Fields of Research (FoR)
International business, Corporate social responsibility, StrategyBiography
Christiaan Röell is a lecturer (assistant professor) in International Business at the UNSW Business School, Department of Management and Governance. His research is focused on the political strategies of multinationals in international environments, especially in Southeast Asia. He is interested in government affairs managers, and his research seeks to unpack corporate political strategizing. Christiaan's recent research focuses on how...view more
Christiaan Röell is a lecturer (assistant professor) in International Business at the UNSW Business School, Department of Management and Governance. His research is focused on the political strategies of multinationals in international environments, especially in Southeast Asia. He is interested in government affairs managers, and his research seeks to unpack corporate political strategizing. Christiaan's recent research focuses on how multinationals collaborate with government agencies to achieve the UN SDGs. His work has been published in the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Human Resource Management, Journal of World Business and the British Journal of Management.
My Grants
SSHRC Insight grant 2023-25 'Overcoming adversity in cross-sector partnerships: A micro-level study of commitment. $95,278
BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants SRG 2021-22 'Tackling grand challenges: cross-sectoral collaborations to contribute to the Sustainable Development
Goals' £10,000
My Awards
Research Excellence Award. Level A/B - Early Career researcher. In November 2024 at UNSW Business School.
Best paper award at the 6th Global Strategy and Emerging Markets (GSEM) conference in Vancouver (2022). Title: 'Sowing the Seeds for Political Influence: Aligning CSR Strategies with the Sustainable Development Goals'
Best Paper Award at the 38th Euro-Asia Management Studies Association's (EAMSA) annual conference (2022) in Tokyo 'Sowing the seeds for political influence: Incorporating the UN SDGs into the MNE’s nonmarket strategy'
My Research Activities
Working papers
- Balancing global ethics and local politics: Government affairs in MNE subsidiaries
- Constructing business-to-government relationships through key opinion leaders
- From a centralized autocracy to a decentralized democracy: Managing corruption during political upheaval
- When stigma harms legitimacy: Managing the dynamics of stigmatization and legitimization of MNE
Editorial Board member
- Australian Journal of Management
- Multinational Business Review
- Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences
Contact
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ORCID as entered in ROS
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0376-763X