Stephen Young (economist)

Stephen Young
Born	(1944-08-20)20 August 1944
Died	16 August 2021(2021-08-16) (aged 76) Glasgow, U.K.
Nationality	English
Alma mater	University of Liverpool (BC) Newcastle University (MS)
Scientific career
Fields	International business, the theory of the multinational enterprise
Institutions	Louisiana State University University of Texas at Dallas Georgetown University University of Strathclyde University of Glasgow
Notable students	Kevin Ibeh, Charles Huang [1]

Stephen Young (1944-2021) was a Scottish scholar in the field of international business. In his last academic role, he served as Research Professor of International Business at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, UK.

Biography

Stephen Young was born on 20 August 1944. ^[2] He earned his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Liverpool in 1966 and his Master of Science from Newcastle University in 1969. ^[3]

Young has held academic posts at Louisiana State University, University of Texas at Dallas, Georgetown University, University of Strathclyde, and University of Glasgow. ^[3] He was one of the founding fathers of the Academy of International Business UK and Ireland Chapter and the Chair of the AIB UK Chapter from 1991 to 1996. ^[4]

Young died on 16 August, 2021. ^[5]

Awards and honors

Young was awarded the first John Dunning Prize for Lifetime Achievement in 2015. ^[4]

In September 2021, the University of Strathclyde founded the Stephen Young Institute for International Business within the Strathclyde Business School, made possible by one of his former PhD students. ^{[1] [6]}

Selected books

• Young, Stephen; Lowe, A. V. (1974). Intervention in the Mixed Economy. Croom Helm. ISBN   978-0-856-64209-8. ^[7]
• Hood, Neil; Young, Stephen (1979). The Economics of Multinational Enterprise. London: Longman. ISBN   978-0-582-44388-4. ^[8]
• Young, Stephen; Hood, Neil; Hamill, James (1988). Foreign Multinationals and the British Economy: Impact and Policy. Croom Helm. ISBN   0-7099-1285-4. ^[9]
• Young, Stephen; Hamill, James (1992). Europe and the Multinationals: Issues and Responses for the 1990s. ^[10]
• Brewer, Thomas L.; Young, Stephen (1998). The Multilateral Investment System and Multinational Enterprises. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-829315-6.
• Hood, Neil; Peat, J.; Peters, E.; Young, Scott, eds. (2002). Scotland in a global economy: the 2020 vision. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN   978-0-333-96454-5.

References

1. "Stephen Young Institute for International Business". University of Strathclyde. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
2. Kevin Ibeh (16 September 2021). "Tribute to the late Professor Stephen Young, Head of Department of Marketing, 1992-1996". University of Strathclyde. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
3. "Stephen Young". LinkedIn. Retrieved 26 January 2025.^{[ non-primary source needed ]}
4. Executive Board of AIB UK & Ireland Chapter (25 August 2021). "Professor Stephen Young Eulogy". Academy of International Business, Chapter UK and Ireland. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
5. https://www.strath.ac.uk/business/marketing/stephenyounginstitute/stephenyoung/
6. "Former Strathclyde Union to get £30m makeover". BBC. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
7. Hindley, Brian (1976). "Review of Intervention in the Mixed Economy" . Economica. 43 (171): 322–323. doi:10.2307/2553138. ISSN   0013-0427. JSTOR   2553138.
8. Hakimian, Hassan (1980). "Review of The Economics of Multinational Enterprise; The Social and Cultural Impacts of Transnational Enterprises". Third World Quarterly. 2 (2): 375–376. ISSN   0143-6597. JSTOR   3991472.
9. Dunning, John H. (1 June 1989). "Foreign Multinationals and the British Economy: Impact and Policy" . The Economic Journal. 99 (396): 494–496. doi:10.2307/2234049. ISSN   0013-0133. JSTOR   2234049.
10. Thomsen, Stephen (1 April 1993). "The growth of multinationals, International investment and Mergers and acquisitions" . International Affairs. 69 (2): 364. doi:10.2307/2621645. ISSN   0020-5850. JSTOR   2621645.