Faculty staff profile

Douglas Dow is an experienced academic and researcher, and former consultant, 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.

In addition to his academic experience, Douglas spent many years consulting with the Australian arm of what is now known as the Boston Consulting Group (then known as Pappas Carter Evans and Koop Pty Ltd). During this period Douglas managed numerous business strategy projects for clients including Pacific Dunlop, ANZ, Qantas, General Electric and The Australian Manufacturing Council.

Recent publications and working papers

• Post Entry Advancement of International Service Firms in Australia: A Longitudinal Approach
• More Than Just National Cultural Distance: Testing New Distance Scales on FDI in Slovakia
• Factors Influencing Perceptions of Psychic Distance
• Challenging the Conceptualization and Measurement of Distance and International Experience in Entry Mode Choice Research
• Factors Influencing Managerial Perceptions of Psychic Distance
• Psychic Distance, International Experience and Establishment Mode
• Factors Moderating the Impact of Psychic Distance: Empirical Tests on Bi-Lateral Trade Flows
• Do Born Global Firms Represent a Truly Distinct Type of Organisation?
• The Measurement and Impact of Psychic Distance: Testing New Scales on FDI in Slovakia
• Entry Mode Choice: Testing New Approaches to Measuring Psychic Distance and International Experience
• Refining and Extending a Multidimensional Model of Psychic Distance Stimuli: Further Empirical Tests on Bi-Lateral Tradeflows
• The Impact of ISO 9000 Certification on Customer Satisfaction
• A Field Experiment on the Effects of Benchmarking and Goal Setting on Company Sales Performance
• The Business Value of Quality Management Systems Certification
• Exploding the Myth: Do All Quality Management Practices Contribute to Superior Quality Performance?
• The Adaptation of Host Market Positioning Strategies: Empirical Evidence on Australian Exporters
• A Note on Psychological Distance and Export Market Selection
• Adaptation and Performance in Foreign Markets: Evidence of Systematic Under-adaptation
• Developing a Multidimensional Instrument to Measure Psychic Distance Stimuli
• View all J. Douglas's working papers & publications