Douglas Dow is an experienced academic and researcher, and former consultant with
the Boston Consulting Group, who specialises in the areas of strategy and international
business. In his role as Associate Professor - Strategy at MBS, Douglas is also
affiliated with the School's Centre for the Practice of International Trade. 

Douglas' research interests include the measurement and impact of psychic distance
on international activities, market selection and entry modes for foreign direct
investment (FDI) and the link between export performance and the degree to which firms
adapt their business strategies when entering foreign markets. 

Articles Accepted in Peer-Reviewed Journals

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More Than Just National Cultural Distance: Testing New Distance Scales on FDI in Slovakia (with Sonia Ferencikova), International Business Review (2010)
Over the past decade, numerous calls have been made within the international business literature for...
 

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Challenging the Conceptualization and Measurement of Distance and International Experience in Entry Mode Choice Research (with Jorma Larimo), Journal of International Marketing (2009)
Although international entry mode choice has been extensively studied, the empirical results regarding two key...
 

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Developing a Multidimensional Instrument to Measure Psychic Distance Stimuli (with Amal Karunaratna), Journal of International Business Studies (2006)
This paper develops and tests a range of potential psychic distance stimuli including differences in...
 

Working Papers

Conference Papers

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Factors Influencing Perceptions of Psychic Distance, Academy of International Business - AIB (2009)
 

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Psychic Distance, International Experience and Establishment Mode (with Jorma Larimo), Academy of International Business - AIB (2008)
 

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Factors Influencing Managerial Perceptions of Psychic Distance, European International Business Academy - EIBA (2008)
 

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Entry Mode Choice: Testing New Approaches to Measuring Psychic Distance and International Experience (with Jorma Larimo), European International Business Academy - EIBA (2007)
 

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The Measurement and Impact of Psychic Distance: Testing New Scales on FDI in Slovakia (with Sonia Ferencikova), European International Business Academy - EIBA (2007)