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Dr. Mona Bahl MonaBahl

Associate Professor
Office
SFHB State Farm Hall Of Business 238
Office Hours
Fall 2023 - MW - 2.30-3.30 pm on zoom and / or by appointment.
Office Phone
(309) 438-5192office
phone
Email
mbahl@ilstu.eduemail
  • About
  • Education
  • Selected Research

Biography

Dr. Mona Bahl is currently an Associate Professor of Management in the College of Business at Illinois State University in USA. She received Ph.D. in Strategic Management from Purdue University (USA) She holds dual Masters degrees – MBA (Finance major) from Mumbai University and Masters in Commerce from Panjab University in India.

Her research interests converge the fields of strategy and international management. More specifically, she focuses on the following areas: a) innovation and internationalization behavior of firms, b) knowledge sharing and corporate governance practices and c) impact of global value chain dynamics and supply chain management on firm strategies.
Dr. Bahl’s research has been published in top ranking Journals including the Journal of World Business, Strategic Management Journal and Global Strategy Journal.

Dr. Bahl actively serves the profession as an Associate Editor (Strategy) of Journal of Business Research and as an ad-hoc reviewer for journals such as Journal of International Management, Journal of World Business, and Global Strategy Journal.

Dr. Bahl is an avid reader, enjoys travelling and outdoors and occasionally dabbles in creative arts.

Current Courses

MBA 485.001 Advanced Organizational Strategy

MBA 485.002 Advanced Organizational Strategy

MGT 385.005 Organizational Strategy

MGT 385.014 Organizational Strategy

Teaching Interests & Areas

Strategic Management
International Management

Research Interests & Areas

Innovation, Internationalization, Knowledge Management, Emerging Markets and Corporate Governance.

PhD Strategic Management

Purdue
West Lafayette, IN

MBA

Mumbai University
Mumbai, India

Other

Panjab University
Chandigarh, India

Other

Panjab University
Chandigarh, India

Grants and Contracts

University Research Grant
Mona Bahl.
Illinois State University. May 2019 - 2019
Junior Faculty Scholarship
Mona Bahl.
Midwest Academy of Management. 2018 - 2018
University Research Grant
Mona Bahl.
Illinois State University. 2018 - 2018

Book, Chapter

Country Choice of Manufacturing SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe: The Importance of Foreign Partner Relations and Level of Market Entry
Mona Bahl, Audra I Mockaitis.
(2014), 10.4337/9781783474707.00010, Internationalization of Firms from Economies in Transition, Edward Elgar Publishing Inc.

Conference Proceeding

Cost Of Completing Renewable Energy Projects In Emerging Economies: Does Foreign Participation Help?
Mona Bahl, Nandini Lahiri, Sorin Krammer.
(2025)

Technical Report

Enhancing Intra-Commonwealth Trade and Investment: An International Business Research Agenda
Peter Buckley, Jeremy Clegg, Sangeeta Khorana, Surender Munjal, Mayank Sewak, Mona Bahl, Arif Zaman.
Commonwealth Secretariat, 187, (2023), 10.14217/comsec.1113

Working Paper

Internationalization of Manufacturing SMEs inCentral and Eastern Europe: Which CapabilitiesMatter?
Aldad P. Kriauciunas, I. Mockaitis, Mona Bahl.
Purdue University - Purdue CIBER, (66), (2010)

