Joanne E. Oxley Associate Professor of Strategy Rotman School of Management University of Toronto Ph.D. 1995 Berkeley × MA 1992, MBA 1989 Berkeley × BSc/BA 1984 Trent Polytech (416) 978-0305 × oxley@rotman.utoronto.ca webpage × cv (doc)

At U Toronto since 2004 × Previously at U Michigan 1995-2004

Dissertation

"International Hybrids: A Transaction Cost Treatment and Empirical Study"
Chaired by Oliver Williamson

Research Interests

Technology and alliance strategies of international firms. Effects of international differences in institutional and economic environment on firm organization and performance.

Books

Governance of International Strategic Alliances: Technology and Transaction Costs
London, England: Routledge (1999).

Structural Change, Industrial Location and Competitiveness × with Bernard Yeung (eds.)
Cheltenham, England: Edward Elgar. 1998.

Selected Publications

"The Scope and Governance of International R&D Alliances" with Rachelle C. Sampson × Strategic Management Journal 25(8-9), (2004).

“International Franchising Practices in Mexico: Do Franchisors Customize Their Contracts?” with Francine Lafontaine × Journal of Economics and Management Strategy 13(1), (2004).

"The Scope and Governance of International R&D Alliances" with Rachelle C. Sampson "International Franchising Practices in Mexico: Do Franchisors Customize Their Contracts?" with Francine Lafontaine × Journal of Economics and Management Strategy (forthcoming).

"E-Commerce Readiness: Institutions and International Competitiveness" with Bernard Yeung × Journal of International Business Studies 32(4), (2001).

"Globalization Derailed? Multinational Investors' Response to the 1997 Demise of Fast-Track Trade Authority" with Karen Schnietz × Journal of International Business Studies 32, 479-496 (2001).

"Institutional Environment and the Mechanisms of Governance: The Impact of Intellectual Property Protection on the Structure of Inter-firm Alliances" × Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 38(3), (1999).

"Technological Overlap and Interfirm Cooperation: Implications for the Resource-Based View of the Firm" with David Mowery and Brian Silverman × Research Policy 27(5), (1998).

"Appropriability Hazards and Governance in Strategic Alliances: A Transaction Cost Approach" × Journal of Law, Economics and Organization 13(2), (1997).

"Strategic Alliances and Interfirm Knowledge Transfer" with David Mowery and Brian Silverman × Strategic Management Journal 17(S2), 1996.

Work Experience

Partner, Research Connection, Berkeley 1991-93

Internal auditor, Apple Computer, Cupertino, Calif. 1988

Production engineer, T.I. Raleigh Ltd., Nottingham, England 1984-86.