KATIUSCIA LAVORATORI

Full Name: Katiuscia Lavoratori
Institutional Email: katiuscia.lavoratori@uniroma1.it

Current Position: Associate Professor in Applied Economics
Current Institution: Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Current Employment Period: September 2025 – Present

Previous Positions:
Associate Professor in International Business and Strategy, Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK (August 2025)
Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in International Business and Strategy, Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK (October 2021 – July 2025)
Research Fellow in Strategy and International Business, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK (January 2019 – October 2021)
Teaching and Research Fellow in International Business and Strategy, Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK (August 2017 – January 2019)

Education:
PhD in Economics, University of Perugia, Italy. November 2014 – March 2018
Dissertation: “Agglomeration, Location and Productivity” Supervisor: Prof. Davide Castellani. External Examiners: Prof. Santangelo G. and Prof. Zanfei A.

MSc in Economics and Management, University of Perugia, Italy. February 2011 – July 2013
Grade: 110 Magna Cum Laude
Thesis: “Reshoring, Additive Manufacturing and Automation: the Future of Manufacturing Process”. Supervisor: Prof. Davide Castellani

Research Interests:
Location Choice of Multinational Enterprises, Intra-firm Co-location, Micro-Geography, FDI Spillovers, Agglomeration Economies, Firm Performance and Productivity, Spatial Economics, Global Value Chains, Industry 4.0, Reshoring

Citation Metrics (as of 30 April 2026):
Scopus: 288 citations; h-index 8
Google Scholar: 507 citations; h-index 10

Publications
Journal Articles
• Lamperti, F., Lavoratori, K., Castellani, D. (2026). “Restructuring and layoffs in the Industry 4.0 era: the role of exposure to advanced manufacturing technologies”, Industrial and Corporate Change (ABS 3, ANVUR Class A), 1-27.
• Bhaumik, S., Driffield, N., Lavoratori, K., Song, M., Vahter, P. (2025) “Multinational strategy, institutions and spillovers: the role of institutions in knowledge spillovers in emerging markets”, The Journal of Technology Transfer (ABS 3, ANVUR Class A).
• Botella-Andreu, A., Lavoratori, K. (2025). “Two heads are better than one: Determinants of European MNC’s headquarters dispersion in their home region”, Journal of International Management (ABS 3, ANVUR Class A), 31(5): 101277.
• Lamperti, F., Lavoratori, K., Tredicine, L. (2025). “From globalization to reshoring? The role of Industry 4.0 in global value chains across Europe”, Economics of Innovation and New Technology (ABS 2, ANVUR Class A), 33(8): 1051–1075.
• D’Ambrosio, A., Lavoratori, K. (2025) “Reshoring to survive? The other side of de-globalization. Journal of Industrial and Business Economics (ABS 1, ANVUR Class A).
• Love, J.H., Driffield, N., Lavoratori, K. and Yang, Y. (2024) “FDI motives redux: exploring behavioral assumptions in international business research”, Multinational Business Review (ABS 3), https://doi.org/10.1108/MBR-09-2024-0168.
• Lavoratori, K., Wu, Y., Zhang, F. (2025) “In the flexible working era: the micro-location choices of co-working spaces”, Regional Studies (ABS 4, ANVUR Class A), 1-18.
• Castellani, D., Driffield, N., Lavoratori, K. (2024) “The source of heterogeneous externalities: evidence from foreign multinationals in the UK”, Regional Studies (ABS 4, ANVUR Class A), 58(8): 1636–1651.
• Lamperti, F., Lavoratori, K., Castellani, D. (2023). “The unequal implications of Industry 4.0 adoption: evidence on productivity growth and convergence across Europe”, Economics of Innovation and New Technology (ABS 2, ANVUR Class A), 33(8): 1051–1075.
• Botella-Andreu, A., Lavoratori, K. (2022). “History matters: colonial-based connectivity and foreign headquarter location choice”, Management International Review (ABS 3), 62: 711–739.
• Castellani, D., Lamperti, F., Lavoratori, K. (2022) “Measuring adoption of industry 4.0 technologies via trade data”, Journal of Industrial and Business Economics (ABS 1, ANVUR Class A), 49: 51–93.
• Castellani D., Lavoratori K., Perri A., Scalera V. (2021), “International connectivity and the location of multinational enterprises’ knowledge-intensive activities. Evidence from US metropolitan areas”, Global Strategy Journal (ABS 4, ANVUR Class A), 12(1): 82-107.
• Lavoratori K., Castellani D. (2021), “Too close for comfort? Micro-geography of agglomeration economies in the United Kingdom”, Journal of Regional Science (ABS 3, ANVUR Class A), 61(5): 1002-1028.
• Lavoratori K., Mariotti S., Piscitello L. (2020). “The role of geographical and temporary proximity in MNEs’ location and intra-firm co-location choices”, Regional Studies, ANVUR Class A (ABS 4), 54(10): 1442-1456.
• Castellani D., Lavoratori K. (2020). “The lab and the plant. Offshore R&D and co-location with production activities”, Journal of International Business Studies (ABS 4*, ANVUR Class A), 51: 121-137.

