Research & Publications

Presentations

  • Thomas Lawton and Howard Viney. Building nonmarket strategic capability: a practice perspective. Panel co-organisers and contributors, Strategic Management Society, Denver, Colorado, October 3-6, 2015.
  • Thomas Lawton and Sotirios Paroutis. Building nonmarket strategic capability. Panel co-organisers and contributors, Academy of Management, Vancouver, Canada, August 8-12, 2015.
  • Charles Mbalyohere and Thomas Lawton. ‘Divergent responses to institutional voids: a study of EMNE and MNE strategies in Uganda’s electricity industry’. Academy of Management, Vancouver, Canada, August 8-12, 2015.
  • Thomas Lawton and Bennet Zelner. Nonmarket Strategy Practice and Competitive Advantage. Panel Co-organisers and co-chairs. Strategic Management Society, Madrid, Spain, September 20-23, 2014.
  • Invited speaker, Professional Development Workshop (PDW), ‘The next big questions: globalization and nonmarket strategy’. Academy of Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 2-5, 2013.
  • Brice Dattee, Paolo Barbieri, Thomas Lawton, Duncan Angwin. ‘The microfoundations of relational ambidexterity: a study of Lamborghini’s supply network’. Strategic Management Society, special conference on Microfoundations for Strategic Management Research, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 13-15, 2014.
  • Thomas Lawton, Nelson Phillips and Tazeeb Rajwani. ‘Exploring trade associations: a framework for understanding activity and influence’. Academy of Management, Orlando, Florida, August 10-13, 2013.
  • Jonathan Doh, Thomas Lawton and Tazeeb Rajwani. ‘New directions in nonmarket strategy: institutional perspectives in a multi-polar world’. Strategic Management Society, Prague, Czech Republic, October 6-9, 2012.
  • Panel contributor, Great illusion once more? International economic governance and corporate nonmarket strategies of the 21st Century. Chair: Toshiya Ozaki, Rikkyo University. Co-Chair: Steven McGuire, Aberystwyth University. Academy of International Business, Washington D.C., USA, June 30-July 3, 2012.
  • Panel contributor, New directions in nonmarket strategy: an integrative approach to value creation in diverse settings. Chair: Bennet A. Zelner, University of Maryland. Academy of International Business, Washington D.C., USA, June 30-July 3, 2012.
  • Thomas Lawton. ‘Integrating market and nonmarket strategy: CPA and the antecedents of corporate political capabilities’. Special conference theme panel (Jonathan Doh and Thomas Lawton, co-organizers). Strategic Management Society, Miami, Florida, November 5-9, 2011.
  • Thomas Lawton, Nelson Phillips and Tazeeb Rajwani. ‘The influence of trade associations: towards a framework for understanding activities and impact’. European Academy of Management, Talinn, Estonia, June 2-4, 2011.
  • Thomas Lawton, Nelson Phillips and Tazeeb Rajwani. ‘When trade associations matter: a strategic configuration framework for exerting influence’, Strategic Management Society, Rome, Italy, September 12-15, 2010.
  • Brane Kalpic and Thomas Lawton, ‘Enterprise architecture and the CEO agenda’, ICEIMT Workshop, Bled, Slovenia, December 14-15, 2009.
  • Jonathan Doh, Thomas Lawton and Tazeeb Rajwani. ‘Organizing political capabilities: the case of European airline deregulation’, Strategic Management Society, Washington D.C., October 10-14, 2009.
  • Jonathan Doh, Thomas Lawton and Tazeeb Rajwani. ‘Organizing political capabilities: the case of European airline deregulation’, Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois, August 7-11, 2009.
  • Thomas Lawton and Tazeeb Rajwani. ‘Contextual connectedness and management attention: explicating lobbying capability in a predictable policy environment’, Strategic Management Society, Cologne, Germany, October 12-15, 2008.
  • Thomas Lawton and Tazeeb Rajwani. ‘Contextual connectedness and management attention: explicating lobbying capability in a predictable policy environment’, Academy of Management, Anaheim, California, August 10-13, 2008.
  • Thomas Lawton and Tazeeb Rajwani. ‘Developing lobbying process as a strategic capability: a Study of European Flag Carrier Airlines in Contrasting Policy Contexts’, Strategic Management Society, San Diego, California, October 14-17, 2007.
  • Thomas Lawton and Tazeeb Rajwani. ‘Developing lobbying process as a strategic capability: a study of European flag carrier airlines in contrasting policy contexts’, Academy of Management, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 5-8, 2007.
  • Thomas Lawton and Alan Pilkington. ‘Conceptualizing Mmanagement: a bibliographical study of the Journal of Management Studies’, European Academy of Management, Paris, France, May 16-19, 2007.
  • Thomas Lawton and Ku-Ho Lin. ‘Domestic inter-firm Networks and corporate internationalization: a cross-industry study of Taiwanese SMEs’, Strategic Management Society, Vienna, Austria, October 29-November 1, 2006.
  • Thomas Lawton and Ku-Ho Lin. ‘Domestic inter-firm networks and corporate internationalization: a cross-industry study of Taiwanese SMEs’, Irish Academy of Management, Cork, Ireland, September 6-8, 2006.
  • Thomas Lawton and Ku-Ho Lin. ‘Domestic inter-firm networks and corporate internationalization: a cross-industry study of Taiwanese SMEs’, Academy of International Business, Beijing, China, June 23-26, 2006.
  • Thomas Lawton and Tazeeb Rajwani. ‘Developing lobbying process as a strategic capability: a study of European flag carrier airlines in contrasting policy contexts’. European Academy of Management, Oslo, Norway, May 17-19, 2006.
