Ilan Alon

Professor

Kontor:: 9I241 ( Universitetsveien 19, Kristiansand )

Ilan Alon is Professor of Strategy and International Marketing at the School of Business and Law at the University of Agder. He holds a Ph.D. from Kent State University (USA).

Alon is a researcher in the field of international business with a focus on internationalization, modes of entry, political risk, cultural intelligence and emerging markets. His publications have appeared in journals, such as Harvard Business Review, Management International Review, International Business Review, Journal of International Marketing, and International Marketing Review. His books are published by Palgrave, Routledge, McGraw-Hill and others.

He is also Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Emerging Markets and the European Journal of International Management (SSCI ranked).

Previously, Alon has held research positions at Harvard University (USA), Georgetown University (USA) and Copenhagen Business School (Denmark).

Alon has worked with government bodies, non-profit organizations, multinational companies and international associations on various projects, ranging from capacity development at the macro level to international business development at the firm or project level. Clients include USAID, illy, Darden, Disney, and others.

Alon is a frequent speaker or writer on various international networks including National Public Radio (USA), Voice of America (USA), RTV (Russia), the Financial Times (UK), and Dagens Næringsliv (Norway).

Prosjekter

China Goes Global

Vitenskapelige publikasjoner

Scuotto, Veronica; Karagöz, Deniz; Farronato, Nicola; Alon, Ilan (2024). A destination’s personality as a factor in tourists’ environmental knowledge management. Journal of Knowledge Management. ISSN: 1367-3270. 28 (5). s 1185 - 1203. doi:10.1108/JKM-07-2022-0534.
Lankut, Erik; Warner-Søderholm, Gillian; Alon, Ilan; Minelgaite, Inga (2024). Big Data in Leadership Studies: Automated Machine Learning Model to Predict Preferred Leader Behavior Across Cultures. Businesses. 4 (4). s 696 - 722. doi:10.3390/businesses4040039.
Bretas, Vanessa P.G.; Galetti, Jefferson R.B.; Alon, Ilan; Rocha, Thelma Valéria (2024). Do stakeholders matter in entry mode decisions? An investigation of international franchise governance mode choice. Journal of Business Research. ISSN: 0148-2963. 178doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114673.
Berger, Ron; Ali, Abbas J.; Barnes, Bradley R.; Alon, Ilan (2024). Doing business in an Islamic context: six schools of thought. Journal of Islamic Marketing. ISSN: 1759-0833. doi:10.1108/JIMA-10-2023-0324.
Munim, Ziaul Haque; Sørli, Michael André Hindenes; Kim, Hyung Ju; Alon, Ilan (2024). Predicting maritime accident risk using Automated Machine Learning. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. ISSN: 0951-8320. 248doi:10.1016/j.ress.2024.110148.
Raut, Sachin Kumar; Alon, Ilan; Rana, Sudhir (2023). A review of the contribution of Yair Aharoni to the foreign investment decision process: a bibliometric analysis. European Journal of International Management. ISSN: 1751-6757. 20 (1). s 8 - 42. doi:10.1504/EJIM.2023.130362.
Bargoni, Augusto; Alon, Ilan; Ferraris, Alberto (2023). A systematic review of family business and consumer behaviour. Journal of Business Research. ISSN: 0148-2963. 158doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113698.
Bahoo, Salman; Alon, Ilan; Floreani, Josanco; Cucculelli, Marco (2023). Corruption, formal institutions, and foreign direct investment: The case of OECD countries in Africa. Thunderbird International Business Review. ISSN: 1096-4762. 65 (5). s 461 - 483. doi:10.1002/tie.22361.
Bazel-Shoham, Ofra; Lee, Sang Mook; Ahammad, Mohammad Faisal; Tarba, Shlomo Y.; Alon, Ilan (2023). IP protection and ownership in cross-border acquisitions. International Business Review. ISSN: 0969-5931. 32 (3). doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2023.102101.
Alon, Ilan; Lankut, Erik; Gunkel, Marjaana; Munim, Ziaul Haque; Taras, Vasyl; Richter, Nicole Franziska (2023). Predicting leadership emergence in global virtual teams. Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review. ISSN: 2353-883X. 11 (3). s 7 - 23. doi:10.15678/EBER.2023.110301.