Book Chapters
• Castellani, D., Lavoratori, K. and Van der Colff, F. (2025). “Case 6: The evolution of FDI across the value chain – Johannesburg (South Africa)”, in Williams, C. and Kaspar, M. (eds.) Foreign Direct Investment and Cities: Global Case Studies for Theory and Practice. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis.
• Lee J.M, Ibarra-Olivo E.J., Lavoratori K, Li L. (2023). Are Multinational Enterprises Capable of and/or Responsible for Combating Rising Inequality?. In: Lee J.M; Ibarra-Olivo E.J.; Lavoratori K; Li L.. In- equality, Geography and Global Value Chains. THE ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, p. 1-15, Switzerland AG:Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
• Lavoratori K., Piscitello L. (2021). “Geographical boundaries of external and internal agglomeration economies”. In: Colombo S. (eds) Spatial Economics Volume II. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
• Castellani D., Lavoratori K. (2019). “Location of R&D abroad — An analysis on global cities”. In Capik P., Dej M., Relocation of Economic Activity: Contemporary Theory and Practice in Local, Regional and Global Perspectives, Ed. Springer.
Books
• Lee J.M, Ibarra-Olivo E.J., Lavoratori K, Li L. (2023). Inequality, Geography and Global Value Chains. THE ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, Switzerland AG:Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, ISBN: 978-3-031-24090-4, ISSN: 2662-1223, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24090-4
Policy Papers
• Driffield N., Lavoratori K., Yuan X. (2023). “The location of FDI in R&D”, in the report ”Attracting international investment in Research & Development (R&D)” by National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB). [Authors are listed in alphabetical order and contributions were equal]
• Driffield N., Lavoratori K., Temouri Y. (2021). “Inward investment and UK productivity”. The Productivity Institute, Working Paper No. 014.
• Driffield N., Lavoratori K. (2020). “Spillovers from inward investment – a comparison of Northern Ireland with the rest of the UK”. Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland.
• Driffield N., Hendriks G., Lavoratori K. (2019). “FDI and local productivity”. SOTA Review No 31, ERC Enterprise Research Centre.
PhD Supervisor Role
• 2022-Present. Ishmael Ali Esson, PhD in Management - International Business and Strategy, Henley Business School, (successfully completed their Confirmation of Registration in August 2024; expected to complete in 2026). Primary supervisor with Davide Castellani
• 2021-2023. Fabio Lamperti, PhD in Management - International Business and Strategy, Henley Business School (graduated in April 2023). Second supervisor with Davide Castellani

PhD Examiner Role
• Dec 2024. PhD Viva Examiner: Ramaloko Phoebe Mokgadi (University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy)
• July 2024. Internal Examiner: Annabelle Brenes Flores (Confirmation of Registration)
• Sept 2023. Internal Examiner: Mariana Soares Araujo Barbosa (Confirmation of Registration)
• Feb 2021. External examiner: Dalila Ribaudo (University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy)

