Michael Sartor’s research focuses on international business and global strategy with an emphasis on the effects of corruption upon the strategies and performance of multinational enterprises (MNEs). A central thesis implicit in his evolving body of work is that MNE strategy is motivated by the need to manage uncertainty in foreign markets. His current research suggests that the manner in which firms structure their investments to handle the uncertainty precipitated by foreign market corruption exerts a positive impact on the survival of a MNE’s overseas subsidiaries. In studying the strategy and structure of MNEs, his research focuses on their strategic decisions with respect to equity investment, partnering and the deployment of human resources. Methodologically, Sartor’s work is predominantly quantitative in its orientation (employing statistical methods which have included hierarchical linear modeling and event history analysis). Emerging markets feature prominently as a geographic focus in his research.

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