Richard Nyuur
Head of I,B,M & S / Professor
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Biography
Richard Nyuur, is Head of International Business, Marketing and Strategy Department and Professor of International Business at the University of Bradford School of Management. Prior to joining the University of Bradford, he was an Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy at Newcastle Business School (Northumbria University, UK), and held a number of leadership roles including the Head and Deputy Head of the Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Innovation Department, and the Faculty Director of Study Abroad and International Student Wellbeing, among others, all within the Faculty of Business and Law. His research broadly engages with international business and strategy focusing specifically on foreign direct investment (FDI); SME internationalisation, international innovation and strategic adaptiveness; international human resource management, and corporate social responsibility. His publications have appeared in top-tier journals such as, British Journal of Management, Journal of International Management, International Marketing Review, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Small Business Management, International Journal of HRM, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Multinational Business Review, Critical Perspectives on International Business, Thunderbird International Business Review, Human Resource Development International, and International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics. He has successfully co-guest edited special issues for Critical Perspectives of International Business journal, and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management Journal. Richard currently serves on the editorial boards of Critical Perspectives of international Business, Journal of African Business, and European Journal of Economics and Management. He is also a Fellow of the Institute for Trade and Innovation (Offenburg University, Germany).
Research
My research interests lie in the sub-discipline of international business and strategy focusing specifically on(1) firms internationalisation and their post-internationalisation strategic adaptiveness in emerging economies; (2) how foreign firms’ practices through both market and non-market strategies such as international human resource management, and corporate social responsibility activities affect local firms in emerging economies; and (3) how technology and knowledge transfer can support business operations and the internationalisation of firms from developing/emerging countries.I examine these issues in small and medium-sized enterprises and multinational enterprises, particularly in contexts of weak institutions.
Teaching
International Business and Innovation
Global Business Ethics
Strategic Management
Publications
Editorial (1)
Guest editorial
Nyuur R.;Wanjiru R.;Amankwah-Amoah J.;Ifere S. (2018) Critical Perspectives on International Business. 14, 102-110.
Non-peer reviewed journal (1)
Foreign Ownership, Board of Directors and Environmental Commitment in European International New Ventures
Onjewu, A.E.;Nyuur, B. N.;Amankwah-Amoah, J.;Olan, F.;Godwin, E. S (2024) Thunderbird International Business Review.
Peer reviewed journal (35)
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): Taking Stock and Looking Ahead for International Business Research
Debrah, Y.A, Olabode, O.E., Olan, F., Nyuur, R.B (2024) Journal of International Management.
Examining the drivers and boundary conditions of social innovation: Evidence from MNE subsidiaries in a developing economy
Nkrumah, M., Owusu-Yirenkyi, D., Nyuur, B. N., Donbesuur, F., & Essuman, D. (2024) Management International Review.
Strategy Creation Behaviour and ‘Last Gasp’ Digitalisation as Predictors of Sales Performance and Cash Flow
Onjewu, A. E., Nyuur, R.B., Paul, S., & Wang, Y. (2023) International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research.
Owner-managers failure experience and business model innovations in B2B firms: The roles of coopetition, managerial persistence, and financial resource slack
Nyuur R.B.;Donbesuur F.;Owusu-Yirenkyi D.;Ampong G.O.A.;Tantawy A.A. (2023) Industrial Marketing Management. 113, 128-137.
The effect of government support on Bureaucracy, COVID-19 resilience and export intensity: Evidence from North Africa.
Onjewu AE;Olan F;Nyuur RB;Paul S;Nguyen HTT; (2023) Journal of Business Research. 156
Non-Governmental Organizations’ approaches to women’s empowerment amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Towards decolonizing development praxis in northern Ghana
Constance Awinpoka Akurugu, Richard B. Nyuur, Isaac Dery (2023) World Development.
Entrepreneurial strategic posture and new technology ventures in an emerging economy
Amankwah-Amoah J.;Nyuur R.B.;Hinson R.;Kosiba J.P.;Al-Tabbaa O.;Cunningham J.A. (2023) International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research. 29, 385-407.
Corporate social responsibility and employee attitudes: The moderating role of employee age
Nyuur R.B.;Ofori D.F.;Amankwah M.O.;Baffoe K.A. (2022) Business Ethics, Environment And Responsibility. 31, 100-117.
Unconnected to global network: Infrastructural deficit in Africa
Ifere S.E.;Nyuur R.B.;Amankwah-Amoah J.;Ochie C. (2022) Journal of Strategic Change. 31, 117-128.
Careers of commercially successful female entrepreneurs in context of underdeveloped markets and weak institutions
Sarpong D.;Nyuur R.;Torbor M.K. (2022) International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research. 28, 698-719.
Dynamic capabilities and organizational ambidexterity: New strategies from emerging market multinational enterprises in Nigeria
Ochie C.;Nyuur R.B.;Ludwig G.;Cunningham J.A. (2022) Thunderbird International Business Review.
Revisiting the “matching managers to strategy” argument in the context of a firm’s internationalisation strategy
Kaczmarek S.;Nyuur R.B. (2021) Multinational Business Review. 29, 348-373.
