Dr. Mona Bahl MonaBahl
Associate Professor
Office
SFHB State Farm Hall Of Business 238
Office Hours
Fall 2023 - MW - 2.30-3.30 pm on zoom and / or by appointment.
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- About
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Biography
Dr. Mona Bahl is currently an Associate Professor of Management in the College of Business at Illinois State University in USA. She received Ph.D. in Strategic Management from Purdue University (USA) She holds dual Masters degrees – MBA (Finance major) from Mumbai University and Masters in Commerce from Panjab University in India.
Her research interests converge the fields of strategy and international management. More specifically, she focuses on the following areas: a) innovation and internationalization behavior of firms, b) knowledge sharing and corporate governance practices and c) impact of global value chain dynamics and supply chain management on firm strategies.
Dr. Bahl’s research has been published in top ranking Journals including the Journal of World Business, Strategic Management Journal and Global Strategy Journal.
Dr. Bahl actively serves the profession as an Associate Editor (Strategy) of Journal of Business Research and as an ad-hoc reviewer for journals such as Journal of International Management, Journal of World Business, and Global Strategy Journal.
Dr. Bahl is an avid reader, enjoys travelling and outdoors and occasionally dabbles in creative arts.
Current Courses
MBA 485.001 Advanced Organizational Strategy
MBA 485.002 Advanced Organizational Strategy
MGT 385.005 Organizational Strategy
MGT 385.014 Organizational Strategy
MGT 350.001 International Management | Syllabus
MGT 385.007 Organizational Strategy | Syllabus
MGT 385.010 Organizational Strategy | Syllabus
Teaching Interests & Areas
Strategic Management
International Management
Research Interests & Areas
Innovation, Internationalization, Knowledge Management, Emerging Markets and Corporate Governance.
PhD Strategic Management
Purdue
West Lafayette, IN
MBA
Mumbai University
Mumbai, India
Other
Panjab University
Chandigarh, India
Other
Panjab University
Chandigarh, India
Grants and Contracts
University Research Grant
Mona Bahl
Illinois State University. May 2019 - 2019
Junior Faculty Scholarship
Mona Bahl
Midwest Academy of Management. 2018 - 2018
University Research Grant
Mona Bahl
Illinois State University. 2018 - 2018
Book, Chapter
Country Choice of Manufacturing SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe: The Importance of Foreign Partner Relations and Level of Market Entry
Bahl, M., & Mockaitis, A.
(2014), Internationalization of Firms from Economies in Transition, Edward Elgar Publishing Inc.
Journal Article
Managing Global Value Chain Triversity and Innovation Performance Using Social Mechanism.
Bahl, M., & Lahiri, S.
Thunderbird International Business Review, 63 (5), 565-576, (2021), https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.22228
Managing Internationalization and Innovation Tradeoffs in Entrepreneurial Firms: Evidence from Transition Economies
Bahl, M., Lahiri, S., & Mukherjee, D.
Journal Of World Business, 56 (1), (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2020.101150
How do Ownership Type and Knowledge Transfer Influence Success of Change? A Study of Transition Economy Firms
Bahl, M., Kriauciunas, A., & Brush, T.
Global Strategy Journal, 10 (4), 861-884, (2020)
The effect of transformational obstacles on new product development by emerging market firms
Bahl, M., & Kos, A.
International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets, 9 (4), 393-413, (2017), https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBEM.2017.087817
The influence of competition from informal firms on new product development
McCann, B., & Bahl, M.
Strategic Management Journal, 38 (7), 1518–1535, (2017), doi:10.1002/smj.2585
Timing cooperative relationships with sequential capability development process to reduce capability development trade-offs
Dangol, R., Bahl, M., & Karpak, B.
International Journal Of Production Economics, 169, 179-189, (2015), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.07.014
Technical Report
Enhancing Intra-Commonwealth Trade and Investment: An International Business Research Agenda
Buckley, P., Clegg, J., Khorana, S., Munjal, S., Sewak, M., Bahl, M., & Zaman, A.
Commonwealth Secretariat, 187, (2023), 10.14217/comsec.1113
Working Paper
Internationalization of Manufacturing SMEs inCentral and Eastern Europe: Which CapabilitiesMatter?
Kriauciunas, A., Mockaitis, & Bahl, M.
Purdue University - Purdue CIBER, (66), (2010)
Presentations
Completion Cost of Renewable Energy Projects in Emerging Economies: Does Foreign Participation Help?
Mona Bahl, Nandini Bahl, Sorin Krammer
AIB - UKI, Surrey, UK, April 26, 2025
Completion Cost of Renewable Energy Projects in Emerging Economies: Does Foreign Participation Help?
