Gabriel Robertstad Garcia Benito (born 1960) is a Norwegian economist, Professor of Strategy and International Business and a previous Dean of Doctoral Studies at
BI Norwegian Business School
BI Norwegian Business School () is the largest business school in Norway and the second largest in all of Europe. BI has in total four campuses with the main one located in Oslo. The university has 845 employees consisting of an academic staff of ...
, in Oslo, Norway. He is known for his work on
foreign direct investments
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.
Biography
Benito graduated from BI Norwegian Business School in 1984, and did his postgraduate studies at
Norwegian School of Economics
The Norwegian School of Economics ( no, Norges Handelshøyskole) or NHH is a business school situated in Bergen, Norway. It was founded in 1936 as Norway's first business school and is a leading teaching and research institution in the fields of ...
, where he obtained his MA in 1992 and PhD in 1995.
Benito has been affiliated with several academic institutions including:
Copenhagen Business School
Copenhagen Business School (Danish'': Handelshøjskolen i København'') often abbreviated and referred to as CBS (also in Danish), is a public university situated in Copenhagen, Denmark and is considered one of the most prestigious business schoo ...
,
Norwegian School of Economics
The Norwegian School of Economics ( no, Norges Handelshøyskole) or NHH is a business school situated in Bergen, Norway. It was founded in 1936 as Norway's first business school and is a leading teaching and research institution in the fields of ...
,
Østfold University College
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, and
University of Agder
The University of Agder ( no, Universitetet i Agder), formerly known as Agder College and Agder University College, is a public university with campuses in Kristiansand and Grimstad, Norway. The institution was established as a university c ...
.
Benito has held visiting positions at
Copenhagen Business School
Copenhagen Business School (Danish'': Handelshøjskolen i København'') often abbreviated and referred to as CBS (also in Danish), is a public university situated in Copenhagen, Denmark and is considered one of the most prestigious business schoo ...
,
Henley Business School
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at
University of Reading
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,
University of Melbourne
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, and
University of Valencia
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, and taught ''inter alia'' at
Helsinki School of Economics
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(now
Aalto University
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),
Technical University of Lisbon
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(ISEG),
University of Oslo
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, and
University of Valencia
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. In 2005, he was President of the European International Business Academy (EIBA).
He was elected a Fellow of
Academy of International Business
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in 2015., and Fellow of European International Business Academy in 2017.
Benito's research has focused on foreign direct investment, the structure and behavior of multinational enterprises and their foreign subsidiaries, and foreign operation methods.
Selected publications
Benito is the author of numerous publications.
Gabriel R.G. Benito :Professor, BI Norwegian Business School
Google Scholar profile. Books:
* Benito, Gabriel R.G., L.S. Welch and B. Petersen (2018) ''Foreign Operation Methods: Theory, Analysis, Strategy'', 2nd edition. Edward Elgar.
* Benito, Gabriel R.G. with R. Narula, eds. (2007) ''Multinationals on the Periphery'' Palgrave.
* Benito, Gabriel R.G. and H.R. Greve, eds. (2007) ''Progress in International Business Research, Vol. 1'' Elsevier.
Articles, a selection:
* Iurkov, Viacheslav and Benito, Gabriel R.G., "Domestic Alliance Networks and Regional Strategies of MNEs: A Structural Embeddedness Perspective”, ''Journal of International Business Studies'', 49(8), 2018, 1033–1059.
* Benito, Gabriel R.G., Rygh, Asmund and Lunnan, Randi Randi Lunnan (born 1963) is a Norwegian organizational theorist, and Professor at the Department of Strategy of the BI Norwegian Business School, known for her work on international strategic alliances and management of international corporations.
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, "The Benefits of Internationalization for State Owned Enterprises", ''Global Strategy Journal'', 6(4), 2016, 269–288.
* Benito, Gabriel R.G., Lunnan, Randi Randi Lunnan (born 1963) is a Norwegian organizational theorist, and Professor at the Department of Strategy of the BI Norwegian Business School, known for her work on international strategic alliances and management of international corporations.
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and Tomassen, Sverre, "Distant Encounters of the Third Kind: Multinational Companies Locating Divisional Headquarters Abroad", ''Journal of Management Studies'', 48(2), 2011, 373–394.
* Benito, Gabriel R.G., Petersen, Bent and Welch, Lawrence S., "Towards more Realistic Conceptualisations of Foreign Operation Modes", ''Journal of International Business Studies'', 40(9), 2009, 1455–1470.
* Goldeng, Eskil, Grünfeld, Leo A. and Benito, Gabriel R.G., "The Performance Differential between Private and State Owned Enterprises: The Roles of Ownership, Management, and Market Structure", ''Journal of Management Studies'', 45(7), 2008, 1244–1273.
* Benito, Gabriel R.G., "Divestment and International Business Strategy", ''Journal of Economic Geography'', 5(2), 2005, 235–251.
* Benito, Gabriel R.G., Pedersen, Torben and Petersen, Bent, "Export Channel Dynamics: An Empirical Examination", ''Managerial and Decision Economics'', 26(3), 2005, 159–173.
* Benito, Gabriel R.G., Grøgaard, Birgitte and Narula, Rajneesh, "Environmental Influences on MNE Subsidiary Roles: Economic Integration and the Nordic Countries", ''Journal of International Business Studies'', 34(5), 2003, 443–456.
* Benito, Gabriel R.G., "Divestment of Foreign Production Operations", ''Applied Economics'', 29(10), 1997, 1365–1377.
* Benito, Gabriel R.G., and Welch, Lawrence S., "De-internationalization", ''Management International Review'', 37(SI 2), 1997: 7-25.
* Benito, Gabriel R.G. and Gripsrud, Geir
Geir Gripsrud (born 1946) is a Norwegian organizational theorist and Professor of Marketing at BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, known for his work on international marketing, market entry strategy and distribution channels.
Life and work
Aft ...
, "The Expansion of Foreign Direct Investments: Discrete Rational Location Choices or a Cultural Learning Process?", ''Journal of International Business Studies'', 23(3), 1992, 461–476.
References
External links
Norwegian Business School website
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1960s births
Living people
Norwegian economists
Norwegian business theorists
Academic staff of Copenhagen Business School