Elena (Liena) Kano
Positions
Associate Professor
Haskayne School of Business, Strategy and Global Management [SGMA]
McCaig Family Future Fund Professor
Haskayne School of Business
Contact information
Web presence
Phone number
Office: +1 (403) 220-2993
Location
Office: SH418
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Phone: (403) 220-6153
Email: lauren.steeves@ucalgary.ca
Background
Educational Background
B.A. Linguistics, U of Russias Acad of Education, 1998
M.B.A. Marketing, University of Calgary, 2001
Ph.D. Strategy and Global Management, University of Calgary, 2013
Biography
Liena Kano is an Associate Professor of Strategy and Global Management and the McCaig Family Future Fund Professor of International Family Business at the Haskayne School of Business. She holds a PhD and an MBA from the University of Calgary and a BA (Honours) in Linguistics and Intercultural Communications from the University of Russia's Academy of Education.
Liena teaches courses in strategic management, international business, and research methodology in the DBA, EMBA, MBA, and B.Comm. programs. Her research interests intersect international business, strategic management, and entrepreneurship. Liena studies business phenomena such as family firm governance, internationalization, and global value chains, with a particular focus on micro-level dynamics of managerial behaviour that underlie complex international governance decisions. Liena’s work has been published in such premier journals as the Journal of International Business Studies, California Management Review, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of World Business, Global Strategy Journal, and other high-quality academic outlets. Liena serves on editorial review boards of multiple journals, where her work has been recognized by several Best Reviewer awards. Liena plays an active leadership role in the international scholarly community. She is a former Chair of Strategic Management Society’s Global Strategy Interest Group and a current Board member of the Academy of International Business Canada Chapter, among other activities.
Prior to earning her PhD, Liena enjoyed a dynamic career in strategy in a range of Canadian and international industry sectors, including Oil & Gas, technology, and banking. Her significant management experience has influenced her current research interests.
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| MGST 746.1 | Topics in Business Management (Case Study Research Project) | Fall 2021 |
| SGMA 579 | Co-ordinating Global Business | Fall 2021 |
| SGMA 797.2 | Advanced Seminar in Strategy and Global Management (TheoryCollabDecisionMaking) | Winter 2022 |
Awards
- Best Reviewer, Journal of International Business Studies. 2021
- Top Cited Article, Global Strategy Journal. 2019
- Management History Division Best International Paper Award, Academy of Management. 2018
- Best Reviewer, Journal of International Business Studies. 2018
- Best Reviewer, Journal of World Business. 2018
- John F. Mee Award for best contribution to management history research, Academy of Management. 2013
Publications
- Family-owned multinational enterprises in the post-pandemic global economy . Calabro, A., Chrisman, J., & Kano, L.. Journal of international Business Studies. (2022)
- Global value chain (re)configuration: A framework to understand the structural and strategic impacts of COVID-19. . Kano, L., Narula, R., & Surdu, I. . California Management Review. (2022)
- Family firm internationalization: Past research and an agenda for the future. . Arregle, J._L., Chirico, F., Kano, L., Kundu, S., Majocchi, A., & Schulze, W. . Journal of international Business Studies. (2021)
- The family as a platform for FSA development: Enriching new internalization theory with insights from family firm research.. Kano, L., & Ciravegna, L, & Rattalino, F. . Journal of international Business Studies. (2021)
- Corporate diplomacy and family firm longevity. Ciravegna, L, Kano, L., Rattalino, F., & Verbeke, A. . Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. (2020)
- Global value chains: A review of multidisciplinary literature. Kano, L., Tsang, E., & Young, H.W.C.. Journal of international Business Studies. 51(4): 577-622. (2020)
- Global value chains in the post-COVID world: Governance for reliability. . Kano, L., Y Oh, C.H.. Journal of Management Studies. (2020)
- Theories of the multinational firm: A microfoundational perspective. Kano, L., & Verbeke, A. . Global Strategy Journal. 9 (Special Issue: Microfoundations of Global Strategy: Role of Leadership and Manager Characteristics): 117-147. (2019)
- A values-based analysis of bifurcation bias and its impact on family firm internationalization.. Verbeke, A., Yuan, W., & Kano, L.. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. (2019)
- Family firm internationalization: Heritage assets and the impact of bifurcation bias. Kano, L., & Verbeke, A. . Global Strategy Journal. 8 (Special Issue: Family Firms in the Global Economy): 158-183. (2018)
- Global value chain governance: A relational perspective. Kano, L.. Journal of International Business Studies. 49: 684-705. (2018)
- Adapting the Uppsala model to a modern world: Macro-context and microfoundations. Coviello, N., Kano, L., & Leisch, P. . Journal of international Business Studies. 48: 1151-1164. (2017)
- An internalization theory perspective on the global and regional strategies of multinational enterprises. Verbeke, A., & Kano, L. . Journal of World Business. 48: 1151-1164. (2016)
- Inside the regional multinationals: A new value chain perspective on subsidiary capabilities. Verbeke, A., Kano, L., & Yuan, W. . International Business Review. 25(3): 785-793. (2016)
- The new internalization theory and multinational enterprises from emerging economies: A business history perspective. Verbeke, A., & Kano, L. . Business History Review. 89(3): 415-446. (2015)
- The Three Faces of Bounded Reliability: Alfred Chandler And the Micro-Foundaitons of Management Theory. Kano, L. & Verbeke, A. . California Management Review. 58(1): 97-122. (2015)
- The transaction cost economics (TCE) theory of trading favors. Verbeke, A., & Kano, L. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 30(2): 409-431. (2013)
- The Transaction Cost Economics Theory of the Family Firm: Family-Based Human Asset Specificity and the Bifurcation Bias. Verbeke, A., & Kano, L. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 36(6): 1183-1205. (2012)
- Transaction Cost Economics (TCE) and the Family Firm. Verbeke, A., & Kano, L.. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 34(6): 1173-1182. (2010)
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