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Ari Van Assche
Professor, Department of International Business
Contact information
HEC Montréal3000, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine
Montréal (Québec)
Canada H3T 2A7
Email : ari.van-assche@hec.ca
Phone : 514 340-6043
Secretary: 514 340-6188
Fax : 514 340-6987
Office : 3.207
Other title(s)
- Co-director of the International Institute of Economic Diplomacy
- Deputy editor, Journal of International Business Policy, 2016-.
- Associate editor, Transnational Corporations Review, 2011-.
- Special issue editor, “MNEs and sustainable business in emerging markets” (with Maoliang Bu, Faith Hatani and Dirk Holtbruegge), Journal of International Management, 2021-.
- Special issue editor, “The nature of innovation in global value chains” (with Björn Ambos, Kristin Brandl, Alessandra Perri and Vittoria Scalera), Journal of World Business, 2017-2021.
- Special issue editor, “China’s changing integration in the global economy” (with Hugh Dang and Wulong Gu), China Economic Review, 2016-2018.
- Member, editorial review board, Journal of World Business, 2021-.
- Member, editorial review board, Asia-Pacific Journal of Management, 2019-
- Member, editorial review board, Management and Organization Review, 2018-
- Member, editorial review board, Multinational Business Review, 2016-
- Member editorial review board, Journal of International Business Studies, 2015-
Education
- Licentiaat in de Sinologie, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- Ph.D. (Economics), University of Hawaii at Manoa
Expertise
- International trade
- Global value chains
- International business policy
- Industrial clusters
- Chinese economy
This publication selection covers the last five years.
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Journal articles (28)
TURKINA, Ekaterina, VAN ASSCHE, Ari, MUDAMBI, Ram;
« Cross-border innovation for global value chain orchestration »,
International Business Review, 2026 (status : online).
VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« Honoring Yadong Luo: contributions to geopolitics and international business »,
Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2025 (status : online).
BU, Maoliang, HATANI, Faith, HOLTBRÜGGE, Dirk, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« Multinational enterprises and sustainable business in emerging markets »,
Journal of International Management, 2025 (status : online).
DE MARCHI, Valentina, VAN ASSCHE, Ari, CERNAT, Lucian, DO PRADO, Victor Luiz, HOEKMAN, Bernard, MIROUDOT, Sébastien, MIROUX, Anne, ROSSI, Arianna, SANTOS-PAULINO, Amelia;
« From the editors: Crafting impactful articles that resonate with policy actors »,
Journal of International Business Policy, vol. 8, no 1, 2025, p. 1-9.
GROSSE, Robert, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« The AIB–UNCTAD Strategic Alliance »,
AIB Insights, 2025 (status : online).
GAO, Yang, TURKINA, Ekaterina, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« The nexus between the cultural and creative industries and the Sustainable Development Goals: a network perspective »,
Regional Studies, vol. 58, no 4, 2024, p. 841-859.
LIAO, Hongwei, WANG, Dingqing, VAN ASSCHE, Ari, DU, Julan;
« Do capital goods imports improve the quality of regional development? Evidence from Chinese cities »,
Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, vol. 8, no 4, 2023, p. 1-12.
VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« Why it is time for a “Global Value Chains for Least Developed Countries Initiative” »,
Transnational Corporations, vol. 30, no 3, 2023, p. 109-117.
VAN ASSCHE, Ari, NARULA, Rajneesh;
« Internalization strikes back? Global value chains, and the rising costs of effective cascading compliance »,
Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, vol. 50, no 1, 2023, p. 161-173.
LUO, Yadong, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« The rise of techno-geopolitical uncertainty: Implications of the United States CHIPS and Science Act »,
Journal of International Business Studies, vol. 54, no 8, 2023, p. 1423-1440.
LI, Pengfei, TURKINA, Ekaterina, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« The Tortoise and the Hare: Industry Clockspeed and Resilience of Production and Knowledge Networks in Montréal’s Aerospace Industry »,
ZFW – Advances in Economic Geography, vol. 66, no 2, 2022, p. 81-95.
LI, Jiatao J.T., VAN ASSCHE, Ari, LI, Lee, GONGMING, Qian;
« Foreign direct investment along the Belt and Road: A political economy perspective »,
Journal of International Business Studies, vol. 53, no 5, 2022, p. 902-919.
