The York Management School Sabbatical Report Seminar 18 January 2012
Posted on 20 January 2012
Professor Annie Wei discussed her research on a theoretical framework for local firms’ technological catching-up with foreign firms in an emerging economy in China, the investigation of the impact of foreign direct investment on market structure of the host country and the comparative performance of foreign and domestic firms.
Dr Linda Perriton spoke about the joint research project that Josephine and I are involved in - a study of working class women's savings, specifically data on depositor behaviour I had collected from the Limehouse Savings Bank archives 1830-1876. I also mentioned work I was doing on the literature within management learning on the theory v practice debate, phenomenography as a failed methodology and groupwork within networked learning.
Dr Kim Loader discussed her research on the challenges of supporting SMEs through public procurement. Kim spoke about two studies relating to this specifically, and also two others: an analysis of UK craft companies’ experiences and practices in supplying the heritage industry, and the role of relationships in the current and future development of a Teesside based social enterprise.
Professor Teresa da Silva Lopes spoke about her research into business history and international business, and focussed on articles ‘The Penguin in Chains - Brands and Trademarks in an Open Innovation World’, ‘Foreign Direct Investment in High-Risk Environments: An Historical Perspective’, ‘Looking Askance at Branding and Trademark History’, ‘Trademarks and British Dominance in Consumer Goods’, and ‘Modelling Risk in Multinational Business’.
