Dr. Nolan T. Gaffney
University of North Texas
Management
(940) 565-3155
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Education

PhD, University of Memphis, 2012.
Major: Business Administration - Management
Degree Specialization: International Strategy
Dissertation Title: AN ANALYSIS OF THE CROSS-BORDER ACQUISITION BEHAVIOR OF EMERGING MARKET MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
MBA, University of Cincinnati, 2008.
Major: Management
BBA, University of Tennessee, 2003.
Major: Logistics & Transportation

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Associate Professor of Management, University of North Texas. (September 1, 2018 – Present).
Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. (September 1, 2012August 31, 2018).
Graduate Research Assistant in Memphis CIBER, University of Memphis. (August 2008May 2012).
Graduate Assistant for Recruiting, University of Cincinnati. (20072008).
Professional
Lead Port Superintendent (Newark, NJ), APL. (20062007).
Port Superintendent (Norfolk, VA), APL. (20052006).
Marine Superintendent (Seattle, WA), APL - Eagle Marine Services. (20042005).
Marketing Analyst (Oakland, CA), APL Logisitics. (20032004).

Professional Memberships

Southern Management Association. (2009 – Present).

Academy of International Business. (2008 – Present).

Academy of Management. (2008 – Present).

Development Activities Attended

Faculty Development Leave,"Institutions and MNE Internationalization Decisions," University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (September 1, 2019December 15, 2019).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
BUSI 4940, Business Policy, 8 courses.
BUSI 5190, Administrative Strategy, 26 courses.
BUSI 6240, Applied Multivariate Statistics, 4 courses.
MGMT 4951, Honors College Capstone Thesis, 1 course.
MGMT 5140, Organizational Behavior and Analysis, 2 courses.
MGMT 5210, Human Resource Management Seminar, 6 courses.
MGMT 5660, International Management, 12 courses.
MGMT 5710, Seminar in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility, 13 courses.
MGMT 6900, Special Problems, 9 courses.

Directed Student Learning

Dissertation Committee Member,"Auditor Gender Bias," Accounting. (September 2023May 2025).

Dissertation Committee Member,"Improving Auditor Client Communication," Accounting. (September 2021May 2023).

Dissertation Committee Member,"The Influence of Emergency Department Wait Times on Inpatient Satisfaction Dimensions.," Learning Technologies. (September 2018December 2019).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"HRIS and Data Analytics," Management. (January 2019August 2019).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Current Topics in Strategy Research," Management. (January 2018May 2019).

Dissertation Committee Member,"Organizational Ambidexterity in Multiple Business Firms.," Management. (August 2017July 2018).

Dissertation Committee Member,"The Trident of Corporate Corruption Control: Implications and Effects.," Management. (August 2017July 2018).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Seminar in International Business," Management. (August 2016December 2016).

Supervised Research,"Institutions and the Family Business," Management. (January 2016May 2016).

Dissertation Committee Chair,"Semiglobalization: Institutional Effects on Multilatina Cross-border Acquisitions," Management. (January 2015May 2016).

Supervised Research, Management. (May 2015December 2015).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Concentrated Independent Study - Strategy," Management. (January 2015May 2015).

Dissertation Committee Member,"Incumbent Response to Radical Technological Innovation. The Influence of Competitive Dynamics on Strategic Choice.," Management. (January 2014May 2015).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Concentrated Independent Study - Strategy," Management. (January 2014May 2014).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Concentrated Independent Study - Strategy," Management. (January 2014May 2014).

Dissertation Committee Member,"When and Where Does It Pay to be Green: Intra- and Inter-Organizational Factors Influencing the Environmental / Financial Performance Link.," Management. (January 2013May 2014).

Supervised Research,"Summer 2013 research practicum.," Management. (May 2013August 2013).

Directed Individual/Independent Study,"Special Topics class on the statistical technique of Meta-Analysis," Management. (January 2013May 2013).

Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Accounting. (August 2012December 2012).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter
Kedia, B., Clampit, J., Gaffney, N. (2012). The Role of Institutions and Multinational Enterprises in Economic Development.. Handbook of Institutional Approaches to International Business. 173-203. Edward Elgar.
Kedia, B., Clampit, J., Gaffney, N. (2011). Institutions, MNEs, and Sustainable Development. Enhancing Global Competitiveness through Sustainable Environmental Stewardship. 70-108. Edward Elgar.
Journal Article
Clampit, J., Gaffney, N., Fabian, F., Stafford, T. (2023). Institutional Misalignment and Escape-Based FDI: A Prospect Theory Lens. International Business Review. 32(3), 102099.
Gaffney, N., Karst, R. (2023). An Institutional Perspective on Strategic Alignment of International Human Resource Management in Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises. The International Trade Journal. 38(1), 31-52.
Karst, R. V., Johnson, A., Gaffney, N. (2023). Bounded Entanglement: The Co-evolution of Institutions and Internationalization Research and Practice. The International Trade Journal. 37(1), 115-134.
Karst, R. K., Gaffney, N. T. (2020). Region-based Institutions and Internationalization: Evidence from Latin America. The International Trade Journal. 34(1), 94-114.
Penney, C. R., Combs, J., Gaffney, N. T., Sexton, J. (2018). A Jack of all Trades or a Master of None: The Performance Effects of Balancing Exploration and Exploitation Within vs. Across Alliance Portfolio Domains.. Journal of Knowledge Management. United Kingdom: Emerald.
Orudzheva, L., Gaffney, N. T. (2018). A Social Dominance Perspective of MNE CSR Initiatives. Social Responsibility Journal. 14(3), 501-515. Emerald.
Gaffney, N., Karst, R., Clampit, J. (2016). Emerging Market MNE Cross-border Acquisition Equity Participation: The role of Economic and Knowledge Distance.. International Business Review. 25(1), 267-275.
Kedia, B., Rhew, N., Gaffney, N., Clampit, J. (2016). Emerging Market Multinationals: Coopetition for Global Growth.. Thunderbird International Business Review. 58(6), 515-526.
Clampit, J., Kedia, B., Fabian, F., Gaffney, N. (2015). Offshoring Satisfaction: The Role of Partnership Credibility and Cultural Complementarity. Journal of World Business. 50(1), 79-93.
Kedia, B., Clampit, J., Gaffney, N. (2014). Globalizing Historically Black Business Schools: A Case Study of the Application of Modern Pedagogical Theories of Internationalizing Higher Education.. Journal of Teaching in International Business. 25(3), 214-234.
Gaffney, N., Cooper, D., Kedia, B., Clampit, J. (2014). Institutional Transitions, Global Mindset, and EMNE Internationalization. European Management Journal. 32(3), 383-391.
Gaffney, N., Kedia, B., Clampit, J. (2013). A Resource Dependence Perspective of EMNE FDI Strategy. International Business Review. 22(6), 1092-1100.
Kedia, B., Gaffney, N., Clampit, J. (2012). EMNEs and Knowledge-Seeking FDI. Management International Review. 52(2), 155-173.
Foote, J., Gaffney, N., Evans, J. (2010). Corporate Social Responsibility: Implications for Performance Excellence. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence. 21(8), 799-812.

Presentations Given

Invited Talk

Gaffney, N. (Presenter), UT Dallas Spring 2019 OSIM Research Series, Institutional Misalignment and Escape-Based FDI: A Prospect Theory Lens., UT Dallas, Richardson, TX, United States of America. (2019).

Paper

Chen, V. H. (Author & Presenter), Gaffney, N. (Author), Academy of Management, Big Data, HRIS, and Competitive Advantage., Vancouver, Canada, Canada. (2020).

Karst, R. (Author & Presenter), Gaffney, N. (Author), Western Hemispheric Trade Conference, Region-based Institutions and Internationalization Decisions: Evidence from Latin America., Laredo, TX, United States of America. (2019).

Orudzheva, L. (Author), Gaffney, N. T. (Author), Southern Management Association Annual Meeting, Untangling the country of origin bias in the CSR context: A Social Dominance Perspective., Charlotte, NC USA, United States of America. (20162016).

Gaffney, N., Vardaman, J., Hancock, J., Allen, D., Southern Management Association Annual Meeting, Going the Distance: Institutional Distance and International Human Resource Management Alignment, St Pete, Florida. (20152015).

Clampit, J., Gaffney, N., Rhew, N., Hancock, J., Academy of International Business - LTAM Conference, Institutional Misalignment and Multilatina OFDI Decisions., Santiago, Chile. (20152015).

Karst, R., Gaffney, N., Southern Management Association Conference, The Interplay of Complexity Theory and Resource Dependence Theory on Emerging Market Multinational Foreign Direct Investment., Savannah, Georgia. (20142014).

