Research Interests: Internationalization of emerging market firms, Time and speed in internationalization, and CSR in multinational firms

Research Article Publications

• Kiessling, T., Dabic, M., Yadav, S., Huck, N., & Maley, JF. (2025). Supply Chain Disruptions and Need for Resilience: SMEs Direct/Indirect Exporting and Rapid Internationalization. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. [reprint]
• Dabic, M., Yadav, S., Huck, N., Maley JF., & Kiessling, T. (2024). Mitigating the impact of late internationalization of emerging market SMEs: A dynamic capability perspective. Journal of Small Business Management. [reprint]
• Yadav, S. (2023). Foreign entry timing, time since first entry, and internationalisation speed of exporting SMEs: When does manager domestic experience matter? European Journal of International Management. [reprint]
• Yadav, S., & Srivastava, J. (2023). CSR, monitoring cost and firm performance during COVID-19: Balancing organizational legitimacy and agency cost. Accounting Research Journal. [reprint]
• Yadav, S., & Dayanithy, D. (2023). Do IPL teams escalate commitment for costly players? When does player status and reputation matter? IIMB Management Review. [reprint]
• Yadav, S., & Upadhyayula, RS. (2023). Geographic cluster or global linkages? What accelerates emerging market firms foreign entry speed. IIM Kozhikode Society and Management Review (Forthcoming). [reprint]

Research Awards (Nominations)

• IM Division HKUST Best Paper in Global Strategy Award finalist for paper: Yadav, S. (2025). Limiting the Role of Business Group Diversification in Affiliates Springboard Internationalization, 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM) 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Spotlight paper (Internationalization and Global Strategy Track): Yadav, S., & Kumar, V. (2024). Informal Venturing and Foreign Entry Speed of Developing Country SMEs: A Cross- country Examination. India Strategy Conference 2024, IIM Ahmedabad.
• 2024 Rugman Most Promising Scholar Award Nomination for paper: Yadav, S. (2024). When Does Starting Unregistered Impact Foreign Entry Speed? Evidence From Developing Country SMEs, AIB 2024 Seoul Conference.
• Best Paper Award (Internationalization and Global Strategy Track): Yadav, S., Upadhyayula, RS., & Kumar, V. (2023). Pro-market reform and first cross-border acquisition speed of Indian business group firms: Exploring intergroup and intragroup heterogeneities. India Strategy Conference 2023, IIM Bangalore.
• SAJBS Editor’s Best Paper Award during the INDAM 2022 conference for paper: Yadav, S. (2022). Foreign entry timing, time since first entry and internationalization speed of SMEs: Moderating role of manager domestic experience matter? (also nominated best paper in the track).
• Yadav, S., Hazarika, L. & Srivastava, J. (2022). Impact of spiritual intelligence on pedagogical success: Evidence from management education, nominated as best paper in the track in INDAM 2022.

International Conference Presentations

• Yadav, S. (2025). Limiting the Role of Business Group Diversification in Affiliates Spring- board Internationalization. Academy of Management Annual Conference, Copenhagen, July 25-29, 2025 (accepted).
• Yadav, S. (2025). Limiting the Role of Business Group Diversification in Affiliates Spring- board Internationalization. EMRG Conference, University of Sydney Business School, May 22, 2025.
• Yadav, S., & Srivastava, J. (2025). How Does Acquirer Climate Change Risk Impact Mergers and Acquisitions Deal Success? Academy of Management Annual Conference, Copenhagen, July 25-29, 2025 (accepted)
• Yadav, S., & Srivastava, J. (2025). How Does Acquirer Climate Change Risk Impact Mergers and Acquisitions Deal Success? European Financial Management Association 2025 Annual Meetings, June 25- 28, 2025.
• Yadav, S., & Srivastava, J. (2024). Firm-level climate change exposure and M&A deal success: international evidence. WFBS, Abu Dhabi, Dec 16-18, 2024.
• Yadav, S., & Bhattacharya, B. (2024). Historical Imprinting and Springboard Internationalization: Evidence from Emerging Markets. AIB Oceania 2024, University of Sydney Business School, Australia, September 25-27, 2024.
• Bhattacharya, B., Goyal, L. & Yadav, S. (2024). Business Group-Affiliation and Firm-Bank Relationships: Evidence from India, Academy of Management Annual Conference, Chicago, August 9-13, 2024.
• Yadav, S. (2024). Does Imprinting from Historical Events Impact Emerging Market Firms’ Springboard Internationalization? Evidence From India, AIB Annual Meeting, Seoul, South Korea, July 2-6, 2024.
• Yadav, S. (2024). When Does Starting Unregistered Impact Foreign Entry Speed? Evidence From Developing Country SMEs, AIB Annual Meeting, Seoul, South Korea, July 2-6, 2024.
• Yadav, S., & Srivastava, J. (2023). When Does Firm Internationalization Impact Corporate Social Responsibility? A Home Country Institutional Perspective, AIB Annual Meeting, SGH Warsaw, Poland, July 5-9, 2023.
• Yadav, S., & Rameshan, P. (2023). Pro-market reform and first cross-border acquisition speed of emerging market firms: Exploring intergroup and intragroup heterogeneity, AIB Annual Meeting, SGH Warsaw, Poland, July 5-9, 2023.
• Yadav, S., Upadhyayula, RS., & Kumar, V. (2023). Impact of institutional reform scope, speed, and fragility on cross-border acquisitions speed of emerging market firms, AIB Annual Meeting, SGH Warsaw, Poland, July 5-9, 2023.
• Yadav, S., & Srivastava, J. (2022). Where Are You Coming From? Firm Internationalization and Corporate Social Responsibility, AIB-Canada Chapter Annual (Hybrid) Conference, Dalhousie University, Canada, November 4, 2022.
• Yadav, S., & Upadhyayula, RS. (2022). Pro-market reform and first cross-border acquisition speed of emerging market firms: Exploring intergroup and intragroup heterogeneity, AIB- 2022 (Virtual), Miami, July 15, 2022.
• Yadav, S., & Srivastava, J. (2022). Temporal verticality in internationalization process: digitalization, entry mode and SMEs speed of internationalization during COVID-19 , AIB SOUTH ASIA Conference 2022 (Virtual), January 23-25.
• Yadav, S., & Srivastava, J. (2021). Which firms accelerate internationalization during COVID- 19 pandemic? A cross-country examination, 7th AIB-CEE Chapter Conference (Virtual), November 17-19, 2021.
• Yadav, S. (2021). Export mode, and SMEs speed of internationalization during COVID-19: Exploring the dark side of informal institutions, 7th AIB-CEE Chapter Conference (Virtual), November 17-19, 2021.
• Yadav, S. (2021). Home country institutional harshness and emerging market SMEs inter- nationalization: a strategy tripod perspective, 47th EIBA conference, Madrid, Spain, 2021 (Accepted)
• Yadav, S., & Upadhyayula, RS. (2021). Geographic Cluster or Global Linkages? What Accelerate Emerging Market Firms Foreign Entry Speed, AIB-2021, Virtual conference, FIU, USA, June 28 – July 2.
• Yadav, S., & Upadhyayula, RS. (2021). Timing and Speed of Small and Young Firm’s Internationalization: A Critical Review and Future Research Agenda, AIB-2021, Virtual conference, FIU, USA, June 28 – July 2.