Meredith Downes Meredith Downes
Professor
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SFHB State Farm Hall Of Business 207
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- About
- Selected Research
Biography
Meredith Downes joined the MQM Department at ISU in 1997.
Current Courses
MGT 350.001 International Management
MGT 385.012 Organizational Strategy
MGT 385.016 Organizational Strategy
IB 398.091 Professional Practice: Internship International Business
Teaching Interests & Areas
International Business, International Management, Strategic Management
Research Interests & Areas
Expatriation, Corporate Governance
Grants and Contracts
Faculty Development Grant
Meredith Downes
Katie School of Insurance. 2016 - 2016
Research Grant
Meredith Downes
Katie School of Insurance. 2015 - 2015
Faculty Development Grant
Meredith Downes
Katie School of Insurance. 2012 - 2012
SoTL
Meredith Downes
Center for Teaching and Learning Technologies. 2012 - 2012
University Research Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University. 2012 - 2012
Coleman Research Grant
Meredith Downes, Mark Hoelscher
Coleman Foundation. 2010 - 2010
Faculty Development Grant
Meredith Downes, Masoud Hemmasi
Katie School of Insurance. 2010 - 2010
University Research Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University. 2010 - 2010
University Research Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University. 2009 - 2009
Faculty Development Grand
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University Katie School of Insurance. 2008 - 2008
University Research Grant
Meredith Downes, Iris Varner
Illinois State University. 2007 - 2007
Katie School of Insurance Faculty Development Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University Katie School of Insurance. 2006 - 2006
Katie School of Insurance Faculty Development Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University Katie School of Insurance. 2006 - 2006
Katie School of Insurance Faculty Development Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University Katie School of Insurance. 2005 - 2005
Scholarhsip for Teaching and Learning Research Grant
Meredith Downes, Iris Varner, Luke Musinski
Illinois State University Center for Teaching and Learning Technologies. 2005 - 2005
Katie School of Insurance Faculty Development Grant
Meredith Downes, Gail S Russ
Illinois State University Katie School of Insurance. 2004 - 2004
Katie School of Insurance Faculty Development Grant
Gail S Russ, Meredith Downes
Illinois State University Katie School of Insurance. 2003 - 2003
Katie of School Insurance Faculty Development Grant
Gail S Russ, Meredith Downes
Illinois State University Katie School of Insurance. 2002 - 2002
Katie School of Insurance Research Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University Katie School of Insurance. 2001 - 2001
University Research Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University. 2000 - 2000
University Research Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University. 1999 - 1999
University Research Grant
Meredith Downes
Illinois State University. 1998 - 1998
Conference Proceeding
Expatriate effectiveness: Measuring what matters
Downes, M., Hemmasi, M., & Varner, I.
Association for Global Business, (2008)
Kemper's runoff: What's governance got to do with it?
Downes, M.
International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, (2008)
The effect of the Big Five on multiple expatriate outcomes
Downes, M., Hemmasi, M., & Varner, I.
International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, (2008)
Board composition and rate of response to managerial incompetence
Downes, M.
American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, (2001)
Who trusts whom? Trust in the context of national culture
Downes, M., Hemmasi, M., Graf, L., Kelley, L., & Huff, L.
Academy of Business Administration, (2000)
Racioethnic differences in consumer decision making styles
Friday, S., Zalka, L., Downes, M., Pery, S., & Paul, K.
Academy of Marketing Science, (1998)
Consumer sensitivity to corporate social performance in the Anglo cluster of countries
Zalka, L., Downes, M., & Paul, K.
Eastern Academy of Management Proceedings, (1997)
Creating a tool for mass marketing: A three-country study
Downes, M., Zalka, L., Perry, S., Friday, S., & Paul, K.
Academy of International Business - Annual Meeting, (1996)
Human resource practices in ASEAN: A comparative analysis
Downes, M.
Academy of International Business - Annual Meeting, (1995)
Instructor's Manual
Managing Internationally
Downes, M.
Sage Publications, 728, (2007)
Journal Article
A career stage approach to understanding glass ceiling perceptions
Barelka, A., & Downes, M.
