Faculty of Business and Law

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Stephen Nicholas Pro Vice-Chancellor  PVC +61-2-492 17979 SRS07 (Callaghan) Stephen.Nicholas@newcastle.edu.au

Qualifications: BA (Syracuse), MA (Iowa), Fellow of the Academy of Social Science of Australia

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Research Interests:

International business strategy; strategic management; MNEs and FDI in Australia, China and Japan; business history; diversity management

Recent Publications:

Journal Articles

Cheng, J, Maitland, E and Nicholas, S. (eds)(forthcoming, 2008) 'New Perspectives in Multinational Subsidiary Research' Advances in International Management.

Wang, Yue and Nicholas S. (forthcoming, 2008) 'New Institutional Economics and Contracting Theory: Operationalising Safeguards in Non-standard Subsidiaries in China' Advances in International Management.

Liang, Fan and Nicholas S. (2007) 'Exploring Subsidiary Strategic Roles in a Transitional Economy: Evidence from China' Journal of Global Business Issues. 1 (2) 101 -115.

Wang, Yue and Nicholas, S.(2007) 'The Formation and Evolution of Non-Equity Strategic Alliances in China' Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 24 (2) 131 - 150.

Liang Fan and Nicholas, S.(2007) 'Knowledge Transfer through Appropriate Location Selection: An Empirical Investigation in China' Journal of Asia Business Studies, (1), 45 - 54.

Mitchell, R. and Nicholas, S.(2007) 'Knowledge Creation Through Boundary Spanning', Knowledge Management Research and Practice Journal, 4 (4) 310 -319.

Nicholas, S and Maitland, E. (2007) 'Private Sector Development: How Business Interacts with Informal Institutions' in Johannes Jutting, D Dreschsler, S. I de Sossa (eds) Informal Institutions: How Social Norms Help of Hinder Development (Development Centre OECD, Paris).

Mitchell, R. and Nicholas, S.(2006) 'Knowledge Creation in Groups: The Value of Cognitive Diversity, Transactive Memory, and Openmindedness Norms' Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management 4(1) , 67-74.

Wang Yue and Nicholas, S.(2006) 'Transferring Knowledge: How Managers Make Credible Commitments, Relational Safeguards and Dispute Resolution in Non-Equity Alliances'  Nanjing University Business Studies Review   8:125-38.

Maitland, E., E. Rose, E. and Nicholas, S (2005). 'How Firms Grow: Clustering as a Dynamic Model of Internationalization.' Journal of International Business Studies 36(4):435-51.

Nicholas, S. and Wang, Y. (2005). 'Knowledge Transfer, Knowledge Replication and Learning in Non-Equity Alliances: Operating Joint Ventures in China.' Management International Review 45(1): 99-118.

Maitland, E. and Nicholas, S.(2004). 'Making Investment Choices: Japanese MNEs Investing in Australia and the Region.' Journal of Business and Economy 5(1): 1-19.

Nicholas, S., Maitland E. and Purcell, W.(2004). ‘Regional Learning Networks: Evidence from MNEs in Thailand and Australia’ Management International Review 44:2,

Sammartino, A., O'Flynn, J. and Nicholas,S (2003). 'The Employer Perspective on Indigenous (Un)employment' Economic Papers 22(4): 45-60.

Maitland, E. and Nicholas, S. (2002). 'Internationalization of Australian Firms in Asia' International Studies of Management and Organisation 32(1): 79-108.

Maitland, E. and Nicholas, S. (2002). 'Modeling Multinationals from Small Open Economies' International Studies of Management and Organisation 32(1): 3-15.

Nicholas, S., Purcell, W., et al. (2001). 'Regional Clusters, Location Tournaments and Incentives: An Empirical Analysis of Factors Attracting Japanese Investment to Singapore' Asia Pacific Journal of Management 18(3): 395-405.

Purcell, W. and Nicholas, S. (2001). 'Japanese Tourism Investment in Australia: Entry Choice, Parent Control and Management Practice' Tourism Management 22(3): 245-57.

Purcell, W., Nicholas, S., et al. (2001). 'Korean Foreign Direct Investment in Australian Manufacturing and Services in the 1990s: motives, competitive advantage, entry mode strategy, and control'  Journal of Australian Studies 7(1): 19-34.

Whitwell, G. and Nicholas, S. (2001). 'Weight and Welfare of Australians, 1890-1940' Australian Economic History Review 41(2): 159-75.

Book Chapters

Comerton-Forde, C, Kitay, J, Nicholas, S. and Yip, J. (2005) 'Managing Group Work in Public Policy Programs’, in The role of Public Administration in Alleviating Poverty and Improving Governance,  Asian Development Bank,  587-603.

Maitland, E. and Nicholas, S. (2003). 'NIE: An Organising Framework for OLI?', in International Business and the Eclectic Paradigm: Developing the OLI Framework. J. Cantwell and R. Narula, New York and London, Routledge: 47-73.

Nicholas, S. and Steckel, R (2003). 'Heights and Living Standards of English Workers During the Early Years of Industrialization, 1770-1815',  in The Industrial Revolution, S. Beaudoin, Houghton Mifflin.

Maitland, E. and Nicholas, S (2002). 'International Business Research: Steady-states, Dynamics and Globalisation', in Foreign Direct Investment: Research Issues. B. Bora, Routledge.

Nicholas, S. and Purcell, W (2002). 'Japanese Investment in Australia', in Encyclopaedia of Japanese Business and Management, A. Bird, Routledge.

Purcell, W. and Nicholas, S. (2002). 'Japanese Subcontracting' in Encyclopaedia of Japanese Business and Management. A. Bird, Routledge.