Entrepreneurs’ Learning from Business Failures: An Emerging Market Perspective
Amankwah-Amoah J.;Khan Z.;Ifere S.E.;Nyuur R.B.;Khan H. (2021) British Journal of Management.
A bibliometric content analysis of do-it-yourself (DIY) science: where to from here for management research?
Galvin P.;Klarin A.;Nyuur R.;Burton N. (2021) Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. 33, 1255-1266.
The implications of board nationality and gender diversity: evidence from a qualitative comparative analysis
Kaczmarek S.;B. Nyuur R. (2021) Journal of Management and Governance.
Leveraging inter-industry spillovers through DIY laboratories: Entrepreneurship and innovation in the global bicycle industry
Galvin P.;Burton N.;Nyuur R. (2020) Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 160
Product architecture and product market internationalization: A conceptualization and extension
Burton N.;Nyuur R.;Amankwah-Amoah J.;Sarpong D.;O'Regan N. (2020) Journal of Strategic Change. 29, 47-55.
Threading the needle of the digital divide in Africa: The barriers and mitigations of infrastructure sharing
Arakpogun E.O.;Elsahn Z.;Nyuur R.B.;Olan F. (2020) Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 161
The role of the entrepreneurial university in building an entrepreneurial ecosystem in a post conflict economy: An exploratory study of Rwanda
Nkusi A.C.;Cunningham J.A.;Nyuur R.;Pattinson S. (2020) Thunderbird International Business Review. 62, 549-563.
Corporate governance in banks: impact of board attributes on banks performance
Nyuur, R. B., Ofori, D. F., & Dedzo, B. Q. (2020) African Finance Journal. 7
Managerial perceptions of firms' corporate sustainability strategies: Insights from Croatia
Nyuur R.;Brečić R.;Murphy P. (2020) Sustainability. 12
Corporate social responsibility and competitive advantage: A developing country perspective
Nyuur R.B.;Ofori D.F.;Amponsah M.M. (2019) Thunderbird International Business Review. 61, 551-564.
Renewable energy development as a driver of economic growth: Evidence from multivariate panel data analysis
Singh N.;Nyuur R.;Richmond B. (2019) Sustainability. 11
SME international innovation and strategic adaptiveness: The role of domestic network density, centrality and informality
Nyuur R.B.;Brecic R.;Debrah Y.A. (2018) International Marketing Review. 35, 280-300.
Drivers of training and talent development: insights from oil and gas MNCs in Nigeria
Oseghale R.O.;Malik A.;Nyuur R.B.;Pereira V.;Ellis F.Y.A. (2018) HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL. 21, 509-531.
An Integrated Perspective on Foreign Ethical Divestment
Nyuur R.B.;Amankwah-Amoah J.;Osabutey E.L.C. (2017) Thunderbird International Business Review. 59, 725-737.
A question of top talent? The effects of lateral hiring in two emerging economies
Amankwah-Amoah J.;Nyuur R.B.;Ifere S. (2017) International Journal of Human Resource Management. 28, 1527-1546.
South African MNCs’ HRM Systems and Practices at the Subsidiary Level: Insights From Subsidiaries in Ghana
Adams K.;Nyuur R.B.;Ellis F.Y.A.;Debrah Y.A. (2017) Journal of International Management. 23, 180-193.
The Moderating Effect of Perceived Effectiveness of SMEs' Marketing Function on the Network Ties—Strategic Adaptiveness Relationship
Nyuur R.B.b.i.;Brečić R.;Simintiras A. (2016) Journal of Small Business Management. 54, 1080-1098.
The Impact of FDI Inflow on Domestic Firms' Uptake of CSR Activities: TheModerating Effects of Host Institutions
Nyuur R.B.;Ofori D.F.;Debrah Y.A. (2016) Thunderbird International Business Review. 58, 147-159.
Foresight capabilities and SME product/service adaptiveness: The moderating effect of industry dynamism
Nyuur R.B.;Brecic R.;Sobiesuo P. (2015) International Journal of Foresight and Technology Policy. 10, 145-164.
Organizations' commitment to and communication of CSR activities: Insights from Ghana
Abugre J.B.;Nyuur R.B. (2015) Social Responsibility Journal. 11, 161-178.
Unlocking the potential barriers on SMEs’ uptake of scenario planning
Nyuur R. (2015) JOURNAL OF STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT. 8, 139-154.
Predicting Foreign Firms' Expansion and Divestment Intentions in Host Countries: Insights from Ghana
Nyuur R.B.;Debrah Y.A. (2014) Thunderbird International Business Review. 56, 407-419.
Corporate social responsibility in Sub-Saharan Africa: Hindering and supporting factors
Nyuur R.B.b.i.;Ofori D.F.;Debrah Y. (2014) AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES. 5, 93-113.
Reviews (2)
Guest Editorial: Cyber-Attacks, Strategic Cyber-Foresight, and Security
Fischer B.;Meissner D.;Nyuur R.;Sarpong D. (2022) IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.
Review of the literature on board committees: Taking stock and looking ahead
Kaczmarek S.;Nyuur R. (2016) International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics.