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Professor Emeritus Ben Tipton

AB Stan. AM PhD Harv.

Emeritus Professor

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ben.tipton@sydney.edu.au

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Member of Sydney Southeast Asia Centre

Biographical details

Professor Frank B. (Ben) Tipton holds a Personal Chair in the Discipline of International Business. He has taught at the University of Sydney since 1979, having previously held positions at Harvard University, Wesleyan University, Connecticut, and the University of California, Riverside. He served as Head of Department and then Chair of Discipline of Economic History from 1984 to 2003. He has acted at various times as Head of School, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Associate Dean for Postgraduate Coursework Degrees and has served on the Boards of the Graduate School of Management and Public Policy, the Centre for European Studies, and the Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific and worked to develop the Master of International Business Program. With the establishment of the discipline of International Business, he moved to the School of Business in 2005.

Selected publications

Asian Firms: History, Institutions and Management

(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007)

A history of Modern Germany Since 1815

(Yale University Press, 2003)

Publications

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Books

Tipton, F. (2007). Asian Firms: History, Institutions and Management. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Tipton, F. (2003). A history of Modern Germany Since 1815. London: Yale University Press.

Edited Books

Tipton, F., Jarvis, D., Welch, A. (2003). Re-defining the Borders Between Public and Private in Southeast Asia: Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. Sydney: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).

Book Chapters

Tipton, F. (2011). The Impact of China on the Electrical and Electronics Industry in Southeast Asia. In Darryl S.L. Jarvis and Anthony R. Welch (Eds.), ASEAN Industries and the Challenge from China, (pp. 230-264). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. [More Information]
Tipton, F., Xiao, H. (2006). China. In B Pritchard (Eds.), Japanese Official Development Assistance in the Asian Region: Building Institutional Capacity in Asia 2005-06, (pp. 119-142). Sydney: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F., Xiao, H. (2006). Japanese ODA and Economic Development in China. In B Pritchard (Eds.), Japanese Official Development Assistance in the Asian Region: Building Institutional Capacity in Asia 2005-06. Sydney: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F., Hundt, D. (2006). Japanese ODA and Economic Development in South Korea. In B Pritchard (Eds.), Japanese Official Development Assistance in the Asian Region: Building Institutional Capacity in Asia 2005-06. Sydney: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F., Hundt, D. (2006). South Korea. In B Pritchard (Eds.), Japanese Official Development Assistance in the Asian Region: Building Institutional Capacity in Asia 2005-06, (pp. 185-208). Sydney: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F. (2005). Matching desires with expectations: Southeast Asian policies to attract foreign direct investment. In Pritchard, B. (Eds.), Regulating foreign direct investment: Southeast Asia at the crossroads, (pp. 139-154). Sydney: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F. (2003). Government and the economy in the nineteenth century. In Ogilvie, Overy (Eds.), Germany: a New Social and Economic History - Volume 3: Since 1800, (pp. 106-151). NY: Hodder Arnold.
Tipton, F. (2003). The regional dimension: economic geography, economic development, and national integration in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In Ogilvie, Overy (Eds.), Germany: a New Social and Economic History - Volume 3: Since 1800, (pp. 1-34). NY: Hodder Arnold.
Tipton, F. (2002). Japanese Nationalism in Comparative Perspective. In Not known (Eds.), Nation and Nationalism in Japan, (pp. 146-163). TBC.
Tipton, F., Sun, H. (2001). Japanese Investment in China: Altruistic or strategic? In S Hille; D McCarty; Zhao, S. (Eds.), 21st Century Global Management, (pp. 507-520). Nanjing: Academic Press.

