Department of International Economics, Government and Business

esegb

Department of International Economics, Government and Business

Evis
Sinani
Associate professor
,
PhD


Room: POR/24.A-1.72
Tel:
+4538152851
E-mail: es.egb@cbs.dk
Evis Sinani
Presentation

Evis Sinani is an Associate Professor at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. She is the Academic Director of the Graduate Diploma Program in International Business and servers as a member of the Academic Council at CBS. Her research interests include investment strategies of firms, emerging market multinational enterprises, the management of international joint ventures as well as the relevance of local contexts for the strategies of MNEs in emerging markets. Her research is published in leading international journals such as Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of World Business and Applied Economics. 

Primary research areas

  • International investment strategies of firms 

  • Local contexts and strategies of MNEs 

  • Emerging market MNEs

  • Social Network Analysis

  • Comparative corporate governance

Administrative tasks
  • Member of Academic Council (2019-2021)
  • Vice Head of Department (2016-2018)
  • Local PhD Coordinator (2014-2018)
  • Academic Director, Graduate Diploma Program in International Business (2019-2022) 
Social media
Link to this homepage
www.cbs.dk/en/staff/esegb
Other teaching activities
  • Business Analytics (CEMS)
  • International Economics and Competitiveness (BLC)
  • Business Research Methods (IBA)
  • Introduction to Corporate Finance (IBA)
Selected publications

F. Villesèche, E. Sinani, and A. Gregoric (2020). Sammensætning af bestyrelser: Menneskelig kapital of demografi. In N. Westergård-Nielsen (Ed.) Danske bestyrelser og deres medlemmer. Copenhagen: Academic Books, pp.39-53. 

Zhao, Sh., Papanastasiou, M., Sinani, E., and Pearce, R., (2018). Unfolding the Intra-organizational Perception Gap in Decision Making. In: Contemporary Issues in International Business Institutions, Strategy and Performance. Eds. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 171-189. 

Villesèche, F. and Sinani, E. (2017). Gender Diversity on Boards in Switzerland. In: Gender Diversity in the Boardroom, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 183-205. 

Dis A., Hobdari B., Papanastassiou M., Pearce R., Sinani E. (2012). “Strategic complexity and global expansion: An empirical study of newcomer Multinational Corporations from small economies.” Journal of World Business, Vol. 47, No. 4, 2012, p. 686-695. 

Sinani, E., and Hobdari, B. (2010) “Export market participation with sunk costs and firm heterogeneity.” Applied Economics, Volume 42 Issue 25, pg. 3195 – 3207. 

Meyer, K., and Sinani, E. (2009) “When and Where Does Foreign Direct Investment Generate Positive Spillovers? A Meta Analysis.” Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 40, pg. 1075-1094. 

Sinani, E., Stafsudd, A., Thomsen, S., Edling, C., and Randøy, T. (2008) “Corporate Governance in Scandinavia: Comparing Networks and Formal Institutions.” European Management Review, Vol. 5(1), pp. 27-40. 

Sinani, E., and Meyer, K. (2004) “Spillovers of Technology Transfer from FDI: The Case of Estonia” Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 32(3), pp. 1-22. 


 

Publications sorted by:
2023
David Schulzmann; Evis Sinani; Bersant Hobdari; Bent Petersen / Drivers of R&D Greenfield Investment Projects in the Communications, Software and IT Service Industries in Developing Countries
In: Transnational Corporations, Vol. 30, No. 1, 2023, p. 103-133
Journal article > peer review
Florence Villeséche; Evis Sinani / From Presence to Influence : Gender, Nationality and Network Centrality of Corporate Directors.
In: Work, Employment and Society, Vol. 37, No. 2, 4.2023, p. 486-504
Journal article > peer review
Hyungseok Yoon; Evis Sinani; Marina Papanastassiou; Ioannis Economou / Techno-Nationalalism and Skilled Job Creations : The Role of Foreign Diplomacy in MNES’ Global R&D Projects.
In: Proceedings of the 65th Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business. AIB 2023: International Business Resilience under Global Disruptions. . ed. /Kazuhiro Asakawa; Tunga Kiyak. East Lansing, MI : Academy of International Business 2023, 1 p., p. 93 (Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business)
Conference abstract in proceedings > peer review
2020
Aleksandra Gregoric; Evis Sinani; Florence Villeséche / Sammensætning af betyrelser : Menneskelig kapital og demografi.
In: Danske bestyrelser og deres medlemmer: Hvem bestemmer i de danske selskaber?. . ed. /Niels Westergård-Nielsen. Frederiksberg : Center for Corporate Governance. Copenhagen Business School 2020, p. 39-53
Book chapter
2018
Shasha Zhao; Marina Papanastassiou; Yiannis Bassiakos; Evis Sinani; Robert Pearce / Unfolding the Intra-organisational Perception Gap in Decision-Making
In: Contemporary Issues in International Business: Institutions, Strategy and Performance. . ed. /Davide Castellani; Rajneesh Narula; Quyen T. K. Nguyen; Irina Surdu; James T. Walker. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan 2018, p. 171-189 (The Academy of International Business )
Book chapter > peer review
2017
Florence Villeseche; Evis Sinani / Gender Diversity on Boards in Switzerland
In: Gender Diversity in the Boardroom: Volume 2: Multiple Approaches Beyond Quotas. . ed. /Cathrine Seierstad; Patricia Gabaldon; Heike Mensi-Klarbach. Vol. 2, Cham : Palgrave Macmillan 2017, p. 183-203
Book chapter > peer review
2015
Florence Villeseche; Evis Sinani / Understanding Board Gender Diversity Beyond Human Capital : The Case of Switzerland .
Paper presented at The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2015, 2015
Paper > peer review
Bersant Hobdari; Evis Sinani; Peter Török / What Matters in Location Strategies for Latin American Multinationals : Countries, Regions or Cities?.
Abstract from Location Decisions of Multinational Enterprises, 2015
Conference abstract for conference
2014
Ildura Busta; Evis Sinani; Steen Thomsen / Ownership Concentration and Market Value of European Banks
In: Journal of Management & Governance, Vol. 18, No. 1, 2.2014, p. 159-183
Journal article > peer review
2012
Aleksandra Gregoric; Marc Steffen Rapp; Evis Sinani; Michael Wolff / Sharing Voice with Employees : A Cross-Country Study of Codetermination .
Poster session presented at Allied Social Science Associations Meeting. ASSA 2012, 2012
Poster
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Research Projects
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