  • Sydney Finkelstein, Charles Harvey Thomas Lawton. ‘Delivering strategic vision: a dynamic approach to realizing stakeholder needs and releasing corporate value’, Strategic Management Society, Orlando, Florida, October 23-26, 2005.
  • Sydney Finkelstein, Charles Harvey, Thomas Lawton. ‘Delivering strategic vision: a dynamic approach to realizing stakeholder needs and releasing corporate value’. Irish Academy of Management, Galway, Ireland, September 7-9, 2005.
  • Thomas Lawton, Steve McGuire and Gunter Walzenbach. ‘Regulatory policy for the new economy: government or governance?’, International Studies Association, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 2-5, 2005.
  • Denis Harrington, Thomas Lawton and Tazeeb Rajwani. ‘Back from the brink? Entrepreneurial leadership and strategic transformation at Aer Lingus’, Irish Academy of Management, Dublin, Ireland, September 1-3, 2004.
  • Thomas Lawton and Steven M. McGuire. ‘Governing from Geneva? Tracing the impact of the WTO on the European textiles and chemicals industries’, International Studies Association, Montreal, Canada, March 17-20, 2004.
  • Thomas Lawton and Charles Harvey. ‘Breakout strategy: explaining rapid corporate growth and the creation of market dominance capabilities’, Strategic Management Society, Baltimore, Maryland, November 9-12, 2003.
  • Thomas Lawton and Charles Harvey. ‘Breakout strategy: utilizing the capital accumulation cycle to explain rapid value creation at HIT Entertainment’. Irish Academy of Management, Dublin, Ireland, September 2-3, 2003.
  • Thomas Lawton and Stanislav Solomko. ‘Low fare airlines in Asia: an exploratory study of cost competition, market dynamics and sustainable advantage’. Air Transport Research Society, Toulouse, France, July 11-12, 2003.
  • Thomas Lawton and Steven McGuire ‘Governing from Geneva? Exploring the impact of WTO rulings on EU antidumping regulation and trade strategy’. Academy of International Business, Monterey, California, July 5-8, 2003.
  • Thomas Lawton and Steven McGuire. ‘Constraining choice: the WTO, domestic politics and the shaping of US international trade policy for steel’, International Studies Association, Portland, Oregon, February 25 - March 1, 2003.
  • Thomas Lawton. ‘Managing strategically in turbulent times: lesson from low fare airlines’, Irish Academy of Management, Waterford, September 5-6, 2002.
  • Thomas Lawton and Steven McGuire. ‘The WTO and firm strategy: the case of the US steel industry’, Academy of Management, Denver, Colorado, August 11-14, 2002.
  • Thomas Lawton. ‘Managing strategically in turbulent times: lessons from the low fare airlines business’, Air Transport Research Society, Seattle, Washington, July 14- 16, 2002.
  • Thomas Lawton and Steven McGuire. ‘Constraining choice: exploring the influence of WTO regulation and domestic politics on US trade policy for steel’, Academy of International Business, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 28 – July 2, 2002.
  • Thomas Lawton and Steven McGuire. ‘Governing the global market space: a critical evaluation of the global consensus on e-commerce regulation’, International Studies Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 24-27, 2002.
  • Thomas Lawton and Steven McGuire. ‘Governing the Eeectronic market space: appraising the apparent global consensus on e-commerce self-regulation’, Irish Academy of Management, Derry, Northern Ireland, September 6-7, 2001.
  • Thomas Lawton. ‘Europe’s liberalization deadlock: identifying and tackling remaining barriers to low fare airline competition and growth’, Aviation Management Education and Research Conference, Montreal, Quebec, July 16-17, 2001.
  • Thomas Lawton and Steven McGuire. ‘Supranational governance and firm strategy: the emerging regulatory role of the WTO’, International Studies Association, Chicago, Illinois, February 20-24, 2001.
  • Thomas Lawton and Steven McGuire. ‘Suprantionalism and strategic direction: how the WTO affects firms’, Academy of International Business, Phoenix, Arizona, November 17-20, 2000.
  • Thomas Lawton and Kevin Michaels. ‘Advancing to the virtual value chain: learning from the Dell Model’, Irish Academy of Management, Dublin, Ireland, September 7- 8, 2000.
  • Thomas Lawton. ‘Tackling the red herring: the misplaced debate over European industrial policy’, UACES Research Conference, Budapest, Hungary, April 6-8, 2000.
  • Thomas Lawton and Kevin Michaels ‘Exploding the value chain: the changing global production structure and implications for international political economy’, International Studies Association, Los Angeles, California, March 15-18, 2000.
  • Thomas Lawton. ‘Leveraging core Competencies through outsourcing: the shift from tactical subcontracting to strategic partnering and virtual structure’, Strategic Management Society, Berlin, Germany, October 3-6, 1999.
  • Thomas Lawton. ‘Missing the target? European competitiveness policies revisited’, International Studies Association, Washington DC, February 16-20, 1999.
  • Thomas Lawton. ‘Hard choices and low prices: positioning for sustainable advantage in the airline industry (the case of Ryanair), Air Transport Research Group, annual symposium, Dublin, Ireland, July 20-21,1998.
  • Thomas Lawton. ‘Critical perspectives on European industrial policy’, International Studies Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 17-21,1998.
  • Thomas Lawton. ‘Governing the skies: power and policy shifts in the European airline industry’, International Studies Association, Toronto, March 18-22, 1997.
  • Thomas Lawton. ‘Towards an ever closer union: industrial policy and European integration’, UACES, Birmingham, UK, September 18-19, 1995.
  • Thomas Lawton. ‘The construction and consequences of EU industrial policy: lessons from the electronics sector’, European Community Studies Association, Charleston, South Carolina, May 11-14, 1995.