Naatu, Felicia; Alon, Ilan; Amoako, George Kofi; Mornah, Dekuwmini (2023). Pro-Environmental values’ and consumer behavior in base of the pyramid market: Ghana. Competitiveness Review: an international business journal. ISSN: 1059-5422. doi:10.1108/CR-02-2023-0026.
Richter, Nicole Franziska; Schlaegel, Christopher; Taras, Vasyl; Alon, Ilan; Bird, Allan (2023). Reviewing half a century of measuring cross-cultural competence: Aligning theoretical constructs and empirical measures. International Business Review. ISSN: 0969-5931. 32 (4). doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2023.102122.
Raut, Sachin Kumar; Rana, Sudhir; Kathuria, Sakshi; Alon, Ilan (2023). The Dark Side of Members’ Heterogeneity Within Online Brand Communities and Global Virtual Teams: An Extension to Schwartz’s Value Theory. Journal of Global Marketing. ISSN: 0891-1762. doi:10.1080/08911762.2023.2178354.
Bretas, Vanessa P.G.; Alon, Ilan; Paltrinieri, Andrea; Chawla, Kavilash (2022). Bibliometric review on FDI attractiveness factors. European Journal of International Management. ISSN: 1751-6757. 17 (2-3). s 469 - 499. doi:10.1504/EJIM.2022.120721.
Bahoo, Salman; Alon, Ilan; Floreani, Josanco (2022). Corruption, foreign aid, and international trade. Thunderbird International Business Review. ISSN: 1096-4762. 64 (2). s 139 - 167. doi:10.1002/tie.22253.
Naatu, Felicia; Nyarko, Samuel Anokye; Munim, Ziaul Haque; Alon, Ilan (2022). Crowd-out effect on consumers attitude towards corporate social responsibility communication. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. ISSN: 0040-1625. 177doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121544.
Fon, Roger; Alon, Ilan (2022). Governance, foreign aid, and Chinese foreign direct investment. Thunderbird International Business Review. ISSN: 1096-4762. 64 (2). s 179 - 201. doi:10.1002/tie.22257.
Alon, Ilan; Bretas, Vanessa P.G.; Schlip, A; Paltrinieri, Andrea (2022). Greenfield FDI attractiveness index: a machine learning approach. Competitiveness Review: an international business journal. ISSN: 1059-5422. 32 (7). s 85 - 108. doi:10.1108/CR-12-2021-0171.
Iddy, Judith Jacob; Alon, Ilan; Litalien, Benjamin C. (2022). Institutions and training: A case of social franchising in Africa. Africa Journal of Management (AJOM). ISSN: 2332-2373. 8 (3). s 347 - 373. doi:10.1080/23322373.2022.2071575.
Seeber, Marco; Alon, Ilan; Pina, David G.; Piro, Fredrik Niclas; Seeber, Michele (2022). Predictors of applying for and winning an ERC Proof-of-Concept grant: An automated machine learning model. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. ISSN: 0040-1625. 184doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2022.122009.
Šeinauskienė, Beata; Virvilaitė, Regina; Alon, Ilan (2022). Psychic distance, marketing strategy adaptation and export performance: the role of international experience. European Journal of International Management. ISSN: 1751-6757. 18 (2-3). s 444 - 477. doi:10.1504/ejim.2022.124885.
Berger, Ron; Drori, Netanel; Rachamim, Matti; Alon, Ilan (2022). Towards an emic model of business culture. Competitiveness Review: an international business journal. ISSN: 1059-5422. doi:10.1108/CR-06-2022-0081.
Jalal, Raja Nabeel-Ud-Din; Alon, Ilan; Paltrinieri, Andrea (2021). A bibliometric review of cryptocurrencies as a financial asset. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management. ISSN: 0953-7325. doi:10.1080/09537325.2021.1939001.
Hertenstein, Peter; Alon, Ilan (2021). A learning portal model of emerging markets multinationals. Global Strategy Journal. ISSN: 2042-5791. 12 (1). s 134 - 162. doi:10.1002/gsj.1400.
Arslan, Ahmad; Haapanen, Lauri; Hurmelinna-Laukkanen, Pia; Tarba, Shlomo Y.; Alon, Ilan (2021). Climate change, consumer lifestyles and legitimation strategies of sustainability-oriented firms. European Management Journal. ISSN: 0263-2373. 39 (6). s 720 - 730. doi:10.1016/j.emj.2021.03.005.
Jiao, Hao; Wang, Tang; Alon, Ilan (2021). Financial wealth, socioemotional wealth, and founder exits: an empirical examination of Chinese IPOs. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. ISSN: 0898-5626. 33 (3-4). s 208 - 226. doi:10.1080/08985626.2021.1872935.
