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Dr Christiaan Roell

Dr Christiaan Roell

Lecturer
Business School
School of Management and Governance

Christiaan Röell is a lecturer (assistant professor) in International Business at the UNSW Business School, Department of Management and Governance. His research is focused on the political strategies of multinationals in international environments, especially in Southeast Asia. He is interested in government affairs managers, and his research seeks to unpack corporate political strategizing. Christiaan's recent research focuses on how multinationals collaborate with government agencies to achieve the UN SDGs. His work has been published in the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Human Resource Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Research, Journal of World Business and the British Journal of Management. 

 
Phone
0402305916
E-mail
c.roell@unsw.edu.au
Location
Business School Building (E12) Level 5 Room 542
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Roell C; Arndt F; Ng W; Tajeeb R, 2025, 'Managing Corruption during Regime Change', Journal of Business Ethics
    Journal articles | 2025
    Roell C; Ng W; Arndt F, 2025, 'Cultivating relationships between foreign multinationals and barricaded government buyers in emerging markets', Journal of Business Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115417
    Journal articles | 2024
    Osabutey E; Seny K; Konan S; Arndt F; Roell C, 2024, 'Technology transfer potential in local and foreign-owned firms in emerging economies', British Journal of Management, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12814
    Journal articles | 2024
    Roell C; Arndt F; Benischke M; Piekkari R, 2024, 'Doing good for political gain: The instrumental use of the SDGs as nonmarket strategies', Journal of International Business Studies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41267-024-00723-5
    Journal articles | 2024
    Roell C; Ozbilgin M; Arndt F, 2024, 'Covert allyship: Implementing LGBT policies in an adversarial context', Human Resource Management, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hrm.22223
    Journal articles | 2024
    Röell C; Arndt F; Kumar V, 2024, 'A Blessing and a Curse: Institutional Embeddedness of Longstanding MNE Subsidiaries in Emerging Markets', Journal of Management Studies, 61, pp. 561 - 594, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joms.12817
    Journal articles | 2023
    Arndt F; Roell C; Kumar V, 2023, 'Mature MNE Subsidiaries in Emerging Markets: An Old Phenomenon with a New Research Agenda', AIB Insights, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.46697/001c.72797
    Journal articles | 2022
    Röell C; Osabutey E; Rodgers P; Arndt F; Khan Z; Tarba S, 2022, 'Managing socio-political risk at the subnational level: Lessons from MNE subsidiaries in Indonesia', Journal of World Business, 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2022.101312
  • Conference Papers | 2024
    Roell C; Arndt F; Ng W, 2024, 'Navigating Political System Change in a Transitional Economy', in Academy of Management Proceedings, Academy of Management, Chicago, presented at Academy of Management, Chicago, 09 August 2024 - 13 August 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2024.21531abstract
    Conference Papers | 2024
    Roell C; Arndt F; Ng W, 2024, 'When Stigma Harms Legitimacy: Managing the Dynamics of Stigmatization and Legitimation', in Academy of Management Proceedings, Academy of Management, Chicaco, presented at Academy of Management, Chicaco, 09 August 2024 - 13 August 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2024.12434abstract
    Conference Papers | 2023
    Roell C; Arndt F; Ng W, 2023, 'Managing the Legitimacy of ‘Sinful’ Companies in Extreme Institutional Environments', in Academy of Management Proceedings, Academy of Management, Boston, presented at Academy of Management, Boston, 04 August 2023 - 08 August 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.11856abstract
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Roell C; Arndt F, 2021, 'Unpacking institutional embeddedness in emerging markets', in Academy of Management Proceedings, Academy of Management, Online, presented at Academy of Management, Online, 29 July 2021 - 04 August 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2021.16277abstract

SSHRC Insight grant 2023-25 'Overcoming adversity in cross-sector partnerships: A micro-level study of commitment. $95,278

BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants SRG 2021-22 'Tackling grand challenges: cross-sectoral collaborations to contribute to the Sustainable Development
Goals' £10,000

  • Research Excellence Award. Level A/B - Early Career researcher. In November 2024 at UNSW Business School. 
     
  • ASAC 2023 Conference IB Division: 'Expanding the IMP approach to Business-to-Government relationships: The case of the healthcare industry' (Honorable mention)
     
  • Best paper award at the 6th Global Strategy and Emerging Markets (GSEM) conference in Vancouver (2022). Title: 'Sowing the Seeds for Political Influence: Aligning CSR Strategies with the Sustainable Development Goals'
     
  • Best Paper Award at the 38th Euro-Asia Management Studies Association's (EAMSA) annual conference (2022) in Tokyo 'Sowing the seeds for political influence: Incorporating the UN SDGs into the MNE’s nonmarket strategy'

 

 

Working papers

  • Balancing global ethics and local politics: Government affairs in MNE subsidiaries
  • Constructing business-to-government relationships through key opinion leaders
  • From a centralized autocracy to a decentralized democracy: Managing corruption during political upheaval
  • When stigma harms legitimacy: Managing the dynamics of stigmatization and legitimization of MNE

 

Editorial Board member

  • Australian Journal of Management
  • Multinational Business Review
  • Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences