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Dr Christiaan Roell

Dr Christiaan Roell

Lecturer
Business School
Sch of Management & Governance

Christiaan Röell is a Lecturer and Scientia Fellow at the 91É«ÇéƬ Business School, Department of Management and Governance. His research is focused on the political strategies of multinationals in international environments, especially in Southeast Asia. He is interested in government affairs managers, and his research seeks to unpack corporate political strategizing. Christiaan's recent research focuses on how multinationals collaborate with government agencies to achieve the UN SDGs. HisÌýwork has been published in the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Human Resource Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Research, Journal of World Business, Journal of International Management, British Journal of Management, and AIB Insights.
Phone
+61 2 9348 3012
E-mail
c.roell@unsw.edu.au
Location
Business School Building (E12) Level 5 Room 542
  • Journal articles | 2027
    Röell C; Korendijk M, 2027, 'Bargaining never stops: Post-entry bargaining in decentralized emerging markets', Journal of World Business, 62,
    Journal articles | 2026
    Arndt F; Roell C, 2026, 'Longstanding MNE subsidiaries: Toward a theory of subsidiary longevity', Journal of International Management, 32, pp. 101349 - 101349,
    Journal articles | 2026
    Korendijk M; Naderpajouh N; De Keyser B; Röell C, 2026, 'The Many Lives of Law in the Commons: How Legislation Shapes Collaborative Engagement', Business and Society,
    Journal articles | 2026
    Roell C; Arndt F; Ng W; Tajeeb R, 2026, 'Managing Corruption during Regime Change', Journal of Business Ethics,
    Journal articles | 2026
    Roell C, 2026, 'Book review: Ethnography in International Business: Learning from the Field, by Mary Yoko Brannen, Cambridge University Press (2025)', Journal of International Management, 32, pp. 101366 - 101366,
    Journal articles | 2026
    Roell C, 2026, 'Ethnography in International Business: Learning from the Field, by Mary Yoko Brannen, Cambridge University Press (2025)', Journal of International Management,
    Journal articles | 2026
    Röell C, 2026, 'Audit culture: how indicators and rankings are reshaping the world', Journal of International Business Studies, pp. 1 - 4,
    Journal articles | 2025
    Roell C; Ng W; Arndt F, 2025, 'Cultivating relationships between foreign multinationals and barricaded government buyers in emerging markets', Journal of Business Research,
    Journal articles | 2025
    Röell C; Ocampo A; Özbilgin MF, 2025, 'From Pipe Dream to Meaningful Action: How MNEs Can Deliver Decent Work', AIB Insights, 25,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Osabutey E; Seny K; Konan S; Arndt F; Roell C, 2024, 'Technology transfer potential in local and foreign-owned firms in emerging economies', British Journal of Management,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Roell C; Arndt F; Benischke M; Piekkari R, 2024, 'Doing good for political gain: The instrumental use of the SDGs as nonmarket strategies', Journal of International Business Studies,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Roell C; Ozbilgin M; Arndt F, 2024, 'Covert allyship: Implementing LGBT policies in an adversarial context', Human Resource Management,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Röell C; Arndt F; Kumar V, 2024, 'A Blessing and a Curse: Institutional Embeddedness of Longstanding MNE Subsidiaries in Emerging Markets', Journal of Management Studies, 61, pp. 561 - 594,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Arndt F; Roell C; Kumar V, 2023, 'Mature MNE Subsidiaries in Emerging Markets: An Old Phenomenon with a New Research Agenda', AIB Insights, 23,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Osabutey EL; Seny Kan KA; Senyo P; Arndt F; Röell C, 2023, 'Technology Transfer in Local and Foreign-owned Firms in Emerging Economies', Academy of Management Proceedings, 2023,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Röell C; Osabutey E; Rodgers P; Arndt F; Khan Z; Tarba S, 2022, 'Managing socio-political risk at the subnational level: Lessons from MNE subsidiaries in Indonesia', Journal of World Business, 57,
  • Conference Papers | 2026
    Roell C, 2026, 'Regulatory Interventions and Corporate Political Reconfiguration in Sin Industries', Philadelphia, presented at Academy of Management, Philadelphia, 31 July 2026 - 04 August 2026,
    Other | 2026
    Roell C, 2026, Book review: Ethnography in International Business: Learning from the Field, by Mary Yoko Brannen, Cambridge University Press (2025), Elsevier,
    Other | 2026
    Röell C, 2026, Audit culture: how indicators and rankings are reshaping the world, Springer Nature,
    Conference Papers | 2024
    Roell C; Arndt F; Ng W, 2024, 'Navigating Political System Change in a Transitional Economy', in Academy of Management Proceedings, Academy of Management, Chicago, presented at Academy of Management, Chicago, 09 August 2024 - 13 August 2024,
    Conference Papers | 2024
    Roell C; Arndt F; Ng W, 2024, 'When Stigma Harms Legitimacy: Managing the Dynamics of Stigmatization and Legitimation', in Academy of Management Proceedings, Academy of Management, Chicaco, presented at Academy of Management, Chicaco, 09 August 2024 - 13 August 2024,
    Conference Papers | 2023
    Roell C; Arndt F; Ng W, 2023, 'Managing the Legitimacy of ‘Sinful’ Companies in Extreme Institutional Environments', in Academy of Management Proceedings, Academy of Management, Boston, presented at Academy of Management, Boston, 04 August 2023 - 08 August 2023,
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Roell C; Arndt F, 2021, 'Unpacking institutional embeddedness in emerging markets', in Academy of Management Proceedings, Academy of Management, Online, presented at Academy of Management, Online, 29 July 2021 - 04 August 2021,
  • Media | 2025
    Roell C; Özbilgin M; Ocampo A, 2025, How can multinationals genuinely deliver fair work?,
    Media | 2025
    Roell C, 2025, How multinationals can navigate corruption when governments fall, 91É«ÇéƬ Business Think,
    Media | 2025
    Roell C, 2025, Keys to winning government contracts in emerging markets,
    Media | 2024
    Roell C; Arndt F, 2024, Businesses are leveraging the UN Sustainable Development Goals to gain political influence, The Conversation,
    Media | 2024
    Roell C, 2024, Covert allies: How multinationals choose sides on LGBT rights in Indonesia, /newsroom/news/2024/05/covert-allies-how-multinationals-choose-sides-LGBT-rights-Indonesia
    Media | 2022
    Roell C, 2022, How companies should respond to U.S.-China tensions and global supply chain disruptions, The Conversation,
    Media | 2022
    Roell C, 2022, What can we learn about managing MNE-government relations from century-old subsidiaries in Indonesia?,

