Core Research Team

Area Leaders lead region-specific research themes, coordinate with institutional partners for annual survey and research activities, and represent the region in the annual forum and flagship projects. 
Nanyang CEM Senior Research Fellow Sasidaran Gopalan

Southeast Asia and India

Sasidaran Gopalan

Senior Research Fellow, Nanyang CEM
Professor Christopher A. Hartwell

Eastern Europe and CIS

Christopher A. Hartwell 

Professor of Financial Systems Resilience, Bournemouth University and Professor of I​nternational Management, Kozminski University

William Newburry​​, Florida International University

Latin America

William Newburry​

Ryder Eminent Scholar of Global Business and Chair, Department of International Business, Florida International University

Meng Zhao, NBS Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow
Senior Lecturer, NBS
Senior Research Fellow, Nanyang CEM

Research Team

Boh Wai Fong
BOH Wai Fong​
Professor, NBS
Research Interests: Knowledge and information management, innovation, and entrepreneurship
Georgios CHRISTOPOULOS
Ass​ociate Professor, NBS
Research In​​terests:
Decision making, cultu​ral psychology, neuroscience
foo maw der
FOO Maw Der   ​
Associate Professor, NBS
Research In​​terests:
Entrepreneurship, high growth startups, venture success, leadership 
Kang Jun Koo
KANG Jun-Koo
Professor, NBS
Research In​​terests:
Corporate and international finance, cross-border mergers and acquisitions​
Elison Lim
Elison LIM
Ass​ociate Professor, NBS
Research In​​terests:
Marketing, cross-cultural consumer differences
Prof Marilyn
Marilyn Ang UY  ​
Ass​ociate Professor, NBS
Research​ In​​terests:​erests: Entrepreneurship, affect and emotions, work& motivations
vish
S. VISWANATHAN​
Professor, NBS
Research In​​terests: Sustainable operations and supply chains, corporate sustainaility
Chris Baumann
Chris BAUMANN
Ass​ociate Professor, 
Macquarie Univers​ity​​
Research In​​terests:​
Customer loyalty, ethnic marketing, East Asia 
Stephanie Wang
Stephanie WANG
Assistant Professor, Kelley School of Business
Research​​ I​​​n​​​terests:
Sustainability, emerging market businesses
Nan Zhao
Nan ZHOU
Associate Professor, Nankai Unversity
Research​​ I​​​n​​​terests:
Strategic management, international business
Sadat Reza
Sadat REZA​​
​Assistant Professor, NBS
Research Interests: Econometrics of social and spatial interaction; econometrics of duration data; digital technology in emerging markets
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Yougesh Khatri​
Associate Professor (Practice),College of Business (Nanyang Business School) - Division of Banking & Finance

Country Representatives

Argentina
Michel Hermans, A​ssistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
IAE Business School, Argentina
Bangladesh
Hasina Sheykh, Professor of Banking and Insurance 
University of Dhaka​, Bangladesh
Brazil
Maria Tereza Leme Fleury, Professor of International Strategy and Director of FGV SP, Sao Paulo School of Business Administration, Brazil
cambodia
​Angus Munro, ​Vice-President for Research, Development and Policy 
T​ony Fern​andes School of Business, University of Cambodia
chile
Santiago Mingo, Associate Professor of Business Administration
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
colombia
​Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez, Professor of Management
Universidad EAFIT, Colombia
czech republic
Martin Lukeš, Vice Dean for Research and Head of Entrepreneurship
University of Econo​​mics, Prague, Czech Republic
egypt
Maha Mourad, Chair of Departmen​t of Management
The American University in Cairo, Egypt ​​
Hungary
​Dániel Havran, Associate Professor and Research Director
Corvinus University of Budapest, Corvinus Business School, Hungary
india
Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Professor of Strategy
IIMB (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore), India
indonesia
​Irwan Adi Ekaputra, Professor of Finance
Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia ​
japan
Katsuhiko Shimizu, Professor of Organizational Behavior
Gr​​aduate School of Business Administration, Keio University, Japan
kazakhstan
Subr​amanian Venkat, Associate Dean for Research
Nazarbayev University G​​raduate School of Business, Kazakhstan 
kenya
Hellen O​​tieno, Faculty Director
Strathmore University Business School, Kenya
kuwait
Meshari Al-Hajri, Dean, College of Business Administration
Kuwait University, Kuwait
laos
Phouphet Kyophilavong, Vice Dean of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, National University of Laos
malaysia
Noor Azina Ismail, Professor, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, Malaysia
mexico
Miguel Ángel Montoya Bayardo, Professor of Economics and Business Administration, Tecnológico De Monterrey, Mexico
nigeria
​Frank Ojadi, Research Director 
Lagos Business School, Nigeria
pakistan
Saad Azmat, Associate Dean of Research, Suleman Dawood School of Business, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
peru
Armando Borda, Director of International MBA
ESAN Graduate School of Business, Peru
philippines
Enrico Osi, Faculty, Leadership and Strategy Department, John Gokongwei School of Management, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
poland
Mariola Ciszewska-Mlinaric, Assistant Professor of Strategy
Kozminski University, Poland
russia
Natalya I. Guseva, Professor, National Research University 
Higher School of Economics (HSE), Russia
south africa
Danie Petzer, Professor and Director of Research
Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria​, South Africa
south korea
Jooyoung Kwak, Associate Professor of International Business
Yonsei School of Business, Yonsei University, South Korea
sri lanka
M. A. Y. D. Madurapperuma, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Thailand
Pavida Pananond, Associate Professor of International Business, Thammasat Business School, Thailand
UAE
Martin Spraggon, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government, United Arab Emirates
USA
William Newburry, Chair and Ryder Eminent Scholar of Global Business​
Florida International University, USA
USA
Ravi Ramamurti, Distinguished Professor of International Business
Northeastern University, USA
UK
Peter Williamson, Professor of International Management, The China-UK Global Issues Dialogue Centre, Jesus College Cambridge, UK
Vietnam
Le Trung Thanh, Head of Research, University of Economics and Business Vietnam National University, Hanoi