Associate Professor Alexander Eapen

Alexander Eapen

RSM

Research School of Management

Position
Associate Professor
Email
alex.eapen@anu.edu.au
Phone number
+61 2 612 57352
Office
Room 2.20, CBE Bld (26C)
Link
https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/persons/alexander-eapen
Research areas

Strategic management (Multimarket competition; mutual forbearance; strategic alliances); International Business (FDI; knowledge spillovers)

Biography

Dr Alex Eapen is an Associate Professor of Strategic Management. He earned his PhD in Strategy from Tilburg University, The Netherlands. Prior to joining the ANU in 2012, he taught at the University of Sydney Business School from 2005 to 2012.


His research interests include strategic management and international business. Alex has researched knowledge spillovers across firms, exploring both the conditions conducive to these positive spillovers and the empirical estimation techniques needed to accurately estimate their size. He has also published research on multimarket competition between firms, and on knowledge transfers in strategic alliances between firms. His research has been published in leading academic journals such as Organization Science, Journal of International Business Studies, Economic Modelling, and Journal of Business Research.


Dr. Eapen’s research has received several international awards. His doctoral thesis was one of the four finalists for the coveted Gunnar Hedlund prize (2007) given by the Stockholm School of Economics for the best dissertation in Global Strategy written at universities around the world. He also won the Verity Award for the most outstanding paper published in the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences in 2009. In addition, his research was selected and highlighted by the editors of the Journal of International Business Studies as an example of 'groundbreaking scholarship'. He was a finalist for the Alan Rugman Young Scholar prize (2015) given by the Academy of International Business, a finalist for the Carolyn Dexter Award (2017) given by the Academy of Management, and winner of the CEIBS Best Paper Award (2019), from the Academy of Management. 
 
Dr Eapen has engaged extensively with Government and Industry. Currently, he works closely with the Defence People Group within the Department of Defence on initiatives to improve personnel recruitment and retention. His work for external stakeholders has collectively generated funding in excess of $1.2 million for the Australian National University. In recognition of his impactful work with external stakeholders, he was awarded the 2023 Award for Excellence in Research Engagement and Social Impact by the ANU College of Business and Economics. 

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Research publications

Jin, T., Eapen, A. 2022. ‘Delayed Forbearance’: Multipoint Contact and Mutual Forbearance in Inaugural and Subsequent Actions. Journal of Business Research (ABDC rank A). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.05.051

Cervantes, I., Dang, H., Eapen, A. 2022. FDI and human development. In Merchant, H. (ed.) New Frontiers in International Business, Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-06003-8?page=2#toc 

Eapen, A., Krishnan R. 2019. Transferring tacit know-how: Do opportunism-safeguards matter for firm boundary decisions? Organization Science (ABDC rank A*; FT50). https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2018.1236

Cervantes, I., Dang, H., Eapen, A. 2019. FDI and human development. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. https://doi.org/doi/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.190

Eapen, A., Yeo, J., Sasidharan, S. 2018. Finance constraints and technology spillovers from foreign to domestic firms. Forthcoming in Economic Modelling (ABDC rank A). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2018.07.019

Eapen, A., Yeo, J., George R. 2017. Business group affiliation and FDI spillovers. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2017.165

Eapen, A. 2013. FDI Spillover Effects in Incomplete Datasets. Journal of International Business Studies, 44(7): 719-744 (ABDC rank A*; FT50) https://doi.org/10.1057/jibs.2013.32 

Eapen, A. 2012. Social Structure and Technology Spillovers from Foreign to Domestic Firms. Journal of International Business Studies, 43(3): 244-263. (ABDC rank A*; FT50) https://doi.org/10.1057/jibs.2012.2

Eapen, A., & Krishnan, R. 2009. Conform or Rebel: When Does Keeping to the Rules Enhance Firm Performance? Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 26: 95-108.(Verity International Award for the overall outstanding paper in the field of Management)

Krishnan, R., Noorderhaven, N., & Eapen, A. 2012. Collaboration across borders: Benefits to firms in an emerging economy. In Verbeke, A., & Merchant, H. (eds.) Handbook of Research on International Strategic Management. Edward Elgar.

Eapen, A. 2010. Delivering High Quality, Individualized Feedback Reports to Large Classes of Students. Synergy, 30: 69-74. (Teaching publication)

Research grants and awards

‘Deliberately Differentiated Package Research Program 2022-24’, Directorate of People Intelligence and Research (DPIR), Department of Defence ($ 948,360) 

‘Deliberately Differentiated Rewards - Academic support for the research program 2020/21’, Directorate of People Intelligence and Research (DPIR), Department of Defence ($ 254,526).

‘Reward without promotion -- Attracting and retaining cybersecurity talent in the ADF' (Joint with David Cheng and Rajiv Amarnani), Department of Defence Directorate of People Research and Intelligence (DPIR) 2019.

‘Jobfit – evaluation of the phone application’ (Joint with Byron Keating and John Campbell) Commonwealth Department of Employment, 2016. 

Dr. Eapen has received several international awards for his research. His doctoral thesis was one of the four finalists for the coveted Gunnar Hedlund prize (2007) given by the Stockholm School of Economics for the best dissertation in International business written at universities around the world. He also won the Verity Award for the most outstanding paper published in the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences in 2009. His publication titled 'Social structure and technology spillovers from foreign to domestic firms' was selected and highlighted by the editors of the Journal of International Business Studies as an example of 'groundbreaking scholarship'. He was also a joint recipient of the 2019 CEIBS Best Paper Prize given by the Academy of Management, finalist for the 2015 Alan Rugman Young Scholar award (formerly, Haynes Prize) given by the Academy of International Business, and finalist for the 2017 Carolyn Dexter Award given by the Academy of Management. He was given Best Reviewer Awards from the Journal or World Business (2016) and by the Academy of International Business (2015, 2011).

Research engagement and outreach

Editorial review board member, Journal of World Business

Editorial review board member, Global Strategy Journal

Editorial review board member, Journal of Business Research

Editorial review board member, Australian Journal of Management

Teaching

Alex’s teaching interests are concentrated on 'Strategic Management', and he has delivered courses to MBA and Executive Education audiences.  

MGMT3015 Corporate Strategy

MGMT8022 Strategic Management