Prof Kevin Ibeh
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Overview
Overview
Biography
Kevin Ibeh, PhD, FCIM, FRSA, is Professor of Marketing and International Business and Pro Vice Chancellor (International) at Birkbeck, University of London. His research has mainly focused on advancing knowledge of how non-dominant firms, including SMEs, leverage growth opportunities in international markets. He is considered a leading authority on emerging African Multinational Enterprises and is regularly invited to speak on this and other topics at major international meetings. Professor Ibeh has undertaken consulting/advisory roles for a range of international organisations, including the World Bank Group, the OECD, Scottish Enterprise, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Department of Trade and Investment of Northern Ireland. He has had professional stints in the US, Canada, Germany, China, India, Finland, Spain, Singapore, Bahrain and Oman, and has presented to academic, practitioner and policy audiences around the world. Professor Ibeh currently serves (or has served) as external examiner/assessor for institutions in Poland, Finland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, China, Ghana, Malaysia, Nigeria, UK, and USA. He is Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Chartered Institute of Marketing, a former Commonwealth Scholar, among others. He recently guest-edited three major scholarly journals, sits on the editorial advisory board of several international journals, and currently serves as Lead Editor of Palgrave Series on Entrepreneurship in Africa. Author of over a hundred academic papers, Professor Ibeh's work has appeared in the Journal of World Business, British Journal of Management, International Business Review, Journal of Business Research, Management International Review, among others. He has also published four books, the latest of which appeared in 2017.
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Research
Research
Research interests
- Firm Internationalisation and International Entrepreneurship
- International Expansion of Developing Country / Emerging Market firms
- African Multinational Corporations
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Supervision and teaching
Supervision and teaching
Supervision
Current doctoral researchers
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OLAYINKA BANDELE
Doctoral alumni since 2013-14
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EMAD ALCHIKH SALEH
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YEMIDALE ODUNZE
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GLEN JOSEPH
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IDIKA UDUMA
Teaching
Teaching modules
- International Marketing (MOMN025H7)
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Publications
Publications
Article
- Ibeh, Kevin (2020) Promoting African digital multinationals for a more inclusive post-pandemic future. Transnational Corporations Journal 27 (2), pp. 167-181. ISSN 1014-9562.
- Ibeh, Kevin and Jones, M. and Kuivalainen, O. (2018) Consolidating and advancing knowledge on the post-entry performance of international new ventures. International Small Business Journal 36 (7), pp. 741-757. ISSN 0266-2426.
- Ibeh, Kevin (2018) Why do African multinationals invest outside their home region? Should they?. Transnational Corporations Journal 25 (1), pp. 43-72. ISSN 1014-9562.
- Ibeh, Kevin and Makhmadshoev, D. (2018) Post-acquisition integration behaviour of nascent African multinational enterprises. Journal of Business Research 93, pp. 255-267. ISSN 0148-2963.
- Ibeh, Kevin and Adeleye, I. and Ajai, O. (2018) The rise of African multinationals: are IB scholars paying sufficient attention?. AIB Insights 18 (4), pp. 10-14. ISSN 1938-9590.
- Ibeh, Kevin and Awa, I. and Makhmadshoev, D. and Madichie, N. (2018) Nascent multinationals from West Africa: are their foreign direct investment motivations any different?. International Marketing Review 35 (4), pp. 683-708. ISSN 0265-1335.
- Makhmadshoev, D. and Ibeh, Kevin and Crone, M. (2015) Institutional influences on SME exporters under divergent transition paths: comparative insights from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. International Business Review 24 (6), pp. 1025-1038. ISSN 0969-5931.
- Ibeh, Kevin and Kasem, L. (2014) Internationalization's effect on marketing learning: a study of Syrian firms. Journal of Business Research 67 (5), pp. 680-685. ISSN 0148-2963.
- Ibeh, Kevin and Wilson, J. and Chizema, A. (2012) The internationalization of African firms 1995-2011: review and implications. Thunderbird International Business Review 54 (4), pp. 411-427. ISSN 1096-4762.
- Ibeh, Kevin and Kasem, L. (2011) The network perspective and the internationalization of small and medium sized software firms from Syria. Industrial Marketing Management 40 (3), pp. 358-367. ISSN 0019-8501.
- Ibeh, Kevin and Debrah, Y.A. (2011) Female talent development and African business schools. Journal of World Business 46 (1), pp. 42-49. ISSN 1090-9516.
- Dimitratos, P. and Lioukas, S. and Ibeh, Kevin and Wheeler, C. (2009) Governance mechanisms of small and medium enterprise international partner management. British Journal of Management 21 (3), pp. 754-771. ISSN 1045-3172.
- Ibeh, Kevin and Carter, S. (2008) Editorial: perspectives on women, globalisation, and global management. Journal of Business Ethics 83 (1), pp. 1-3. ISSN 0167-4544.
- Ibeh, Kevin and Carter, S. and Poff, D. and Hamill, J. (2008) How focused are the world’s top-rated business schools on educating women for global management?. Journal of Business Ethics 83 (1), pp. 65-83. ISSN 0167-4544.
