Cecilia Pahlberg
Researcher at Department of Business Studies; Guests and others
- E-mail:
- Cecilia.Pahlberg@fek.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Ekonomikum
Kyrkogårdsgatan 10, ingång C
751 20 UPPSALA - Postal address:
- Box 513
751 20 UPPSALA
- Academic merits:
- PhD, Docent
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Biography
Cecilia Pahlberg is associate professor at the Department of Business Studies. She teaches courses in international business at both undergraduate and graduate level. Further, she is a thesis advisor at the undergraduate, master and doctoral levels. She has received rewards for excellent teaching from Uppsala university and from Uppsalaekonomerna.
Cecilia Pahlberg's research interests concern headquarters-subsidiary relationships in multinational firms, the impact from cultural differences as well as organizational learning. She is also interested in the transfer of management practices across countries and was for a number of years executive secretary for the EU-financed project "Creation of European Management Practice". Her most recent research projects concerns the relationship between small firms and political actors within the European Union and the impact from socio-political actors on multinationals in emerging markets.
She has also been involved in the administration at the Department of Business Studies, 1998-2000 as Director of Studies and 2005-2007 as responsible for the undergraduate program. She has a specific interest in quality development and has for more than a decade been a member of Quality Committees at the department, faculty and university level.
Further, Cecilia Pahlberg is a member of several organisations collaborating with the university. She is for instance secretary in the Uppsala branch of SNS - Centre for Business and Policy Studies -an independent network of leading decision makers from the private and public sectors, and a board member of IPF (Institutet för Personal och Företagsutveckling). The municipality of Uppsala awards every year a limited number of bachelor and master theses, and Cecilia Pahlberg is a member of the committee selecting these. Further, as inspector for the largest student nation in Uppsala, Norrlands nation, she has continuous contacts with a large number of students.

Publications
Recent publications
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The role of headquarters in managing coopetition within MNCs: a tale of two paradoxes
Part of Multinational Business Review, p. 290-304, 2024
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Part of Journal of Strategy and Management., p. 362-377, 2023
- DOI for The competition-cooperation interplay for knowledge development: a headquarters-subsidiary perspective
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Cooperating while competing in multinational corporations
Part of Competition, p. 176-188, Oxford University Press, 2021
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Part of Theories and Perspectives in Business Administration, p. 57-82, Studentlitteratur AB, 2020
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Part of Research Handbook of Global Leadership, p. 91-107, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020
All publications
Articles in journal
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The role of headquarters in managing coopetition within MNCs: a tale of two paradoxes
Part of Multinational Business Review, p. 290-304, 2024
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Part of Journal of Strategy and Management., p. 362-377, 2023
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Business and Socio‑Political Interaction in International Service Projects: The Case of Brazil
Part of MIR: Management International Review, p. 171-200, 2019
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The cooperation-competition interplay in the ICT industry
Part of Journal of business & industrial marketing, p. 495-505, 2018
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The development of IB as a scientific field
Part of International Business Review, p. 1080-1088, 2018
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Subsidiary Strategy Processes in Latin America
Part of European Business Review, p. 535-550, 2015
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A Network View of MNC Embeddedness in a Politically Uncertain Market: The Case of Turkey
Part of Business and Politics, p. 339-372, 2014
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Multinational Firms and Political Actors: The Issue of Corruption and Transparency
Part of International Journal of Business Environment, p. 284-299, 2014
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Part of Journal of management inquiry, p. 394-413, 2013
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Political entrepreneurship in new small ventures: The case of IMS
Part of International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, p. 26-43, 2011
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Adding a political dimension to business research
Part of International Journal of Business Environment, p. 391-399, 2009
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Political embeddedness of technological development: The IgY case
Part of International Journal of Business Environment, p. 418-434, 2009
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Small firms' interaction with political organizations in the European Union
Part of Industrial Marketing Management, p. 687-697, 2009
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Part of Nordiske Organisasjons Studier, p. 34-59, 2000
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Deregulation and Homogenisation. The Creation of European Management Practice
Part of European Forum for Management Development, p. 41-46, 2000
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Subsidiary Influence on Strategic Behaviour in MNCs: An Empirical Study
Part of International Business Review, p. 319-334, 1997
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Conflict and Control in MNC New Product Introduction
Part of Journal of Market-Focused Management, p. 249-265, 1996
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Subsidiary Influence and Autonomy in International Firms
Part of Scandinavian International Business Review, p. 41-51, 1992
Books
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Marknadsföring - så mycket mer än reklam
Studentlitteratur, 2013
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Marknadsföring - så mycket mer än reklam
Studentlitteratur, 2013
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Studentlitteratur, Lund, 2002
Chapters in book
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Cooperating while competing in multinational corporations
Part of Competition, p. 176-188, Oxford University Press, 2021
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Part of Theories and Perspectives in Business Administration, p. 57-82, Studentlitteratur AB, 2020
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Part of Research Handbook of Global Leadership, p. 91-107, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020
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Approaching and Extending Business Networks—An Agenda for New Research Challenges
Part of Extending the Business Network Approach, p. 3-19, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
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The Emergence of the Business Network Approach
Part of Extending the Business Network Approach, p. 21-38, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
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Multinational corporations' relationship with political actors: Transparency versus opacity
Part of The Oxford Handbook of Economic and Institutional Transparency, p. 341-358, Oxford University Press, 2015
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Networks and Social Capital: An internationalizing entrepreneurial firm's network is its networth
Part of The Routledge Companion to International Entrepreneurhip, p. 117-131, Routledge, 2014
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Part of Marknadsföring - så mycket mer än reklam, Studentlitteratur, 2013
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Marknadsföring - så mycket mer än reklam
Part of Marknadsförng - så mycket mer än reklam, p. 171-177, Studentlitteratur, 2013
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Marknadsföring i ett internationellt perspektiv - spelar kultur någon roll?
