Professor of International Business & Strategic Management
Dr. Elie Chrysostome is Professor of International Business and Strategic Management
at the State University of New York College at Plattsburgh and Founding Director of
CEDIMES Institute USA (Centre for Research in International Business, Economics and
Entrepreneurship). He was the chair of the division of International Business of the
Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC). He is also the chair of the
International Conference of CEDIMES Institute USA and the chair of the International
Workshop of Ivey Business School Case Teaching in West Africa.
Dr. Elie Chrysostome is a research associate at the Strategy and Society Chair of
Management of HEC-Montreal (Canada) and at the Montreal Local Global Research Group
at the John Molson School of Business of Concordia University at Montreal (Canada).
He is also a research associate of SOAS at University of London (UK) and advisor at
The Cambridge Learning Gateway of the University of Cambridge (UK). He taught at Laval
University and at University of Moncton in Canada and was invited speaker or visiting
scholar at several leading business schools including Thunderbird School of Global
Management (Arizona, USA), Haute Ecole de Gestion de Fribourg (Fribourg, Switzerland),
HEC-Montreal (Canada), Laval University (Quebec, Canada), Universite Paris-Dauphine,
Wroclaw University of Economics (Poland) and Alfred Nobel University (Ukraine).
His research works have focused on issues related to International Joint-Ventures
and Strategic Alliances, internationalization of small businesses and international
entrepreneurship with a particular interest for diaspora and immigrant entrepreneurship,
capacity building in developing countries. He supervised, co-supervised or served
as external examiner of many graduate student dissertations including Ph.D. students
from prestigious universities such as Ivey Business School, John Molson Business School
of Concordia University and Laval University in Canada. He’s author and co-author
of more than 40 publications in academic journals of International Business and Management
including Thunderbird International Business Review, Journal of International Entrepreneurship, Transnational Corporations Review, Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Journal of Competitiveness, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Countries, International Journal of Economics and Business Research. His most recent book (edited) is entitled: Capacity Building in Emerging and Developing Countries: From a Mindset Transformation
to Entrepreneurship and Diaspora Involvement. He also edited Building Businesses in Emerging and Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities with Dr. Rick Molz of John Molson School of Business of Concordia University (Canada).
He has served on the editorial board of several well-known international journals
of international business and management and is a member of Academy of International
Business and Academy of Management. He holds a Ph.D. in Administration Sciences with
specialization in International Strategic Management from Laval University in Canada.
Chrysostome, E. (Ed). (2019). Capacity Building in Developing and Emerging Countries: From mindset transformation
to entrepreneurship and diaspora involvement. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, 307 p. ISBN 978-3-030-16739-4
Chrysostome, E. and Molz, R. (Ed). (2013). Building Businesses in Emerging and Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities; Routledge Publishing; 386 p. ISBN 9781138383050
Beamish, P. Chrysostome, E., Hebert, L., Su, Z. and Matta, E. (2005). Strategy and International Management: Cases; (Ed); 371 p.; Pearson Canada, Canada.
Book Chapters (Peer Reviewed)
Chrysostome, E., Munthali, T. and Ado, A. (2019). “Capacity building in Africa: Toward an imperative
mindset transformation”. In Chrysostome, E. (Ed). Capacity Building in Developing and Emerging Countries: From mindset transformation
to entrepreneurship and diaspora involvement. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, p. 7–41.
Ouedraogo, F. and Chrysostome, E. (2019). “Capacity building in export SMEs in developing countries: analyzing the
challenges of the value chain in Burkina Faso’s mangoes industry”. In Chrysostome, E. (Ed). Capacity Building in Developing and Emerging Countries: From mindset transformation
to entrepreneurship and diaspora involvement. Springer International Publishing, p. 181–201.
Minto-Coy, I., Elo, M. and Chrysostome, E. (2019). “Transnational diaspora remittances and capacity building in developing and
emerging countries: A contextual analysis in Central Asia and Caribbean Islands.”
