Education

  • PhD Strategy and International Management, Sloan School, MIT
  • MBA Finance and International Business, University of Notre Dame
  • BBA Finance and Japanese Studies, University of Notre Dame

Selected Publications

  • Un, C. A. The liability of localness in innovation. Journal of International Business Studies, 47(1): 44-67.
  • Un, C. A. The advantage of foreignness in innovation. Strategic Management Journal, 32(11): 1232-1242.
  • Cuervo-Cazurra, A. and Un, C. A. Why some firms never invest in formal R&D. Strategic Management Journal, 31(7): 759-779.
  • Un, C. A., Cuervo-Cazurra, A., and Asakawa, K. 2010. R&D collaborations and product innovation. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 27(5): 673-689.
  • Un, C. A. and Asakawa, K. Types of R&D collaborations and process innovation: The benefit of collaborating upstream in the knowledge chain. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 32(1): 138–153.
  • Un, C. A. and Cuervo-Cazurra, A. Do subsidiaries of foreign MNEs invest more in R&D than domestic firms? Research Policy, 37(10): 1812-1828.
  • Cuervo-Cazurra, A. and Un, C. A. Regional economic integration and R&D investment. Research Policy, 36(2): 227-246.

Selected Presentations

  • Un, C. A. 2022. Human capital and learning from and by exporting. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August. Seattle, WA.
  • Aliasghar, O., Asakawa, K., Haar, J., Un, C. A. 2022. Foreign and domestic university collaboration and outbound open innovation. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August. Seattle, WA.
  • Aliasghar, O., Asakawa, K., Haar, J., Un, C. A. 2022. University-industry collaboration and external knowledge commercialization. Academy of International Business Annual Meeting. Miami, Fl. July.
  • Un, C. A. 2021. “Not-Invented-Here”: Foreign knowledge, exporting, and innovation. Academy of International Business Annual Meeting. Miami, Florida. July.
  • Cuervo-Cazurra, A., Rodriguez, A., Un, C. A. 2019. Inward internationalization: Sourcing country and modes selection. Academy of International Business Annual Meeting. Copenhagen, Denmark.

Research & Teaching Interests

Un's research interests include comparing innovativeness of foreign and domestic firms, how R and D investments, R and D collaborations, R and D outsourcing, and the management of people influence innovation. She has taught international business courses at PhD, MBA, and undergraduate levels.

Prior to joining Northeastern University, Un was a faculty member at Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management and the University of South Carolina's Moore School of business. Before earning her doctorate from MIT, she was a financial analyst for the Ford Motor Company.

Industry & Academic Experience

Prior to joining Northeastern University, Un was a faculty member at Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management and the University of South Carolina's Moore School of business. Before earning her doctorate from MIT, she was a financial analyst for the Ford Motor Company.

Services to the Profession

  • Chair, Doctoral Consortium, Academy of International Business, 2022.
  • Editorial Board Member, Global Strategy Journal, 2017-present.
  • Track Chair of Conference Theme, Academy of International Business Northeast, 2017.
  • Chair, Academy of International Business Special Interest Townhall Sessions, 2016.
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Product Innovation Management, 2014-present.
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of World Business, 2014-present.
  • Editorial Board Member, Organization Studies, 2003-2013.
  • Elected Representative, Global Strategy Interest Group, Strategic Management Society, 2010-2011.

Awards & Recognition

  • Research Grant, Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain. 2020-2024.
  • Research Grant, Ministry of Economics and Competitiveness, Spain, 2017-2019.
  • Publication Award. Northeastern University, D'Amore-McKim School of Business. 2017.
  • Outstanding Service Award, Academy of International Business, 2016.
  • Research Grant, Ministry of Education, Spain, 2009-2016.
  • Strategic Summer Research Award, D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University, 2015 & 2016.