Short Bio
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT & EMERGING MARKETS
Prof. Yusaf Akbar
Professor of International Business and Strategy
Central European University, Vienna - Austria
With extensive teaching, research and consulting experience in emerging markets, Yusaf’s current research interests are focused on three topics:
- the internationalization capabilities of SMEs into emerging markets;
- non-market strategies of multinational firms;
- strategic impacts of the Sharing Economy.
He is Founding Editor of the International Journal of Emerging Markets and an advisor to the European Commission and other governmental authorities. His consulting and professional references include Accenture, Citibank, Deutsche Telekom, Siemens and Toyota.
He has published in peer-reviewed journals including Journal of World Business, Business and Politics, Cross-Cultural Management, Global Governance, Global Business and Organizational Excellence, Harvard Business Review, International Business Review, Thunderbird International Business Review, Journal of Air Transport Management and World Competition.
He has authored or co-authored numerous business case studies of both large and smaller entrepreneurial firms including ING Insurance, Datwyler, Philips, Smollan Group, Vendedy, Vienna International Airport, Zwack Unicum and Hummus Bar.
→ Publications
→ VIDEO: Yusaf Akbar on "Emerging Markets"
Professor of International Business and Strategy
Central European University, Vienna - Austria
With extensive teaching, research and consulting experience in emerging markets, Yusaf’s current research interests are focused on three topics:
- the internationalization capabilities of SMEs into emerging markets;
- non-market strategies of multinational firms;
- strategic impacts of the Sharing Economy.
He is Founding Editor of the International Journal of Emerging Markets and an advisor to the European Commission and other governmental authorities. His consulting and professional references include Accenture, Citibank, Deutsche Telekom, Siemens and Toyota.
He has published in peer-reviewed journals including Journal of World Business, Business and Politics, Cross-Cultural Management, Global Governance, Global Business and Organizational Excellence, Harvard Business Review, International Business Review, Thunderbird International Business Review, Journal of Air Transport Management and World Competition.
He has authored or co-authored numerous business case studies of both large and smaller entrepreneurial firms including ING Insurance, Datwyler, Philips, Smollan Group, Vendedy, Vienna International Airport, Zwack Unicum and Hummus Bar.
→ Publications
→ VIDEO: Yusaf Akbar on "Emerging Markets"
