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Emanuel Gomes
Emanuel Gomes
Professor
Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Research Track
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Ciência ID: F411-2999-E907
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5320-7767

Emanuel Gomes (Ph.D. in Management from Coventry University) is a Professor in Strategy and International Business at Nova SBE, where he is also the Academic Director of Executive Education. Previously, he was the Associate Dean for Processes and Digital Transformation at Nova SBE, and the Deputy Head of the Strategy and International Business department at the University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School (UK). He is the author of three books and over fifty international peer-reviewed journal articles such as, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, Journal of Organizational Behavior, British Journal of Management, Long Range Planning, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, International Journal of Production Economics. He is the Regional Editor (Europe) of the Journal of Knowledge Management and acts as a reviewer to various international refereed journals. He has acted as a Scientific Committee member and as a Co-Chair at various international conferences. His specialized research areas are international mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances, and servitization (product-service innovation). His teaching is specialized in the areas of International Business, Strategic Management, Business Model Innovation, and Managing International Strategic Alliances, Mergers and Acquisitions. With the objective of bridging theory and practice, he continuously endeavors 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. 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. He has been involved in various research projects involving government bodies like the UK Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), UK Trade and Industry department, The British Embassy in Angola, the Angola President Foundation (Fundacao Eduardo dos Santos), and multinationals like MG Motor (former Rover), UNIPART, and others.

2011 - MA in Education, Coventry University , Coventry Business School, UK

2006 - PhD in Management  (by Coventry University, UK) with aspecialization on Mergers and Acquisitions Processes in the UK Automotive Industry

2006 - Postgraduate Certificate in “Learning and Teaching in Higher Education”, Coventry University

2006 - "Managing Partnerships & Strategic Alliances Programme”, INSEAD.

2001 - B.Sc. Honours Class Degree in “Management and Strategy”, Universidade Atlantica

His research interest is in the areas of international M&A, strategic alliances, exports, strategic agility, product/service innovation, and internationalisation of the firm, particularly in the African context. The fact that he is a member of research groups such as the Africa Academy of Management, Africa Research Group, and NovaAfrica, shows his engagement with the Africa research community. 

  • Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, Gomes, Emanuel, Darko, Christian K., Lehman, David W. (2025). When do firms learn? Learning before versus after exporting. Small Business Economics, 64 (1), 203-219.
  • Delgado, João Pedro, Gomes, Emanuel, Neves, Pedro (2024). Not all friends are alike: A categorization of friendly acquisitions integrating the acquired firm profile with the acquirer's approach. British Journal of Management, 35 (1), 503-518.
  • He, Qile, Meadows, Maureen, Angwin, Duncan, Gomes, Emanuel, Child, John (2024). Problematizing strategic alliance research: Challenges, issues and paradoxes in the new era. International Journal of Management Reviews, 26 ((special issue)), 3-7.
  • Boahen, Philip, Gomes, Emanuel (2023). Deliberative public engagement in Ghana: Consultation processes and outcomes during the privatisation of water. International Journal of Business Environment, 14 (3), 326-350.
  • Lages, Luis Filipe, Catarino, Nuno, Gomes, Emanuel, Toh, Peter, Reis-Marques, Carlos, Mohr, Mario, Borde, Sebastian Max, Asgari, Omid, Figueiredo, Ronnie, Grosso, Nuno, Perez, David, Ponte, Ana, Lopes Teixeira, Sílvia, Van Der Schalie, Robin, Fantin, Daniele, Van Brusselen, Jo, Taravat, Alireza, Schmidt, Gerd (2023). Solutions for the commercialization challenges of Horizon Europe and earth observation consortia: Co-creation, innovation, decision-making, tech-transfer, and sustainability actions. Electronic Commerce Research, 23 (3), 1621–1663.
  • Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, Bustinza, Oscar F., Opazo-Basaez, Marco, Gomes, Emanuel (2023). Treble innovation firms: Antecedents, outcomes, and enhancing factors. International Journal Of Production Economics, 255.
  • Zhou, Yueling, Gomes, Emanuel, Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran (2023). Learning ‘from’ vs. learning ‘about’ partners in pre-acquisition strategic alliances: The role of familiarity. Long Range Planning, 56 (6).
  • Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, Darko, Christian K., Gomes, Emanuel, Lehman, David W. (2022). Home-market economic development as a moderator of the self-selection and learning-by-exporting effects. Journal Of International Business Studies, 53, 1519-1535.
  • Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, Gomes, Emanuel, Opazo-Basaez, Marco, Bustinza, Oscar F. (2022). Knowledge acquisition throughout the lifecycle: Product and industry learning frameworks. Journal Of Knowledge Management, 26 (6), 1633-1647.
  • Carmeli, Abraham, Zivan, Itzik, Gomes, Emanuel, Markman, Gideon D. (2021). Underlining micro socio-psychological mechanisms of buyer-supplier relationships: implications for inter-organizational learning agility. Human Resource Management Review, 31 (3).
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Lehman, David W., Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, Bustinza, Oscar F. (2021). A history-based framework of servitization and deservitization. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 41 (5), 723-745.
  • Sousa, Carlos M P, Yan, Ji, Gomes, Emanuel, Lengler, Jorge (2021). Export activity, R&D investment, and foreign ownership: does it matter for productivity?. International Marketing Review, 38 (3), 613-639.
  • Ahammad, Mohammad F., Glaister, Keith W., Gomes, Emanuel (2020). Strategic agility and human resource management. Human Resource Management Review, 30 (1).
  • Bustinza, Oscar F., Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, Gomes, Emanuel (2020). Unpacking the effect of strategic ambidexterity on performance: a cross-country comparison of MMNEs developing product-service innovation. International Business Review, 26 (6).
  • Cunha, Miguel Pina e, Gomes, Emanuel, Mellahi, Kamel, Miner, Anne S., Rego, Arménio (2020). Strategic agility through improvisational capabilities: implications for a paradox-sensitive HRM. Human Resource Management Review, 30 (11).
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Alam, Sunbir, Tarba, Shlomo Y., Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran (2020). A 27-year review of mergers and acquisitions research in 27 leading management journals. Strategic Change, 29 (2), 179-193.
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Sousa, Carlos M.P., Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran (2020). International marketing agility: conceptualization and research agenda. International Marketing Review, 37 (2), 261-272.
  • Gomes, Emanuel (2020). Mergers, acquisitions, and strategic alliances as collaborative methods of strategic development and change. Strategic Change, 29 (2), 145-148.
  • He, Qile, Meadows, Maureen, Angwin, Duncan, Gomes, Emanuel, Child, John (2020). Strategic alliance research in the era of digital transformation: perspectives on future research. British Journal of Management, 31 (3), 589-617.
  • Zoogah, David B., Gomes, Emanuel, Cunha, Miguel Pina e (2020). Autochthonous management knowledge/knowledge management in Africa. Journal Of Knowledge Management, 24 (6), 1493-1512.
