Charles Stevens

Charlie Stevens is an associate professor and vice chair of the Department of Management and Global Business Department at Rutgers Business School. He earned his Ph.D. in International Business from the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University.

Stevens’ research examines how multinational enterprises manage stakeholder relationships and pursue nonmarket strategies in challenging institutional environments. A particular focus of his work is how these dynamics unfold in emerging and frontier markets, especially in Africa and China. His research has appeared in leading management publications, including the Journal of International Business Studies, Strategic Management Journal, and Harvard Business Review. He is an associate editor at Global Strategy Journal and serves on the editorial review board of Academy of Management Collections, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Organizations and their Environments, Journal of International Business Policy, Journal of International Business Studies, and Journal of World Business.

Stevens’ teaching interests are in the fields of strategic management and international business. His teaching experience includes undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. level classes. He also has experience leading immersive experiential learning classes in Singapore, Dubai, and Vietnam. Before entering academia, Stevens worked for the Ichimiya Group in Niihama, Japan.