About the Author
Charles W. L. Hill is the Hughes M. and Katherine Blake Professor of Strategy and International Business at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington. The Foster School has a Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), one of only 17 funded by the U.S. Department of Education, and is consistently ranked as a Top-25 business school. Learn more about Professor Hill at foster.uw.edu/faculty-research/directory/charles-hill A native of the United Kingdom, Professor Hill received his PhD from the University of Manchester, UK. In addition to the University of Washington, he has served on the faculties of the University of Manchester, Texas A&M University, and Michigan State University.Professor Hill has published over 50 articles in top academic journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, and Organization Science. Professor Hill has also published several textbooks including International Business (McGraw-Hill) and Global Business Today (McGraw-Hill). His work is among the most widely cited in the world in international business and strategic management. Beginning in 2014, Dr. Hill partnered with Dr. Tomas Hult in a formidable co-authorship of the IB franchise of textbooks (International Business, Global Business Today). This brought together two of the most cited international business scholars in history.Professor Hill has taught in the MBA, Executive MBA, Technology Management MBA, Management, and PhD programs at the University of Washington. During his time at the University of Washington he has received over 25 awards for teaching excellence, including the Charles E. Summer Outstanding Teaching Award.Professor Hill works on a private basis with a number of organizations. His clients have included Microsoft, where he has been teaching in-house executive education courses for two decades. He has also consulted for a variety of other large companies (e.g., AT&T Wireless, Boeing, BF Goodrich, Group Health, Hexcel, Microsoft, Philips Healthcare, Philips Medical Systems, Seattle City Light, Swedish Health Services, Tacoma City Light, Thompson Financial Services, WRQ, and Wizards of the Coast). Professor Hill has also served on the advisory board of several start-up companies.For recreation, Professor Hill enjoys skiing, and competitive sailing!
Krishna Udayasankar is part of the International Business Group within the Marketing and International Business Division of Nanyang Business School in Nanyang Technological University (NTU). She holds a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from NTU, a graduate degree in International Business from the University of Sydney, and an honours degree in Law from the National Law School of India University.Dr. Udayasankar's research interests span the broad and dynamic field of business-government-society interactions. She has published papers on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in leading journals such as Journal of Business Ethics. She has also garnered awards for her work on international Corporate Governance, including the Best Distinguished Paper Award at the Academy of Management Conference in 2005 and Highly Commended Paper award at the foremost International Conference on Corporate Governance in 2008.Dr. Udayasankar brings to the classroom her diverse experiences as a trained lawyer, NGO activist, corporate executive, and business consultant. She particularly aims to bridge the gap between academia and practice by breaking down abstract and complex theoretical concepts into intuitive blocks that managers can imbibe and apply.During her free time, Dr. Udayasankar enjoys writing poetry and fiction and going for long walks with her husband and two Siberian Huskies!
Chow-Hou Wee is currently Professor of Strategy and Marketing as well as Head of the Marketing and International Business Division at the Nanyang Business School in Nanyang Technological University. He is an Honorary Professor of the Faculty of Management of Xiamen University (China) and the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman of Malaysia.A former Merit, Colombo Plan, and Commonwealth scholar, Professor Wee received his MBA and Ph.D. from the Ivey School of Business Administration, the University of Western Ontario, in Canada. He was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 1995, the Public Service Medal in 1999, and the Public Service Star in 2006 by the President of Singapore. On the corporate front, Professor Wee has served as a Board Director in various statutory boards and corporate entities, including HTL International Holdings Ltd., National Productivity Board, Telecommunications Authority of Singapore, Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., and China Precision Technology Ltd. He is also a judge for the Annual Business Times-DHL Business Awards.Professor Wee has over 300 publications in various international, regional, and local journals and conference proceedings, and is the author/senior author of several bestselling books. He has consulted and conducted executive training to over 250 major corporations in over 30 countries and/or economies, including Fortune 500 companies and major companies such as Dell, Motorola, Nokia, Roche Diagnostics, and Givaudan. He is regularly invited to address major business and professional conferences around the world.
