Lawrence S. Welch (born 1945) is an Australian organisational theorist, Professor of International Business at the

Melbourne Business School Melbourne Business School (MBS) is the graduate business school of the University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The School offers an MBA program, specialist Masters programs, a doctoral program, and executive education programs. The MBS Head ...

, known for his work on

internationalization In economics, internationalization or internationalisation is the process of increasing involvement of enterprises in international markets, although there is no agreed definition of internationalization. Internationalization is a crucial strateg ...

and international business operations.

Life and work

Welch obtained his Diploma of Education at the

Newcastle University Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a UK public university, public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is ...

, his MCom and BCom at the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive ...

, and his PhD at the

University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = B ...

. Welch has been appointed Professor of International Business at the

. He is part of the editorial boards on the ''Journal of International Entrepreneurship,'' the ''Management International Review,'' and the ''International Business Review.'' journal. In 2011 he has been awarded the Hans B. Thorelli Award by the

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.Lawrence Welch
at ''mbs.edu.'' Accessed 04.02.2014. Welch research interests are in the field of "foreign operation modes, internationalization, language and multinational management, export groups and export promotion."

Selected publications

* Welch, Lawrence S., and Reijo Luostarinen. ''Internationalization: evolution of a concept.'' Graduate School of Management, Monash University, 1988. Articles, a selection:Google Scholar profile
/ref> * Wiedersheim-Paul, Finn, Hans C. Olson, and Lawrence S. Welch. "Pre-export activity: The first step in internationalization." ''Journal of International Business Studies'' (1978): 47-58. * Welch, Lawrence S., and Reijo K. Luostarinen. "Inward-outward connections in internationalization." ''Journal of International Marketing'' (1993): 44-56. * Welch, Denice E., and Lawrence S. Welch. "The internationalization process and networks: a strategic management perspective." ''Journal of international marketing'' (1996): 11-28. * Marschan-Piekkari, Rebecca, Denice Welch, and Lawrence Welch. "In the shadow: The impact of language on structure, power and communication in the multinational." ''International Business Review'' 8.4 (1999): 421-440.

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Lawrence Welch
at Melbourne Business School {{DEFAULTSORT:Welch, Lawrence 1945 births Living people Australian business theorists Alumni of Newcastle University University of New South Wales alumni University of Queensland alumni Academic staff of the University of Melbourne