Dr Irina Gokh

Job: Associate Professor of Education, Associate Head (Education) of Leadership Management and Marketing School at Ð԰ɵç̨ (Ð԰ɵç̨)

Faculty: Business and Law

School/department: Leicester Castle Business School

Address: Ð԰ɵç̨, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH

T: +44 (0) 116 255 1551 ext 4343

E: irina.gokh@dmu.ac.uk

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Personal profile

I am an Associate Professor of Education with a particular interest in International Business. I joined Leicester Castle Business School at Ð԰ɵç̨ in February 2018. My research focus is within Education and International Business domains. I researhc student engagement and active learning, and from the international business side, I study the footloose behaviour of multinational enterprises (MNEs). In my PhD I studied how strategic decisions of the multinationals alter in the context of internal and external forces that influence their investment, divestment and relocation patterns. I have a substantial teaching experience on various levels of undergraduate and postgraduate studies. 

Research group affiliations

The Centre for Enterprise and Innovation (CEI), 

Co-Organiser of Strategy, Innovation and International Business (SIIB) research cluster 

Publications and outputs

Gokh, I. and Filippaios, F. (2021) Footloose Multinationals: Extending Internalisation Theory. Thunderbird International Business Review

Research interests/expertise

I have particular interests in the following areas of international business research: internationalisation, multinational enterprise (MNE), foreign direct investment (FDI), footloose behaviour, divestment, international relocation, headquarters-subsidiary relations, network multinationals, operational flexibility.

Areas of teaching

International Business

Qualifications

MSc, PhD, FHEA

Courses taught

BA (Hons) International Business (Programme Leader); Global Business Environment (Module Leader); International Business (Module Leader); Dissertation Supervision

Membership of professional associations and societies

European Internationa Business Academy (EIBA)

Academy of International Business (AIB)

British Academy of Managment (BAM)

Projects

International Business Conversations channel on YouTube

Conference attendance

  • Doctoral Conference in Strategy, Corporate Governance, Innovation, and International Business (SIIB 2021), UK , 24th March 2021, online, (co-chair of the organisation committee)
  • Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association, Colchester, UK, 12-13 September 2019. Gokh, I. and Obara. L. Where do human rights fit in? Exploring the complexity of the parent-subsidiary relationship
  • Academy of International Business Conference (AIB) Annual Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 24-27 June2019. Nasirov S. Gokh, I. and Filippaios, F. Technological Quality, Internationalisation, and the role of Intellectual property Protection and CEO Duality
  • iBegin Annual Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 24-27 June 2019. Nasirov S. Gokh, I. and Filippaios, F. Technological Quality, Internationalisation, and the role of Intellectual property Protection and CEO Duality
  • 44th European International Business Academy (EIBA) Annual Conference, Poznan, Poland, 13-15 December 2018. Gokh, I. and Filippaios, F. Outward FDI from CIS: The interplay of the host institutional quality and motives of MNE.
  • 1st International Kent Business School Doctoral Conference “Socialising Business Research: Connecting and Advancing Knowledge”, Canterbury, United Kingdom, 5-7 June 2017, chair of the organisation committee). Gokh, I. and Filippaios, F. Footloose Multinationals: Extending the Internalisation Theory.
  • 44th Academy International Business (AIB) UK and Ireland Chapter Annual Conference, Reading, UnitedKingdom, 6-8 April 2017 (Conference Attendance Only).
  • 42nd European International Business Academy (EIBA) Annual Conference, Vienna, Austria, 2-5 December 2016. Gokh, I. and Filippaios, F. Re-Conceptualizing Efficiency-Seeking Behaviour of the MNEs.
  • 43rd Academy International Business (AIB) UK and Ireland Chapter Conference, London, UK 7-9 April 2016.Gokh, I. and Filippaios, F. Exploring MNEs Footloose Behaviour: A Conceptual Framework.
  • 28th John Dunning Doctoral Tutorial as part of 40th European International Business Academy (EIBA) AnnualConference, Uppsala, Sweden, 11-13 December 2014. Gokh, I. Footloose Multinationals In the Context of European Union. (I was among 10 finalists of the John Dunning Tutorial)
  • 4th Postgraduate Research Festival, Graduate School, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom, 23dJune 2014.Gokh, I. Poster Presentation: Footloose Multinationals In the Context of European Union.

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