (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) chapter conferences
Academic leader, AIB-India Ind-IB program (2016-present)
Chapter chair (founding), Australia and New Zealand Chapter of the AIB (2007-2017)
Academy of Management (AoM), International Management Division:
Member of Executive Committee (2015-2020; Division chair for 2018-2019)
Member of Research/Dissertation Award committee (2008-2015; chair for 2012-2015)
Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA):
President (2004-2011)
Association of Japanese Business Studies (AJBS):
President (2009-2011)
Strategic Management Society (SMS), Global Strategy Interest Group:
Member of leadership team (2012-2015; IG chair for 2014-2015)
European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management:
Board member (2018-present, Vice President of the Board, 2020-present)
School of Management and Entrepreneurship, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur:
Member of Advisory Board (2020-present)
Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), University of Pretoria:
Member of International Research Advisory Board (2024-present)