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Journals

Yang, G., Tipton, F., Li, J. (2011). A review of foreign business management in China. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 28(3), 627-659. [More Information]
Tipton, F. (2009). Modeling National Identities and Cultural Change: The Western European, Japanese, and United States Experiences Compared. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 9(2), 145-168. [More Information]
Tipton, F. (2009). Southeast Asian capitalism: History, institutions, states, and firms. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 26(3), 401-434. [More Information]
Tipton, F. (2009). The European Economy since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond. The Princeton Economic History of the Western World, Barry Eichengreen - Princeton University Press 2007. H-Net: humanities and social sciences online, 2009.
Tipton, F. (2008). 'Thumbs-up is a rude gesture in Australia': the presentation of culture in international business textbooks. Critical Perspectives on International Business, 4(1), 7-24. [More Information]
Tipton, F. (2007). Institutional Change in Japan: Magnus Blomstrom and Sumner Lacroix (eds) - London: Routledge, 2006 / The Changing Japanese Political System: The Liberal Democratic Party and the Ministry of Finance: Harumi Hori - London: Routledge, 2005. Japanese Studies, 27(3), 332-334.
Tipton, F. (2006). 'Thumbs-up is a rude gesture in Australia': The Presentation of Culture in International Business Textbooks. AIB Insights, 6(2), 10-16.
Tipton, F. (2006). Book Review: Industrielle Revolution in Deutschland: Regionen als Wachstumsmotoren [Industrial revolution in Germany: Regions as motors of growth] by H Kiesewetter (2004), Stuttgart, Franz Steiner Verlag. Business History Review, 80(1), 217-219.
Tipton, F. (2006). Book Review: The Rise of Historical Economics and Social Reform in Germany 1864?1894 by EG Solem. European History Quarterly, 36(1), 150-151.
Tipton, F. (2006). Book Review: Wilhelminism and its legacies: German modernities, imperialism and the meanings of reform, 1890-1930 by G Eley and J Retallack, (2003), New York and Oxford, Berghahan Books. German History.
Tipton, F. (2006). Germany's Special Path. Historically Speaking, 8(1), 5-6.
Tipton, F. (2006). Nationalism and National Culture: Germany in a Cross-Disciplinary Perspective. Historically Speaking, 7(1), 5-6.
Tipton, F. (2006). Review: Die Herausforderung der Globalisierung: Wirschaft und Politik in Deutschland 1860-1914. Bulletin of the German Historical Institute London, 28(2), 74-79.
Tipton, F. (2006). The Rise of Historical Economics and Social Reform in Germany 1864â€“1894, Erik Grimmer-Solem - Oxford University Press 2003. European History Quarterly, 36(1), 150-151.
Sun, H., Tipton, F. (2005). The Economic Impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the United States. International Journal of Science and Research, 1(1), 13-20.
Tipton, F. (2004). Review: Die industrialisierung der Saarregion 1815-1914, Band 2: Take-off phase und Hochindustrialisierung 1850-1914. Business History Review, 78(4), 792-794.
Tipton, F. (2003). Whither Japan? Changing Japan, Changing Asia, Changing the World. Asian Studies Review, 27(4), 491-496.
Tipton, F. (2002). Bridging the Digital Divide in Southeast Asia: Pilot Agencies and Policy Implementation in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Asean Economic Bulletin, 19(1), 83-99.
Tipton, F. (2002). Government and the Economy in Japan: The Japanese Model of Development (review article). Asian Studies Review, 26(3), 383-389.
Tipton, F. (2002). Review: European economic history: from mercantilism to Maastricht and beyond by Hansen ED. Economic History Review, 55(2), 373-374.
Tipton, F. (2002). Review: Southeast Asian-Centred Economies or Economics? NIAS Report Series, No. 39. Copenhagen: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 33(2), 351-353.
Tipton, F. (2002). Review: Statistics and the German State, 1900-1945: The Making of Modern Economic Knowledge. Economic History Review.
Tipton, F. (2002). Review: The Rise of â€œThe Restâ€™: Challenges to the West from Late-Industrializing Economies. Australian Economic History Review.