LIAO, Hongwei, LI, Mingyue, VAN ASSCHE, Ari, ZHENG, Jiaojiao, YANG, Liangping;
« Building world-class enterprises though mixed-ownership reform: explaining performance differences in minority and majority state-owned enterprises »,
Chinese Management Studies, vol. 16, no 4, 2022, p. 741-764.
NACHUM, Lilac, SAUVANT, Karl, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« Agenda for Practice-Oriented Research: From Relevance versus Rigor to Relevance with Rigor »,
AIB Insights, vol. 22, no 2, 2022, p. 1-6.
DE BEULE, Filip, VAN ASSCHE, Ari, NEVENS, Joren;
« Additive Manufacturing and Production Internationalization: An Internalization Perspective »,
Journal of International Management, vol. 28, no 4, 2022, p. 1-18.
LI, Jiatao J.T., VAN ASSCHE, Ari, FU, Xiaolan, LI, Lee, GONGMING, Qian;
« The Belt and Road Initiative and international business policy: A kaleidoscopic perspective »,
Journal of International Business Policy, vol. 5, no 2, 2022, p. 135-151.
PIETROBELLI, Carlo, RABELLOTTI, Roberta, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« Le politiche nelle catene globali del valore »,
Rivista di Politica Economica, 2022, p. 185-212.
PIETROBELLI, Carlo, RABELLOTTI, Roberta, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« How are global value chains altering policy narratives? »,
Columbia FDI Perspectives, 2022, p. 1-3.
VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« Shortages in essential goods: Are global value chains part of the problem or the solution? »,
The School of Public Policy Publications, vol. 14, 2021, p. 1-12.
TURKINA, Ekaterina, VAN ASSCHE, Ari, DOLOREUX, David;
« How do firms in co-located clusters interact? Evidence from Greater Montreal »,
Journal of Economic Geography, vol. 21, no 5, 2021, p. 761-782.
PIETROBELLI, Carlo, RABELLOTTI, Roberta, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« Making sense of global value chain-oriented policies: The trifecta of tasks, linkages, and firms »,
Journal of International Business Policy, vol. 4, no 3, 2021, p. 327-346.
VAN ASSCHE, Ari, BRANDL, Kristin;
« Harnessing the power of global value chains for sustainable development »,
Transnational Corporations, vol. 28, no 3, 2021, p. 135-145.
LIAO, Hongwei, YANG, Liangping, DAI, Shuanping, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« Outward FDI, industrial structure upgrading and domestic employment: empirical evidence from the Chinese economy and the belt and road initiative »,
Journal of Asian Economics, vol. 74, 2021, p. 1-12.
AMBOS, Björn, BRANDL, Kristin, PERRI, Alessandra, SCALERA, Vittoria Giada, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« The nature of innovation in global value chains »,
Journal of World Business, vol. 56, no 4, 2021, p. 1-10.
VAN ASSCHE, Ari, LUNDAN, Sarianna;
« From the editor: COVID-19 and international business policy »,
Journal of International Business Policy, vol. 3, no 3, 2020, p. 273-279.
TURKINA, Ekaterina, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« An Anatomy of Bengaluru’s ICT Cluster: A Community Detection Approach »,
Management and Organization Review, vol. 15, no 3, 2019, p. 533-561.
DOLOREUX, David, SHEARMUR, Richard, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« Combined innovation and export strategies of KIBS in different regional settings »,
Industry and Innovation, vol. 26, no 6, 2019, p. 715-740.
DOLOREUX, David, TURKINA, Ekaterina, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« Innovation type and external knowledge search strategies in KIBS: evidence from Canada »,
Service Business, vol. 13, no 3, 2019, p. 509-530.
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Books (2)
VAN OVERMEIRE, Xavier, VAN ASSCHE, Ari, BASTILLE-PARENT, Marianne;
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and Canada: Economic Perspectives and Legal Analysis,
LexisNexis Canada, 2020.
VAN OVERMEIRE, Xavier, VAN ASSCHE, Ari, BASTILLE-PARENT, Marianne;
L’Accord économique commercial global entre l’Union européenne et le Canada : Perspectives économiques et revue légale,
LexisNexis Canada, 2020.
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Book chapters (11)
PILATO, Viviana, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« The European Union’s Cross-border Adjustment Mechanism and its Implications for International Business »,
Walking the Talk? MNEs Transitioning Towards a Sustainable World, Emerald Publishing Limited, 2024, p. 127-140.
KANO, Liena, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« Global value chains »,
Encyclopedia of International Strategic Management, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024, p. 153-156.
