Luis Alfonso Dau - D'Amore-McKim School of Business

Education

PhD International Business/Strategy, University of South Carolina
Global MBA, Thunderbird/ITESM

Selected Publications

Yoon D, Belkhouja M, Dau LA. 2025. Privacy protection laws, national culture, and artificial intelligence innovation around the world. Journal of International Business Studies, 56(7): 853-873. Available Open Access at https://rdcu.be/euSTm.
Delios A, et al. 2025. The insights from the crowd: Drawing inferences from many approaches to key empirical questions in international business. Journal of International Business Studies, 56(9): 1102-1124. Available Open Access at https://rdcu.be/eOxC1.
Thams Y, Dau LA, Doh J, Newburry W, Kostova T. 2025. Political ideology and the multinational enterprise: Broadening the epistemological lens. Journal of World Business, 60(6): 101678. Available Open Access at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2025.101678.
Buckley P, Dau LA, Munjal S. 2025. The entrepreneurship triangle: A novel approach to explain national differences in entrepreneurship. Journal of International Business Policy, 8(4): 406-427. Available Open Access at https://rdcu.be/eBOOU.
Thams Y, Dau LA. 2023. Do liberal and conservative-leaning CEOs approach de-internationalization differently? Zooming in on the onset of the 2022 Russia/Ukraine crisis. Journal of World Business, 58(5): 101475. Available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951623000500?via%3Dihub.
Dau LA, Li J, Lyles M, Chacar A. 2022. Informal institutions and the international strategy of MNEs: Effects of institutional effectiveness, convergence, and distance. Journal of International Business Studies, 53(6): 1257-1281. Available Open Access at https://rdcu.be/cSQLv.
Dau LA, Chacar A, Lyles M, Li J. 2022. Informal institutions and international business: Toward an integrative research agenda. Journal of International Business Studies, 53(6): 985-1010. Available at https://rdcu.be/cT9uB.
Farah B, Chakravarty D, Dau LA, Beamish P. 2021. Do MNE parent-foreign subsidiary governance mechanisms really impact foreign subsidiary performance? Journal of World Business, 57(2): 101271. Available Open Access at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2021.101271.
Dau LA, Morck R, Yeung B. 2021. Business groups and the study of international business: A Coasean synthesis and extension. Journal of International Business Studies, 52(2): 161-211. Available Open Access at https://rdcu.be/ce7YI.
Moore E, Dau LA, Mingo S. 2021. The effects of trade integration on formal and informal entrepreneurship: The moderating role of economic development. Journal of International Business Studies, 52(4): 746-772. Available at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41267-020-00386-y.
Dau LA, Moore E, Kostova T. 2020. The impact of market based institutional reforms on firm strategy and performance: Review and extension. Journal of World Business, 55(4): 101073.
Moore E, Dau LA, Doh J. 2020. Does monetary aid catalyze new business creation? Analyzing the impact of global aid flows on formal and informal entrepreneurship. Journal of Management Studies, 57(3): 438-469.
Li C, Isidor R, Dau LA, Kabst R. 2018. The More the Merrier? Immigrant Concentration and Entrepreneurial Activities. Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, 42(5): 698-733.
Dau LA. 2018. Contextualizing international learning: The moderating effects of mode of entry and subsidiary networks on the relationship between reforms and profitability. Journal of World Business, 53: 403-414.
Mingo S, Morales F, Dau LA. 2018. The impact of regional networks on private equity investments in emerging markets: The interplay between networks, culture, and geography. Journal of International Business Studies, 49(3): 371-386.
Dau LA. 2016. Biculturalism, team performance, and cultural-faultline bridges. Journal of International Management, 22(1): 48-62.
Ayyagari M, Dau LA, Spencer J. 2015. Strategic responses to FDI in emerging markets: Are core members more responsive than peripheral members of business groups? Academy of Management Journal, 58(6): 1869-1894. (Authors are listed alphabetically).
Dau LA, Cuervo-Cazurra A. 2014. To formalize or not to formalize: Entrepreneurship and pro-market institutions. Journal of Business Venturing, 29(5): 668-686.
Khoury T, Cuervo-Cazurra A, Dau LA. 2014. Institutional outsiders and insiders: The response of domestic and foreign inventors to the quality of intellectual property rights protection. Global Strategy Journal, 4(3): 200-220.
Dau LA. 2013. Learning across geographic space: Pro-market reforms, multinationalization strategy, and profitability. Journal of International Business Studies, 44(3): 235-262.
Dau LA. 2012. Pro-market reforms and developing country multinational corporations. Global Strategy Journal, 2(3): 262-276.
Cuervo-Cazurra A, Dau LA. 2009. Structural reform & firm exports. Management International Review, 49(4): 479-507. (Authors are listed alphabetically).
Cuervo-Cazurra A, Dau LA. 2009. Promarket reforms & firm profitability in developing countries. Academy of Management Journal, 52(6): 1348-1368. (Authors are listed alphabetically).

