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Rajeev Sawant

Rajeev Sawant

Associate Professor
Management Programs

Areas of Expertise: Business Government Relations, Corporate Political Activity, Foreign Direct Investment, Infrastructure Investments

Office: Liberal Arts Building - Room 469 (Davie)

Biography

Dr. Rajeev Sawant joins FAU as an experienced Assistant Professor, coming to us from Baruch College at the City University of New York. He earned his PhD from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.

With expertise in various aspects of international business and foreign direct investment, his articles have appeared in such academic journals as the Journal of International Business Studies, Academy of Management Review, and Journal of Business Research. His book on managing “Infrastructure Investing” was published by Wiley in 2010.

Prior to earning his PhD, he served in the Indian Armed Forces, rising to the rank of Company Commander. He also has experience as an entrepreneur, having served as founder and CEO of a telecomm company.

Education

  • PhD (2008) International Business, Tufts University
  • MA (1997) International Business, Tufts University
  • BS (1988) Mathematics, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Intellectual Contributions

  • Sawant, Rajeev; Hada, M.; Blanchard, S.. (2021). Contractual Discrimination in Franchise Relationships, Journal of Retailing, 97(3), 405-423
  • Sawant, Rajeev; Nachum, L.; Panibratov, A.. (2021). The Effect of Interpersonal Political Embeddedness on Firm Internationalization Scope, Business Journal of Management, 32(3), 812-831
  • Cooke, Donna; Dubois, F.; Sawant, Rajeev; Sprott, D.E.; Trevino, Len. (2020). Bringing the Dark Side of International Business into the Classroom, AIB Insights, 20(1), 28-31
  • James, B. ; Sawant, Rajeev; Bendickson, J.. (2020). Emerging Market Multinationals’ Firm-specific Advantages and their Role in Foreign Acquisition Location Choice, Internatinal Business Review, 29(5), Article: 101702
  • Sawant, Rajeev; James, B. . (2019). Norte o Sul/Sur? Multilatinas' Chioce of Developed versus Developing Countries for Foreign Acquisitions, Journal of Business Research, 102, 235-244
  • James, B. ; Sawant, Rajeev; Bendickson, J.S.. (2013). The Location Choice of Cross-border Acquisitions by Emerging Market Multinationals, Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013(1st edition), 16591
  • Sawant, Rajeev. (2012). Asset Specificity and Corporate Political Activity in Regulated Industries, Academy of Management Review, 37(2), 194-210
  • Sawant, Rajeev. (2010). Emerging Market Infrastructure Project Bonds: Their Risks and Returns, Journal of Structured Finance, 15(4), 75-83
  • Sawant, Rajeev. (2010). Infrastructure Investing: Managing the Risks and Rewards for Pensions, Insurance Companies and Endowments, Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, USA
  • Sawant, Rajeev. (2010). The Economics of Large Scale Infrastructure Foreign Direct Investment: The Case of Project Finance, Journal of International Business Studies, 41(6), 1036-1055
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