RESEARCH PROJECTS AND GRANT APPLICATIONS
• 2023-2025, Grant: 2023 BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants Scheme, with the project “Global value chain re-organisation: investigating the reshoring phenomenon in Europe before and after COVID-19 disruptions”, project number: SRG23-232132”, awarded (2023-2025). Principal Investigator.
• 2023, Grant: UoR Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme, with the project “Global value chain re-organisation: the reshoring phenomenon”, awarded (2023). Principal Investigator.
• 2021-2023, Research Project: Visitinps Scholars Program - Type B, project on reshoring and labour market in Italy using INPS employer-employee data, with Benfratello L., Castellani D., D’Ambrosio A., Manello A.
• 2019-2021, Research Project: From productivity to prosperity: Inclusive growth for the West Midlands, ESRC grant ES/S002278/1 led by Warwick Business School (Prof. Nigel Driffield), University of Warwick.
• 2018, Grant: 2018 BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants Scheme, with the project “The New Manufacturing Era: how does the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies affect global value chains, job profiles and growth?”, project number: SRG18R1-181228”, submitted 07/06/2018. Principal Investigator.
Grant Awards
• Principal Investigator, 2023 BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants Scheme, with the project “Global value chain re-organisation: investigating the reshoring phenomenon in Europe before and after COVID-19 disruptions”, project number: SRG23-232132”, awarded (2023-2025). [Amount: £9959.81]
• Principal Investigator, UoR Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme, with the project “Global value chain re-organisation: the reshoring phenomenon”, awarded (2023). [Amount: £1320]

Awards and Scholarships
• Aug 2024, 2024 Henley Business School Award (Research) for Excellence in Research by Contributions to Scholarly Outputs as an Early Career Researcher.
• Dec 2022, Copenhagen Business School Prize (€3000) for the best conference paper written by a young scholar at EIBA conference 2022 in Oslo, paper “Two heads are better than one: determinants of MNC’s headquarters disaggregation in the home region”, co-authored with Ana Botella-Andreu.
• Dec 2022, Track best paper awards for track 3 “Global strategy in a transitioning world” at EIBA 2022 Annual conference in Oslo, paper “Two heads are better than one: determinants of MNC’s headquarters disaggregation in the home region”, co-authored with Ana Botella-Andreu.
• Sep 2020, Best Doctoral Thesis in Economics 2019-2020 (€2500), awarded by the Department of Economics and Management at the University of Trento and the Department of Economic Sciences at the University of Verona to honour the memory of the late Andrea Vaona.
• Aug 2019, Nomination for the Prize best Global Strategy Paper, paper “Connectivity and the location of MNE activities across the value chain”, co-authored with Castellani D., Perri A., Scalera V. Academy of Management Conference 2019.
• Apr 2019, Global Strategy Journal (GSJ) Best Paper Award, paper “Connectivity and the location of MNE activities across the value chain”, co-authored with Castellani D., Perri A., Scalera V., Academy of International Business - UK&I Chapter Conference 2019.
• Dec 2016, EIBA 2016 Best Paper Award in Track 10 “Knowledge Management and Innovation”, paper “Co-location of offshored production and R&D activities. The role of intra-firm linkages”, co-authored with Castellani D.

