Strategy for the Business Environment Conference Schedule
17th Annual Strategy and the Business Environment Conference
Duke University
May 18-19, 2017
Preliminary Schedule
Thursday, May 18, 2017:
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| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch |
| Location: Outside Mosler Classroom | |
| 1:00-1:50 | The Organization of Social Enterprises: Transacting versus Giving |
| Ofer Eldar, Duke University | |
| Discussant: Jean de Bettignies, Queens University | |
| 1:50-2:40 | Using Non-market Actors as Strategic “Weapons” to Increase Firm Performance: Theory and Evidence |
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Dylan Minor, Northwestern University |
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| Discussant: Victor Bennett, Duke University | |
| 2:40-3:00 | Break |
| 3:00-3:50 | Immigrants and Firm Performance: Effects on Foreign Subsidiaries versus Foreign Entrepreneurial Firms |
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Exequiel Hernandez, University of Pennsylvania |
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Discussant: Vanessa Burbano, Columbia University |
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| 3:50-4:40 |
The Impact of Consumer Credit Access on Employment, Earnings and Entrepreneurship |
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Kyle Herkenho, University of Minnesota |
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Discussant: Manuel Adelino, Duke University |
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| 4:40-5:00 | Break |
| 5:00-5:50 | Valuing Stakeholder Governance: Property Rights, Stakeholder Mobilization, and the Value of Community Benefits Agreements |
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Sinziana Dorobantu, New York University |
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Discussant: Michael Lenox, University of Virginia |
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| 6:00-6:45 | Reception/Drinks |
| 6:45-8:45 | Keynote Speaker Dinner |
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Keynote Speaker: Brian Trelstad, Partner, Bridges Fund Management Location: JB Duke Hotel |
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Friday, May 19, 2017
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| 8:00-8:30 | Breakfast |
| Location: Duke Law School, Room 3000 | |
| 8:30-9:20 | Sourcing of Expertise and the Boundaries of the Firm: The Case of Lobbyists |
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Miguel Espinosa, London School of Economics |
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Discussant: Brian Richter, University of Texas |
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| 9:20-10:10 | Social Media and Political Donations: New Technology and Incumbency Advantage in the United States |
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Maria Petrova, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Ananya Sen, MIT Pinar Yildirim, University of Pennsylvania |
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Discussant: Davin Raiha, University of Western Ontario |
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| 10:10-10:30 | Break |
| Location: Duke Law School, Room 3000 | |
| 10:30-11:20 | The “Strategic” Use of Political Connections: The Role of Political Connections in Firms’ Location Choices |
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Nan Jia, University of Southern California Bo Zhao, University of Hong Kong Jiangyong Lu, Peking University Wei Zheng, Peking University |
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Discussant: Kristin Wilson, University of North Carolina |
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| 11:20-12:10 | Reaching through the fog: Institutional environment and cross-border giving of corporate foundations |
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Abigail S. Hornstein, Wesleyan University Minyuan Zhao, University of Pennsylvania |
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Discussant: Eric Brousseau, University of Paris—Dauphine |
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| 12:10-12:15 | Close |
| 12:15-1:15 | Lunch |
| Location: Duke Law School, Room 3000 | |