Elitsa Banalieva

Education

• PhD, Indiana University
• MB, Indiana University
• BA, Simpson College

Selected Publications

• Eddleston, K., Banalieva, E. R., & Verbeke, A. (2020). The bribery paradox in transition economies and the enactment of “new normal” business environments. Journal of Management Studies, 57(3): 597-625.
• Banalieva, E. R. & Dhanaraj, C. (2019). Internalization theory for the digital economy, Journal of International Business Studies, 50(8): 1372-1387.
• Eddleston, K., Sarathy, R., & Banalieva, E. R. (2019). When a high-quality niche strategy is not enough to spur family firm internationalization: The role of external and internal contexts. Journal of International Business Studies, 50(5): 783-808.
• Banalieva, E. R., Cuervo-Cazzura, A., & Sarathy, R. 2018. Dynamics of pro-market institutions and firm performance. Journal of International Business Studies, 49(7): 858-880.
• Banalieva, E. R., Eddleston, K., & Zellweger, R. 2014. When Do Family Firms Have an Advantage in Transitioning Economies? Toward a Dynamic Institution-Based View. Strategic Management Journal. DOI: 10.1002/smj.2288.
• Banalieva, E. R. & Dhanaraj, C. 2013. Home regional orientation in international expansion strategies. Journal of International Business Studies, 44: 89-116.
• Banalieva, E. R. & Eddleston, K. 2011. Home regional focus and performance of family firms: the role of family vs. non-family leaders. Journal of International Business Studies, 42: 1060-1072.

Selected Presentations

• Banalieva, E. R. A mixed gamble perspective on internalization theory: family firms and digital reforms, Academy of International Business 2021 Online
• Banalieva, E. R. & Dhanaraj, C. Internalization theory for the digital economy, Academy of International Business 2018, Minneapolis
• Banalieva, E. R., Eddleston, K., Jiang, J., & Santoro, M. Institutional environment and the mixed gamble of internationalization. Academy of Management 2018, Chicago
• Trapzynski, P., Banalieva, E. R., & Dhanaraj, C., Glamour or reality? FDI strategies of multinationals from mid-range economies. Academy of International Business Conference, Dubai 2017
• Trapzynski, P., Banalieva, E. R., & Dhanaraj, C., Glamour or reality? FDI strategies of multinationals from mid-range economies. Strategic Management Society Conference, Berlin 2016
• Banalieva, E., Eddleston, K., Jiang, J. & Santoro, M. Internationalization of transition economy family firms: evidence from Chinese companies, Emerging Markets and Global Strategy Conference, co-sponsored by CIBER-University of Miami & Northeastern's Center for Emerging Markets, Miami, 2016
• Puffer, S., Banalieva, E. R., & McCarthy, D. Varieties of Communism and Risk-Taking Propensity of Russian Entrepreneurs, Academy of Management, 2015, Vancouver.
• Banalieva, E. R., Eddleston, K., & Verbeke, A. A Transaction Cost Economics Perspective on Dark Favors. Academy of International Business, 2014, Vancouver.
• Eddleston, K., Jiang, J., Banalieva, E., & Santoro, M. Family Firms' Internationalization. Academy of International Business, 2014, Vancouver.
• Eddleston, Kimberly, Jiang, Joy, Santoro, Michael, Banalieva, Elitsa, Strategic Management Society, “Institutional Escapism and Internationalization of Family Firms from Transition Economies”, Strategic Management Society, Atlanta. (September 2013).
• Banalieva, Elitsa, Eddleston, Kimberly, Verbeke, Alain, Academy of Management, “The transaction cost economics theory of trading favors: The case of entrepreneurial firms”, Academy of Management, Orlando. (August 2013).

Research & Teaching Interests

Banalieva's research focuses on the geographic scope and institutional contexts that enable or constrain the strategies of family and non-family firms, especially from emerging markets and transition economies in the digital economy. Banalieva's teaching interests include conducting interactive, team-based, and cross-cultural simulations and video case studies to illustrate the complexities of doing business in an international context.

Prior to joining Northeastern University's D'Amore-McKim School of Business faculty, Banalieva worked at Indiana University. She was also a research assistant for the immigrant entrepreneurs in Iowa project at Simpson College. Banalieva has worked as a finance intern for Ruan Securities and Edwards Jones.

Industry & Academic Experience

Prior to joining Northeastern University's D'Amore-McKim School of Business faculty, Banalieva worked at Indiana University. She was also a research assistant for the immigrant entrepreneurs in Iowa project at Simpson College. Banalieva has worked as a finance intern for Ruan Securities and Edwards Jones.

Services to the Profession

Banalieva is serving as an Editorial Board Member for both the Journal of Management and the Global Strategy Journal from 2014 through 2016. Her position as a co-editor with Laszlo Tihanyi, Torben Pedersen, and Tim Devinney (eds.) for the 2015 volume of Advances in International Management will last through 2015. From 2013 through the present, she is also serving as an Editorial Review Board Member for the Management and Organization review. Banalieva was an Invited Proposal Evaluator for 2013 and 2014. Starting in 2012 through the present, she has held a position as an Editorial Review Board Member for the Strategic Management Review.

Awards & Recognition

• Finalist, AIB/Temple Best Paper Award, Academy of International Business
• Winner, Outstanding Reviewer, Emerald Literati Awards for Excellence
• Winner, 2018 FIU/AIB Best Theory Paper Award at the Academy of International Business
• Winner, JIBS Best Reviewer Award
• Winner, Emerald Citation of Excellence Award 
• Finalist, IM Division Best Paper in OB/HRM/OT award, Academy of Management
• Winner, the Haynes Prize for the Most Promising Scholar Under the Age of 40, Academy of International Business
• Winner, the Douglas Nigh Award for Best Interdisciplinary Paper, Academy of Management
• Winner, the George Washington University-CIBER Best Paper on Emerging Markets Award, Academy of Management
• Finalist, Skolkovo Best Paper on Emerging Markets, Academy of Management

Editorial Positions

• Senior Associate Editor at the International Business Review
• Editorial Review Board Member at the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, Global Strategy Journal, Journal of Management Studies
• Invited Reviewer, the International Trade Center (the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations)
• 2018: SME Competitiveness Outlook Report 2018 titled “Business Ecosystem 4.0”
• 2017: SME Competitiveness Outlook Report 2017 titled “Region: A Door to the World” (the report garnered 3.5 million social media hits and 250 attendees at launch event)