Adam Smith Business School

International entrepreneurial firms and SMEs are of key interest to IB scholars. We address three key areas. First, we examine the internationalisation of established SMEs and why, what, where and how these firms address the challenges of doing business in foreign countries. These include exporters and micro multinationals, the latter employing advanced market entry models.

Second, we are concerned with early and/or rapidly internationalising firms and how they address the effects of newness and smallness.

Third, support for firms to succeed internationally is of importance for national governments, and we are interested in how policy can support the way in which SMEs can effectively innovate and compete in response to the changing global environment.

Dr Junzhe Ji, Professor Margaret Fletcher, Dr Rose Narooz, and Dr Yee Kwan Tang

We explore how organisations can promote inclusion and decolonisation in their practices, structures and relationships, particularly in the context of global North-South relations. We also study how to reduce structural barriers for marginalised entrepreneurs across the global North and South.

This stream also addresses how business schools can work toward decolonial futures by adopting more inclusive governance and work practices, enabling fairer collaboration and representation and undoing West-centric thought in research and education.

Our aim is to contribute to a more inclusive and equitable global landscape in both business and academia.

Professor Mehdi Boussebaa, Professor Margaret Fletcher, Dr Saurabh Lall, Dr Rose Narooz, Professor Sreevas Sahasranamam, Dr Abrar Ali Saiyed