CURRICULUM VITAE

 

DOUGLAS E. THOMAS

 

University of New Mexico

Anderson Schools of Management

1924 Las Lomas NE

Albuquerque NM 87131-1221

(505) 277-8892

(505) 277-7108

thomas@mgt.unm.edu

http://www.unm.edu/~thomasd

(August 2005)

 

 

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

 

The University of New Mexico, Anderson Schools of Management, Department of Organizational Studies

Assistant Professor, August 2001-Present

Anderson Alumni Fellow, August 2003-Spring 2005

 

Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management

Visiting Lecturer, July 2001-August 2001

 

University of Texas at San Antonio, College of Business

Visiting Lecturer, August 2000-June 2001

 

Texas A&M University, Mays Business School, Department of Management

Research Assistant and Instructor, August 1997- July 2000

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D.   Texas A&M University

Strategic Management (Major) and International Business (Minor). 2001.

 

B.A.     Brigham Young University

Economics, Cum Laude. 1996.

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Refereed Journal Articles

 

Thomas, Douglas E. International diversification and firm performance in Mexican firms: A curvilinear relationship? Forthcoming in Journal of Business Research

 

Thomas, Douglas E. 2005. Top management team international dominant logic: A new linkage in the international diversification-performance link. Problems and Perspectives in Management. 3(2).

 

Beal, Brent D. & Thomas, Douglas E. 2004. Strategic options for managing intellectual assets flows in the information sector. Journal of Managerial Issues. 16: 442-459.

 

Thomas, Douglas E. & Eden, Lorraine. 2004. What is the shape of the multinationality-performance relationship? Multinational Business Review. 12: 89-110.

 

Thomas, Douglas E. & Grosse, Robert E. 2001. Country of origin determinants of foreign direct investment in a developing country: The case of Mexico. Journal of International Management. 7: 59-79.

 

Hitt, Michael A., Hoskisson E, Robert, Kim, Hicheon & Thomas, Douglas E. 1999. Global markets and the international diversification of firms: Motives and outcomes. Global Focus: International Journal of Business, Economics and Social Policy. 11 (3): 1-11.

 

Book Chapters

 

Eden, Lorraine, Thomas, Douglas E. & Olibe, Kingsley. 2003. Why multinationality matters: Exploring the "L" in the OLI paradigm. In Peter Gray (ed). Extending the Eclectic Paradigm in International Business: Essays in Honor of John Dunning: 31-54. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.

 

Proceedings of Academic Conferences

 

Thomas, Douglas E. & Grosse, Robert. 2002. Explaining the inward and outward internationalization of emerging market firms: A focus on Mexico. Proceedings of the 2002 Business Association of Latin American Studies (BALAS) conference. Tampa, Florida. (Distributed only on CD-ROM).

 

Cases in Textbooks

 

Thomas, Douglas E. General Motors 2005. Forthcoming (March 2006) in Fred David, Strategic Management, 11th Edition. Prentice Hall.

 

Thomas, Douglas E. Gigante 2005. Forthcoming (March 2006) in Fred David, Strategic Management, 11th Edition. Prentice Hall.

 

Thomas, Douglas E & Gonzalez, Fernan, Wal-Mart de Mexico 2005. Forthcoming (March 2006) in Fred David, Strategic Management, 11th Edition. Prentice Hall.

 

PAPERS UNDER REVIEW AT REFEREED JOURNALS

 

Thomas, Douglas E. Latin American outward foreign direct investment: Emerging or developed market focus. Invited for revision at Thunderbird International Business Review.

 

Thomas, Douglas E., Arthur, Michelle M. & Hood, Jacqueline N. Internationalization, TMT gender diversity and firm performance in Mexican firms. Under 1st review at Management International Review.

 

Logsdon, Jeanne, Thomas, Douglas E., & Van Buren III, Harry. When “Corporate Citizenship” is more than a metaphor: The case of Mexico. Under 1st review at Journal of Corporate Citizenship.

 

Thomas, Douglas E. & Grosse, Robert. Explaining inward and outward internationalization: A focus on non-maquiladora Mexican firms. Under 1st review at Multinational Business Review.

 

 

WORK IN PROGRESS

 

 

Thomas, Douglas E., Eden, Lorraine & Hitt, Michael A. Who goes abroad? Explaining the entry and performance of emerging market firms into developed markets. Preparing for submission to Academy of Management Journal.

 

Thomas, Douglas E. Emerging Market Firms. Preparing for submission to Journal of Management.

 

Miller, Stewart R. Thomas, Douglas E. Eden, Lorraine, & Hitt, Michael A. Knee deep in the big muddy: A resource based view of location choice among Hispanic banks in the United States. Preparing for submission to Academy of Management Journal.

 

Thomas, Douglas E. Emerging Market Firms. Preparing for submission to Journal of Management.

 

Beal, Brent D, Damoiseau, Yves & Thomas, Douglas E. Strategic Social Corporate Responsibility. Preparing for submission to Academy of Management Review.

 

Thomas, Douglas E., Eden, Lorraine & Hitt, Michael A The institutional distance paradox: Explaining the ‘early mover’ internationalization strategies of emerging market firms. Preparing for submission to Management International Review.

 

Beal, Brent D., Thomas, Douglas E. & Wang, Zhengjun. Subway and the toaster oven: To toast or not to toast. Preparing for submission to Case Research Journal.

 

Thomas, Douglas E & Beal, Brent D.. Reputation and legitimacy: Construct validity, overlaps and levels of analysis issues. Preparing for submission to Journal of Managerial Issues.

 

 

REFEREED ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

 

Thomas, Douglas E. & Eden, Lorraine. Market Reactions to Emerging Market Firms’ FDI in Developed Markets. Accepted for presentation at the 2005 Strategic Management Society Conference, Orlando, Florida.

 

Di Gregorio, Dante, van Wyck, Jay & Thomas, Douglas E. A Divergence of Expectations Approach to Country Risk. Accepted for presentation at the 2005 Strategic Management Society Conference, Orlando, Florida and presented at the JIBS Paper Development Workshop at 2005 AIB Conference.

 

Beal, Brent D, Damoiseau, Yves & Thomas, Douglas E. Strategic Social Corporate Responsibility. Presented at the 2005 Academy of Management Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.

 

Thomas, Douglas E., Eden, Lorraine & Hitt, Michael A The institutional distance paradox: Explaining the ‘early mover’ internationalization strategies of emerging market firms. Presented at the 2005 Academy of International Business Conference, Quebec, Quebec.

 

Gouvea, Raul, Kassicieh, Sulieman, Di Gregorio, Dante, & Thomas, Douglas E. Multilatinas’ Corporate Strategies. Presented at the 2005 BALAS Conference in Madrid, Spain.

 

Thomas, Douglas E., Arthur, Michelle M. & Hood, Jacqueline N. 2004. Internationalization, TMT Gender Diversity and Firm Performance in Mexican Firms. Academy of Management Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.

 

Thomas, Douglas E., Eden, Lorraine & Hitt, Michael A. 2002. Who goes abroad? International diversification by emerging market firms into developed markets. Academy of Management Conference. Denver, Colorado.

 

Thomas, Douglas E. & Grosse, Robert. 2002. Explaining the inward and outward internationalization of emerging market firms: A focus on Mexico. Academy of International Business Conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

 

Thomas, Douglas E. & Grosse, Robert. 2002. Explaining the inward and outward internationalization of emerging market firms: A focus on Mexico. Business Association of Latin America (BALAS) Conference. Tampa, Florida.

 

Eden, Lorraine & Thomas, Douglas E. 2000. Is the multinationality-performance relationship U-shaped? Academy of Management Conference. Toronto, Canada.

 

Thomas, Douglas E. & Grosse, Robert E. 1999. Country of origin determinants of foreign direct investment in a developing country: The case of Mexico. Academy of Management Conference. Chicago, Illinois.

 

Eden, Lorraine & Thomas, Douglas E. 1998. Does internalization affect firm performance? Academy of International Business Conference. Vienna, Austria.

 

 

INVITED ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

 

Thomas, Douglas E. & Eden, Lorraine. 2003. The institutional distance paradox: Internationalization strategies of emerging market firms. Strategic Management Society Mini-Conference on Emerging Markets. Hong Kong, China.

 

Thomas, Douglas E. 2002. Who goes abroad? International diversification by emerging market firms into developed markets. Academy of International Business Conference (Farmer Dissertation Award Ceremony). San Juan, Puerto Rico.

 

OTHER INVITED PRESENTATIONS

 

Thomas, Douglas E. 2003. The internationalization of emerging market firms into the USA and Europe. Global MBA Conference: Los retos del líder latinoamericano. Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de México. México City, México.

 

Thomas, Douglas E. & Hunsaker, B. Thomas. 2003. Organizational humility. Society of Human Resource Management, New Mexico State Council Meeting. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

CONTRACTS AND GRANTS

 

Thomas, Douglas E. White, Craig. Implan and Economic Impact Analysis. ASM Summer Economic Development Grants. Summer 2005. $15,000.