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Conferences

Yang, G., Tipton, F. (2010). Development of Foreign Business in China: A Literature Review and Future Research Direction. International Association for Chinese Management Research Conference (IACMR 2010), China: International Association for Chinese Management Research.
Yang, G., Tipton, F. (2009). A Literature Review for Management of Foreign Firms in China: Where Are We and Where to Go? 2009 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, United States: Academy of Management.
Yang, G., Tipton, F. (2009). Foreign-Invested Firms in China: A Literature Review & Direction for Future Research. 2009 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, United States: Academy of Management.
Xiao, H., Tipton, F. (2007). Knowledge Management and Transfer Patterns in a Transitional Economy. International Conference on Industrial Technology and Management ICITM 2007.
Tipton, F. (2007). Managing Under the Guidance of a Strong State: Capitalism in Southeast Asia. Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy Conference ANZIBA 2007, Australia: Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy.
Tipton, F. (2006). 'Thumbs-up is a rude gesture in Australia': Cross-cultural teaching and the presentation of culture in international business textbooks. International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM) VIII World Congress 2006, Berlin Germany: International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM).
Tipton, F. (2006). Cultural Typologies, Thick Description and Cultural Change in Triad Countries. Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy Conference ANZIBA 2006, Wellington New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington.
Tipton, F. (2006). Japanese ODA and Economic Development in China. Workshop on Japanese Official Development Assistance in the Asian Region 2006, Australia: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F., Xiao, H. (2006). Japanese ODA and Economic Development in China. Japanese Official Development Assistance in the Asian Region 2006, Australia: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F., Hundt, D. (2006). Japanese ODA and Economic Development in South Korea. Workshop on Japanese Official Development Assistance in the Asian Region 2006, Australia: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F., Hundt, D. (2006). Japanese ODA and Economic Development in South Korea. Japanese Official Development Assistance in the Asian Region 2006, Australia: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F. (2005). 'Thumbs-up is a rude gesture in Australia': The Presentation of Culture in International Business Textbooks. Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy Conference ANZIBA 2005, Melbourne, Australia: Monash University.
Tipton, F. (2005). Getting the borders right: State, economy, and new technologies in Southeast Asia. Conference on the Social Impact of Information Technology in Asia.
Tipton, F. (2005). Matching Desires with Expectations: Southeast Asian Policies to Attract Foreign Investment. Symposium on Foreign Direct Investment in Southeast Asia and Implications for China 2005, Australia: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F. (2002). States and the digital divide in Southeast Asia. Association of Asian Studies of Australia, Biennial Conference.

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Report

Jarvis, D., Tipton, F., Welch, A. (2003). Re-defining the borders between public and private in Southeast Asia.
Tipton, F. (2002). Alleviating the Digital Divide: Policy Recommendations â€“ Malaysia, Thailand, The Philippines, Vietnam.

By Year

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2011

Yang, G., Tipton, F., Li, J. (2011). A review of foreign business management in China. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 28(3), 627-659. [More Information]
Tipton, F. (2011). The Impact of China on the Electrical and Electronics Industry in Southeast Asia. In Darryl S.L. Jarvis and Anthony R. Welch (Eds.), ASEAN Industries and the Challenge from China, (pp. 230-264). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. [More Information]

2010

Yang, G., Tipton, F. (2010). Development of Foreign Business in China: A Literature Review and Future Research Direction. International Association for Chinese Management Research Conference (IACMR 2010), China: International Association for Chinese Management Research.

2009

Yang, G., Tipton, F. (2009). A Literature Review for Management of Foreign Firms in China: Where Are We and Where to Go? 2009 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, United States: Academy of Management.
Yang, G., Tipton, F. (2009). Foreign-Invested Firms in China: A Literature Review & Direction for Future Research. 2009 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, United States: Academy of Management.
Tipton, F. (2009). Modeling National Identities and Cultural Change: The Western European, Japanese, and United States Experiences Compared. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 9(2), 145-168. [More Information]
Tipton, F. (2009). Southeast Asian capitalism: History, institutions, states, and firms. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 26(3), 401-434. [More Information]
Tipton, F. (2009). The European Economy since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond. The Princeton Economic History of the Western World, Barry Eichengreen - Princeton University Press 2007. H-Net: humanities and social sciences online, 2009.

