Dr. Ajai S. Gaur

Ph.D, National University of Singapore
Adjunct Professor

Contact

Email: ajai@business.rutgers.edu
Location: Jaipuria Noida

Research Areas

Firm Internationalization, Foreign Subsidiary Management, Ownership Strategies in Foreign Subsidiaries, Business Groups, Corporate Governance.

Teaching Areas

Strategy and International Business

Biography

Prof. Gaur is an Associate Professor of Strategic Management and International Business in the Department of Management and Global Business at Rutgers Business School – Newark and New Brunswick, with an additional appointment in the Division of Global Affairs, Rutgers University. He was elected as the President of the Asia Academy of Management in 2015.

Dr. Gaur is also serving as consulting editor at Journal of International Business Studies, and as a senior editor at Journal of World Business for the ‘Strategy, Institutions and Governance’ track, and at the Asia Pacific Journal of Management for the ‘Governance, Institutions and Internationalization of Emerging Market Firms’ track.

Some of his research has appeared in journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, and Management International Review.

Presently, He is associated with Jaipuria Management institute in Noida as an Adjunct Professor, which is one of the top management colleges in Delhi NCR.

Research

Published Papers
2018

[45] Mukherjee. D. , Lahiri, S., Ash, S.R., & Gaur, A.S. 2018. Search motives, local embeddedness and knowledge outcomes in offshoring. Journal of Business Research, Forthcoming.

[44] Singh, D., Pattnaik, C., Gaur, A. S., & Ketencioglu, E. 2018. Corporate expansion during pro-market reforms in emerging markets: The contingent value of group affiliation and unrelated diversification. Journal of Business Research, 82: 220-229.

2017

[43] Gaur, A. S., & Kumar, M. 2017. A systematic approach to conducting review studies: An assessment of content analysis in 25 years of IB research. Journal of World Business, conditionally accepted.

[42] Nuruzzaman, N. Gaur, A. S., & Sambharya, R. 2017. A micro-foundations approach to studying innovation in multinational subsidiaries. Global Strategy Journal, Conditionally accepted.

[41] Popli, M., Ladkani, R. M., & Gaur, A. S. 2017. Business group affiliation and post-acquisition performance: An extended resource-based view. Journal of Business Research, 81: 21-30.

[40] Piepenbrink, A., & Gaur, A. S. 2017. Topic models as a novel approach to identify themes in content analysis. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2017.

[39] Popli, M., Akbar, M., Kumar, V., & Gaur, A. S. 2017. Performance effect of internationalization and entrainment with pro-market reforms. Global Strategy Journal, DOI: 10.1002/gsj.1160
[38] Schotter, A., Mudambi, R., Doz, Y., & Gaur, A. S. 2017. Boundary spanning in global organizations. Journal of Management Studies, 54(4): 403-421.

2016

[37] Contractor, F., Yong, Y., Gaur, A. S. 2016. Firm-specific intangible assets and subsidiary profitability: The moderating role of distance, ownership strategy and subsidiary experience. Journal of World Business, 51(6): 950-964.

[36] Lee, C., Y., Lee, J., H., & Gaur, A. S. 2016. Are large business groups conducive to industry innovation? The moderating role of technological appropriability. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, doi:10.1007/s10490-016-9481-0.

[35] Gaur, A. S., Pattanaik, C., Lee, J. Y., & Singh, D. 2016. The network advantage of MNCs and business groups and foreign subsidiary performance. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2016.

[34] Popli, M., Akbar, M., Kumar, V., & Gaur, A. S. 2016. Cultural friction and the role of effective cultural distance in cross-border M&A deal abandonment. Journal of World Business, 51(3): 404-412

2015

[33] Anderson, U., Gaur, A. S., Mudambi, R., & Persson, M. 2015. Unpacking inter-unit knowledge transfer in multinational enterprises. Global Strategy Journal, 5(3): 241-255.

[32] Gaur, A. S. & Delios, A. 2015. International diversification of emerging market firms: The role of ownership structure and group affiliation. Management International Review, 55(2): 235-253.

2014

[31] Gaur, A. S., Ma, X., & Ding, Z. 2014. Perceived Home Country Supportiveness/Unfavorableness and Emerging Market Firms’ Outward FDI. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2014.

[30] Malhotra, S. & Gaur, A. S. (equal authorship). 2014. Spatial geography and control in foreign acquisitions. Journal of International Business Studies, 45 (2): 191-210.

[29] Li, S., & Gaur, A. S. 2014. Financial giants and moral pygmies? Multinational corporations and human rights in emerging markets. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 9 (1): 11-32.

[28] Gaur A. S., Kumar, V. & Singh, D. A. (equal authorship) 2014. Resources, institutions and internationalization process of emerging economy firms. Journal of World Business, 49: 12-20.

2013

[27] Singh, D., & Gaur, A. S. 2013. Governance Structure, innovation and internationalization: Evidence from India. Journal of International Management, 19(3): 300-309.

[26] Mukherjee, D., Gaur, A. S., & Dutta, A. 2013. Creating value through offshore outsourcing: A resource management framework. Journal of International Management, 19 (4): 377-389.

