Education

Ph.D. in International Business from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, America

Publications

Journal Articles

1.Tseng, Cheng-Hua, Paul Beamish and Shih-Fen Chen (2011) “Institutions and Entrepreneurship Development: Cases of High-Technology Indigenous Firms from China and Taiwan,” Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 28: 453-481.

2.Chen, Shih-Fen (2010) “A General TCE Model of International Business Institutions: Market Failure and Reciprocity,” Journal of International Business Studies, 41: 935-959.

3.Chen, Shih-Fen (2010) “Transaction Cost Implication of Private Branding and Empirical Evidence,” Strategic Management Journal, 31: 371-389.

4.Chen, Shih-Fen (2009) “A Transaction Cost Rationale for Private Branding and Its Implication for the Choice of Domestic vs. Offshore Sourcing,” Journal of International Business Studies, 40(1): 156-175.

5.Chen, Shih-Fen (2008) “The Motives for International Acquisitions: Capability Procurements, Strategic Considerations, and the Role of Ownership Structures,” Journal of International Business Studies, 39(3): 454-471.

6.Chen, Shih-Fen (2005) “Extending Internalization Theory: A New Perspective on International Technology Transfer and Its Generalization,” Journal of International Business Studies, 36(2): 231-245.

7.Chen, Shih-Fen and Jean-Francois Hennart (2004) “A Hostage Theory of Joint Ventures: Why Do Japanese Investors Choose Partial over Full Acquisitions to Enter the United States,” Journal of Business Research, 57(10): 1126-1134.

8.Chen, Shih-Fen and Ming Zeng (2004) “Japanese Investors’ Choice of Acquisitions vs. Startups in the US: The Role of Reputation Barriers and Advertising Outlays,” International Journal of Research in Marketing, 21(2): 123-136.

Papers under Review or in Circulation

1.Tseng, Chiung-Hui and Shih-Fen Chen “Alliance Intensity and Parent Performance: A Three-Stage Model and the Moderating Effect of Firm Diversification.” (R&R for AMJ)

2.Chen, Shih-Fen “The Nature of Equity Joint Ventures and the Rule on Stable Share Distribution.”

3.Chen, Shih-Fen “Who – Retailers or Manufacturers – Should Brand a Store? A Property-Rights View and Propositions.”

4.Chen, Shih-Fen “Re-Examining International Joint Ventures: Market Failure, Reciprocity, and the Role of of Greenfield vs. Acquisitive Entry.”

5.Sun, Francis and Shih-Fen Chen “A Transaction Governance Explanation for Business Entertainment in China: Theory and Evidence.”

6.Sun, Francis and Shih-Fen Chen “The Effectiveness of Business Entertainment in Facilitating Transactional Relationships: The Case of Chinese Sales Managers.”

7.Sun, Francis and Shih-Fen Chen “The Role of Bribes, Entertainments, and Gifts in Ameliorating Market Imperfections: A Cross-Cultural Perspective.”

8.Chen, Shih-Fen “The Institutional Role of Branding in Regulating Inter-Firm Cooperation.”

Book Review

1.I. A. Skoggard, The Indigenous Dynamic in Taiwan’s Postwar Development: The Religious and Historical Roots of Enterpreneurship, Asian Pacific Management Review (1998), 5 (1): 103-106

Book Translation

1.Buck Rogers, The IBM Way (English to Chinese), Taipei, Taiwan, 1986

2.Lester C. Thurow, The Zero-Sum Society (English to Chinese), Taipei, Taiwan, 1982

Conference Presentations

1.Sun, Francis and Shih-Fen Chen (2012) “The Effectiveness of Business Entertainment in Facilitating Transactional Relationships: The Case of Chinese Sales Managers,” Academy of International Business Meeting, Washington DC.

2.Chen, Shih-Fen (2011) “Re-Examining International Joint Ventures: Market Failure, Reciprocity, and the Role of of Greenfield vs. Acquisitive Entry,” Academy of International Business Meeting, Nagoya, Japan.