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2008

Tipton, F. (2008). 'Thumbs-up is a rude gesture in Australia': the presentation of culture in international business textbooks. Critical Perspectives on International Business, 4(1), 7-24. [More Information]

2007

Tipton, F. (2007). Asian Firms: History, Institutions and Management. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Tipton, F. (2007). Institutional Change in Japan: Magnus Blomstrom and Sumner Lacroix (eds) - London: Routledge, 2006 / The Changing Japanese Political System: The Liberal Democratic Party and the Ministry of Finance: Harumi Hori - London: Routledge, 2005. Japanese Studies, 27(3), 332-334.
Xiao, H., Tipton, F. (2007). Knowledge Management and Transfer Patterns in a Transitional Economy. International Conference on Industrial Technology and Management ICITM 2007.
Tipton, F. (2007). Managing Under the Guidance of a Strong State: Capitalism in Southeast Asia. Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy Conference ANZIBA 2007, Australia: Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy.

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2006

Tipton, F. (2006). 'Thumbs-up is a rude gesture in Australia': Cross-cultural teaching and the presentation of culture in international business textbooks. International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM) VIII World Congress 2006, Berlin Germany: International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM).
Tipton, F. (2006). 'Thumbs-up is a rude gesture in Australia': The Presentation of Culture in International Business Textbooks. AIB Insights, 6(2), 10-16.
Tipton, F. (2006). Book Review: Industrielle Revolution in Deutschland: Regionen als Wachstumsmotoren [Industrial revolution in Germany: Regions as motors of growth] by H Kiesewetter (2004), Stuttgart, Franz Steiner Verlag. Business History Review, 80(1), 217-219.
Tipton, F. (2006). Book Review: The Rise of Historical Economics and Social Reform in Germany 1864?1894 by EG Solem. European History Quarterly, 36(1), 150-151.
Tipton, F. (2006). Book Review: Wilhelminism and its legacies: German modernities, imperialism and the meanings of reform, 1890-1930 by G Eley and J Retallack, (2003), New York and Oxford, Berghahan Books. German History.
Tipton, F., Xiao, H. (2006). China. In B Pritchard (Eds.), Japanese Official Development Assistance in the Asian Region: Building Institutional Capacity in Asia 2005-06, (pp. 119-142). Sydney: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F. (2006). Cultural Typologies, Thick Description and Cultural Change in Triad Countries. Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy Conference ANZIBA 2006, Wellington New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington.
Tipton, F. (2006). Germany's Special Path. Historically Speaking, 8(1), 5-6.
Tipton, F., Xiao, H. (2006). Japanese ODA and Economic Development in China. In B Pritchard (Eds.), Japanese Official Development Assistance in the Asian Region: Building Institutional Capacity in Asia 2005-06. Sydney: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F. (2006). Japanese ODA and Economic Development in China. Workshop on Japanese Official Development Assistance in the Asian Region 2006, Australia: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F., Xiao, H. (2006). Japanese ODA and Economic Development in China. Japanese Official Development Assistance in the Asian Region 2006, Australia: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F., Hundt, D. (2006). Japanese ODA and Economic Development in South Korea. In B Pritchard (Eds.), Japanese Official Development Assistance in the Asian Region: Building Institutional Capacity in Asia 2005-06. Sydney: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F., Hundt, D. (2006). Japanese ODA and Economic Development in South Korea. Workshop on Japanese Official Development Assistance in the Asian Region 2006, Australia: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F., Hundt, D. (2006). Japanese ODA and Economic Development in South Korea. Japanese Official Development Assistance in the Asian Region 2006, Australia: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F. (2006). Nationalism and National Culture: Germany in a Cross-Disciplinary Perspective. Historically Speaking, 7(1), 5-6.
Tipton, F. (2006). Review: Die Herausforderung der Globalisierung: Wirschaft und Politik in Deutschland 1860-1914. Bulletin of the German Historical Institute London, 28(2), 74-79.
Tipton, F., Hundt, D. (2006). South Korea. In B Pritchard (Eds.), Japanese Official Development Assistance in the Asian Region: Building Institutional Capacity in Asia 2005-06, (pp. 185-208). Sydney: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F. (2006). The Rise of Historical Economics and Social Reform in Germany 1864â€“1894, Erik Grimmer-Solem - Oxford University Press 2003. European History Quarterly, 36(1), 150-151.