Conferences and Seminars
• Apr 17-18, 2026. Participation at the 10th Reading IB Conference 2026, Reading, UK.
• Dec 11-13, 2025. “A portrait of reshorers. Evidence from Italian administrative data”, EIBA 2025, Athens, Greece.
Session chair: ”Resilience and Reconfiguration of Global Value Chains under Geopolitical Stress”.
• Oct 23-25, 2025. “Restructuring and Layoffs in the Industry 4.0 Era: the Role of Exposure to Advanced Manufacturing Technologies”, SIE 2025 Annual conference, Naples, Italy.
• Sept 8-9, 2025. Participation in the workshop “The Green Shift in the Global Economy: Global Value Chains, Innovation and Policies”, Rome, Italy. Chair session: Session 5 - Twin Transition.
• May 8-10, 2025. “A portrait of backshorers. Evidence from Italian Administrative Data?”, workshop International Business, Economic Geography, and Innovation (iBEGIN), Milan, Italy.
• April 22-26, 2025. “Backshoring: Treatment or Palliative Care?”, AIB-UKI 2025, Guilford, UK.
• July 2-6, 2024. “Backshoring: Treatment or Palliative Care?”, AIB 2024, Seoul, South Korea.
• Dec 15-17, 2023. “The role of advanced manufacturing technologies in the organisational restructuring of firms”, EIBA 2023, Lisbon, Portugal.
• Dec 08-10, 2022. “Two heads are better than one: determinants of MNC’s headquarters disaggregation in the home region” and “Multinational enterprises’ innovation teams and the paradox of global cities”, EIBA 2022, Oslo, Norway.
• Sep 17-20, 2022. ”Multinational enterprises’ innovation teams and the paradox of global cities”, SMS 42nd Annual Conference 2022, London, UK.
• Apr 8-9, 2022. “Determinants of MNC’s second headquarters in the home region”, AIB UK & Ireland 2022 Chapter Conference organised jointly with 8th Reading IB Conference.
• Dec 10-12, 2021. “A Real Options Perspective on Outward FDI from African MNEs”, EIBA 2021, Madrid.
• Nov 17, 2021. “Two heads are better than one: determinants of MNEs’ second headquarters in the home region”. IBS Research Seminar, Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK.
• Nov 13-14, 2020. New Perspectives in International Trade and Factor Movements: Robots and the Environment, ITSG - Italian Trade Study Group, online conference.
• Dec 13-15, 2019. “Institutional Connectivity and the location choice of Headquarters”, EIBA 2019, Leeds, UK.
• Oct 18, 2019. “Measuring Adoption of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies via Import Data: Methodological Perspective”, Economics and Management of AI Technologies BETA, Strasbourg, France.
• Feb 28, 2019. “Measuring Industry 4.0 adoption via trade data”, Artificial Intelligence workshop CBS, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• June 25 - 28, 2018. “Micro-Geography of Agglomeration Economies. Evidence on the UK”, AIB 2018, Minneapolis, USA.
• Jan 31 - Feb 2, 2018. “Co-location and Temporary Proximity of R&D and Manufacturing: Location Choice of Foreign MNEs in Italy”, GEOINNO 2018, Barcelona, Spain.
• December 18-19, 2017. “Co-location Pattern of R&D and Manufacturing Investments: Location Choice of Foreign MNEs in Italy”, iBEGIN Conference 2017, Venice, Italy.
• December 14-16, 2017. “Asymmetric co-location of R&D and manufacturing: foreign MNEs location choice in Italy”, 43nd Annual EIBA 2017 Conference, Milan, Italy.
• Session chair: The new geography of GVCs - International Business and Economic geography.
• July 2, 2017. “Intra-firm Co-location between R&D and Production: Effects on Location Choices and Performance of Multinational Enterprises”, AIB 2017 Doctoral Consortium, Dubai, UAE.
• April 6-8, 2017. “Location of International R&D. The Role of Co-Location with Production Activities”, 44th AIB (UK&I) & 6th Reading IB Conference 2017, Henley Business School, Reading, UK.
• October 29-30, 2016. “Location of international R&D at the city level: The role of intra-firm linkages and co-location with production activities”, iBEGIN Conference 2016, Philadelphia, USA.
• July 19, 2016. “Co-location of Offshored Production and R&D Activities. The Role of Internal and External Agglomeration”, DIG Seminar, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
• June 15, 2016. “Co-location of Offshored Production and R&D Activities. The Role of Internal and External Agglomeration”, IBS Research Seminar, Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK.
Invited panellist
• Apr 17-18, 2026. Chair and organiser of the panel: ”Rethinking FDI Policy under Geopolitical Fragmentation”; panellists: Anna D’Ambrosio, Nigel Driffield, Alessandra Perri and Charlie Stevens, at the 10th Reading IB Conference 2026, Reading, UK.
• June 6, 2024. Guest panellist, webinar organised by the Dunning Africa Centre (Henley Business School - Africa) on “Unlocking Africa’s Growth: FDI Strategies with Expert Panel”, moderated by Prof Rajneesh Narula. Panel: Dr Katiuscia Lavoratori, Dr. Roger Fon, Frans Van der Colff.
• Dec, 2023. Guest panellist: “EIBA History Panel: EIBA Lisbon 30 years later - Recollections and Visions on how the World and EIBA have been changing”, with Simões V.C., Andersson U., Macharzina K., and Piekkari R., at 49th Annual Conference EIBA 2023, Lisbon, Portugal.
• Apr 8-9, 2022. Guest panellist in the panel on “MNEs and urban inequality”, with Gagliardi L., Rodríguez- Pose A., Schotter A., at AIB UK&I 2022 and Reading Conference, Reading, UK.