Southern Journal of Business and Ethics, 11, 8-32, (2019)
Connecting governance to CEO replacement and organizational recovery
Downes, M.
Advances In Business Research, 11, 8-32, (2019)
University scandal, reputation and governance
Downes, M.
International Journal of Educational Integrity, 13 (8), 1-20, (2017)
When a perceived glass ceiling impacts organizational commiment and turnover intent: The mediating role of distributive justice
Downes, M., Hemmasi, M., & Esghgi, G.
Journal of Diversity Management, 9 (2), 131-146, (2014)
When a perceived glass ceiling impacts organizational commitment and turnover intent: The mediating role of distributive justice
Hemmasi, M., Downes, M., & Eshghi, G.
Journal of Diversity Management, (2014)
Cultural distance and expatriate adjustment Revisited
Hemmasi, M., & Downes, M.
Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate Management Research, (2013)
Cultural distance and expatriate adjustment revisited
Hemmasi, M., & Downes, M.
Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate Management Research, 1 (1), 72-91, (2013)
Cultural distance and expatriate adjustment: An empirical assessment of competing hypotheses
Downes, M., & Hemmasi, M.
Journal of International Management Studies, 12 (2), 43-54, (2012)
Importance-performance analysis of expatriate assignments: An empirical investigation
Downes, M., Hemmasi, M., & Varner, I.
Journal of Current Research in Global Business, 14 (22), 34-45, (2011)
An emprically-derived multidimensional measure of expatriate success: Reconciling the discord
Hemmasi, M., Downes, M., & Varner, I.
International Journal Of Human Resource Management, 21 (7), 982-998, (2010)
Individual profiles as predictors of expatriate effectiveness
Downes, M., Hemmasi, M., & Varner, I.
Competitiveness Review, 20 (3), 235-247, (2010)
Disney's response to the new governance landscape
Downes, M., Russ, G., & Ryan, P.
Journal Of International Academy For Case Studies, 13 (1), 31-44, (2007)
Michael Eisner and his reign at Disney
Downes, M., Russ, G., & Ryan, P.
Journal Of International Academy For Case Studies, 13 (3), 71-81, (2007)
Personality traits as predictors of expatriate effectiveness: A synthesis and reconceptualization
Downes, M., Varner, I., & Musinski, L.
Review Of Business, 27 (3), 16-23, (2007)
Antecedents and consequences of failed governance: The Enron example.
Downes, M., & Russ, G.
Corporate Governance, 5 (5), 84-98, (2005)
The Propensity to Trust: A Comparative Study of United States and Japanese Managers
Downes, M., Hemmasi, M., Graf, L., Kelley, L., & Huff, L.
International Journal Of Management, 19 (4), 614-621, (2002)
Predicting expatriate job satisfaction: The role of firm internationalization
Downes, M., Thomas, A., & Singley, R.
Career Development International, 7 (1), 24-36, (2001)
Knowledge transfer through expatriation: The U-curve approach to overseas stafffing
Downes, M., & Thomas, A.
Journal Of Managerial Issues, 12 (2), 131-149, (2000)
The cyclical effect of expatriate satisfaction on organizational performance: The role of firm international orientation
Downes, M., Thomas, A., & Mclarney, C.
Learning Organization (The), 7 (3), 122-134, (2000)
Managing overseas assignments to build organizational knowledge
Downes, M., & Thomas, A.
Human Resource Planning Journal (HR), 22 (4), 33-48, (1999)
The impact of gender and location on the willingness to accept overseas assignments
Lowe, K., Downes, M., & Kroeck, K.
International Journal Of Human Resource Management, 10 (2), 223-234, (1999)
Business legitimacy among business students in the United States, Great Britain, and South Africa
Zalka, L., Downes, M., Perry, S., Friday, S., & Paul, K.
International Journal Of Value Based Management, 11, 179-195, (1998)
Expatriation and internationalization: A theoretical linkage
Downes, M., & Thomas, A.
Journal Of International Management, 3 (4), 323-349, (1997)
Measuring consumer sensitivity to corporate social performance: Which consumers care most?
Zalka, L., Downes, M., & Paul, K.
