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Karen Tian

Lecturer
Newcastle Business School
Faculty of Business and Law
Focus Area: International Business

About

Introduction

Karen is Associate Lecturer of International Business at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Karen comes from Shenyang, a Manchu historical city of north-eastern China, with a population of 8 million. Karen has worked in a senior executive position in a number of Chinese companies.

Qualifications

Karen is now completing her doctorate at the university of Ballarat Australia, her research topic is knowledge Transfer and Absorptive Capacity in Chinese Companies. Karen was awarded a Master of Business Administration degree with a stream in Research from University of Ballarat in December 2004. Her MBA dissertation focused on the impact of globalisation on the Chinese TV manufacturing industry. This was published in the prestigious China Social Academy Management Journal.

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Research

Research Interests

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Research Interests

  • Knowlegde management
  • Absorptive transfer
  • Cultural differences
  • Chinese firms and international business
  • Knowledge transfer
  • Knowledge stickiness
  • MNC and Alliances