  • Bustinza, Oscar F., Gomes, Emanuel, Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, Baines, Tim (2019). Product-service innovation and performance: the role of collaborative partnerships and R&D intensity. R&D Management, 49 (1), 33-45.
  • Cunha, Miguel Pina e, Fortes, Armanda, Gomes, Emanuel, Rego, Arménio, Rodrigues, Filipa (2019). Ambidextrous leadership, paradox and contingency: evidence from Angola. International Journal Of Human Resource Management, 30 (4), 702-727.
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Bustinza, Oscar F., Tarba, Shlomo, Khan, Zaheer, Ahammad, Mohammad (2019). Antecedents and implications of territorial servitization. Regional Studies, 53 (3), 410-423.
  • Gomes, Emanuel (2019). O mundo digital e as novas estratégias de servitização. Líder Magazine.
  • Miller, K., Gomes, Emanuel, Lehman, D. (2019). Strategy restoration. Long Range Planning, 52 (5).
  • Bustinza, Oscar F., Gomes, Emanuel, Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, Tarba, Shlomo Y. (2018). An organizational change framework for digital servitization: evidence from the Veneto region. Strategic Change, 27 (2), 111-119.
  • Bustinza, Oscar F., Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, Gomes, Emanuel, Lafuente, Esteban, Opazo-Basaez, Marco, Rabetino, Rodrigo, Vaillant, Yancy (2018). Product-service innovation and performance: unveiling the complexities. International Journal of Business Environment, 10 (2), 95-111.
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, Mellahi, Kamel, Angwin, Duncan N., Sousa, Carlos M. P. (2018). Testing the self-selection theory in high corruption environments: evidence from exporting African SMEs. International Marketing Review, 35 (5), 733-759.
  • Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, Parry, Glenn, Bustinza, Oscar F., Gomes, Emanuel (2018). Digital business models: taxonomy and future research avenues. Strategic Change, 27 (2), 87-90.
  • Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, Gomes, Emanuel, Collinson, Simon, Parry, Glenn, Bustinza, Oscar F. (2018). Selling digital services abroad: how do extrinsic attributes influence foreign consumers' purchase intentions?. International Business Review, 27 (1), 173-185.
  • Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, Gomes, Emanuel, Bustinza, Oscar F., Mellahi, Kamel (2018). Uncovering the role of cross-border strategic alliances and expertise decision centralization in enhancing product-service innovation in MMNEs. International Business Review, 27 (4), 814-825.
  • Carmeli, Abraham, Brammer, Stephen, Gomes, Emanuel, Tarba, Shlomo Y. (2017). An organizational ethic of care and employee involvement in sustainability-related behaviors: A social identity perspective. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 38 (9), 1380-1395.
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Mellahi, Kamel, Sahadev, Sunil, Harvey, Amy (2017). Perceptions of justice and organizational commitment in international mergers and acquisitions. International Marketing Review, 34 (5), 582-605.
  • Vendrell-Herrero, Ferran, Gomes, Emanuel, Mellahi, Kamel, Child, John (2017). Building international business bridges in geographically isolated areas: The role of foreign market focus and outward looking competences in Latin American SMEs. Journal of World Business, 52 (4), 489-502.
  • Angwin, Duncan N., Mellahi, Kamel, Gomes, Emanuel, Peter, Emmanuel (2016). How communication approaches impact mergers and acquisitions outcomes. International Journal Of Human Resource Management, 27 (20), 2370-2397.
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Barnes, Bradley, Mahmood, Tehmina (2016). A 22 year review of strategic alliance research in the leading management journals. International Business Review, 25 (1), 15-27.
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Sahadev, Sunil, Glaister, Alison J., Demirbag, Mehmet (2015). A comparison of international HRM practices by Indian and European MNEs: Evidence from Africa. International Journal Of Human Resource Management, 26 (21), 2676-2700.
  • Glaister, Alison J., Liu, Yipeng, Sahadev, Sunil, Gomes, Emanuel (2014). Externalizing, internalizing and fostering commitment: the case of born-global firms in emerging economies. Management International Review, 54 (4), 473-496.
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Angwin, Duncan, Weber, Yaakov, Yedidia Tarba, Shlomo (2013). Critical success factors through the mergers and acquisitions process: revealing pre- and post- M&A Connections for improved performance. Thunderbird International Business Review, 55 (1), 13-35.
  • Stahl, Günter K., Angwin, Duncan N., Very, Philippe, Gomes, Emanuel, Weber, Yaakov, Tarba, Shlomo Yedidia, Noorderhaven, Niels, Benyamini, Haim, Bouckenooghe, Dave, Chreim, Samia, Durand, Muriel, Hassett, Mélanie E., Kokk, Gary, Mendenhall, Mark E., Mirc, Nicola, Miska, Christof, Park, Kathleen Marshall, Reynolds, Noelia Sarah, Rouzies, Audrey, Sarala, Riikka M., Seloti, Sergio Luis, Søndergaard, Mikael, Yildiz, H. Emre (2013). Sociocultural integration in mergers and acquisitions: Unresolved paradoxes and directions for future research. Thunderbird International Business Review, 55 (4), 333-356.
