Vita

Dr. Alan Muller is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam Business School and Director of the Amsterdam MBA. From 2008 through 2010 he taught International Business at the University of Washington’s Michael G. Foster School of Business, where he continues to hold an affiliate professorship. Alan holds degrees from RSM Erasmus University (PhD in Management), University of Amsterdam (Masters in International Relations) and University of Washington (Bachelor in History), all cum laude. He has received numerous additional awards, and was invited as a Visiting Scholar to Simon Fraser University (Vancouver BC) in 2008 and Hong Kong Baptist University in 2010 and 2011. Alan’s current research centers on the intrinsic- and extrinsic drivers of corporate social behaviors, particularly in a cross border setting. His work has been published in outlets such as Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, and Journal of Management Studies. He is also an active member of the academic community, serving on the Editorial Board of Business Ethics: a European Review and as an ad hoc reviewer for Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Management Studies, Business Ethics Quarterly, Business & Society, International Business Review, and Corporate Governance: An International Review. 

Prizes and honours

Professor of the Year 2013-14 (Amsterdam MBA); Academy of Management Best Reviewer Award (OMT division), 2014; Academy of Management Best Reviewer Award (SIM division), 2011; Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2010; Finalist, Best Paper Award, Social Issues in Management Division, 2008; Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2008; NKWP Jaarprijs Politicologie 2005; Finalist, 2005 Richard Farmer Dissertation Award (AIB); Most Promising Thesis Proposal Award, 2000 (EIBA); PhD cum laude; MA cum laude; BA cum laude 

International ties

Affiliate Associate Professor, Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Washington (Seattle)
Visiting Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University (2010, 2012)

• Curriculum Vitae

Teaching activities

Current year

Theories of International Management (MSc)
International Business (MBA)

Thesis supervision

Multinationals and internationalization strategies: Why and how do companies internationalize, and what's new in the 21st century?
Multinationals and issues of subsidiary autonomy: How do large international companies manage and control their operations?
Multinationals and Corporate Social Responsibility in the international context: Do standardized CSR strategies work best, or should they be locally responsive?
What is the relationship between firm internationalization, international social issues, and corporate involvement in addressing such issues? 

• Course materials are available through the UvA Blackboard Server

Contributions (lectures) to conferences, workshops, seminars, summer schools

Corporate Philanthropy as Expropriation (with W. Tan, Y-L Cheung, & M.W. Peng). UW Tacoma CLSR conference on CSR, July 2013.

Principal Principal Conflicts and the Grabbing Hand (with W. Tan & Y-L Cheung). AOM annual meeting, Boston, MA, August 2012.

A Theory of Compassionate Corporate Philanthropy (with M. Pfarrer). AOM annual meeting, San Antonio, TX, August 2011.

Organizations with a Human Face: Employee-Centric Identity and Philanthropic Disaster Response (with G. Whiteman). CSR Conference, UW Tacoma, July 2010, and AOM annual meeting, August 2010.

Irresponsibility, Philanthropy & Firm Value (with R. Kräussl). CSR Conference, UW Tacoma, July 2010, and AOM annual meeting, August 2010.

Antecedents and outcomes of corporate humanitarian response, invited presentation at Wharton’s Conference on Social Impact (Philadelphia, PA), March 2010.

Washington State in the Global Economy, invited presentation to the Washington State Senate subcommittee on International Relations (Olympia, WA), February 2010. 

Extrinsic and Intrinsic Drivers of Corporate Social Performance: Evidence from Foreign and Domestic Firms in Mexico (with Ans Kolk), paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of International Business (Milan), 2008

The Attention-Based View of the Firm, symposium organized with Willie Ocasio, Claus Rerup, Klaus Weber, and Gail Whiteman at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management (Anaheim, CA), 2008

Do Markets Love Misery? Stock Prices and Corporate Disaster Response (with R. Kräussl), paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management (Anaheim, CA), 2008

Extrinsic and Intrinsic Drivers of Corporate Social Performance: Evidence from Foreign and Domestic Firms in Mexico (with Ans Kolk), paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management(Anaheim, CA), 2008

Do Markets Love Misery? Stock Prices and Corporate Disaster Response (with R. Kräussl), paper presented at the 2nd annual conference on Corporate Social Responsibility, Humboldt University, Berlin(Germany): October, 2006

Opportunities and Challenges of Corporate Responses to Disaster (with Gail Whiteman), virtual presentation at Case Western / UN Global Compact conference on Business as an Agent of World Benefit (BAWB): October, 2006 

The Tsunami Effect: Corporate Philanthropic Response to Disasters (with Gail Whiteman and Judith van der Voort), paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management (Atlanta, GA) 2006.

Exploring patterns of upstream internationalization: The role of home-region stickiness (with R. van Tulder), paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of International Business, (Beijing) 2006.

Do Markets Love Misery? Stock Price Reactions to Corporate Donations to Disaster Relief (with Roman Kraeussl), paper presented at the 2nd Annual CSR Conference at Humboldt University (Berlin), October 11-13 2006

The Tsunami Effect: Corporate Responses to Disasters (with Gail Whiteman and Judith van der Voort), paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management (Atlanta), 2006

Internationalization and Performance: The Moderating Role of Strategic Fit (with Fabienne Fortanier and Rob van Tulder), paper presented at the annual meetings of the Academy of International Business (Quebec City) and the Academy of Management (Honolulu) 2005

Core Company Strategies under the NAFTA (with Rob van Tulder), Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of International Business, Stockholm, 2004.

The Firm-Level Dynamics of the NAFTA: A Core Company Perspective (with Rob van Tulder), Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, 2003.

Anticipating the Dynamics of Regional Integration (with Rob van Tulder). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of International Business, Puerto Rico, 2002. 

Regional Integration as Institution-Building: A Two-Tier Strategic Approach to Understanding the Dynamics of Regionalism. Annual meeting, European International Business Academy, 2001.

The Spatial Organization of Economic Activity in Europe: National Foundations of a Regional Competitive Space? Annual meeting of the European International Business Academy, 2000.

Firms, Governments and Regionalization: Understanding the Process of Establishing Regional Institutions (with Rob van Tulder). Paper presented at ESRI Thematic Workshop on Comparative Studies in Industrial Organization (September 16-19 2000): Lisbon, Portugal.

Participation in academic networks

Senior researcher, Expert Center for Sustainable Business and Development (ECSAD), a research consortium of the Rotterdam School of Management, University of Amsterdam, Maastricht School of Management and Nyenrode Business School

Membership editorial staff or referee activities

Editorial Board member, Business Ethics: A European Review  

Referee for Academy of Management Annual Meetings, various years  
Referee for Academy of International Business Annual Meetings, various years  
Academic Adviser to the annual Research Project of the Financiele Studievereniging Amsterdam (FSA) (2006-2007)

Ad hoc reviewer, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, Organization Science, Business Ethics Quarterly, International Business Review 

Various activities

Director, MBA program (University of Amsterdam Business School): 2011—present

Track coordinator, International Management (University of Amsterdam Business School): 2011—2014

Job Search Committee, ISM department (University of Amsterdam Business School): 2012—present 

Core Course Coordinator, IBUS300 (Foster School of Business): 2008—2010

Examination Board, MBA program (University of Amsterdam Business School): 2006—2008

Academic Adviser for annual research project of the Marketing Association (2007-2008)  

Political science award (in Dutch)
Political science award (in English)
Interview RSM cum laude
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