I have a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics & Telecommunication, a Master’s degree in Software Engineering and a doctorate degree in Economics and Management. My PhD thesis investigated the role of business strategy in firm performance. I have also been involved in several projects as a junior researcher, namely, PRIN 2006, Azioni Italia-Spagna, Programma Vigoni Italia-Germania and DIME – EU project. Whilst, pursuing my Post Doctoral research at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Imperial College, I looked at development of several successful public private partnerships in India. I have also studied successful cross-border acquisitions by several emerging economy companies; and creation of value in project-based businesses in India. Prior to joining Newcastle University London as Senior Lecturer in International Business, I was Senior Lecturer – International Management for two years in Bristol Business School and Lecturer in International Management at University of Bath for five years.
Prior to academia, I was in industry for several years and have worked in both large MNCs as well as startups, including companies like Metaware Spa (Italy), Finmeccanica/Marconi Mobile (Italy) and Siemens (India). Also, I worked as a consultant on projects related to business development in emerging markets and IPR management.
Currently I am interested in linkages between institutional factors, firm strategy and performance in emerging markets like India and China. I welcome PhD applications in these areas.
My research interests are –
Strategy in emerging economies, emerging-market MNCs, leadership, M&As, management and economics of innovation in developed and developing countries.
CONTACT DETAILS
Rekha.Nicholson@newcastle.ac.uk
DISTINCTIONS
The DRUID Young Scholar BEST PAPER AWARD 2007, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007
GRANTS
Royal Economic Society – £2,150 to organise a conference on “Performance Effects of the Financial Crisis on European Mergers and Acquisitions” on January 17th, 2014.
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP
Journal of Asia Business Studies (2016 onwards) – Area Editor – Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources.
International Journal of Multinational Corporation Strategy (2016 onwards) – Editorial Board Member.
REFEREE
ESRC, Routledge, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Industrial and Corporate Change, Group and Organization Management, Industrial Marketing Management, Small Business Economics, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Research Policy, International Journal of the Economics of Business, Journal of Economic Geography, Industry and Innovation, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, IJBAAF, South Asian Journal of Global Business Research, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, California Management Review, Journal of Asia Business Studies.