Mona Bahl, Nandini Bahl, Sorin Krammer
AIB - Oceania, Sydney, Australia, November, 2024
Efficiencies as Drivers of Renewable Energy Projects in Emerging Economies: Does Foreign Participation Help?
Mona Bahl, Nandini Lahiri, Sorin Krammer
Midwest Academy of Management conference, Moorhead, MN, October, 2024
Fight Or Flight? Exports As A Response To Crime By Transition Economy Firms
ALVARO CUERVO-CAZURRA, Mona Bahl
AIB 2024 ANNUAL CONFERENCE, SEOUL, S. KOREA, July, 2024
Efficiencies as Drivers of Renewable Energy Projects in Emerging Economies: Does Foreign Participation Help?
Mona Bahl, Nandini Lahiri, Sorin Krammer
College of Business and Social Sciences Seminar at Aston University, UK, Birmingham, UK, February, 2024
Efficiencies as Drivers of Renewable Energy Projects in Emerging Economies: Does Foreign Participation Help?
Mona Bahl, Nandini Lahiri, Sorin Krammer
Newcastle University SIBS seminar series, Newcastle University,UK, February, 2024
Efficiencies as Drivers of Renewable Energy Projects in Emerging Economies: Does Foreign Participation Help?”.
Mona Bahl, Nandini Lahiri, sorin Krammer
Surrey-Sussex seminar series - Spring 2024, University of Surrey, UK, January 30, 2024
Can Bad Lead to Good?: Effect of Crime on Innovation by Transition Economy Firms
Mona Bahl
AIB- USNE, PROVIDENCE, RI, October, 2023
Effect of Crime on Innovation by Emerging Market Firms
Mona Bahl
AIB, Warsaw Florida, July, 2023
Effect of Crime on Export Intensity of Innovative Emerging Market Firms.
Mona Bahl
AIB 2022, Miami, July, 2022
Effect of Crime on Innovation by Emerging Market Firms
Mona Bahl
AIB, Miami,. Florida, March, 2022
How Do Entrepreneurial Firms Manage Internationalization and Innovation Trade-offs?
Mona Bahl, Somnath Lahiri, Debmalya Mukherjee
Academy of International Business, Online, July, 2020
How Do Entrepreneurial Firms Manage Internationalization and Innovation Trade-offs?
Mona Bahl, Somnath Lahiri, Debmalya Mukherjee
Academy of International Business, Online, July, 2020
The Influence of Social Capital on GVC "Triversity" - Innovation Performance Relationship
Mona Bahl
Copenhagen Denmark, , 2019
Effect of Crime on Export Intensity of Emerging Market Firms
Mona Bahl
Boston Massachusetts, August, 2019
Effect of Crime on Export Intensity of Emerging Market Firms
Mona Bahl
St. Louis Missouri, , 2018
How do Ownership Type and Knowledge Transfer Influence Success of Change
Mona Bahl, Aldas P. Kriauciunas, Thomas H. Brush
Anahiem California, , 2016
Effect of Informal Competition on New Product Development
Brian McCann, Mona Bahl
Columbus Ohio, , 2015
Analytical Network Process (ANP): Method for Helping Managers Learn, Improve Firm Capabilities and Gain a Competitive Advantage
Ramesh Dangol, Mona Bahl, Birsen Karpak
Washington District of Columbia, , 2014
Does Ownership Structure Influence Effectiveness of Knowledge Transfer in Transition Economy Firms?
Mona Bahl, Aldas P. Kriauciunas, Thomas H. Brush
Philadelphia Pennsylvania, August, 2014
Does Ownership Structure Moderate Top Management Behavior in Determining Success of Change? A Knowledge Based Perspective
Mona Bahl, Aldas P. Kriauciunas, Thomas H. Brush
Atlanta Georgia, , 2013
Understanding Performance Effects of Board Characteristics and Firm Ownership in Transition Economies
Mona Bahl, Thomas H. Brush, Aldas P. Kriauciunas
Blacksburg Virginia, , 2013
The Influence of Knowledge Transfer Processes of Top Managers and Ownership Form on the Success of Change
Mona Bahl, Aldas P. Kriauciunas
Atlanta Georgia, , 2012
The Influence of Absorptive Capacity Capabilities and Employee Turnover on Firm Performance: An Empirical Study
Mona Bahl, Aldas P. Kriauciunas, Nandini Lahiri
Atlanta Georgia, , 2011
The Influence of Knowledge Transfer Processes of Top Managers and Ownership Form on the Success of Change
Mona Bahl, Aldas P. Kriauciunas
San Antonio Texas, August, 2011