 | Building Network Capabilities in Turbulent Competitive Environments: Business Success Stories from the BRICs Subjects: Economics Finance Business & Industry; Engineering & Technology; Business Management and Marketing; Engineering Management; Supply Chain Management; Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC) are among the largest and fastest-growing economies in the world. The enormous size of the customer base in these emerging markets is the strategic concern of global business firms. Successful market performance in these markets requires sound understanding of dynamic environmental factors and timely investme Dr. Paul Hong is a professor of operations management at the University of Toledo, USA. He holds a PhD degree in manufacturing management and engineering from the University of Toledo. He also holds an MBA and an MA in economics degree from Bowling Green State University, USA and a BA from Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. He has presented and published more than 200 articles in conferences and journals including Journal of Operations Management, International Journal of Production Research, Corporate Governance: An International Review, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Benchmarking: An International Journal, British Journal of Educational Technology, Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal and European Journal of Innovation Management, Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Journal of Business Research, International Journal of Technology Management, International Journal of Information Management, Management Decision, Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, Journal of Service Management, and Business Horizons. He is the recipient of Journal of Operations Management Best Paper Finalist Award (2006) for the paper, "Role Change of Design Engineers in Integrated Product Development)," Emerald Literati Network 2011 Awards for Excellence for the paper, "Integration of Supply Chain IT and Lean Practices for Mass Customization: Benchmarking of product and service focused manufacturers," and Best Paper Awards on "Flexible and Redundant Supply Chain Practices to Build Strategic Supply Chain Resilience: Contingent and Resource-Based Perspectives" and "Using Social Media for Competitive Advantage: An Empirical Study" at Annual North American Research Symposium in Tempe, Ariz. 2012 and 2013. He is an editorial review board member of several journals including Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Humanitarian Logis |