Journal Of Global Marketing, 11 (1), 29-48, (1997)
U.S. consumer sensitivity to corporate social performance
Paul, K., Zalka, L., Downes, M., Perry, S., & Friday, S.
Business And Society, 36 (4), 408-418, (1997)
Other
The Cultural Novelty of CEO Experience and Its Effect on Firm Performance
Downes, M., & Barelka, A.
The JGM Bitblog, Emerald Publishing, (2024)
Developer, Video Teaching Guide
Downes, M.
Wiley and Sons, (2015)
Presentations
Downes, M. and Galloway, T. (2024). Do Staggered Boards and Embedded Networks Insulate Underperforming CEOs? A Test of the Entrenchment Hypothesis.
Meredith Downes, Tera Galloway
International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, Las Vegas, NV, October 22, 2024
Applying Multiple Theoretical Perspectives in Connecting International Boards to Firm Performance
Meredith Downes, Alex J Barelka
International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD), Las Vegas, NV, October 22, 2022
International Experience and Firm Performance Revisited
Meredith Downes, Alex J Barelka
International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines, Las Vegas NV, October, 2021
Variations in Glass Ceiling Perceptions
Meredith Downes, Alex J Barelka
College Park Maryland, , 2018
Connecting goverance to CEO replacement and organizational recovery
Meredith Downes
Atlantic City New Jersey, , 2017
The risk of inadequate governance: Board composition, CEO replacement, and organizational recovery
Meredith Downes
Barcelona Spain, , 2015
Learning outcomes of college study abroad programs and the effects of culture shock
Meredith Downes, Barbara Ribbens
Prague Czech Republic, , 2013
Prepared discussions for 5 manuscripts
Meredith Downes
null, , 2012
Cultural distance and expatriate adjustment revisited
Meredith Downes, Masoud Hemmasi
Nagoya Japan, , 2011
Regional economic integration: From theory to measurement
Meredith Downes, Mark Hoelscher
Nagoya Japan, , 2011
The role of national culture in explaining entrepreneurial orientation
Meredith Downes
Newport Beach California, , 2011
Strategic Analysis of Expatriation: An Application of the Importance-Performance Model
Meredith Downes, Masoud Hemmasi
Rome Italy, , 2010
Spring 2008 - Particpated in a WebEx seminar on a simulation called Business Strategy Game. Time commitment was approximately 1.5 hours, and I was paid $150 for this activity.
Meredith Downes
null, , 2008
Corporate Governance: An overview of key topics
Gail S. Russ, Meredith Downes
Normal Illinois, June, 2006
Corporate governance in a somewhat-hard-to-crack nutshell
Gail Russ, Meredith Downes
Urbana Illinois, June, 2005
Disney and the new governance landscape
Meredith Downes, Gail Russ, P Ryan
Kansas City Missouri, , 2004
Governance legislation and litigation: The Disney response.
Gail Russ, Meredith Downes
Chicago Illinois, August, 2004
Trust and access to capital: The role of corporate governance in the Russian insurance environment.
Gail Russ, Meredith Downes
Bloomington Illinois, July, 2004
Corporate governance and the insurance industry: Theory, practice, and implications
Gail Russ, Meredith Downes
Springfield Illinois, May, 2004
Governance and corporate reputation: A review and synthesis of Sarbanes-Oxley, NYSE, and Nasdaq regulations
Gail Russ, Meredith Downes
Ft. Lauderdale Florida, May, 2004
When governance mechanisms fail to govern: The case of Enron and its board of directors
Meredith Downes, Gail Russ
Ft. Lauderdale Florida, May, 2004
Best practices in corporate governance
Meredieth Downes, Gail Russ
Bloomington Illinois, April, 2004
Corporate governance, business ethics, and regulation: Problem solved?
Gail Russ, Meredith Downes
Bloomington Illinois, January, 2004
Corporate governance best practices
Gail Russ, Meredith Downes
Bloomington Illinois, April, 2003
Corporate governance and directors and officers liability insurance: An overview of best practices.
Gail Russ, Meredith Downes
Bloomington Illinois, March, 2003