Presentations

Cost of Renewable Energy Projects in Emerging Economies: Does Foreign Participation Help?
Mona Bahl, Nandini Lahiri, Sorin Krammer.
AOM - Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 29, 2025
Completion Cost of Renewable Energy Projects in Emerging Economies: Does Foreign Participation Help?
Mona Bahl, Nandini Lahiri, Sorin Krammer.
AIB - UKI, Surrey, UK, April 26, 2025
Completion Cost of Renewable Energy Projects in Emerging Economies: Does Foreign Participation Help?
Mona Bahl, Nandini Lahiri, Sorin Krammer.
AIB - Oceania, Sydney, Australia, November, 2024
Efficiencies as Drivers of Renewable Energy Projects in Emerging Economies: Does Foreign Participation Help?
Mona Bahl, Nandini Lahiri, Sorin Krammer.
Midwest Academy of Management conference, Moorhead, MN, October, 2024
Fight Or Flight? Exports As A Response To Crime By Transition Economy Firms
ALVARO CUERVO-CAZURRA, Mona Bahl.
AIB 2024 ANNUAL CONFERENCE, SEOUL, S. KOREA, July, 2024
Efficiencies as Drivers of Renewable Energy Projects in Emerging Economies: Does Foreign Participation Help?
Mona Bahl, Nandini Lahiri, Sorin Krammer.
College of Business and Social Sciences Seminar at Aston University, UK, Birmingham, UK, February, 2024
Efficiencies as Drivers of Renewable Energy Projects in Emerging Economies: Does Foreign Participation Help?
Mona Bahl, Nandini Lahiri, Sorin Krammer.
Newcastle University SIBS seminar series, Newcastle University,UK, February, 2024
Efficiencies as Drivers of Renewable Energy Projects in Emerging Economies: Does Foreign Participation Help?”.
Mona Bahl, Nandini Lahiri, sorin Krammer.
Surrey-Sussex seminar series - Spring 2024, University of Surrey, UK, January 30, 2024
Can Bad Lead to Good?: Effect of Crime on Innovation by Transition Economy Firms
Mona Bahl.
AIB- USNE, PROVIDENCE, RI, October, 2023
Effect of Crime on Innovation by Emerging Market Firms
Mona Bahl.
AIB, Warsaw Florida, July, 2023
Effect of Crime on Export Intensity of Innovative Emerging Market Firms.
Mona Bahl.
AIB 2022, Miami, July, 2022
Effect of Crime on Innovation by Emerging Market Firms
Mona Bahl.
AIB, Miami,. Florida, March, 2022
How Do Entrepreneurial Firms Manage Internationalization and Innovation Trade-offs?
Mona Bahl, Somnath Lahiri, Debmalya Mukherjee.
Academy of International Business, Online, July, 2020
How Do Entrepreneurial Firms Manage Internationalization and Innovation Trade-offs?
Mona Bahl, Somnath Lahiri, Debmalya Mukherjee.
Academy of International Business, Online, July, 2020
The Influence of Social Capital on GVC "Triversity" - Innovation Performance Relationship
Mona Bahl.
Copenhagen Denmark, , 2019
Effect of Crime on Export Intensity of Emerging Market Firms
Mona Bahl.
Boston Massachusetts, August, 2019
Effect of Crime on Export Intensity of Emerging Market Firms
Mona Bahl.
St. Louis Missouri, , 2018
How do Ownership Type and Knowledge Transfer Influence Success of Change
Mona Bahl, Aldas P. Kriauciunas, Thomas H. Brush.
Anahiem California, , 2016
Effect of Informal Competition on New Product Development
Brian McCann, Mona Bahl.
Columbus Ohio, , 2015
Analytical Network Process (ANP): Method for Helping Managers Learn, Improve Firm Capabilities and Gain a Competitive Advantage
Ramesh Dangol, Mona Bahl, Birsen Karpak.
Washington District of Columbia, , 2014
Does Ownership Structure Influence Effectiveness of Knowledge Transfer in Transition Economy Firms?
Mona Bahl, Aldas P. Kriauciunas, Thomas H. Brush.
Philadelphia Pennsylvania, August, 2014
Does Ownership Structure Moderate Top Management Behavior in Determining Success of Change? A Knowledge Based Perspective
Mona Bahl, Aldas P. Kriauciunas, Thomas H. Brush.
Atlanta Georgia, , 2013
Understanding Performance Effects of Board Characteristics and Firm Ownership in Transition Economies
Mona Bahl, Thomas H. Brush, Aldas P. Kriauciunas.
Blacksburg Virginia, , 2013
The Influence of Knowledge Transfer Processes of Top Managers and Ownership Form on the Success of Change
Mona Bahl, Aldas P. Kriauciunas.
Atlanta Georgia, , 2012
The Influence of Absorptive Capacity Capabilities and Employee Turnover on Firm Performance: An Empirical Study
Mona Bahl, Aldas P. Kriauciunas, Nandini Lahiri.
Atlanta Georgia, , 2011