Rajneesh Narula

Rajneesh Narula OBE, FRSA
Born (1963-04-29) 29 April 1963 (age 61)
NationalityThe Netherlands
Academic career
FieldInternational Business; Development Studies; Innovation Policy; Alliances
InstitutionHenley Business School, University of Reading, UK
Alma materRutgers University
AwardsOBE, FRSA
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Rajneesh Narula (born 29 April 1963),[1] is an economist and academic.[2] He is Professor of International Business Regulation and Director of the John H. Dunning Center for International Business at Henley Business School, University of Reading in Reading, UK.[3]

In 2017, he was appointed an Honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE). The honour is in recognition of his Services to Business Research. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce (FRSA) in 2015.

He holds honorary appointments at United Nations University-MERIT,[4] Norwegian School of Business, Oxford University and the University of Urbino.

Biography

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Education

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Narula completed his early education in Nigeria, most notably at Barewa College where he was a classmate of Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai,[5] and Katsina College of Arts, Science and Technology. He earned his BEng (Hons) in Electrical Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria, in 1983, and later attended Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA, where he obtained his MBA (1988) and his PhD (1993).[2][6]

Prior to academia, Narula worked as an engineer at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology and later as a planning analyst at IBM Asia/Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong.

Career

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Narula's academic and professional interests focus on innovation, R&D alliances, emerging economies and the role of multinational enterprises in industrial development.[3] He has held academic postings at Copenhagen Business School, University of Oslo, BI Norwegian School of Management, the University of Maastricht and Rutgers University. In addition Narula has worked for the United Nations, and has also consulted and advised a number of agencies including the European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Narula is Professor of International Business Regulation at the Henley Business School (2004–present). He is also the co-director of the John H. Dunning Centre for International Business and school director of research, having been the former programme director of the PhD in International Business and Strategy.

He is currently an editor of the Journal of International Business Studies (2016–present). Prior to this he was editor-in-chief of the Multinational Business Review (2014-2016), and editor-in-chief of the European Journal of Development Research (2009-2013). He is on the editorial board of more than a dozen journals.

Narula is regularly invited as commentator on business and economics issues, as seen on BBC World News,[7] Al Jazeera, TRT World News,[8] BBC 1, BBC Business Live,[9] Radio 1 and Radio Berkshire, as well as a variety of print and online publications. He gives over 30 public lectures and seminars at universities around the world every year.

Selected publications

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Narula is listed as one of the top 20 most cited academic authors worldwide in the fields of international business, emerging markets, the economics of innovation, and economic development, according to Google Scholar.[10] As of December 2018 his google citation count stands close to 13,000. His publications with John H. Dunning and Sanjaya Lall on FDI-assisted development are especially well-cited contributions on the subject.

Narula's research and consulting have focused on the role of multinational firms in development, innovation and industrial policy, R&D alliances and outsourcing. He has published over 100 articles and chapters in books on these themes.

He is the author or editor of 13 books, including Globalization and Technology (Polity Press), Multinationals and Industrial Competitiveness (with John Dunning, Edward Elgar), Understanding FDI-assisted Economic Development (with Sanjaya Lall, Routledge), Multinationals on the Periphery (with Gabriel Benito, Palgrave). He is also co-author of the acclaimed textbook International Business, with Simon Collinson and Alan Rugman, which is in its seventh edition.

His publications have appeared in leading journals, including the Journal of International Business Studies, Oxford Development Studies, Research Policy, Journal of Management Studies and Management International Review. His 2003 book, Globalization and Technology, has been translated and published in Chinese and Arabic.

Books

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  • Collinson, Simon; Narula, Rajneesh; Rugman, Alan, 2017. International Business. 7th ed. United Kingdom: Pearson.[11]
  • Lall, Sanjaya; Narula, Rajneesh, 2006. Understanding FDI-Assisted Economic Development. London: Routledge.[12]
  • Dunning, John; Narula, Rajneesh, 2004. Multinationals and Industrial competitiveness: a new agenda. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.[13]
  • Narula, Rajneesh, 2003. Globalisation and Technology: interdependence, innovation systems and industrial policy. Cambridge: Polity Press.[14] (Chinese ed. 2011, Arabic ed. 2017)
  • Dunning, John; Narula, Rajneesh, 1996. Foreign Direct Investment and Governments: Catalysts for Economic Restructuring. London: Routledge.[15]
  • Narula, Rajneesh, 1996. Multinational Investment and Economic Structure: Globalisation and Competitiveness. London: Routledge.[16]

Journal articles

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  • Narula, Rajneesh; Noya, Andrea Martinez (2018) What more can we learn from R&D alliances? A review and research agenda, Business Research Quarterly (forthcoming)
  • Mudambi, Ram; Narula, Rajneesh; Santangelo, Grazia (2018) Location, Collocation and Innovation by multinational enterprises: a research agenda, Industry & Innovation, Business Research Quarterly, 25(3), 229–241.[17]
  • Narula, Rajneesh; Verbeke, Alain (2015) Making internalization theory good for practice: The essence of Alan Rugman's contributions to international business, Journal of World Business 50(4), 612–622.[18]
  • Narula, Rajneesh (2014) Exploring the paradox of competence-creating subsidiaries: balancing bandwidth and dispersion, MNEs Long Range Planning, Vol 24, 4–15.[19]
  • Narula, Rajneesh (2012) Do we need different frameworks to explain infant MNEs from developing countries? Global Strategy Journal, Vol 2, 188–204.[20]
  • Driffield, Nigel; Narula, Rajneesh (2012) Does FDI cause development? The ambiguity of the evidence and why it matters, European Journal of Development Research, Vol 24, 1–7.[21]
  • Narula, Rajneesh; Santangelo, Grazia (2009) Location, Collocation and R&D alliances in the European ICT Industry, Research Policy, Vol 38, 393 – 403.[22]
  • Criscuolo, Paola; Narula, Rajneesh (2008) A novel approach to national technological accumulation and absorptive capacity: aggregating Cohen and Levinthal, European Journal of Development Research, Vol 21, 62–88.[23]
  • Narula, Rajneesh (2002) Innovation systems and 'inertia' in R&D location: Norwegian firms and the role of systemic lock-in, Research Policy, Vol 31 (5), 795–816.[24]
  • Dunning, John; Narula, Rajneesh (2000) Industrial Development, Globalisation and Multinational Enterprises: new realities for developing countries, Oxford Development Studies, Vol 28 (2),141-167.[25]

