Faculty of Economics and Commerce Department of Management and Marketing

Dr Tom Osegowitsch

Profile

Career

Lecturer (University of Melbourne)
Associate Lecturer, Researcher, Tutor (University of Western Australia)
Consulting assignments for business/government clients in Western Australia
Traineeship, Scania Austria
Manager/Director, Herbert Osegowitsch GmbH (family business, Austria)

Research Interests

Strategies of multinational companies.
In particular, I am interested in:
- whether knowledge sharing across the multinational firm’s operations affects performance
- whether the extent of a firm’s multinationality affects performance
- the regionalisation vs. globalisation of large multinational firms
- the headquarters-subsidiary relationship

Qualifications

Ph.D. (University of Western Australia)
M.Com. (University of Western Australia)
B.Com (Honours) (Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien, Vienna, Austria)

Research Centre Membership

Melbourne Centre for International Business

Ad Hoc Reviewer

Journal of International Business Studies

Awards

Australian Postgraduate Scholarship (APA)
Ad Hoc Scholarship (University of Western Australia)
Finalist Richard Farmer Dissertation Competition (Academy of International Business)

Professional Memberships

Academy of International Business
Australia New Zealand International Business Academy

Research

Publications


Journal Publications
Osegowitsch, T. & A. Sammartino (forthcoming 2008) "Reassessing (Home-) Regionalisation" Journal of International Business Studies 39(3)
Osegowitsch, T. & A. Madhok (2003) “Vertical integration is dead, or is it?” Business Horizons 46(2): 25-34
Osegowitsch, T. & A. Madhok (2001) “Technology Flows Across Firms and Nations: An Assessment of the Biotechnology Industry” Journal of International Biotechnology 3(3/4): 217-233
Osegowitsch, T. (2001) “The Art and Science of Synergy: The Case of the Automotive Industry” Business Horizons (March-April): 17-24
Madhok, A & T. Osegowitsch (2000) “The International Biotechnology Industry: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective” Journal of International Business Studies 31(2): 325-335
Book Chapters
Osegowitsch, T. & A. Sammartino (2007) “Exploring Trends in Regionalisation” in A.M Rugman, (ed), Regional Aspects of Multinationality and Performance. Research in Global Strategic Management, Vol. 13, Elsevier: 45-64
Osegowitsch, T. (2007) “Engineering Success” in H. Dick & D. Merrett (eds), The Internationalisation Strategies of Small-Country Firms: The Australian Experience of Globalisation, Chapter 11, Edwin Elgar, Cheltenham: 168-187
Osegowitsch, T. (2007) “Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd” in H. Dick & D. Merrett (eds), The Internationalisation Strategies of Small-Country Firms: The Australian Experience of Globalisation, Chapter 16, Edwin Elgar, Cheltenham: 268-278
Osegowitsch, T., Morkel, A & B. Roffey (2001) “What is international business?” in: A. Morkel & B. Roffey (eds) International Business Management, Chapter 1, NTU Press, Darwin: 1-25
Osegowitsch, T., Morkel, A & B. Roffey (2001) “International business strategy and management” in: A. Morkel & B. Roffey (eds) International Business Management, Chapter 2, NTU Press, Darwin: 26-47
Morkel, A., G. Lewis & T. Osegowitsch (1999) “International competitiveness: a strategic management approach” in: G. Lewis, A. Morkel, G. Hubbard, S. Davenport & G. Stockport (eds) Australian and New Zealand Strategic Management. Concepts, context and cases, Chapter 21, Prentice Hall, Sydney: 370-390
Morkel, A. & T. Osegowitsch (1999) “The international competitiveness of Australian business” in: G. Lewis, A. Morkel, G. Hubbard, S. Davenport & G. Stockport (eds) Australian and New Zealand Strategic Management. Concepts, context and cases, Chapter 23, Prentice Hall, Sydney: 409-422
Working Papers
Osegowitsch, T. & A. Sammartino (2006) "A New Perspective on the Regionalisation Debate", Working Paper No. 11, Australian Centre for International Business, Department of Management and Marketing, University of Melbourne, November
Osegowitsch, T. & T. Zalan (2005) "Two Decades of Multinationality-Performance Research: The Persistent Problem of Underspecification", Working Paper No.5, Australian Centre For International Business, Department of Management and Marketing, University of Melbourne, July
Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers
Osegowitsch, T. & A. Sammartino (2007) “Internationalisation or Regionalisation?” Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA) 2007, November 8-10
Osegowitsch, T. & A. Sammartino (2007) “Internationalisation and Regionalisation Over Time”, “Four Decades of International Business at Reading”-Conference, Reading University, April 16-17
Osegowitsch, T. & A. Sammartino (2006) “A New Perspective On The Regionalisation Debate” Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA), Wellington, November 17-18
Osegowitsch, T. & A. Sammartino (2006) “Is Regionalisation all there is? Revisiting the empirical evidence regarding the extent of internationalisation by large firms” Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Meeting, Beijing, June 23-26
Osegowitsch, T. & T. Zalan (2005) “Two Decades of Multinationality-Performance Research: The Persistent Problem of Under-Specification” Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Meeting, Quebec City, July 9-12
Osegowitsch, T. (2005) “The Relationship between Global Integration and Performance in Multinational Professional Engineering Companies” Academy of International Business (AIB) Annual Meeting, Quebec City, July 9-12
Osegowitsch, T. (2004) “The Global Integration – Performance Relationship in MNCs of the Professional Engineering Sector” Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA), Canberra, November 5-6

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities 2009

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