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Personal profile
Kamel Mellahi is a Professor in Business Administration at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China. He previously held faculty positions as full professor of strategic management and served as head of strategy and international business department at Warwick Business School and the University of Sheffield Management School. He has contributed to policy and business advisory work as Head of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce’s Centre for Responsible Business. Kamel’s research focuses on international business strategy, nonmarket strategy, business sustainability, and HR practices in multinational enterprise. He has published over 100 papers and co-edited/authored 12 books. His research has been published in leading journals such as Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of World Business and Journal of Management Studies. He has been ranked in the top 2 percent of scientists in Stanford University's global ranking. His work has been cited in media outlets including AP, Reuters, CNN, CNBC, BBC, Bloomberg, Forbes, FT, and the Wall Street Journal. He is an Associate Editor of the Human Resource Management Journal, and a former Senior Editor of the Journal of World Business and co-editor in chief of the International Journal of Management Reviews.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The University of Nottingham
External positions
Associate Editor HRMJ
15 May 2025 → …
Disciplines
- Business Administration
Person Types
- Staff
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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MNEs engagement with environmental sustainability in an emerging economy: Do dynamic capabilities and entrepreneurial orientation matter?
Bouguerra, A., Cakir, M. S., Rajwani, T., Mellahi, K. & Tatoglu, E., Mar 2025, In: International Business Review. 34, 2, 102298.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus) -
Reducing the fallout: the role of managerial attention in tackling media reporting on corporate social irresponsibility in offshore outsourcing
Lee, S. H., Mol, M. & Mellahi, K., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Multinational Business Review. p. 1-23 23 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
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Changes in corporate social responsibility activity during a pandemic: The case of COVID-19
Mellahi, K., Rettab, B., Sharma, S., Hughes, M. & Hughes, P., Oct 2023, In: Business Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility. 32, S3, p. 270-290 21 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus) -
Absorptive capacity and organizational performance in an emerging market context: Evidence from the banking industry in Turkey
Bouguerra, A., Mellahi, K., Glaister, K., Sadeghi, A., Temouri, Y. & Tatoglu, E., Feb 2022, In: Journal of Business Research. 139, p. 1575-1587 13 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
Open Access41 Citations (Scopus) -
Evaluating talent management in emerging market economies: societal, firm and individual perspectives
Pereira, V., Collings, D. G., Wood, G. & Mellahi, K., 2022, In: International Journal of Human Resource Management. 33, 11, p. 2171-2191 21 p.Research output: Journal Publication › Editorial
Open Access22 Citations (Scopus)