Laszlo Tihanyi

Laszlo Tihanyi is the William Alexander Kirkland Professor of Strategic Management in the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. He received his Ph.D. from Indiana University. Before joining Rice, he was the Roberts Chair in Business at Texas A&M University. He held visiting positions at Duke University, Indiana University, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, the University of Groningen, and the University of Melbourne. He teaches courses about international corporate governance (MGMT 663), stakeholder risk management (MGMT 662) for MBA students and organization theory (BUSI 540) for PhD students. Laszlo Tihanyi’s current research explores the involvement of institutional investors in foreign direct investment, the institutional environment of internationalization decisions, and the effects of social movements on multinational firms. His papers have been published in the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, and others. He is a former Editor of the Academy of Management Journal.

Teaching Interests: 

• Strategic management
• Organization theory
• Corporate governance
• International business

Research Interests: 

• International corporate governance
• Institutional investors
• Foreign direct investment
• Social movements and multinational firms