Bretas, Vanessa P.G.; Alon, Ilan (2021). Franchising research on emerging markets: Bibliometric and content analyses. Journal of Business Research. ISSN: 0148-2963. 133s 51 - 65. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.04.067.
Shneor, Rotem; Munim, Ziaul Haque; Zhu, Helena; Alon, Ilan (2021). Individualism, collectivism and reward crowdfunding contribution intention and behavior. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications. ISSN: 1567-4223. 47doi:10.1016/j.elerap.2021.101045.
Pilla Galetti Bretas, Vanessa; Alon, Ilan; Rocha, Thelma Valéria; Galetti, Jefferson Ricardo Bretas (2021). International governance mode choice : Evidence from Brazilian franchisors. Journal of International Management. ISSN: 1075-4253. 27 (2). doi:10.1016/j.intman.2021.100851.
Naatu, Felicia; Alon, Ilan; Uwamahoro, Rehema (2020). Micro-Franchising in the Bottom of the Pyramid Market: Rwanda. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. ISSN: 1942-0676. s 1 - 21. doi:10.1080/19420676.2020.1755347.
Richter, Nicole; Martin, Jonathan; Hansen, Sofie V.; Taras, Vas; Alon, Ilan (2021). Motivational configurations of cultural intelligence, social integration, and performance in global virtual teams. Journal of Business Research. ISSN: 0148-2963. 129s 351 - 367. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.03.012.
Szymanski, Mike; Alon, Ilan; Kalra, Komal (2021). Multilingual and multicultural managers’ effects on team performance: insights from professional football teams. Multinational Business Review. ISSN: 1525-383X. doi:10.1108/MBR-03-2020-0054.
Alajoutsijärvi, Jouni Kimmo; Alon, Ilan; Pinheiro, Romulo (2021). The Marketisation of Higher Education: Antecedents, Processes, and Outcomes.. The Marketisation of Higher Education: Concepts, Cases, and Criticisms. ISBN: 978-3-030-67440-3. Palgrave Macmillan. Chapter 2. s 17 - 45.
Jell-Ojobor, Maria; Alon, Ilan; Windsperger, Josef (2021). The choice of master international franchising – A modified transaction cost model. International Business Review. ISSN: 0969-5931. 31 (2). doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2021.101942.
Wang, Xu; Deng, Shengliang; Alon, Ilan (2021). Women executives and financing pecking order of GEM-listed companies: Moderating roles of social capital and regional institutional environment. Journal of Business Research. ISSN: 0148-2963. 136s 466 - 478. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.07.055.
Alon, Ilan; Apriliyanti, Indri Dwi; Henriquez Parodi, Massiel Carolina (2020). A systematic review of international franchising. Multinational Business Review. ISSN: 1525-383X. 29 (1). s 43 - 69. doi:10.1108/MBR-01-2020-0019.
Li, Shaomin; Alon, Ilan (2020). China’s Intellectual Property Rights Provocation: A Political Economy View. Journal of International Business Policy (JIBP). ISSN: 2522-0691. (3). s 60 - 72. doi:10.1057/s42214-019-00032-x.
Wang, Yuxia; Alon, Ilan (2020). Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment: The Reasons Why some Chinese Firms Fail in Norway. Global Business and Organizational Excellence. ISSN: 1932-2054. 40 (1). s 31 - 43. doi:10.1002/joe.22066.
Bahoo, Salman; Alon, Ilan; Floreani, Josanco (2020). Corruption in economics: a bibliometric analysis and research agenda. Applied Economics Letters. ISSN: 1350-4851. doi:10.1080/13504851.2020.1764476.
Alon, Ilan; Ranfagni, Silvia; Vescovi, Tiziano; Vianelli, Donata (2020). Family business internationalization: an insight into opportunities and challenges. Sinergie Italian Journal of Management. ISSN: 0393-5108. 38 (2). s 11 - 17. doi:10.7433/s112.2020.01.
Lattermann, Christoph; Alon, Ilan; Zhang, Wenxian (2020). Final Reflections: Connectivity, Innovation, Transformation, and Global Challenges. Huawei Goes Global: Regional, Geopolitical Perspectives and Crisis Management. ISBN: 978-3-030-47578-9. Palgrave Macmillan. 16.
Lattermann, Christoph; Alon, Ilan; Zhang, Wenxian (2020). Final Reflections: Global Challenges from Innovation and Connectivity. Huawei Goes Global. Volume I: Made in China for the World. ISBN: 978-3-030-47563-5. Palgrave Macmillan. 15.
