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 Nicholas
Athanassiou, Associate Professor, General Management
Nicholas Athanassiou joined Northeastern University’s
College of Business faculty in 1995. Between 1974 and 1990 he held a
number of senior executive positions in the United States, Japan, E.
Asia, Europe, and the Middle East with KFC International,
and Heublein, Inc. He has research interest in
international business strategy, with a focus on the international
business capabilities of top management teams, global
innovation management processes, global teams, and family
business founders and strategy. Much of his research draws on
social network analysis concepts. He holds a BS degree from the
Naval Academy of Greece, an MS from Georgia Institute of Technology, and
an MBA from University of Michigan. He earned the Ph.D. in
international business and strategy from University of South Carolina in
1995.
Dr. Athanassiou teaches courses in Global Management,
Business Policy and Cultural Aspects of International Business.
Articles
in Refereed Journals
“Critical Thinking in the Management
Classroom: Bloom's Taxonomy as a Learning Tool,” Athanassiou, Nicholas,
Jeanne M. McNett, and Carol Harvey. Journal of Management Education,
2003, 27(5), 533-555.
“The Influence of the International Business Experience of the Top
Management Team on the Internationalization of the Firm: Social Networks
at Work,” N. Athanassiou and D. Nigh. Management International Review,
2002, 42(2), 157-181.
“Founder Centrality Effects on the Mexican Family Firm’s Top Management
Group: Firm Culture, Strategic Vision and Goals, and Firm Performance,”
Athanassiou, N., Crittenden, W. F., Kelly L. M. & Márquez P.
G. 2002, 37(2), 139-150.
“Founder centrality and the strategic posture of a family owned firm,”
L. M. Kelly, N. Athanassiou and W. F. Crittenden. Entrepreneurship:
Theory & Practice. 2000, 25(2), 27-41.
“Internationalization, Tacit Knowledge and the Top Management Teams of
MNCs,” N. Athanassiou and D. Nigh. Journal of International Business
Studies. 2000, 31(3), 471-488.
“The Impact of Company Internationalization on Top Management Team
Advice Networks: A Tacit Knowledge Perspective,” N. Athanassiou and D.
Nigh. Strategic Management Journal, 1999, 19(1), 83-92.
“Social Networks and International Management Research,” N.
Athanassiou. Connections. Journal of the International Network of Social
Network Analysis, 1999, 22(2), 25-38.
“International Strategy Research: Cross-cultural Methodology
Implications,” S. Samiee and N. Athanassiou. Journal of Business
Research, 1998, 43(2), 79-96.
Contribution to Books
“Managing Complexity in the Global
Innovation Process: A Social Networks and Social Capital Solution,” E.
F. McDonough III, F. C. Spital, and N. Athanassiou. In Handbook for
International Management. H. Lane, M. Mendenhall and M. Maznevski
(Eds.), 2003, Oxford: Blackwell.
“Knowledge Transfer in the MNC,” T. Kostova, N. Athanassiou, and I.
Berdrow. In Handbook for International Management. H. Lane, M.
Mendenhall and M. Maznevski (Eds.), 2003, Oxford: Blackwell.
“Global Teams that Work: A Relational Capital Perspective,” M.
Maznevski and N. Athanassiou. In Virtual Teams Handbook. C. Gibson and
S. Cohen (Eds.), 2002, San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
“Implementing Strategy, Structure and Systems,” Chapter 2 revision. In
International Management Behavior. H. Lane, J. DiStefano and M.
Maznevski, 4th Edition, 2000 Oxford: Blackwell.
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