In Chrysostome, E. (Ed). Capacity Building in Developing and Emerging Countries: From mindset transformation
to entrepreneurship and diaspora involvement. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, p. 205–242
Chrysostome, E. (2019). “Toward new perspectives of capacity building in developing and emerging
countries: an overview.” In Chrysostome, E. (Ed). Capacity Building in Developing and Emerging Countries: From mindset transformation
to entrepreneurship and diaspora involvement. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, p.1–3. (Introductory chapter).
Chrysostome, E. and Nkongolo, J. (2018). “Diaspora and international business in the homeland: from
impact of remittances to determinants of strategic entrepreneurship and research agenda”.
In Elo, M. and Minto-Coy, I. (Eds). Diaspora Networks in International Business. Springer International Publishing, p. 17–39.
Olszenski, L., Dobrzanski, P. and Chrysostome, E. (2020). “Capacity of industrial structure: the case of eastern and central Europe.”
In: Bilgin M., Danis H., Karabulut G., Gözgor G. (Eds) Eurasian Economic Perspectives. Eurasian Studies in Business and Economics, 13/1. Springer Publishing; p. 1–15.
Chrysostome, E. (2013). “Diaspora entrepreneurship in Africa: Exploring a promising tool of socio-economic
development.” In Chrysostome, E. and Molz, R. (Ed). Building Business in Emerging and Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities. Routledge Publishing; p. 47–70.
Abidi, O., Su, Z. and Chrysostome, E. (2013). “Foreign direct investments as a driver of growth for Canadian high-tech
SMEs in emerging countries: a reassessment of the OLI paradigm.” In Chrysostome, E. and Molz, R. (Ed): Building Business in Emerging and Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities. Routledge Publishing, p. 190–214.
Sandra, S., Mohiuddin, M., Su, Z. and Chrysostome, E. (2013). “Challenges and strategies of the marketing of French luxury goods in emerging
countries: a case study of Chinese consumers.” In Chrysostome, E. and Molz. (Ed): Building Business in Emerging and Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities. Routledge Publishing, p. 233–255.
Poulin, D., Chrysostome, E. and Su, Z. (1999). “Inter-firms cooperation networks: A historical perspective.”
In Urban, S. (Ed): Relations of Complex Organizations Systems: A Key to Global Competitivity; Problems
— Strategies — Visions. Strasbourg, Gabler, p. 21–58.
Poulin, D., Su, Z. and Chrysostome, E. (1996). “Network organization and its insertion in national innovation system.” In
Tremblay, D. G. (Ed): Innovation, Technologie et Qualification: Multidimension et Complexité du Processus
d’Innovation. Presses Universitaires du Québec, Québec, p. 61–79.
Chrysostome, E. (1995). Karl Marx; In J. P. Brun (Ed). Theory of organization. Laval University; p. 454–479.
Journal Articles (Peer Reviewed)
Dobrzanski, P., Borowski, S., Chrysostome, E. and Velinov, E. (2021). Towards innovation-driven competitiveness across African
Countries: analysis of efficiency of R&D expenditures. Journal of Competitiveness. (Forthcoming).
Mfokeu, M. and Chrysostome, E. (2020) Performance Characteristics of Very Small Enterprises: Funhouse Mirror or
Obviousness. Transnational Corporations Review. DOI: 10.1080/19186444.2020.1852820.
Nkongolo, J. M. and Chrysostome, E. (2020) Exploring the Organizing and Strategic Factors of Diasporic Transnational
Entrepreneurs in Canada: An Empirical Study. Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 18(3): 336–372.
Abodohoui, A., Su, Z., Sogbossi, B. and Chrysostome, E. (2020). Africa and Chinese managerial practices: A cross-cultural comparison. International Management; 24(3): 1–15.
Nkongolo, J. M. and Chrysostome, E. (2019). Dual Environments of Home and Host Countries of Diasporic Transnational Entrepreneurs:
An Empirical Study in the Canadian context. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 39(4): 455–500.
Strang, K. and Chrysostome, E. (2018). Prioritising African capacity building research needs using nearest neighbour
analysis. International Journal of Economics and Business Research. 18(3): 273–289.
Brzezinska, J., Chrysostome, E. and Gola, J. (2018). Corruption and Management of Capacity Building in Developing
and Emerging Countries: A Critical Overview. Journal of Comparative International Management. 21(1): 9–26.