Karst, R., Gaffney, N., Academy of Management Conference, Institutional Quality and EMNE Cross-border Equity Acquisition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (20142014).

Hancock, J., Allen, D., Vardaman, J., Gaffney, N., Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, The Pearly Gates: Job Search Alternatives in the Turnover Process., Honolulu, Hawaii. (20142014).

Rhew, N., Steinbauer, R., Gaffney, N., Academy of International Business, Culture, Wealth, and Corruption: Economic Development's Mediating Role in Predicting Political Corruption., Istanbul, Turkey. (20132013).

Gaffney, N., Karst, R., Steinbauer, R., Rhew, N., Academy of International Business, Institutional Distance and Cross-border Acquisition Equity Participation by Emerging Market Multinationals., Istanbul, Turkey. (20132013).

Steinbauer, R. (Author & Presenter), Rhew, N. (Author), Gaffney, N. (Author), Academy of International Business, Unethical Behavior: The Interaction of Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions., Istanbul, Turkey, Turkey. (20132013).

Gaffney, N., Kedia, B., Clampit, J., Academy of Management Conference, Distance and Cross-border Acquisition Equity Participation by Emerging Market Multinationals, Boston, Massachusetts. (20122012).

Clampit, J., Kedia, B., Gaffney, N., Academy of International Business, Institutional Misalignment as a Driver of OFDI: An Exploratory Study of South American MNEs, Washington DC, District of Columbia. (20122012).

Clampit, J., Gaffney, N., Academy of International Business Southeast Conference, Institutions and Turnover, Orlando, Florida. (20112011).

Gaffney, N., Kedia, B., Clampit, J., Southern Management Association Conference, Institutional Transitions, Global Mindset, and Emerging Market Multinationals, Savannah, Georgia. (20112011).

Clampit, J., Kedia, B., Gaffney, N., Academy of Management Conference, A Culture-Based View of Offshoring: The Role of Cultural Friction, Trust, and Bounded Reliability, San Antonio, Texas. (20112011).

Gaffney, N., Clampit, J., Academy of Management Conference, Strategic IHRM: Institutional Distance and the Emerging Multinational Context, San Antonio, Texas. (20112011).

Kedia, B., Clampit, J., Gaffney, N., Eastern Academy of Management, Culture and Offshoring, Bangalore, India. (20112011).

Gaffney, N., Kedia, B., Clampit, J., Academy of Management Conference, A Resource Dependence Perspective of Emerging Market Multinationals, Montreal, Canada. (20102010).

Gaffney, N., Kedia, B., Clampit, J., Academy of International Business, Emerging Market Multinationals and the Pursuit of Knowledge, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (20102010).

Clampit, J., Kedia, B., Gaffney, N., Academy of International Business, Institutional Logics and Organizational Performance, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (20102010).

Gaffney, N., Kedia, B., Clampit, J., Southern Management Association Conference, Knowledge-Seeking FDI by Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises, Asheville, North Carolina. (20092009).

Clampit, J., Kedia, B., Gaffney, N., Academy of International Business, Prospects for Escape: Institutional Misalignment as a Driver of OFDI, San Diego, California. (20092009).

Scholarly Meeting Contribution

Gaffney, N. T. (Author & Presenter), Vardaman, J. M. (Author), Hancock, J. I. (Author), Allen, D. G. (Author), Going the distance: Institutional distance and international human resource management alignment., Southern Management Association Annual Meeting, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States of America. (2015).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Gaffney, N. T., "International Business Initiative," Sponsored by Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $2000 Funded. (August 2016May 2017).
Gaffney, N. (Principal), "Micro Mentoring Grant - Family Business Initiative," University of North Texas, $1350 Funded. (August 2014May 2015).
Gaffney, N. (Principal), Cooper, D. (Supporting), Sexton, M. (Supporting), Taylor, L. (Supporting), "Team Mentoring Grant - Family Business Initiative," University of North Texas, $4000 Funded. (August 2014May 2015).

Awards and Honors

2019 Summer Research Award, Ryan College of Business, University of North Texas. (May 2019July 2019).

March 2019 Invited Research Talk at UT Dallas, Spring 2019 OSIM Department Research Series. (March 2019March 2019).

2015 Best Paper Award for "Institutional Misalignment and Multilatina OFDI Decisions.", Academy of International Business - LAT Annual Conference, Santiago, Chile. (January 20152015).

