Dr Georgios Batsakis
Reader in International Business & Economics

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Candidates who would like to pursue a PhD under my supervision should have an MSc in Economics / Business / Applied social sciences (at least a 2.1). They will need to demonstrate their drive for conducting research at a high level. Also, it is required that they have a good understanding / knowledge / command of statistical packages (preferably Stata). Very good writing and speaking skills (English) is also required. Below, I append the areas of research interest:- Internationalization processes of MNEs- Temporal dimension of MNEs' internationalization process- Product and geographic diversification in the MNE context- MNEs' foreign market entry mode choice- Digitalization of MNEs- Innovation, knowledge management and IP protection in MNEs