Research
Our research has been influential in the fields of social enterprise, international business, organisational behaviour, trade and strategic management. We have published work responding to these themes in world-leading journals.
Research themes
We undertake business-relevant research across a wide range of topics.
International business
- Economic globalisation and convergence/divergence of global standards
- Foreign direct investment (FDI)
- Foreign market entry
- Knowledge transfer and multi-national enterprises
- Locational determinants of FDI
- Political risk
Strategic management
- Business model innovation
- Environmental management, and research and development partnerships
- Management learning
- Non-market strategy and corporate political activity
- Strategy and structure of professional services firms
Research projects
An exploratory study of entrepreneurs in impoverished communities
Principal investigator: Dr Stelvia Matos
Did Greenpeace reinforce Monsanto’s market position?
Principal investigator: Dr Stelvia Matos
Requisite variety of subsidiary mandates and environmental turbulence
Principal investigator: Hyeyoun Park
Research departments
We encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and communication with all interested parties from across the academic and professional communities. Find out more about other research activities within Surrey Business School.