DIETSCH, Peter, AREL-BUNDOCK, Vincent, BRAWLEY, Mark R., CHRISTIANS, Allison, JOHNSON, Juliet, PELC, Krzysztof, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« L'économie mondiale »,
Le monde d'après : les conséquences de la COVID-19 sur les relations internationales, Les Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 2023, p. 73-89.
GAO, Yang, TURKINA, Ekaterina, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« The Nexus Between Cultural and Creative Sectors and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Network Perspective »,
International Business and Sustainable Development Goals, Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023, p. 151-176.
VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« International Business Policy: A Primer »,
The New Frontiers of International Business: Development, Evolving Topics, and Implications for Practice, Springer Nature, 2022, p. 179-193.
LEYMANN, Gunnar, LUNDAN, Sarianna, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« Global Challenges for Agile Government: Global Connectivity Policy from the Perspective of the International Business Literature »,
Agile Government: Emerging Perspectives in Public Management, World Scientific Publishing, 2022, p. 307-320.
GOERZEN, Anthony, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« Global value Chain Governance: A Multinational Enterprise Capabilities View »,
The Oxford Handbook of International Business Strategy, Oxford University Press, 2021, p. 421-434.
VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« Trade and foreign direct investment in the 21st century »,
Promoting and Managing International Investment: Towards an Integrated Policy Approach, Routledge, 2020, p. 31-50.
VAN ASSCHE, Ari, GANGNES, Byron S.;
« Production Switching and Vulnerability to Protectionism »,
International Business in a VUCA World: The Changing Role of States and Firms, Emerald Publishing, 2020, p. 69-87.
TURKINA, Ekaterina, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« Grappes, réseaux et compétitivité de l’industrie des technologies propres du Québec »,
Le Québec économique 8 : le développement durable à l'ère des changements climatiques, Les Presses de l'Université Laval, 2019, p. 93-122.
WANG, Yihan, TURKINA, Ekaterina, VAN ASSCHE, Ari;
« Value Chain Position and Network Centrality: Evidence from China’s Aerospace Industry »,
Entrepreneurship, Organizational Change and Employment Management, Nanjing University, 2017, p. 354-365.
This selection of supervision activities covers the last five years.
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Dissertation direction – PhD in Administration (1)
In codirection with : TURKINA, Ekaterina, TURKINA, Ekaterina
Three essays on networks, innovation, and sustainability, by Yang Gao
May 2023
Three essays on networks, innovation, and sustainability, by Yang Gao
May 2023
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Master's thesis direction – MSc in Management (4)
In codirection with : PILATO, Viviana
Étude sur la conception d'un mécanisme d'ajustement du carbone à la frontière dans le contexte canadien, by Vincent Lavoie-Gingras
October 2023
Étude sur la conception d'un mécanisme d'ajustement du carbone à la frontière dans le contexte canadien, by Vincent Lavoie-Gingras
October 2023
Les défis de l'intégration de l'intelligence artificielle en entreprise : France et Canada, by Ines Othmani
May 2022
May 2022
In codirection with : ROY, Jacques
The Impact of COVID-19 on Air Freight Pricing, by Ines Nsiri
September 2021
The Impact of COVID-19 on Air Freight Pricing, by Ines Nsiri
September 2021
In codirection with : PAQUETTE, Julie
The Impact of the Sino-US Trade War on Chinese Trading Companies, by Yihan Wang
September 2019
The Impact of the Sino-US Trade War on Chinese Trading Companies, by Yihan Wang
September 2019
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Supervised project supervision – MSc in Management (27)
Climate Change and Italian Electricity Demand by 2050 , by Matteo Secco
January 2025
January 2025
Les entreprises manufacturières québécoises se délocalisent-elles de la Chine vers le Cambodge, l'Indonésie, la Thaïlande et le Vietnam ? , by Marie Astrid Bertrand
September 2024
September 2024
The Establishment of a Sustainable Procurement Policy at CAE Inc. , by Sophie Couture
September 2024
September 2024
How May the European Commission's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive Affect Business Operations? , by Emma Claire Higgins
March 2024
March 2024
