Emeritus Prof. Stephen Nicholas

Biography

Professor Nicholas is a Emeritus Professor of International Business at University of Newcastle. He was elected to the Academy of the Social Science in Australia in 1997.

He is Yunshan Chair Professor at the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and Guest Professor at Beijing Normal University, Beijing University of Foreign Studies and Nanjing University of Finance and Economics. Professor Nicholas is a member of the Board of Trustees of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and Chair of the Governing Council, Williams Business College, Sydney. He served as the Inaugural President of the Australian-New Zealand International Business Academy; President of the Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand; and Member of the International Economic History Association Executive. He has been Visiting Professor at Nagoya University, Research Fellow at the Australian National University, a Visiting Fellow at Economics, Reading University and a visitor at the London School of Economics, Business History Unit.

Professor Nicholas's research focuses on the development of whole societies with a focus on how a society interacts with its economic (business firms and unions), political (political parties and non-government organisations) and social (families and churches) organisations to ensure economic development while maintaining the right of individuals to exercise economic, social and political choices. His current research includes studies of restructuring of foreign subsidiaries in Guangdong and Shandong provinces and the health and well-being of China's population and labour force.

Professor Nicholas has significant consulting experience with such major players as Rio Tinto, National Australia Bank, GM-Holden, Ford, IBM, Westpac and the Federal and State governments in Australia.

Professor Nicholas has published over 120 refereed journal articles, book chapters and edited books in international business, knowledge and diversity management, international human resource management, and business history, economic history and anthroprometric history. His recent publications include Journal of International Business Studies, Management International Review, International Studies in Management and Organizations, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, International Journal of Human Resource Management and Oxford Economic Papers.

Qualifications

• PhD (Honorary Doctorate), Superior College Lahore - Pakistan, 2010
• Master of Arts, University of Iowa - USA, 1970
• Artium Baccalaurei, University of Syracuse - USA, 1967

Research

Research keywords

• Foreign Direct Investment
• Multinational Enterprises
• Strategic management
• international business and strategy

Research expertise

International business

Business strategy

New institutional economics

Foreign direct investment in Australia

Foreign direct investment in China

Business history

Anthroprometric history

Econometric history

British industrial revolution and late-Victorian economic history

Australian convict history

Collaboration

International business strategy; strategic management; Multinational Enterprises and Foreign Direct Investment in Australia, China and Japan; business history; diversity management.

Fields of Research

Centres and Groups

Centre

Memberships

Learned Academy.

• Fellow - Academy of Social Sciences of Australia (Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia)

Appointments

YunShan Chair Professor Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (China)	01/01/2011
Member, Board of Trustees Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (China)	01/01/2011
Guest Professor Beijing Normal University (China)	01/01/2011
Chair, Governing Council Williams Business College (Australia)	01/01/2011
Guest Professor Beijing Foreign Studies University (China)	01/01/2010
Honorary Associate of the Graduate School of Government University of Sydney (Australia)	01/01/2010
Guest Professor Nanjing University of Finance and Economics (China)	01/01/2007
Executive Member International Economic History Association (Switzerland)	01/01/1994
President Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand (Australia)	01/01/1994
President Economic History Society of Austrlaia and NZ (Australia)	01/01/1994
President Australia-NZ International Business Academy (Australia)	01/01/1998 - 01/10/2003
Visiting Professor Nagoya University (Japan)	01/04/1998 - 01/07/1998
Executive Member Pacific Asia Consortium of International Business Education and Research (United States)	01/07/2006

Invitations

XXXX University of Auckland, New Zealand (External Reviewer - Departments.)

2001

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Administrative

Administrative expertise

Pro Vice Chancellor

Head of School/Department Univesity of Sydney and University of Melbourne

Chair of Academic Board Committees University of Melbourne

Chair of University Promotion Panels

Chair Diversity Forum University of Melbourne

Various committees at School/Faculty/University

Director, Australian Centre for International Business at UNSW, Sydney and Melbourne

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Teaching

Teaching keywords

• international business

Teaching expertise

International business

business strategy

Econometric history

British economic history