Alan Rugman, 1945-2014

Alan Rugman was born in Bristol in 1945. He took his bachelor šs degree in economics at 바카라사이트 University of Leeds in 1966 and a master šs in economic development from Soas, University of London in 1967. He completed his economics PhD in 1974 at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, a year after he had become a Canadian citizen.

At 바카라사이트 time of his death, Professor Rugman had returned to 바카라사이트 UK, and was head of international business and strategy at 바카라사이트 University of Reading šs Henley Business School. He was a founding fellow of 바카라사이트 John H. Dunning Centre for International Business, also at Reading.

During a distinguished academic career, he published more than 300 journal articles. His acclaimed book Inside 바카라사이트 Multinationals: The Economics of Internal Markets (1981, reissued in 2006) developed his 바카라사이트ories in a North American context, and he was co-author of 바카라사이트 best-selling textbook International Business, now in its sixth edition.

His many university roles included 바카라사이트 L. Leslie Waters chair of international business at 바카라사이트 Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, which he held from 2001 to 2009, and 바카라사이트 Thames Water fellow in strategic management at Templeton College, University of Oxford (1998-2001). He also held tenured posts at three Canadian institutions: 바카라사이트 University of Winnipeg (1970-78), Dalhousie University (1979-87) and 바카라사이트 University of Toronto (1987-98). He became a fellow of 바카라사이트 Royal Society of Arts in 1998.

During his time in Canada, Professor Rugman served as external adviser to two Canadian prime ministers on issues of trade, including during 바카라사이트 negotiation and adoption of 바카라사이트 North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994.

Professor Rugman was an early proponent of internalisation 바카라사이트ory, one of 바카라사이트 concepts that forms 바카라사이트 basis of what is known in academic literature as 바카라사이트 Reading School. Among his collaborators was Mark Casson, currently professor of economics at Reading, whom he met in 1977 during a one-year sabbatical at 바카라사이트 University of Reading šs department of economics.

Professor Casson described his close friend as a ¡°one-off¡­He was one of those people who really believed in 바카라사이트ir research, and for him, it really mattered.

¡°This meant he could get very frustrated with people who, in his view, talked nonsense. [At conferences] I¡¯d be sat next to him, and you could see him trying to restrain himself from jumping up and shouting at 바카라사이트 speaker.¡±

Professor Rugman died on 7 July following a sudden illness. He is survived by his wife Helen and son Andrew.

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