See full list of journal publications via Google Scholar here.

References

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  1. ^ "Narula, Rajneesh, 1963-". Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 September 2014. (Rajneesh Narula) data sheet (b. 04-29-63)
  2. ^ a b "Rajneesh Narula" World Who's Who. Retrieved 18 October 2013
  3. ^ a b "Rajneesh Narula HBS" HBS. Retrieved 18 October 2013
  4. ^ "Rajneesh Narula". narula.unu-merit.nl. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  5. ^ El-Rufai, Nasir Ahmad (5 February 2013). The Accidental Public Servant. Nigeria: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781481967402.
  6. ^ "Seasons of a Scholar". e-elgar.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  7. ^ "World Business Report - Canada, Mexico and USA to Accelerate NAFTA Talks - BBC Sounds". Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  8. ^ TRT World (19 November 2018), Cracks in May's cabinet endanger Brexit deal | Money Talks, retrieved 3 December 2018
  9. ^ "Trade Tariffs: BBC Business Live spoke to Professor Rajneesh Narula (Henley Business School) about the US imposing tariffs on metals".
  10. ^ "Rajneesh Narula - Google Scholar Citations". Google Scholar. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Pearson - Rugman:International Business_p7, 7/E - Simon Collinson, Rajneesh Narula & Alan M. Rugman". catalogue.pearsoned.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  12. ^ Lall, Sanjaya; Narula, Rajneesh, eds. (2013). Understanding FDI-Assisted Economic Development. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203340912. ISBN 9781136876721. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Multinationals and Industrial Competitiveness". e-elgar.com. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Globalization and Technology: Interdependence, Innovation Systems and Industrial Policy". Wiley.com. 2 July 2003. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  15. ^ Foreign Direct Investment and Governments | Catalysts for economic restructuring. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Multinational Investment and Economic Structure: Globalisation and Competitiveness, 1st Edition (Hardback) - Routledge". Routledge.com. 14 December 1995. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  17. ^ Mudambi, Ram; Narula, Rajneesh; Santangelo, Grazia D. (5 January 2018). "Location, collocation and innovation by multinational enterprises: a research agenda". Industry and Innovation. 25 (3): 229–241. doi:10.1080/13662716.2017.1415135. ISSN 1366-2716.
  18. ^ Narula, Rajneesh; Verbeke, Alain (1 October 2015). "Making internalization theory good for practice: The essence of Alan Rugman's contributions to international business". Journal of World Business. 50 (4): 612–622. doi:10.1016/j.jwb.2015.08.007. ISSN 1090-9516.
  19. ^ Narula, Rajneesh (February 2014). "Exploring the Paradox of Competence-creating Subsidiaries: Balancing Bandwidth and Dispersion in MNEs". Long Range Planning. 47 (1–2): 4–15. doi:10.1016/j.lrp.2013.10.006. ISSN 0024-6301.
  20. ^ Narula, Rajneesh (August 2012). "Do we need different frameworks to explain infant MNEs from developing countries?". Global Strategy Journal. 2 (3): 188–204. doi:10.1111/j.2042-5805.2012.01035.x. ISSN 2042-5791.
  21. ^ Rajneesh, Narula; Nigel, Driffield (2012). "Does FDI cause development? The ambiguity of the evidence and why it matters". The European Journal of Development Research. 24: 1–7. doi:10.1057/ejdr.2011.51. S2CID 54968069. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  22. ^ Narula, Rajneesh; Santangelo, Grazia D. (March 2009). "Location, collocation and R&D alliances in the European ICT industry". Research Policy. 38 (2): 393–403. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2008.11.005. ISSN 0048-7333.
  23. ^ Criscuolo, Paola; Narula, Rajneesh (March 2008). "A novel approach to national technological accumulation and absorptive capacity: aggregating Cohen and Levinthal". The European Journal of Development Research. 20 (1): 56–73. doi:10.1080/09578810701853181. ISSN 0957-8811. S2CID 14657897.
  24. ^ Narula, Rajneesh (1 July 2002). "Innovation systems and 'inertia' in R&D location: Norwegian firms and the role of systemic lock-in". Research Policy. 31 (5): 795–816. doi:10.1016/S0048-7333(01)00148-2. ISSN 0048-7333.
  25. ^ Narula, Rajneesh; Dunning, John H. (June 2000). "Industrial Development, Globalization and Multinational Enterprises: New Realities for Developing Countries". Oxford Development Studies. 28 (2): 141–167. doi:10.1080/713688313. ISSN 1360-0818. S2CID 154239216.
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