[25] Mukherjee, D., Gaur, A. S., Gaur, S. S., & Schmid, F. 2013. External and internal influences on R&D alliance formation: Evidence from German SMEs, Journal of Business Research, 66(11): 2178-2185.

[24] Contractor, F., Yang, Y., & Gaur, A. S. 2013. Firm-specific intangible assets and subsidiary profitability: The moderating role of distance. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2013.

[23] Piepenbrink, A., & Gaur, A. S. 2013. Methodological advances in the analysis of two-mode networks – An Illustration using board interlocks of Indian business groups. Organizational Research Methods, 16 (3): 474-496.

[22] Lee, J-H. & Gaur, A. S. (equal authorship) 2013. Managing multi-business firms: A Comparison between Korean Chaebols and Diversified US firms. Journal of World Business, 48 (4): 443-454.

[21] Gaur, A. S., Malhotra, S., & Zhu, P. 2013. Acquisition announcements and stock market valuation of acquiring firms’ rivals: A test of the growth probability hypothesis in China. Strategic Management Journal, 34 (2): 215-232.

2012

[20] Kumar, V., Gaur, A. S., & Pattnaik, C. 2012. Product diversification and international expansion of business groups: Evidence from India. Management International Review, 52 (2): 175-192.

2011

[19] Gaur, A. S., Mukherjee, D., Gaur, S. S., & Schmid, F. 2011. Environmental and firm level influences on inter-organization trust and SME performance. Journal of Management Studies, 48(8): 1752-1781.

[18] Srinivasan, M., Mukherjee, D., & Gaur, A. S. Buyer-supplier partnership quality and supply chain performance: Moderating role of risks, and environmental uncertainty. European Management Journal, 29(4), 260-271.

[17] Gaur, A. S., Kumar, V., & Sarathy, R. 2011. Liability of foreignness and internationalization of emerging market firms. In Asmussen, C., Devinney, T. M., Pedersen, T. & Tihanyi, L. (eds) Advances in International Management – Dynamics of globalization: location-specific advantages or liabilities of foreignness?, Volume 24, New York, NY: Emerald.

[16] Gaur S. S., Vasudevan, H., & Gaur, A. S. 2011. Effect of market orientation on manufacturing performance: Moderating role of firm resources and environmental factors. European Journal of Marketing, 45(7/8): 1172-1193.

2010

[15] Singh, D. A., Gaur, A. S., & Schmid, F. 2010. Corporate diversification, TMT experience and performance: Evidence from German SMEs. Management International Review, 50 (1): 35-56.

[14] Judge, W. Q., Gaur, A. S. & Muller M. K. 2010. Antecedents of shareholder activism: Evidence from a multi-country study. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 18(4): 258-273.

[13] Gaur, A. S. & Kumar, V. (equal contribution) 2010. Internationalization of emerging market firms: A case for theoretical txtension. In Devinney, T. M., Pedersen, T. & Tihanyi, L. (eds) Advances in International Management – The Past, Present and Future of International Business and Management, Volume 23, New York, NY: Emerald.

2009

[12] Hwang P., & Gaur A. S. 2009. Organization efficiency, firm capabilities and economic organization of MNEs. Multinational Business Review, 17 (3): 143-162.

[11] Chaturvedi, S. & Gaur, A. S. 2009. A dynamic model of trust and commitment development in strategic alliances. IIM B Management Review,21 (3): 173-188.

[10] Singh, D. A., & Gaur, A. S. 2009. Business group affiliation, firm governance and firm performance: Evidence from China and India. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 17 (4): 411-425.

[9] Gaur, A. S. & Kumar, V. 2009. International diversification, firm performance and business group affiliation: Empirical evidence from India. British Journal of Management, 20: 172-186.

2008

[8] Delios, A., Gaur, A. S. & Makino, S. (equal contribution) 2008. The timing of international expansion: Information, rivalry, and imitation among Japanese firms, 1980-2002. Journal of Management Studies, 45: 169-195.

[7] Merchant, H. & Gaur, A. S. 2008. Opening the ‘non-manufacturing’ envelope: the next big enterprise for international business research. Management International Review, 48 (4): 379-396.

2007

[6] Gaur, A. S. & Lu, J. 2007. Ownership strategies and subsidiary performance: Impacts of institutions and experience. Journal of Management, 33 (1): 84-110.

[5] Gaur, A. S., Delios, A. & Singh, K. 2007. Institutional environments, staffing strategies and subsidiary performance. Journal of Management, 33 (4): 611-636.

[4] Gaur, A. S. 2007. Strategic adaptation during institutional transition. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2007.

Before 2006

[3] Gaur, A. S. 2006. Changing demands of leadership in new economy: A survey of Indian leaders. IIM B Management Review, 18: 149-158.

[2] Gaur, A. S. & Delios, A. 2006. Business group affiliation and firm performance during institutional transition.Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2006.

[1] Gaur, A. S., Delios, A., & Singh, K. 2005. Institutional environments, staffing strategies and subsidiary performance: lessons from Japanese MNCs. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2005.