 

Di Gregorio, Dante & Thomas, Douglas E. Assessing the Internationalization of New Mexican Firms. Summer 2005.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

UNM Average Overall Instructor Ratings:

 

Fall 2001-Spring 2005: 5.8/6.0 (Undergraduate)

Fall 2001-Spring 2005: 5.63/6.0 (MBA)

 

 

Co-taught EMBA Strategic Management course, Spring 2005

 

Co-taught EMBA Entrepreneurship elective, Spring 2005

 

Strategic Management: MBA Capstone Course

 

University of New Mexico – (MGT 598)

Spring 2003, 2004, 2005 (1 section each semester)

 

Strategic Management: Undergraduate Capstone Course

 

University of New Mexico – (MGT 498)

Fall 2001-Spring 2005 (14 sections including 1 Gallup section and 1 large size section)

 

BYU – (BUSM 499)

Summer 2001 (2 sections)

 

UTSA – (MGT 4893)

Fall 2000-Summer 2001 (8 sections)

 

 

Texas A&M University (MGMT 466)

Spring & Summer 2000 (4 sections)

 

International Business

 

University of New Mexico (MGT 490- Strategic Management in Latin America and Mexico

Summer 2004 & Summer 2005 (Total 2 Sections)

 

Texas A&M University (MGT/IBUS 450- The International Environment of Business)

Spring & Summer1999 (2 Sections)

 

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

 

Anderson Alumni Endowed Fellowship (Fall 2003-Spring 2005)

Academy of International Business Junior Faculty Consortium, Monterey, CA, 2003

Finalist for the Richard N. Farmer award for best international business dissertation, 2002

Top 25% of all instructors at Texas A&M in teaching effectiveness 1998-2000.

International Management Doctoral Consortium (Academy of Management), Toronto, Canada, 2000

Academy of International Business Doctoral Consortium, Charleston, SC, 1999

CIBER International Doctoral Workshop, Columbia University, New York City, 1999

College of Business (Texas A&M) Dean's Office Doctoral Dissertation Grant, 1999-2000

Regent's Fellow Scholarship, Texas A&M University 1997-2000

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

American Express, Mexico City, Mexico

Consultant to Vice President of Operations, 1997

 

Brigham Young University-Missionary Training Center, Provo UT

Spanish Instructor 1994-1995

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

 

President, Brigham Young University Management Society – New Mexico Chapter – Fall 2004-Present

 

Program Committee Co-Chair

Texas Conference on Organizations (1998)

 

Ad hoc reviewer for:

 

Academy of Management Journal

Journal of International Business Studies

Business & Society

Journal of Management Studies

Journal of Business Research

Transnational Corporations

Thunderbird International Business Review

Management Learning

Journal of World Business

 

Conference reviewer for:

Academy of Management Annual Meeting (BPS Division), 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003

Academy of Management Annual Meeting (IM Division), 2000, 2002, 2005

Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, 1998, 2002, 2005

Texas Conference on Organizations, 1998

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

 

Member, Academy of Management

Member, Academy of International Business

President, Brigham Young University Management Society (New Mexico Chapter) 2004-2005

 

 

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

 

Member: Search Committees for Assistant Professor in Strategic Management (2001-2002 & 2002-2003)

 

Co-Director of UNM-ITESM (Tecnológico de Monterrey) Chihuahua summer program, Chihuahua, Mexico, May-June 2005

 

Co-Director of UNM-ITESM (Tecnológico de Monterrey) Aguascalientes summer program, Aguascalientes, Mexico, July 2004

 

Provided Business Plan (with Craig White) for University Faculty Club December 2004-February 2005

 

Provided Economic Development Consulting (with Craig White) on Bombardier’s potential investment in Albuquerque, NM, Fall 2004

 

Created Service Learning Partnership between Junior Achievement of New Mexico and my Management 598 course; MBA students taught local high school students business principles

 

 

PRIVATE CONSULTING

 

Memorial Medical Center, Las Cruces, NM, 2002

Infotope (Stara-up), Albuquerque, NM 2002-2004

Gallup Chamber of Commerce, Gallup, NM 2005

 

LANGUAGES

 

English (native), Spanish (fluent-oral and written), Portuguese (conversant)


 





REFERENCES

 

 

 

Dr. Lorraine Eden

Management Department

Texas A&M University

College Station, TX 77843-4221

Tel: (409) 862-4053

E-mail: leden@tamu.edu

 

Dr. Michael Hitt

Department of Management

Texas A&M University

TAMU 4221

College Station, TX 77843-

Phone: 979.458.3393

E-mail: mhitt@cgsb.tamu.edu

 

Dr. Robert Grosse

Thunderbird, American Graduate School of International Management

15249 N. 59th Avenue

Glendale, AZ 85306-6000

Tel: (602) 978-7716

E-mail: grosser@t-bird.edu