Elizabeth Rose

Biography

Prior to joining the department in 2013, Professor Rose was Professor of International Business at the Aalto University School of Business (formerly known as Helsinki School of Economics) in Finland, having previously held academic appointments in both the US and New Zealand. She holds a BSE (Civil Engineering) from Princeton University and an MSE (Civil Engineering), an AM (Statistics) and a PhD (Business Administration, emphasis in Statistics and Management Science) from the University of Michigan.  A specialist in International Business, Beth’s work has been published in a variety of top-tier international journals, including the Journal of International Business Studies, Management International Review, and Strategic Management Journal. Her research productivity has been recognised with appointments to editorial review boards of some major journals, including the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, Strategic Management Journal, and Journal of Business and Economic Statistics. Her research productivity has been recognised with appointments to editorial review boards of some major journals, including Journal of International Business Studies, and to committees charged with selecting the year’s best doctoral research for both the Academy of International Business and the International Management Division of the Academy of Management. She has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of International Business.

Research Interest

 Beth's core research interests pertain to various aspects of internationalisation and global strategy, especially foreign direct investment and multimarket competition. She has a long-standing interest in the Japanese business context, and emerging interests that include the globalisation strategies of small- and medium-sized firms and service-sector internationalisation. She is also interested in the development of robust statistical approaches to understanding international business phenomena.