  • Australia-Indonesia Institute grant 2025-26 'Strengthening economic ties: Tackling procurement and regulation barriers in Indonesia' $20,000
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  • SSHRC Insight grant 2023-25 'Overcoming adversity in cross-sector partnerships: A micro-level study of commitment. $95,278
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  • BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants SRG 2021-22 'Tackling grand challenges: cross-sectoral collaborations to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals' £10,000

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  • Finalist for International ManagementÌýDivision Best Paper Award 2026, AOM (2026). 'Regulatory interventions and corporate political reconfiguration in sin industries'.Ìý
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  • Best paper award at the Asian Academy of Management in Bangkok, Thailand (2025). Title 'Derisking Amid Geopolitical Uncertainty'.
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  • Nominated for the Academy of International Business (AIB) Sustainability SIG Research Award 2025. TitleÌý'Doing good for political gain: the instrumental use of the SDGs as nonmarket strategies.'
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  • Research Excellence Award. Level A/B - Early Career researcher. In November 2024 at 91É«ÇéƬ Business School.Ìý
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  • ASAC 2023 Conference IB Division: 'Expanding the IMP approach to Business-to-Government relationships: The case of the healthcare industry' (Honorable mention)
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  • Best paper award at the 6th Global Strategy and Emerging Markets (GSEM) conference in Vancouver (2022). Title: 'Sowing the Seeds for Political Influence: Aligning CSR Strategies with the Sustainable Development Goals'
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  • Best Paper Award at the 38th Euro-Asia Management Studies Association's (EAMSA) annual conference (2022) in Tokyo 'Sowing the seeds for political influence: Incorporating the UN SDGs into the MNE’s nonmarket strategy'

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Editorial Board member

  • Academy of Management: Organizations and their environment
  • Australian Journal of Management
  • Multinational Business Review
  • Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

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