Srividya Jandhyala

Assistant Professor of International Business and International Affairs

George Washington University

2201 G Street NW, Funger Hall 401

Washington, DC 20052

Email: srividya@gwu.edu

Srividya Jandhyala’s research is driven by the confluence of politics and markets. She examines how government institutions and policies (or the lack of them) influence international investment strategy. She is also interested in how governments create an institutional environment to sustain economic activity.

Srividya’s research addresses issues surrounding international property rights in the technology, petrochemical, and other sectors. She has presented her research at several  international conferences in International Business, Management and Political Science. Her work has been recognized by the Academy of International Business and the Academy of Management. In addition to these associations, she is also a member of the American Political Science Association.

 

 

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Research

 

De Facto Property Rights Protection and Impact on MNC Location Choices

             Best Paper Proceedings, Academy of Management (International Management), 2008

 

Three Waves of BITs: The Global Diffusion of Foreign Investment Policy (with Witold Henisz and Edward Mansfied)

             Forthcoming, Journal of Conflict Resolution

             Abstract

             The line: BITs were about property rights protection - at first. Then, they became a fashion statement,              before their legal liabilities started surfacing. 

             An earlier draft version is available as a pdf file

 

International Investment Strategy under Incomplete Implementation of Market Oriented Reforms

             Abstract

             The line: “Laws in action”, and not just those on the books, matter for foreign investment - but firms learn              to cope.

 

International Dynamics of Intellectual Property Protection

             Abstract

             The line: Political will for IP protection can come from outside the country.

 

Institutions sans Frontieres: International Agreements and Foreign Investment (with Robert Weiner)

             The line: International property rights agreements work, but not where they are most needed.