3.Tseng, Chiung-Hui and Shih-Fen Chen (2011) “Alliance Intensity and Parent Performance: A Three-Stage Model and the Moderating Effect of Firm Diversification,” Academy of Management Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

4.Chen, Shih-Fen (2010) “Equity Joint Ventures and Share Distribution Between the Partners,” Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

5.Tseng, Chiung-Hui and Shih-Fen Chen (2010) “Alliance Intensity and Parent Performance: A Three-Stage Model and the Moderating Effect of Firm Diversification,” Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

6.Sun, Francis and Shih-Fen Chen (2010) “A Transaction Governance Explanation for Business Entertainment in China,” Academy of Management Conference, Montreal, Canada.

7.Chen, Shih-Fen (2009) “A Property-Rights View of Franchising: Theory and Propositions.” Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, IL.

8.Sun, Francis and Shih-Fen Chen (2009) “Reevaluating the Role Bribes, Entertainments, and Gifts in Business Settings,” Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

9.Wang, Hui-Mei, Hengchian Huang, and Shih-Fen Chen (2008) “Using Specific Assets to Facilitate Technology Transfer in Cross-Border Contract Manufacturing” Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Milan, Italy.

10.Chen, Shih-Fen (2008) “Re-examining International Joint Ventures: Transaction Cost Reasoning, Real Option Consideration, and the Role of Greenfield vs. Acquisitive Entry” Academy of International Business Annual Meeting, Milan, Italy.

11.Sun, Francis and Shih-Fen Chen (2008) “The Role of Bribes, Entertainments, and Gifts in Ameliorating Market Imperfections: A Cross-Cultural Perspective” Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Managerial and Op-Ed Articles

12.Chen, Shih-Fen (2007), “Don’t Bash China – US Toy Makers Are at Fault,” Globe and Mail, September 3, 2007.

13.Chen, Shih-Fen (2005), “Should OEM Suppliers Introduce Their Own Brands?” EMBA, 223 (March): 132-139.

14.Chen, Shih-Fen, (2004), “Suicidal Outsourcing,” Providence Journal, December 17, 2004  (syndicated and reprinted in more than 40 newspapers and magazines).

15.Chen, Shih-Fen (2003), “Should New Brands Be Introduced in New Service Markets?” EMBA, 204 (August): 132-139.

Case Studies

1.Balance Scorecard at 3L Electronic Corp, Ivey Publishing

2.MTY Food Group: Competing through Multiple Brands (with teaching note), Ivey Publishing, 9B12M102

3.Hon Chuan Group: In-House Supplier of Beverage Packages Materials, Ivey Publishing, 9B12M078

4.The Wowprime Corp.: The Owner of Multiple Restaurant Brands in Taiwan (with teaching note), Ivey Publishing, 9B12A047

5.7-Eleven in Taiwan: Adaptation of Convenience Stores to New Market Environment (with teaching note and Chinese translation), Ivey Publishing, 9B12A011

6.HTC Corporation: A Smartphone Pioneer from Taiwan (with teaching note and Chinese translation), Ivey Publishing, #9B11A031

7.NTT DoCoMo – Joint Venture with TATA in Indian Mobile Telecom (with teaching note), Ivey Publishing, #9B10M107

8.Franz Inc.: The Road from Subcontracting to Brand Marketing (with teaching note and Chinese translation), Ivey Publishing, #9B10M030

9.Sanlu Group and the Tainted Milk Crisis (with teaching tote), Ivey Publishing, #9B09M077

10.Genpact Inc.: Business Process Outsourcing to India (with teaching note), Ivey Publishing, #9B09M078

11.Louis Vuitton in India (with teaching note), Ivey Publishing, #9B08A020

12.Synnex International: Transforming Distribution of High-Tech Products (with teaching note and Chinese translation), Ivey Publishing, #9B08A019

Lecture

Global Strategy and Global Marketing