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2005

Tipton, F. (2005). 'Thumbs-up is a rude gesture in Australia': The Presentation of Culture in International Business Textbooks. Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy Conference ANZIBA 2005, Melbourne, Australia: Monash University.
Tipton, F. (2005). Getting the borders right: State, economy, and new technologies in Southeast Asia. Conference on the Social Impact of Information Technology in Asia.
Tipton, F. (2005). Matching desires with expectations: Southeast Asian policies to attract foreign direct investment. In Pritchard, B. (Eds.), Regulating foreign direct investment: Southeast Asia at the crossroads, (pp. 139-154). Sydney: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F. (2005). Matching Desires with Expectations: Southeast Asian Policies to Attract Foreign Investment. Symposium on Foreign Direct Investment in Southeast Asia and Implications for China 2005, Australia: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Sun, H., Tipton, F. (2005). The Economic Impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the United States. International Journal of Science and Research, 1(1), 13-20.

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2004

Tipton, F. (2004). Review: Die industrialisierung der Saarregion 1815-1914, Band 2: Take-off phase und Hochindustrialisierung 1850-1914. Business History Review, 78(4), 792-794.

2003

Tipton, F. (2003). A history of Modern Germany Since 1815. London: Yale University Press.
Tipton, F. (2003). Government and the economy in the nineteenth century. In Ogilvie, Overy (Eds.), Germany: a New Social and Economic History - Volume 3: Since 1800, (pp. 106-151). NY: Hodder Arnold.
Jarvis, D., Tipton, F., Welch, A. (2003). Re-defining the borders between public and private in Southeast Asia.
Tipton, F., Jarvis, D., Welch, A. (2003). Re-defining the Borders Between Public and Private in Southeast Asia: Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. Sydney: The Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific (RIAP).
Tipton, F. (2003). The regional dimension: economic geography, economic development, and national integration in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In Ogilvie, Overy (Eds.), Germany: a New Social and Economic History - Volume 3: Since 1800, (pp. 1-34). NY: Hodder Arnold.
Tipton, F. (2003). Whither Japan? Changing Japan, Changing Asia, Changing the World. Asian Studies Review, 27(4), 491-496.

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2002

Tipton, F. (2002). Alleviating the Digital Divide: Policy Recommendations â€“ Malaysia, Thailand, The Philippines, Vietnam.
Tipton, F. (2002). Bridging the Digital Divide in Southeast Asia: Pilot Agencies and Policy Implementation in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Asean Economic Bulletin, 19(1), 83-99.
Tipton, F. (2002). Government and the Economy in Japan: The Japanese Model of Development (review article). Asian Studies Review, 26(3), 383-389.
Tipton, F. (2002). Japanese Nationalism in Comparative Perspective. In Not known (Eds.), Nation and Nationalism in Japan, (pp. 146-163). TBC.
Tipton, F. (2002). Review: European economic history: from mercantilism to Maastricht and beyond by Hansen ED. Economic History Review, 55(2), 373-374.
Tipton, F. (2002). Review: Southeast Asian-Centred Economies or Economics? NIAS Report Series, No. 39. Copenhagen: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 33(2), 351-353.
Tipton, F. (2002). Review: Statistics and the German State, 1900-1945: The Making of Modern Economic Knowledge. Economic History Review.
Tipton, F. (2002). Review: The Rise of â€œThe Restâ€™: Challenges to the West from Late-Industrializing Economies. Australian Economic History Review.
Tipton, F. (2002). States and the digital divide in Southeast Asia. Association of Asian Studies of Australia, Biennial Conference.

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2001

Tipton, F., Sun, H. (2001). Japanese Investment in China: Altruistic or strategic? In S Hille; D McCarty; Zhao, S. (Eds.), 21st Century Global Management, (pp. 507-520). Nanjing: Academic Press.

Selected Grants

2001

Building Institutional Capacity in Asia (BICA), Redefining the Borders between Public and Private in Southeast Asia, 2002-2003, Tamaki R, Tipton F, Japanese Government Ministry of Finance (Japan)/Research Grants

2000

Building Institutional Capacity in Asia (BICA) 2001-2002., Tamaki R, Tipton F, Japanese Government Ministry of Finance (Japan)/Research Grants

1999

Bureaucracy and economic development: Germany and Japan in the post-war era, Tipton F, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Small Grants