Conference Organisation
• April, 2024. Organising Committee: 9th Reading Conference 2024 “Can capitalism ever be inclusive and equitable, and can MNEs really help?”, organised by the Dunning Centre for International Business and Henley Business School, 12-13 April, 2024. Conference Chair: Rajneesh Narula.
• April, 2022. Organising Committee: 8th Reading Conference and 48th AIB UK&I 2022 “Contemporary Issues in International Business: Inequality, Geography and GVCs”, organised by the Dunning Centre for International Business and Henley Business School, 7-9 April, 2022. Conference Chairs: Rajneesh Narula and Davide Castellani.

Editorial Experience
• Associate Editor, Journal of Industrial and Business Economics (ABS 1), 2024-2026 term, from May 2024.
• Associate Editor, Revista de Administração de Empresas/Journal of Business Management (ABS 1), 2022- 2024 term.
• Advisory Board, Journal of Industrial and Business Economics (ABS 1), 2022-2024 term.
• Editor of the book Inequality, Geography, and Global Value Chains with Lee J., Ibarra-Olivo E., and Li A., AIB-UKI Chapter Book Series commissioned by the AIB-UKI Chapter and Palgrave Macmillan, to be published by April 2023.

Referee activities
• Referee activities for ABS 4/4* journals: Journal of International Business Studies; Research Policy; Journal of Management Studies; Global Strategy Journal; Regional Studies; British Journal of Management.
• Referee activities for ABS 3/2/1 journals: International Business Review; Journal of International Management; Industry and Innovation; Multinational Business Review; Competitiveness Review; Journal of Industrial and Business Economics; Economics of Innovation and New Technology; Management Decision; Applied Economics Letters.
• Referee activities for conferences: EIBA 2025 Conference (Athens); AIB-UKI 2025 Conference (Guilford); AIB 2024 Conference (Seoul); 9th Reading Conference 2024 (Reading); EIBA 2023 Conference (Lisbon); EIBA 2022 Conference (Oslo); 48th AIB UK&Ireland Conference 2022; EIBA 2021 (Madrid); AIB 2018 Conference (Minneapolis); AIB 2017 (Dubai); EIBA 2017 Conference (Milan); 44th AIB UK&I 2017 (Reading).

Membership of professional Bodies and Research Centres
• Member, The Dunning Centre for International Business
• Fellow, UK Higher Education Academy
• Fellow, The Productivity Institute
• Member, European International Business Academy
• Member, Academy of International Business

