Dr Ziad Elsahn
Head of Department- Entrepreneurship & Strategy, Senior Lecturer in StrategyProfile
Ziad Elsahn is Senior Lecturer in Strategy at 抖阴APP导航 Management School. Ziad completed his PhD in international business at the University of Auckland, in which he examined foreign direct investment decision-making process in large multinational enterprises. Prior to joining 抖阴APP导航, he held roles at Heriot-Watt University, and Northumbria University where he was Head of Education at the Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Strategy department.
Ziad’s research focuses on organizing and strategizing processes and practices in the context of internationalisation, innovation, institutional change, and sustainable transition. He explores these topics in the context of multinational enterprises and cooperatives. His work is published in journals such as Journal of International Management, International Business Review, Management International Review, Management Learning, Organization Studies, and R & D Management, among others. He is currently Associate Editor at Critical Perspectives on International Business.
Research Interests
My research interests lie at the intersection of strategy, international business, and organization theory. My research focuses on decision-making processes and practices during processes of internationalization, innovation, strategy making, technology deployment and sustainability transition. I explore these issues in the context of MNEs, professional service firms, and cooperatives.
Current Teaching
MNGT301- Principles of Strategic Management
MNGT611- Strategic Management
ENSI571- Firms in the Global Economy
ENSI578 - Managing the Multinational Firm
Qualifications
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)
PhD Supervision Interests
I am interested in supervising PhD research at the intersection of strategy, international business, and organization theory. I particularly welcome projects examining decision-making processes and practices related to internationalization, innovation, strategy-making, AI adoption and technology deployment, and sustainability transitions, in the contexts of multinational enterprises, SMEs, and cooperatives.
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01/05/2025 → 30/04/2026
Research
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
- Centre for Scholarship and Innovation in Management Education
- Centre for Technological Futures