Mohiuddin, M., Mazunder, M., Chrysostome, E. and Su, Z. (2017). Relocating high tech industries to emerging markets: Case of
pharmaceutical industry outsourcing in India. Transnational Corporations Review. 9(3): 1–17.
Mayuto, R., Aihounhin, P., Abodohoui, A. and Chrysostome, E. (2017). Physical internet, Africa’s transportation structure and capacity building.
Journal of Comparative International Management. 20(1): 1–42.
Nkongolo, J.M. and Chrysostome, E. (2017). How can we engage diaspora as international entrepreneurs: suggestions from
an empirical study in the context of Canada. Path and Prosperity Publications. 2017(5): 1–9.
Ado, A., Chrysostome, E. and Su, Z. (2016). Adaptation strategies of African immigrant entrepreneurs in China:
an exploratory study in Guangdong. Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 21(4): 1–25.
Krichesvki, D., Qirjo, D. and Chrysostome, E. (2016). Does the level of economic development and the market size of the immigrant
birth country matter for their engagement in entrepreneurial activities in the USA?
Evidence from the Princeton New Immigrant Survey of 2003 and 2007. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 28(3): 223–249.
Nkongolo, J. M. and Chrysostome, E. (2013). Engaging diaspora as international entrepreneurs in developing countries:
In search of determinants. Journal of International Entrepreneurship. 11(1): 30–64.
Chrysostome, E. and Nigam, R. (2013). Revisiting strategic learning in international joint ventures:
a knowledge creation perspective. International Journal of Management, 30(1): 88–99.
Chrysostome, E. and Lupton, N. (2011). Characteristics and performance of Japanese foreign direct
investments in Africa. International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies. 4(1): 54–77.
Chrysostome, E. and Lin, H. (2010). Immigrant entrepreneurship: scrutinizing a promising type of
business venture. Thunderbird International Business Review, 52(2): 77–83.
Chrysostome, E. (2010). The success factors of necessity immigrant entrepreneur: In search of a model.
Thunderbird International Business Review, 52(2): 137–152.
Chrysostome, E. and Arcand, S. (2009). Survival of necessity immigrant entrepreneurs: An exploratory
study. Journal of Comparative International Management, 2(2): 3–29.
Chrysostome, E. and Rosson, P. (2009). Internet and small businesses internationalization: promises
and illusions. Journal of International Business and Entrepreneurship Development. 4(1): 107–118.
Chrysostome, E., Beamish, P., Hebert, L. and Rosson, P. (2005). Asymmetrical alliances: reflections
on a complex form of cooperation. International Management. 10(1): 1–5. (Editorial article).
Akoly, K., Chrysostome, E. and Sidibe, H. (2005). Managing risks related to foreign direct investments in developing
countries. Revue Perspectives Afrique. 1(1): 90–110.
Yeganeh, H., Su, Z. and Chrysostome, E. (2004). A critical review of epistemological and methodological issues in cross cultural
management research. Journal of Comparative International Management. 7(2): 67–86.
Chrysostome, E. and Su, Z. (2004). Strategic learning within North-South joint ventures operating
in Sub-Saharan Africa: An exploratory study. ICFAI Journal of Management Research. 3(9): 42–55.
Chrysostome, E. (2003). Building trust within international joint-ventures: mechanisms of success.
Revue Organisations et Territoires. 12(1): 65–71.
Chrysostome, E. (2003). How to succeed in strategic learning within international joint ventures.
Revue Organisations et Territoires. 12(2): 49–56.
Chrysostome, E. and Su, Z. (2002). Towards successful learning within North-South joint ventures
operating in Sub-Saharan Africa: An exploratory study. Journal of Comparative International Management. 5(1):16-33. Reprinted in ICFAI Journal of Management Research. 3(9): 42–55.
Chrysostome, E. and Su, Z. (2002). Strategic learning within international joint ventures: an integrative
model. Revue de l’Université de Moncton. 33(1): 311–330.
Chrysostome, E. and Su, Z. (2003). Learning within North-South joint ventures: an intrapreneurial
approach in Sub-Saharan Africa. Cahiers de recherche. Réseau Entrepreneuriat, 2003(70), 20 p.