TEACHING ROLES
Leadership Roles
• 2021 - 2025. Programme Director: MSc International Business and Digital Transformation in partnership with MIP Politecnico di Milano (Italy) - Henley Business School, UK
Module Convenor and Tutor Roles
• 2026 - Current. Economics of Technology and Management (Module co-convenor. No. PG students: 150) - Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
• 2025 - Current. Industrial Economics (Module co-convenor. No. PG students: 200) - Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
• 2025 - Current. Economics of Technology and Management (Module co-convenor. No. PG students: 150) - Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
• 2024 - 2025. International Business and the World Economy (Module convenor. No. PG students: 163) - Henley Business School, UK. Teaching feedback score: 4.6/5.0
• 2023-2024. International Applied Challenge (Module co-convenor. No. PG students: 145) - Henley Business School, UK. Teaching feedback score: 4.7/5.0
• 2023-2024. Corporate Strategy (Module convenor. No. UG students: 80) - Henley Business School,
UK. Teaching feedback score: 4.1/5.0
• 2023-2024. International Strategic Management (Lead Tutor. No. PG students: 408), with Prof. Narula R. and Dr. Kirollos K. - Henley Business School,UK. Teaching feedback score: 4.8/5.0
• 2022-2023. International Applied Challenge (Module co-convenor. No. PG students: 35) - Henley Business School, UK. Teaching feedback score: 4.7/5.0
• 2022-2023. Corporate Strategy (Module convenor. No. UG students: 98) - Henley Business School,
UK. Teaching feedback score: 4.8/5.0
• 2022-2023. International Strategic Management (Lead Tutor. No. PG students: 243), with Prof. Narula R. and Dr. Kirollos K. - Henley Business School,UK. Teaching feedback score: 4.4/5.0
• 2021-2022. Corporate Strategy (Module convenor. No. UG students: 86) - Henley Business School,
UK. Teaching feedback score: 4.7/5.0
• 2021-2022. International Strategic Management (Lead Tutor. No. PG students: 221), with Prof. Narula R. and Dr. Lee J. - Henley Business School, UK. Teaching feedback score: 4.6/5.0
• Jan - Mar 2020. Business Strategy (Teaching Assistant. No. UG students: 70), with Dr. Lane J. -
Henley Business School, UK
• Nov 2019. Data Analysis - Finding Patterns with regressions (Co-convenor. No. PhD students 25), with Dr. Min Zou - Henley Business School, UK
• Oct 2019. Firms in the global economy: Trade with imperfect competition (Guest Lecturer. No. UG students: 37), invited by Prof. Castellani D., - Henley Business School, UK. Teaching feedback score: 4.3/5.0
• Jan - Mar 2019. Business Strategy (Teaching Assistant, No. UG students: 70), with Dr. Giulio Nardella - Henley Business School, UK
• 2018-2019. International Strategic Management (Tutor. No. PG students: 225), with Prof. Narula R., Dr. Lee J. - Henley Business School, UK. Teaching feedback score: 4.5/5
• Nov - Dec 2018. Microeconometrics 1 (Teaching Assistant. No. PG students: 44), with Dr. Jewell,
S. - University of Reading, Department of Economics, University of Reading, UK
• 2017-2018. International Strategic Management (Tutor. No. PG students: 314), with Prof. Narula R., Dr. Lee J. - Henley Business School, UK. Teaching feedback score: 4.2/5
• Nov 2018. Data Analysis - Finding Patterns with regressions (Co-convenor. No. PhD students 30), with Dr. Min Zou - Henley Business School, UK
• Apr 2018. Introduction to Stata Lab, (PhD masterclass in International Business, Innovation and Geography. Instructor, No. students: 25), with Castellani D. and Piscitello L. - Henley Business School, UK
• Oct 2017 - Jan 2018. Economics and Management of Multinational Enterprises (Guest lecturer and Teaching Assistant. No. PG students: 82), with Prof. Hennart J.F. - Politecnico di Milano, Department
• of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Italy
• Apr 2017 - Jun 2017. Development Economics (Guest lecturer and Teaching Assistant. No. PG students: 60), with Prof. Piscitello L. - Politecnico di Milano, Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Italy
• Nov 2016 - Jan 2017. Economics and Management of Multinational Enterprises (Guest lecturer and Teaching Assistant. No. PG students: 80), with Prof. Piscitello L. - Politecnico di Milano, Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Italy

Postgraduate Thesis Supervision
• 2020-2025: 30 students (Amsterdam Business School, NL)
• 2018/2024: 7 students (Henley Business School, UK)
• 2020: 4 students (Warwick Business School, UK)
• 2017: 3 students (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)

Visiting positions
• Dec 2021. Visiting Researcher - University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
• Apr-July 2017; Feb-Jun 2016. Visiting Researcher - John H. Dunning Centre for International Business, Henley Business School, Reading, UK
• Nov 2016-Mar 2017. Visiting Researcher - Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
• Nov 2016. Visiting Researcher - Department of Management & Global Business, Rutgers Business School, Newark, USA