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Grazia Santan­gelo

Professor

Subjects
Strategy Innovation Supply chain Sustainability Geopolitics Multinational company

Primary research areas

Strategy Un­der Un­cer­tainty
I in­vest­ig­ate how com­pan­ies ad­apt their strategies in re­sponse to in­sti­tu­tion­al change, mar­ket dis­rup­tions, and geo­pol­it­ic­al in­stabil­ity. My re­search high­lights how firms nav­ig­ate un­cer­tainty, mit­ig­ate risks, and turn volat­ile con­di­tions into op­por­tun­it­ies.
Mul­tina­tion­als and Grand Chal­lenges
I study how mul­tina­tion­al cor­por­a­tions re­spond to grand so­ci­et­al chal­lenges such as sustain­ability, hu­man rights, and in­equal­ity. My work ex­am­ines the repu­ta­tion­al and eth­ic­al strategies firms ad­opt to safe­guard le­git­im­acy and build trust in an in­creas­ingly com­plex glob­al en­vir­on­ment.
In­nov­at­ing Across Bor­ders
My re­search ex­plores how mul­tina­tion­al com­pan­ies design and man­age glob­al in­nov­a­tion strategies. I fo­cus on how know­ledge is shared with­in and between firms, how or­gan­iz­a­tions source ideas in­ter­na­tion­ally, and the in­tern­al and ex­tern­al chal­lenges they face when op­er­at­ing across bor­ders.

I ex­plore how busi­nesses tackle glob­al chal­lenges

Grazia D. Santangelo (Ph.D., University of Reading) is Professor of Strategic and International Management at Copenhagen Business School. Her research lies at the intersection of international business, global strategy, and innovation management, with a focus on the strategic management of intangibles—such as knowledge and reputation—across borders. Her recent work examines how multinational enterprises navigate geopolitical complexities and address grand societal challenges, with publications in leading journals including Journal of International Business Studies, Global Strategy Journal, and Organization Science.  

She is a Sonoco Visiting Fellow in International Business at the Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina. Before joining Copenhagen Business School, she held a Jean Monnet Chair in International Business for European Union at the University of Catania, Italy, funded by the European Commission. 

Professor Santangelo currently serves as co-editor of Global Strategy Journal. Previously, she served as Reviewing Editor for the Journal of International Business Studies and as an Associate Editor for the Journal of International Management and Industry and Innovation. She is also a member of the Editorial Review Boards of Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of World Business and Long Range Planning, among others. 

A committed leader in the field, she is a Fellow of both the Academy of International Business and the European International Business Academy (EIBA). She is currently Vice-President Program Elect of the Academy of International Business and has held leadership roles in the Academy of Management and the Strategic Management Society, as well as serving as President of EIBA. 

Recent research projects