2015 Outstanding Junior Faculty Research Award, University of North Texas, College of Business. (April 20152015).

2013 Junior Faculty Summer Research Grant, University of North Texas ORED. (July 20132013).

2013 Outstanding Paper Award for "Emerging Market Multinationals: Learning from collaboration to compete", Eastern Academy of Management / SMA International Annual Meeting, Seville, Spain. (20132013).

2011 John Yanouzas Award for Best Overall Paper (All Tracks) at the Eastern Academy of Management Annual Meeting for "Culture and Offshoring", Eastern Academy of Management. (20112011).

2011 William J. Ziegler Award for Best Overall Student Paper (All Tracks) at the Academy of International Business Southeast for "Institutions and Turnover", Academy of International Business Southeast Conference. (20112011).

Service

University Service

Committee Chair, UNT Faculty Development Leave Committee. (September 2022May 2025).

Committee Member, Department of Management Executive Committee. (January 2020August 2024).

Other, Associate Department Chair. (August 2022July 2024).

Co-Chair, System Hiring Work Group. (January 2023December 2023).

Chairperson, Search Committee - Coursera. (March 2023October 2023).

Committee Member, Department of Management Personnel Affairs Committee. (September 2022August 2023).

Other, Academic Affairs Fellow. (September 1, 2022August 30, 2023).

Committee Member, UNT Presidential Early Career Professorship Selection Committee. (September 2020May 2023).

Director, OBHR Academic Program. (January 2021December 2022).

Chairperson, Search Committee - Lecturer in Business Communication. (September 2022November 2022).

Committee Chair, Department of Management Personnel Affairs Committee. (January 2020August 2022).

Committee Member, UNT Graduate Council Group V Representative. (September 2019August 2022).

Committee Chair, Department of Management Research Roadmap. (January 2021August 2021).

Committee Chair, Department of Management Strategic Review Committee. (November 2020August 2021).

Committee Member, Search Committee - Assistant Professor in HR. (November 2020May 2021).

Other, UNT Leadership Fellow Program. (September 2020May 2021).

Committee Member, CoB Faculty Research Committee. (January 2019January 2021).

Committee Member, Department of Management Graduate Programs Committee. (September 2014August 2020).

Chairperson, Search Committee - Assistant Professor in Organizational Behavior. (January 2020April 2020).

Chairperson, Search Committee - Lecturer in OB/HR. (January 2020April 2020).

Committee Member, Search Committee - Assistant Professor of ENT/ST. (November 2019March 2020).

Committee Member, Search Committee - Endowed Chair in ENT. (June 2019March 2020).

Chairperson, Search Committee - Clinical Assistant Professor in Strategic Management. (October 2019February 2020).

Committee Member, Department of Management Personnel Affairs Committee. (September 2017December 2019).

Committee Member, Department of Management Faculty Search Committee. (January 2018August 2019).

Committee Member, Department of Management Executive Committee. (September 2016August 2019).

Other, UNT Faculty Senate. (September 2016August 2019).

Other, Department of Management Election Judge. (August 2016August 2019).

Committee Member, UNT Faculty Senate Executive Committee Group V Representative. (January 2019June 2019).

Committee Member, Management Department Chair Search Committee. (August 2018May 2019).

Other, Coordinator of BUSI 4940 - Business Capstone Course. (August 2015August 2018).

Committee Member, UNT Faculty Senate Executive Committee Group V Representative. (September 2017December 2017).

Committee Member, Dean's Committee on the MBA Program. (January 2017December 2017).

Committee Member, Department of Management Journal List Committee. (September 2014December 2017).

Committee Member, Provost's Task force on Capstone Courses. (November 2016August 2017).

Committee Chair, UNT Committee on Faculty Participation in Governance. (September 2016August 2017).

Committee Member, Department of Management Family Business Initiative. (20132016).

Professional Service

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of International Business Studies. (May 2018 – Present).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Management. (November 2016 – Present).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, European Management Journal. (2014 – Present).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, International Journal of Human Resource Management. (2014 – Present).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, International Business Review. (2013 – Present).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of World Business. (2013 – Present).

Reviewer, Conference Paper, Academy of Management Conference. (2010 – Present).

Reviewer, Conference Paper, Southern Management Association Annual Meeting. (2010 – Present).

Reviewer, Conference Paper, Academy of International Business. (20092014).