- Wheeler, C. and Ibeh, Kevin and Dimitratos, P. (2008) UK export performance research: review and implications. International Small Business Journal 26 (2), pp. 207-239. ISSN 0266-2426.
- Vissak, T. and Ibeh, Kevin and Paliwoda, S. (2008) Internationalising from the European periphery: triggers, processes, and trajectories. Journal of Euromarketing 17 (1), pp. 35-48. ISSN 1049-6483.
Book
- Ibeh, Kevin and Tolentino, Paz Estrella and Janne, Odile and Liu, Xiaming, eds. (2017) International business in a multi-speed global economy. Academy of International Business (UKI). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9783319488509.
- Nwankwo, S. and Ibeh, Kevin, eds. (2014) Routledge companion to business in Africa. Routledge. ISBN 9780415635455.
- Ibeh, Kevin and Davies, S., eds. (2009) Contemporary challenges to international business. Academy of International Business (UKI) Series. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230237322.
Book Section
- Ibeh, Kevin and Tolentino, Paz Estrella and Janne, Odile and Liu, Xiaming (2017) Introduction: Towards advancing the growth of international businesses and the global economy. In: Ibeh, Kevin and Tolentino, Paz Estrella and Janne, Odile and Liu, Xiaming (eds.) International Business in a Multi-speed Global Economy. Academy of International Business (UKI). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 1-9. ISBN 9783319488509.
- Yu, Ellen Pei-yi and Luu, B.V. (2017) Pay dispersion, culture and bank performance. In: Ibeh, Kevin and Tolentino, Paz Estrella and Janne, Odile and Liu, Xiaming (eds.) Growth Frontiers in International Business. The Academy of International Business. Springer. pp. 257-286. ISBN 9783319488509.
- Ibeh, Kevin (2012) Internationalization and entrepreneurial businesses. In: Carter, S. and Jones-Evans, D. (eds.) Enterprise and Small Business: Principles, Practice and Policy (3rd Edition). Harlow, UK: Pearson Education. ISBN 9780273726104.
- Ibeh, Kevin and Borchert, O. and Wheeler, C. (2009) Micromultinationals: transcending resource challenges to international business. In: Ibeh, Kevin and Davies, S. (eds.) Contemporary Challenges to International Business. Academy of International Business (UKI) Series. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230218451.
- Borchert, O. and Ibeh, Kevin (2008) The quintessential born-global: case evidence from a rapidly internationalising canadian small firm. In: Nelson, N. (ed.) International Business: Theory & Strategy, Large and Small Business Perspectives. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Arah Pendidikan Books. ISBN 9789833718368.
Conference Item
- Ibeh, Kevin (2013) Giving back is good business. Africa-Scotland Forum, 2013, Glasgow
- Ibeh, Kevin (2013) Internationalisation and marketing learning outcomes: a study of exporting firms from Syria. The 2nd annual Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy Conference, 2013, University of Valencia, Spain
- Ibeh, Kevin (2012) Making a sustainable difference in Africa. Making a sustainable difference in Africa, 2012, St. Andrew’s University, St Andrews, UK
- Ibeh, Kevin (2012) Personal branding and effectiveness. Personal branding and effectiveness, 2012, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
- Ibeh, Kevin (2012) South-south FDI trends and africa’s emerging transnational corporations. Investment Policy Global Workshop, 2012, Hilton Danube, Vienna, Austria
- Ibeh, Kevin (2011) Excellence in research: some reflections. Excellence in research: some reflections, 2011, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
- Ibeh, Kevin (2011) UK and European Higher education systems. UK and European Higher Education Systems, 2011, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
- Ibeh, Kevin (2011) What do we know about indigenous transnational corporations from rising Africa? why do they matter?. What do we know about indigenous transnational corporations from rising Africa? why do they matter?, 2011, University of Norwich Business School, Norwich, UK
- Ibeh, Kevin (2011) What do we know about indigenous transnational corporations from rising Africa? why do they matter?. What do we know about indigenous transnational corporations from rising Africa? why do they matter?, 2011, Morgan State University, Baltimore, USA
- Ibeh, Kevin (2011) Winning in international markets. Winning in international markets, 2011, British Business Group, Dubai
- Ibeh, Kevin (2009) What do we know about indigenous transnational corporations from rising Africa? why do they matter?. What do we know about indigenous transnational corporations from rising Africa? why do they matter?, 2009, Investment Climate Advisory Services, World Bank Group, Washington DC, USA
Editorial
- Boso, N. and Adeleye, I. and Ibeh, Kevin and Chizema, A. (2019) The internationalization of African firms: opportunities, challenges and risks. Thunderbird International Business Review 61 (1), pp. 5-12. Wiley. ISSN 1096-4762.
- Ibeh, Kevin and Crick, D. and Etemad, H. (2019) International marketing knowledge and international entrepreneurship in the contemporary multi speed global economy. International Marketing Review 36 (1), pp. 2-5. Emerald. ISSN 0265-1335.
Video
- Ibeh, Kevin Baker, M.J., ed. (2012) International marketing. The Marketing & Management Collection. Henry Stewart Talks Ltd.