Alon, Ilan; Elia, Stefano; Li, Shaomin (2020). Greenfield or M&A? An institutional and learning perspective on the establishment mode choice of Chinese outward investments. Journal of International Management. ISSN: 1075-4253. 26 (3). doi:10.1016/j.intman.2020.100758.
Alon, Ilan; Zhang, Wenxian; Lattermann, Christoph (2020). Introduction. Huawei Goes Global: Regional, Geopolitical Perspectives and Crisis Management. ISBN: 978-3-030-47578-9. Palgrave Macmillan. 1.
Alon, Ilan; Zhang, Wenxian; Lattermann, Christoph (2020). Introduction. Huawei Goes Global. Volume I: Made in China for the World. ISBN: 978-3-030-47563-5. Palgrave Macmillan. 1.
Bahoo, Salman; Alon, Ilan (2020). News Framing of the China’s Belt and Road Initiative: A Media Analysis. Nordic Journal of Media Management. ISSN: 2597-0445. 1 (4). s 495 - 525. doi:10.5278/njmm.2597-0445.6325.
Cao, Mingchun; Alon, Ilan (2020). Overcoming the liability of foreignness – A new perspective on Chinese MNCs. Journal of Business Research. ISSN: 0148-2963. doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.11.017.
Sutherland, Dylan; Anderson, John; Bailey, Nicholas; Alon, Ilan (2020). Policy, institutional fragility, and Chinese outward foreign direct investment: An empirical examination of the Belt and Road Initiative. Journal of International Business Policy (JIBP). ISSN: 2522-0691. 3s 249 - 272. doi:10.1057/s42214-020-00056-8.
Alon, Ilan; Farrell, Matthew; Li, Shaomin (2020). Regime Type and COVID-19 Response. FIIB Business Review. ISSN: 2319-7145. 9 (3). s 152 - 160. doi:10.1177/2319714520928884.
Alon, Ilan; Jeminez, Alfredo; Liu, Hui; Wang, Hua (2020). The Institutionalization of Political Risk Assessment by Chinese Multinational Firms. Management International (MI). ISSN: 1206-1697.
Alon, Ilan; Mersland, Roy; Musteen, Martina; Randøy, Trond (2020). The Research Frontier on Internationalization of Social Enterprises. Journal of World Business. ISSN: 1090-9516. 55 (1). doi:10.1016/j.jwb.2020.101091.
Pilla Galetti Bretas, Vanessa; Alon, Ilan (2020). The impact of COVID-19 on franchising in emerging markets: An example from Brazil. Global Business and Organizational Excellence. ISSN: 1932-2054. 39 (6). s 6 - 16. doi:10.1002/joe.22053.
Rialti, Ricardo; Zollo, Lamberto; Ferraris, Alberto; Alon, Ilan (2019). Big Data Analytics Capabilities and Performance: Evidence from a Moderated Multi-Mediation Model. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. ISSN: 0040-1625. doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2019.119781.
Bahoo, Salman; Alon, Ilan; Paltrinieri, Andrea (2020). Corruption in international business: A review and research agenda. International Business Review. ISSN: 0969-5931. 29 (04). s 1 - 24. doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2019.101660.
Henriquez Parodi, Massiel Carolina; Alon, Ilan (2019). Experiential Learning Using Social Media in International Business Education. The Palgrave Handbook of Learning and Teaching International Business and Management. ISBN: 9783030204143. Palgrave Macmillan. Chapter. s 111 - 134.
Reid, David McHardy; Chi, Guotai; Zhao, Zhi; Alon, Ilan (2019). Indexing innovation within China. Competitiveness Review: an international business journal. ISSN: 1059-5422.
Lankut, Erik; Gunkel, Marjaana; Munim, Ziaul Haque; Alon, Ilan; Taras, Vasyl (2018). Global leadership success: SME leader’s intelligences as a driver for internationalization success. Conference Proceedings of the Interactive Research Development Workshop and Conference Internationalization of SMEs – New Insights and Future Research Opportunities. ISBN: 978-3-00-059929-3. Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. KAPITTEL.
Alon, Ilan; Jell-Ojobor, Maria (2017). Chapter 17: Determinants of Master International Franchising. Handbook of Research on Franchising. ISBN: 9781785364174. Edward Elgar Publishing. 17. s 348 - 376.
Alon, Ilan (2016). Master International Franchising in China: The Case of the Athlete’s Foot. Market Entry in China : Case Studies on Strategy, Marketing, and Branding. ISBN: 978-3-319-29138-3. Springer. Fashion, Luxury, and Play. s 133 - 145.

