Dr Emanuel Gomes
Lecturer in Strategy and International Business
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Dr. Emanuel Gomes is a Lecturer in Strategy and International Business at the University of Sheffield, Management School, whose specialist teaching is in, International Business, Strategic Management, Managing International Strategic Alliances, Mergers and Acquisitions. He is the Director of the MSc International Business and the BA International Business Management programmes.
He is the author of three books `Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategic Alliances: Understanding the Process´, `Acquisitions in the UK Car Industry: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Merger Processes.´ and `Mergers and Acquisitions as Strategic Methods of Business Development in the Global Automobile Industry: An Analysis of Five Cases´. He is the author of the Strategic Planning Software www.planning-strategy.com.
He is also the author of several papers published in international refereed journals. Before pursuing an academic career, he had previously worked in the automotive, HR and the not-for-profit sectors. He has provided consultancy to companies operating in the automotive, construction, international trade, energy, music, and sports industries.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Global Business & Technology Association (GBATA) and serves as a Co-chair in the GBATA Conferences. He is a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Research Interest Committee of the EuroMed Research Business Institute. He serves on the Editorial Board of two refereed journals – The Journal of Global Business and Technology and the Journal for Societal Advancement through Technology Transfer. He has acted as a Scientific Committee member and as a Co-Chair at various international conferences. He also served as a reviewer to various international refereed journals such as the International Marketing Review, the International Journal of Management Reviews, the International Journal of Human Resource Management, the International Studies of Management and Organisation journal, European Journal of Cross-Cultural Management, and international conferences such as the AIB (Academy of International Business), Global Business & Technology Association, EuroMed Academy of Business, Management of International Business and Economics Systems. He has also served as a reviewer for the Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grants.
Teaching
He is the module leader of the module leader of the MGT6052 International Business Strategy (MSc) and of the MGT231 Strategy (BA) modules.
With the objective of bridging theory and practice, he continuously endeavours and strives to make every teaching and learning experience theoretical sound and as practical and applicable as possible. To this end, he uses teaching and learning technologies in these modules. Following a constructivist teaching and learning approach, he involves students in authentic problem-solving and decision-making projects with the objective to help them develop complex problem solving skills as well as domain expertise.
Research Interests
His specialised areas are international business strategy, international mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances, and pedagogical and management software.
Consultancy and/or In-Plant Training
British Embassy in Angola/UK TI – March-May 2011: Analysis of the provision of vocational and professional development training in Angola to determine the requirement that stakeholders have in these areas.
Serck Services - Nov. 2009/Feb. 2010: Leading researcher/consultant
MG Motors (former MG Rover) – Jan. 2010/May 2010: Strategic Planning project for MG Motors
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project with Serck Services – Sep 2010 – Jan 2011
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project with Unipart Manufacturing Expert Practices (UMEP) – Sep 2010 – Jan 2011
See more details about the above here.
Recent publications
Gomes, E., Cohen, M. and Mellahi, K. (2011) ‘When two African Cultures Collide: A study of interactions between managers in a strategic alliance between two African organizations. Special Issues: Managing people in Africa: Challenges for an emergent continent, Journal of World Business, Vol. 46 (1): 5-12.
Gomes, E., Angwin, D., Peter, E., and Mellahi, K. (forthcoming) ‘HR Issues and Outcomes in Domestic Mergers and Acquisitions: A Study of the Nigerian Banking Sector’, International Journal of Human Resource Management.
Gomes, E., Angwin, D., Weber, Y. and Tarba, S. (Under review) ‘Towards an explanatory framework for M&A analysis’.
Gomes, E., Weber, Y., Brown, C., And Tarba, Shlomo (2011) ‘Managing Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategic Alliances: Understanding the Process’, Palgrave McMillan.
Gomes, E., Donnelly, T. Collis, C. and Morris, D. (2010) Mergers and Acquisitions as Strategic Methods of Business Development in the Global Automobile Industry: An Analysis of Five Cases. New York: The Edwin Mellen Press. ISBN-13: 978-0-7734-3740-1
Work in Progress
Employment Practices of African MNEs
Other authors: Demirbag, M., Shadaev, S.
Journal: For submission in a special issue of a 3* Journal
Pre and Post Merger Communication and Merger Outcome: A Study of the Nigerian Banking Industry’
Other authors: Angwin, D., Mellahi, K. and Peter,
Journal: For submission in a special issue of a 3* Journal
Review on International Alliances and JVs
Other authors: Barnes, B.
Journal: For submission in a special issue of a 3* Journal
Creative Dynamic Capability and Institutional Entrepreneurship: A Process Approach
Other authors: Sminia, H., Brook, D., Tarba, S.
Journal: For submission in a special issue of a 4* Journal
Merger Process Management: Empirical Evidence Derived from the Application of a Holistic Framework.
Other authors: Tarba, S. and Sminia H.
Journal: For submission in a special issue of a 3* Journal
FDI and MNEs commitment after initial entry: Evidence from Developing Economies.
Other authors: Mellahi, K.
Journal: For submission in a special issue of a 4* Journal