Nikhil Celly
Assistant Professor of International Business
Address: 6363
St. Charles Avenue, Box 15
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504)864-7933
Fax: (504)864-7970
Email:
ncelly@loyno.edu
Office: Miller 348
Education
- Ph.D. General Management 2008. Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario , Canada
- M.S., Electrical Engineering , University of Rochester , USA 1991
- B.E., Electronics and Communication Engineering , University of Delhi , India 1990
DISSERTATION - Title: Subsidiary downsizing in large multinational companies. Advisor: Paul W. Beamish. Committee: Danny Van Den Bulcke, Glenn Rowe, Shih-Fen Chen and David Williamson
Academic/Industry Experience
- Currently, Assistant Professor, International Business. Loyola University New Orleans, Fall 2007 - date.
- Instructor. University of Windsor , 2007. Introduction to International Business
- Guest lecturer. Richard Ivey School of Business, 2006. Global Strategy (MBA and HBA)
- Guest lecturer. Ryerson University , 2005. Entrepreneurship and Family Business
Academic Affiliations
Member of editorial board
- International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business (IJESB).
Member
- Academy of Management (Business Policy and Strategy Division and International Management Division)
- Academy of International Business
- Strategic Management Society
- Administrative Sciences Association of Canada
Nikhil has over 7 years of middle to senior level business experience. He ran his own small business of education consulting for 4 years in India and Australia . He has also worked as part of the senior management team of two venture capital funded start-up ventures in online and distance education in India . In addition, he worked in the area of international marketing and business development for a software consulting firm and has also been a consultant to the World Bank and the British Council for distance education programs.
- 2002-2006, Research Assistant, Ivey Business School , University of Western Ontario
- 2001-2002, Sr. Business Manager-JVs and Alliances, Quality Assurance Institute, India
- 2000-2001, Head-Transnational Education, Platinum EDU
- 2000, Manager-International Education, eGurucool.com
- 1995-2000, President, Aust-India Education
Research Interests
I consider myself an international business and strategy researcher. My research currently focuses on the international disinvestments of large multinational companies and in particular their downsizing initiatives. I also have an interest in small firm internationalization and new venture internationalization of firms from both developed and emerging economies.
Publications, Proceedings and Papers
Journal submissions
• Han, M. & Celly, N. (Revise and Re-submit). Pro-Profit, Pro-Growth, or Both? Evidence Linking Strategic Ambidexterity and Performance in International New Ventures. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences (CJAS).
Working papers
- Celly, N. & Beamish, P.W. To downsize or not to downsize a subsidiary: What are the antecedents? (for submission to Journal of International Business Studies )
- Celly, N. & Beamish, P.W. Does downsizing work? A subsidiary level view. (for submission to Strategic Management Journal )
- Celly, N., Kistruck, G., Rowe, W.G. & Beamish, P.W. Performance impact of product diversity, FDI and exporting in SMEs. (for submission to Strategic Management Journal )
- Celly, N & Beamish, P.W. Number of partners and JV performance: The role of social capital. (for submission to Journal of International Business Studies )
- Lim, D., Celly, N. & Morse, E. Think inside the box: When should (not) a firm retrench? (for submission to Strategic Management Journal )
Conferences
- Han, M. & Celly, N. (2007). Pro-Profit, Pro-Growth, or Both? Preliminary Evidence Linking Strategic Ambidexterity and Performance in International New Ventures. Presented at Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management Conference , Philadelphia , 2007. Also selected for the Academy of Management's Best Paper Proceedings .
- Celly, N. & W. G. Rowe. (2006). Performance impact of product diversification, exporting and FDI in SMEs. Presented at the Strategic Management Society Conference , Vienna , Austria , 2006.
- Celly, N. & W. G. Rowe. (2006). Product diversification, exporting and FDI in SMEs: Do these interact and how? Paper selected for the JIBS Annual Paper Development Workshop, Academy of International Business Conference , Beijing , China , 2006.
- Thornhill, S. & Celly, N. (2006). What is the dependent variable in entrepreneurship research? Presented at Babson Conference , Bloomington , Indiana , 2006.
- Celly, N. (2006). Anti-takeover provisions and target firm's stock value: An RBV and agency theory perspective. Business policy division, ASAC Conference proceedings , Banff , Alberta , 2006.
- Celly, N. (2005). Number of partners and JV performance: The role of social capital: A TCE and RBV perspective. Presented at the International Management Division, Academy of Management Conference , Honolulu , Hawaii .
- Celly, N., Han. M. & Nia, M. (2005). The sustainable startup: A conceptual model. Presented at the Canadian Conference for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference , Waterloo , Ontario .
- Celly, N. (2005). Internationalization and firm performance: The moderating role of intangible assets and subsidiary GM nationality. Presented at the International Business Division , ASAC Conference, Toronto , Ontario .
- Celly, N. & Beamish, P.W. (2004). Entry mode choice by small vs. large firms: An organizational capability (OC) perspective. International Business Division , ASAC Conference Proceedings , Quebec City , Quebec .
- Celly, N. & Beamish, P.W. (2004). Vincor and the new world of wine, ASAC Conference Proceedings , Quebec City , Quebec .
Cases Published
- Co-authored two strategy and international business cases with associated teaching notes.
- Beamish, P.W. & Celly, N. ( 2003). Vincor and the New World of Wine. Ivey Publishing.
- Reprinted in:
- Boeh, K. & Beamish, P.W. (2007). Mergers and Acquisitions: Text and Cases, Sage, Thousand Oaks , California .
- Beamish, P.W. (2006). Cases in Strategic Management, 8 th ed.: McGraw Hill-Ryerson
- Hitt, M. A., Ireland, R. D., Hoskisson, R. E., Sheppard, J. P., & Rowe, W. G. (2006). Strategic Management: Competitiveness and Globalization-Cases , 2 nd Canadian ed.: Thomson-Nelson.
- Thompson, A. , Gamble, J. & Strickland, A.J. (2005). Strategy: Winning in the Marketplace: Core Concepts, Analytical Tools, Cases , 2 nd ed .: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, Chicago .
- Dhanaraj, C., Beamish, P.W. & Celly, N. (2004). Eli Lilly in India : Rethinking Joint Venture Strategy, Ivey Publishing.
- Reprinted in:
- Bartlett , C.A. , Ghoshal, S. & Beamish, P.W. (forthcoming in 2007). Transnational Management: Text, Readings and Cases in Cross Border Management, 5/E. Irwin McGraw-Hill, Burr Ridge , Illinois .
- Beamish, P.W. (2006). Cases in Strategic Management, 8 th ed.: McGraw Hill-Ryerson
- George, S.S, Dutta, S. & Gupta, V. (2005). Case Studies in Business Strategy, Vol V. Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) Center for Management Research.
Personal
Married with no kids (yet!). Enjoy traveling, tennis, swimming and car-racing.