Dr. Elango, B.E., M.B.A., M. Phil, Ph.D., ARM.
Professor of International Strategic Management
Department of Management and Quantitative Methods
Office Room: 345 State Farm Hall of Business
Phone: 309 438 5930
Fax: 309 438 8201
E-Mail: elango@ilstu.edu
TEACHING & TRAINING
Dr. Elango has a 20-year teaching experience in four different universities in the United States.
Courses Covered:
Graduate: Strategic Management/International Management
Undergraduate: Strategic Management/International Business
Training Seminars:
Cross-Cultural Management Development: Surviving and Adapting in Foreign Markets
Leading Strategic Change: Understanding, Communicating and Executing Strategy
RESEARCH
Dr. Elango is one of the leading scholars in international strategy and competition. He has
published over 45 articles in top-tier journals such as Journal of International Business Studies,
Management International Review, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of International
Management, Journal of Business Venturing, Long Range Planning, and Journal of Risk and Insurance.
His work has been referenced by other scholars over 800 times.
Research Expertise
International Business Issues
Internationalization-Performance
Entry Mode Strategy
Liabilities of Foreignness
Emerging Markets
Country of Origin Effect
Strategic Issues
Evolutionary Change
International Diversification
Technology/Innovation Management
Franchising
Venture Creation
Organization Flexibility
List of Publications (PDF)
AWARDS
Country Insurance & Financial Services Faculty Scholar (2008-10); Wilma Jean Alexander Faculty
Technology Award (2007); Caterpillar Faculty Scholar (2006); College of Business Outstanding
Researcher (2004); Illinois State University Research Initiative Award (2002).
SERVICE
Dr. Elango serves in the Editorial Review Board of the journal Management International Review and
as a consulting staff at ISU’s Statistical Consulting Center. He is the departmental representative
for the Institutional Review Board and is a research fellow at the Katie School of Insurance and
Financial Services. Previously he served in the University Hearing Panel, Student Code Enforcement
and Review Board, Academic Freedom, Ethics and Grievance Committee,
and AQ Task Force (AACSB) for ISU-COB.
INFORMATION FOR CURRENT STUDENTS (password required/officially enrolled students only)
International Business Club
