Stephen J. Kobrin Faculty Profile

Stephen J. Kobrin
William H. Wurster Professor of Multinational Management

PhD, University of Michigan, 1975; MBA, University of Pennsylvania, 1961; BMgtE, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1960

Research Areas
International political economy; globalization; , global strategy, impact of the information revolution

Current Projects
Liberalization of FDI policy in developing countries; globalization, multinationals and human rights, global governance.

Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1987-present (Director, The Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies, 2006-2007; named William H. Wurster Professor of Multinational Management, 1992; Director, The Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies, 1994-2000; Director, William H. Wurster Center for International Management Studies, 1992-94; Chairperson, Management Department, 1989-92; Anheuser-Busch Term Professor of Management, 1987-92). Previous appointments: New York University; The Conference Board; Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Other Positions
Brand Manager, Procter & Gamble, 1965-71

Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards
Fellow, Academy of International Business

Professional Leadership 2003-2007
Fellow, World Economic Forum, 1995-present; President, Academy of International Business, 2001-2002

Representative Publications
“The Determinants of Liberalization of FDI Policy in Developing Countries: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.” Transnational Corporations 14.4 (April 2005).

“Oil and Politics: Talisman Energy and Sudan.” "New York University Journal of International Law and Politics." 36/2-3, (Winter/Spring 2004).

“Safe Harbors are Hard to Find: The Trans-Atlantic Privacy Dispute, Democratic Legitimacy and Global Governance.” Review of International Studies 30 (2004).

“Multinational Corporations, The Protest Movement and the Future of Global Governance,” in Leviathans: Multinational Corporations and the New Global History, Alfred Chandler and Bruce Mazlish, eds. Cambridge University Press, 2004.

"Back to the Future: Neo-Medievalism and Post-Modern World Economy." Journal of International Affairs 51.2 (Spring 1998).