Part of Marknadsföring - så mycket mer än reklam, Studentlitteratur, 2013
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Part of Business, Society and Politics, p. 209-230, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2012
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Academic Leadership in Theory and Practice
Part of Exploring the Worlds of Mercury and Minerva, Uppsala universitet, 2009
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Academic leadership in theory and practice
Part of Exploring the Worlds of Mercury and Minerva, p. 363-374, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2009
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Managing Cultural Problems in HQ-Subsidiary Relationships: A Managerial Dilemma
Part of Business Networks and International Marketing, p. 419-436, Doo Yang Publishing Co, 2007
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The Importance of Information Technology in Business Relationships
Part of Business Networks and International Marketing, p. 383-400, Doo Yang Publishing Co., 2006
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Do Cultural Differences Impact on Business Relationships?: The Case of European and Iranian Firms
Part of Business Networks and International Marketing, p. 437-452, Doo Yang Publishing Co, 2006
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Business Opportunities, Subsidiaries and Interpreneurial Activity
Part of Managing Opportunity Development in Business Networks, p. 127-145, Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
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Opportunity Development for Ongoing Business Relationships
Part of Managing Opportunity Development in Business Networks, p. 250-268, Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
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Creation and Diffusion of Knowledge in Subsidiary Business Networks
Part of Business Network Learning, p. 169-181, Pergamon, 2001
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The Impact from Business Networks on MNC Competence Development: A Case Study
Part of The Emergence and Impact of MNC Centres of Excellence, p. 79-93, Macmillan Press Ltd, 2000
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Cultural Differences and Problems in HQ-Subsidiary Relationships in MNCs
Part of The Nature of the International Firm, p. 451-473, Handelshøjskolens forl., 1997
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Le Reti Internazionali Di Imprese
Part of Materiale Di Studio Dell Organizzatione Aziendale, Aracne Edi trice, Roma, 1995
Collections (editor)
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Extending the Business Network Approach: New Territories, New Technologies, New Terms
Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
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Extending Business Network Approach - New Territories, New Technologies, New Terms
Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
Comprehensive doctoral thesis
Conference papers
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The Inclusion of Business and Nonbusiness Actors in Innovation Networks
2019
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The Competition: Cooperation Interplay within MNEs for Knowledge Development and Innovation
2019
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Competition and Cooperation within Multinationals
2019
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2017
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Part of Proceedings of the 59th annual meeting of the Academy of International Business, 2017
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MNC-Host Government Relationship: The Case of Brazil
2015
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Exploring Coopetition: When partners start to compete: "Competitive Paper"
2015
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2015
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When Cooperation becomes Competition: Ericsson in Brazil
2014
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When Cooperation becomes Competition: Ericsson in Brazil
2014
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Transparency and corruption: MNC:s relationship with political actors
2013
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Ambidextrous relationships between MNCs and governments: Transparency vs. opacity
2013
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Handling uncertainty by reaching insidership in networks: The case of ABB in Turkey
2012
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2012
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2012
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2011
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2011
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Socio-Political Actors in Business Network Contexts
2010
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Non-business actors in business networks
2010
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2009
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Political and Business Interaction among Small Firms in the European Union
Part of The 24th IMP Conference, Uppsala University, 2008
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Bolognaprocessen och den svenska ekonomutbildningen
2007
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Bolognaprocessen och den svenska ekonomutbildningen
2007
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Information System and Technology in Organisations and society (ISTOS)
2004
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Consultants as intermediaries between software providers and users: the case of SAP/R3
2003
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De multinatiionella företagens roll i spridningen av moderna managementidéer
Part of 15 Nordiska ämneskonferensen i Helsingfors, 1999
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Management Trends at the Turn of the Century
Part of EGOS Conference, Warwick, 1999
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SAP/R3 as Carrier of Management Knowledge
Part of CEMP conference at Scancor, Stanford, 1999
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The Emergence of Centres of Excellence in MNCs: - An Empirical Study
Part of Nordic Perspectives on International Business, Oslo, 1998
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Who Controls MNC Introduction of New Products
Part of Nordic Perspectives on International Business, Copenhagen, 1996
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Culturally Induced Problems and Control in MNCs
Part of Nordic Perspectives on International Business, Copenhagen, 1995
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Technological Development and its Implications in International Firms
Part of EIBA conference proceedings, 1993
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Technical Development in Subsidiaries and its Effects on Influence in International Firms
Part of IMP conference proceedings, Lyon, 1992
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Managing International Networks: A presentation of a research project
Part of The 7th IMP Conference, 1991
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Global Firms in Internationalized Networks
1990
Reports
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Final Report of the CEMP Project
2001
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The Content of European Management Ideas
2001
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The Diffusion of European Management Ideas
2001
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Multinationals as Carriers of Management Practice
1998
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MNCs differ - and so do subsidiaries
1996
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Cultural differences and problems in HQ-subsidiary relationships in MNCs
1995
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Managing International Networks: Presentation of a Research Project
1992
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Global firms in internationalized networks
1990