Maitland, E., E. Rose, E. and Nicholas, S. (2001). 'Patterned Growth? in The Dynamics of Multinational Expansion'. Asia-Pacific Issues in International Business. S. Gray, S. McGaughey and W. Purcell, Edward Elgar: 28-49.

Nicholas, S., Purcell, W et al. (2001). 'Do Incentives Attract Japanese FDI to Singapore and the Region?' in Asia-Pacific Issues in International Business. S. Gray, S. McGaughey and W. Purcell, Edward Elgar: 129-150.

Nicholas, S. and Shergold, P. (2001). 'British and Irish Convicts', in The Australian People: An Encyclopaedia of the National Its People and Their Origins, J. Jupp, Cambridge University Press: 16-22.

Nicholas, S. and Shergold, P (2001). 'Non-British Convicts', in The Australian People: An Encyclopaedia of the National Its People and Their Origins. J. Jupp, Cambridge University Press: 22-25.

Other Refereed Publications

Boyle, B. and Nicholas, S. (2008). Foreign Assignments and Knowledge Flows in Multinational Enterprises. In Sixth International Symposium on Multinational Enterprise Business Management: Enterprise Management and Change in a Transitional Economy, Nanjing, China.

Comerton-Ford, C., Kitay, J., Nicholas, S. and Yip, J. (2005). ‘Managing Group Work in Public Policy Programs’ in Proceedings of the Network of Asia-Pacific Schools of International Public Administration and Government (Kuala Lumpur, Asian Development Bank, )

Mitchell, R. and Nicholas, S. (2005). 'Knowledge Creation in Groups: The Value of Cognitive Diversity, Transactive Memory, and Openmindedness Norms', Conference Proceedings. European Conference on Knowledge Management

Fan, L. and Nicholas, S. (2005). 'Transfer Technology Through Appropriate Location Selection: An Empirical Investigation in China', 47th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. Quebec City, Canada.

Nicholas, S. and Wang, Y. (2005). 'Transferring Knowledge: How Managers Manage Credible Commitments Relational Safeguards and Dispute Resolution in Non-equity Alliances in China', in Human Resource Management and Development in a Transitional Economy. S. Zhao. Nanjing, China, Nanjing University Press: 146-156.

Comerton-Forde CA., Kitay, J., Nicholas, S. and Yip, J. (2004) 'Enhancing learning outcomes through group work', Global Conference on Excellence in Education and Training: Educational Excellence through Creativity, Innovation and Enterprise, Singapore, pp. CD-ROM.

Liang, F. and Nicholas, S. (2004). 'Exploring a Typology of Subsidiary Strategies in a Transitional Economy', Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. N. Boyacigiller and T. Kiyak. Stockholm, Sweden, Academy of International Business.

Liang, F. and Nicholas, S. (2004). 'Integration and Responsiveness of Subsidiaries in Transitional China' in International Association for Chinese Management Research - Inaugural Conference Proceedings 'Mapping the Territory for Chinese Management Research'  W. Zhang. Beijing, IACMR.

Liang, F. and Nicholas, S (2004). 'Maintaining Inter-Partner Cooperation of IJV: Evidence from China' in ANZIBA 2004 Conference - Dynamism and Challenges in Internationalisation. G. Mahony and G. Fisher. Canberra Australia.

Liang, F. and Nicholas, S (2004). 'Managing Ongoing Inter-Partner Relationships Within International Joint Ventures: An Empirical Investigation' in  Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. N. Boyacigiller and T. Kiyak. Stockholm, Sweden, Academy of International Business.

Maitland, E., E. Rose, E and Nicholas, S. (2004). 'How Firms Grow: Dynamics and Time int he Life of an International Firms'  in 33rd Conference of Economists, J. Sheen. University of Sydney, Australia, School of Economics and Political Science, University of Sydney.

Mitchel, R. and Nicholas, S. (2004). 'Knowledge creating mechanisms and competitive advantage: The value of cognitive diversity, transactive memory, openmindedness norms and trans-specialist knowledge' in  ASBBS 7th International Conference. W. Mondal. Cairns Australia.

Mitchell, R. and Nicholas, S. (2004). 'Dynamic Capabilities and the Creation of Knowledge in Organisations: The Importance of Functional and Cognitive Diversity, and Trans-Specialist Knowledge'  in 2004 Inaugural Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development Conference. G. Ogunmokun, R. Gabbay and J. McPhail. Gold Coast Queensland, Australia, 192.

Sammartion, A., Nicholas, S.et al. (2004). 'A Resource-based Analysis of Diversity Management: Evidence from Australian Firms' in The VIIth IFSAM World Congress. P. S. Jönsson. Goteborg, Sweden, The Scandinavian Academy of Management (SAM)

Wang, Y. and Nicholas, S. (2004). 'Knowledge Transfer, Replication and Creation in Non-Equity Alliance: The Case of Contractual Joint Ventures in China' in  Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. N. Boyacigiller and T. Kiyak. Stockholm, Sweden, Academy of International Business.

Liang, F. and Nicholas, S (2003). 'Cooperation and Conflict of Joint Ventures in China' ANZIBA 2003 Conference. V. Shaw. Dunedin, New Zealand, School of Business at the University of Otago.

The International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM).
Wang, Y. and Nicholas, S. (2003). 'Contractual Joint Ventures in China: A Learning Organisation' in  ANZIBA 2003 Conference. V. Shaw. Dunedin, New Zealand, School of Business at the University of Otago.

Maitland, E. and Nicholas, S (2003). 'International Business: Moving Beyond Management and Toward International Studies?' in ANZIBA 2003 Conference. V. Shaw. Dunedin, New Zealand, School of Business at the University of Otago.