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Angwin, Duncan, Peter, Emmanuel, Mellahi, Kamel (2012). HRM issues and outcomes in African mergers and acquisitions: a study of the Nigerian banking sector. International Journal Of Human Resource Management, 23 (14), 2874-2900.
  • Meng, Juan, Janavaras, Basil, Gomes, Emanuel (2012). Cultural differences in globalization perception among younger generations in the U.S., U.K., and India. Journal of Euromarketing, 21, 53-64.
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Cohen, Marcel, Mellahi, Kamel (2011). When two African cultures collide: a study of interactions between managers in a strategic alliance between two African organizations. Journal of World Business, 46 (1), 5-12.
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Janavaras, Basil, Cheema, Punyadip (2008). Improving decision making and critical thinking skills using international business web-based tools. Journal of International Business and Economics, , 132-142.
  • Goulas, Apostolos, Blanas, George, Gomes, Emanuel (2008). The formation of strategic groups in the Athens stock exchange. MIBES Transactions - International Journal of Management of International Business & Economics Systems, 2 (1), 60-77.
  • Janavaras, Basil, Gomes, Emanuel, Cheema, Punyadip, George, Suresh (2008). International business strategy: an innovative teaching and learning approach. Journal of Business Strategy, 5 (2), 24-35.
  • Janavaras, Basil J., Gomes, Emanuel, Young, Richard (2008). Web based interactive software in international business: the case of the global market potential system online (GMPSO). Journal of College Teaching & Learning (TLC), 5 (4), 23-31.
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Cheema, Punyadip, Janavaras, Basil (2007). Effect of national cultural differences on the performance of cross border merger: case of Indian companies going abroad. Journal of International Business Research and Practice, 1 (1), 79-96.
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Donnelly, Tom, Morris, David, Collis, Clive (2007). Improving merger-process management skills over time: a comparison between the acquisition processes of Jaguar and of Land Rover by Ford.. Irish Journal of Management, 28 (1), 31-57.
  • Janavaras, Basil, Gomes, Emanuel (2007). Global business research and strategic planning tools. Journal of International Business and Economy, 8 (1), 59-70.
  • Muwonge, Jonathan L., Jonathan L., Gomes, Emanuel (2007). Analysis of the acquisition process of Uganda Telecom by LAP Greencom. MIBES Transactions - International Journal of Management of International Business & Economics Systems, 1 (1), 108-129.
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Weber, Yaakov, Brown, Chris, Tarba, Sholomo Yedidia (2011). Mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances: understanding the process. Palgrave McMillan.
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Donnelly, Tom, Morris, David, Collis, Clive (2010). Mergers and acquisitions as strategic methods of business development in the global automobile industry: an analysis of five cases. The Edwin Mellen Press.
  • Gomes, Emanuel (2009). Acquisitions in the UK car industry: a comprehensive analysis of the merger processes. VDM Verlag.
  • Delgado, João Pedro, Gomes, Emanuel, Neves, Pedro (2023). Micro-Foundations in mergers and acquisitions research: Exploring the case of emotions. Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions. Cooper, Cary L., Finkelstein, Sydney (Eds.), Vol. 22, 155-177.
  • Gomes, Emanuel (2023). Improvisation in Africa. The Routledge Companion to Improvisation in Organizations. Taylor & Francis, 199-213.
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Alam, Sunbir, He, Qile (2021). Looking at the other side of the fence: a comparative review of the mergers and acquisitions, and strategic alliances literatures. Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions. Emerald Group Holdings Ltd., 99-119.
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Angwin, Duncan, Peter, Emmanuel, Mellahi, Kamel (2013). HRM issues and outcomes in domestic mergers and acquisitions: a study of the nigerian banking sector. Effective people management in Africa. Newenham-Kahindi, Aloysius, Kamoche, Ken N., Chizema, Amon, Mellahi, Kamel (Eds.), Palgrave Macmillan, 17-52.
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Cohen, Marcel, Mellahi, Kamel (2013). When two African cultures collide: A study of interactions between managers in a strategic alliance between two African organizations. Effective people management in Africa. Newenham-Kahindi, Aloysius, Kamoche, Ken N., Chizema, Amon, Mellahi, Kamel (Eds.), Palgrave Macmillan, 180-201.
  • Gomes, Emanuel, Jackson, Paul (2012). Understanding business strategy. Service science research, strategy and innovation. : Dynamic knowledge management methods. IGI Global, 325-341.