Selected Presentations

Frontiers of IB research in the XXI century (with Husted B). Plenary Session, Keynote Speaker. Academy of International Business, Latin America & Caribbean, May 2025.
Revisiting the relationship between pro-market reforms and firm performance in Latin America (with Buscariolli B, Carneiro J, Moore E). European International Business Academy, Dec. 2025.
The entrepreneurship triangle: Explaining national differences in entrepreneurial ecosystems (with Buckley P, Munjal S). Academy of Management, July 2025.
Understanding informal entrepreneurship using Anomie Theory (with Shu C, Zhao M, Moore E, Liu J). Academy of Management, July 2025.
Privacy protection laws, national culture, and artificial intelligence innovation (with Yoon H, Belkhouja M). Academy of International Business, June 2025.
Understanding the complex interplay between supranational trade policy and domestic level entrepreneurial ecosystem policies (with Cervantes M, Moore E, Cordero F). Academy of International Business, Latin America & Caribbean, May 2025.
De-coupling, divesting, de-internationalization: The role of sanctions and stakeholder pressure (with Thams Y). PDW Session. Academy of Management, Aug. 2024.
Reforms and reversals: Re-examining the impact of pro-market policies on profitability (with Buscariolli B, Carneiro J, Moore E). Academy of International Business, July 2024.

Research & Teaching Interests

Dau's research examines how formal and informal institutional processes and changes shape the strategy and performance of emerging market firms and multinational enterprises. Formal institutions are the written or codified rules, such as laws, regulations, and policies, while informal institutions are the unwritten rules, such as social norms and traditions. His work analyzes how these institutions and institutional changes, such as pro-market reforms, affect firm internationalization, entrepreneurship, corporate governance, sustainability, and firm performance. His research is interdisciplinary, sitting at the intersection of international business, strategy, entrepreneurship, and international political economy. More recently, his work has extended to examine the effects of political ideology, privacy regulation, and artificial intelligence on international business. His research has appeared in leading journals including the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of World Business, Global Strategy Journal, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and Journal of Business Venturing, among others.

Industry & Academic Experience

Co-Owner & Manager, Promotora Dinámica de Negocios: Established a successful chain of ice-cream parlors & pizzerias. Acquired, developed, and sold real estate and low-cost homes. Achieved increased profitability through rapid yet stable growth.

Business Unit Coordinator, Jabil Circuit: Managed all aspects of printed circuit board production for Whirlpool products. Achieved improvements in delivery time, material costs, and profitability. Established, developed, & maintained customer relationship.

Services to the Profession

Editorial Review Boards: Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, Global Strategy Journal, Journal of International Management
Area Editor, Editorial Board, Journal of International Business Policy, 2019-Present
Vice President of Administration, Executive Board Member, Academy of International Business, 2018-2021
Representative-at-Large, Strategic Management Society, Global Strategy Interest Group, 2018-2019
Ad Hoc Journal Reviewer: Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Management, Management International Review, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management Studies, World Development, Universia Business Review, Globalization Competitiveness & Governability, International Journal of Emerging Markets, Corporate Governance: An International Review
Conference Reviewer: Academy of Management, Academy of International Business, Strategic Management Society, European International Business Academy, Academy of International Business-Latin America, Temple U. Special Conference, CIMAR Conference
Chair, Conference Track, Academy of International Business, 2018, 2019
Chair, Doctoral Student Consortium, Academy of International Business, 2017
Chair, Doctoral Student Consortium, Academy of International Business Latin America, 2014
Paper Track Scientific Committee Member, Academy of International Business Latin America, 2013
Committee Member, Outreach Development Committee, Academy of International Business, 2011-2012
Committee Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Academy of International Business, 2011-2012

Awards & Recognition

Winner, Best Paper in Multidisciplinary Research, Academy of Management (International Management Division), 2025
Ivey Classic Case, 2022-Present (One of 30 cases that have achieved the highest usage over the last 10 years out of more than 40,000 current cases)
Fulbright Distinguished Scholar, 2023-2024 (Visit to the University of Leeds, UK)
John H. Dunning Visiting Fellowship, University of Reading, Henley Business School, 2016-Present
Peter J. Buckley International Visiting Fellowship, University of Leeds Business School, 2018-Present
Robert and Denise DiCenso Professorship, 2017-2027
Joseph G. Riesman Professorship, 2014-2016
Global Resilience Institute, Research Grant Funded by US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 2020
Global Resiliency Institute Cross-College Research Seed-Funding Grant, 2017-2019
Best Paper. Academy of International Business – Latin America, 2019
Best Paper in Global Strategy. Academy of Management (International Management Division), 2016
Best Paper. Academy of International Business – Latin America, 2013
Best Paper in Strategy/International Business Theory. Academy of Management (International Management Division), 2009
Best Paper on Emerging Markets. European International Business Academy, 2009
Best Selling Case. Ivey Publishing, 2013-2018 (One of the top selling cases out of over 28,000 cases available)
Winner: 14 Best Reviewer Awards (Journal of International Business Studies 2017; Journal of Business Research 2017; Academy of International Business 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017; Academy of Management – International Management Division 2008, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2021; Strategic Management Society – Global Strategy Interest Group 2019, 2021) and 1 Outstanding Reviewer Award (Academy of Management – International Management Division 2011)
Tier 1 Grant, Northeastern University, 2021-2022
Interdisciplinary Research Sabbatical Program Recipient, Northeastern University, 2023-2024