Alon, Ilan; Jaffe, DE; Luceri, Beatrice; Prange, Christiane; Vianelli, Donata (2022). Marketing internazionale. Strategie, principi e applicazioni. ISBN: 889214068X. Routledge. s 464.
Zhang, Wenxian; Alon, Ilan; Lattermann, Christoph (2020). Huawei Goes Global. Volume I: Made in China for the World. ISBN: 978-3-030-47563-5. Palgrave Macmillan. s 353.
Zhang, Wenxian; Alon, Ilan; Lattermann, Christoph (2020). Huawei Goes Global: Regional, Geopolitical Perspectives and Crisis Management. ISBN: 978-3-030-47578-9. Palgrave Macmillan. s 391.
Alon, Ilan; Jaffe, Eugene; Prange, Christiane; Vianelli, Donata (2020). Global Marketing: Strategy, Practice, and Cases. ISBN: 9780367196097. Routledge. s 666.
Alon, Ilan; Jaffe, Eugene; Prange, Christiane; Vianelli, Donata (2017). Global Marketing: Contemporary Theory, Practice, and Cases, 2nd Edition. ISBN: 1138807885. Routledge. s 400.
Zhang, Wenxian; Alon, Ilan; Lattemann, Christoph (2018). China's Belt and Road Initiative: Changing the Rules of Globalization. ISBN: 978-3319754345. Palgrave Macmillan. s 358.
Alon, Ilan; Jones, Victoria; McIntyre, John (2013). Innovation in Business Education in Emerging Markets. ISBN: 9781137292957. Palgrave Macmillan. s 269.
Alon, Ilan (2014). Social Franchising. ISBN: 9781137455826. Palgrave Pivot. s 99.
Alon, Ilan; Jaffe, Eugene; Vianelli, Donata (2017). 全球營銷：當代理論，實踐與案例 = Global Marketing: Contemporary Theory, Practice, and Cases. ISBN: 978 7 300 23463 2. McGraw-Hill.
Alon, Ilan; Jaffe, Eugene; Prange, Christiane; Vianelli, Donata (2017). Global Marketing: Contemporary Theory, Practice and Cases. ISBN: 9781138807884. Routledge. s 699.

Inkpen, Andrew; Kettunen, Kerttu Pauliina; Alajoutsijärvi, Jouni Kimmo; Alon, Ilan (2023). Stakeholder Stigmatization and social media communities.

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