CSR Implementation in Procurement: How to Make Procurement Effectively Sustainable in a Large Manufacturing MNE , by Pasquale Aragona
January 2024
January 2024
Analyse du risque politique : l'intervention gouvernementale , by Clément Morelli Valiquette
October 2023
October 2023
The Silicon Stranglehold: Unraveling Geopolitical Intrigue and Weaponization in the Semiconductor Industry , by Farzanehsadat Hosseini
October 2023
October 2023
L'instrumentalisation des marchés publics de TI au Canada , by Safiatou Barry
October 2023
October 2023
Les start-ups et PME qui bousculent le marché des syndics de copropriété : le cas de Matera et son internationalisation , by Farah Boulakhsas
August 2023
August 2023
Bangladesh's graduation from least developed country status: Implications for its ready-made garments industry , by Md Mehedee Islam
November 2022
November 2022
Partnering for sustainable economic development: USAID's public-private partnerships , by Angela Iskandar
August 2022
August 2022
Are public procurement practices discriminatory in the developing world? The view of an electromechanical firm in the United Arab Emirates. , by Jabin Varghese Jabin Varghese
August 2022
August 2022
In codirection with : TURKINA, Ekaterina, TURKINA, Ekaterina
La vie des projets dans la grappe aérospatiale de Montréal : Étude de 3 grands projets au sein de la grappe, et des relations qui en découlent entre les acteurs , by Amaury Benoist
August 2022
La vie des projets dans la grappe aérospatiale de Montréal : Étude de 3 grands projets au sein de la grappe, et des relations qui en découlent entre les acteurs , by Amaury Benoist
August 2022
In codirection with : TURKINA, Ekaterina, TURKINA, Ekaterina
Analyse exploratoire du réseau canadien de collaboration institutionnelle en intelligence artificielle , by Ayoub Bandariya
August 2022
Analyse exploratoire du réseau canadien de collaboration institutionnelle en intelligence artificielle , by Ayoub Bandariya
August 2022
In codirection with : TURKINA, Ekaterina, TURKINA, Ekaterina
The sale of Element AI as a representation of Canada's AI commercialization problem: a teaching case , by Ronny Al Nosir
May 2022
The sale of Element AI as a representation of Canada's AI commercialization problem: a teaching case , by Ronny Al Nosir
May 2022
In codirection with : TURKINA, Ekaterina, TURKINA, Ekaterina
La grappe Aéro Montréal: étude de cas , by Lilia Benbelaid
March 2022
La grappe Aéro Montréal: étude de cas , by Lilia Benbelaid
March 2022
Comment la géopolitique peut influencer le processus de sélection des entreprises dans les projets des Nouvelles Routes de la Soie (BRI) ? , by Léopold Knorst
November 2021
November 2021
L'initiative de la nouvelle route de la soie : Cas d'étude des implications du contexte géopolitique dans la stratégie des entreprises multinationales , by Melyssa Benflis
November 2021
November 2021
Supervised Project: Resilience through Crisis - Examining the case of Qatar during the 2017 Blockade , by Ghazal El Ghazal
November 2021
November 2021
WHO is to blame? , by Victor Mikolajczyk
March 2021
March 2021
In codirection with : AGUILAR DELGADO, Natalia
Artificial Intelligence-Powered Surveillance and Global Governance: Opportunities and Challenges in the Midst of a Global Pandemic , by Liang Qi
March 2021
Artificial Intelligence-Powered Surveillance and Global Governance: Opportunities and Challenges in the Midst of a Global Pandemic , by Liang Qi
March 2021
In codirection with : AGUILAR DELGADO, Natalia
Le protectionnisme en temps de crise sanitaire : le cas de l'industrie alimentaire , by Carl Alexandre Guercin
March 2021
Le protectionnisme en temps de crise sanitaire : le cas de l'industrie alimentaire , by Carl Alexandre Guercin
March 2021
Market Access and International Freight Leakage Across the Canada-U.S. Border , by Clara Mirol
November 2020
November 2020
In codirection with : AGUILAR DELGADO, Natalia
L'OMC sous Roberto Azevêdo : entre réformes et blocages , by Bryan Charley Bunel
November 2020
L'OMC sous Roberto Azevêdo : entre réformes et blocages , by Bryan Charley Bunel
November 2020
La structure de soutien à l'exportation au Canada face au COVID-19. Le cas de la Banque de Développement du Canada , by Diégo Crespel
September 2020
September 2020
Les chaînes de valeur mondiales et le financement du commerce international au Canada , by Noémi Ève Turpin-Lebel
May 2020
May 2020
Comment Affaires mondiales Canada peut supporter le processus d'innovation des entreprises canadiennes dans le contexte international , by Martine Valentin
September 2019
September 2019
Winter 2025
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