Dr Roseline Wanjiru

Associate Professor

Department: Newcastle Business School

Roseline Wanjiru is Associate Professor (Reader) of International Business and Economic Development at Newcastle Business School. She is the Head of Strategy and International Business within the EIS department. Roseline has previously held a number of leadership roles as the Faculty Director of Student Engagement, Director of Education, Programmes Leader within the Faculty of Business and Law.

Roseline is an expert advisor on international trade policy to governments and business organisations. Her research projects explore the links between international business and development impacts. Ongoing research projects investigate foreign direct investment spillovers, investment and trade incentives; learning and knowledge transfer; with a focus on institutions, employment and innovation impacts.

Roseline currently serves as an expert advisor to the UK Secretary of State for International Trade and is a member of the Export Guarantees Advisory Council (EGAC). This Council advises on the operations of UK Export Finance (UKEF). The Council monitors adherence to UK business principles including environmental, social and human rights impacts. The Council does not advise on official support for individual export projects and instead carries out reviews following UKEF support.

Roseline is a Fellow of the Institute for Trade and Innovation (Offenburg), the Royal Geographical Society, a member of the Academy of International Business and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Prior to joining Northumbria University, she was previously at University of Leeds, University of Huddersfield. Outside of academia, Roseline worked in international development organisations.

Roseline teaches and supervises projects in International Business, International Trade and Economics at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels.

Campus Address

Room 238
City Campus East 1
Northumbria University
NE1 8ST

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Key Publications

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Determinants of carbon emissions cycles in the G7 countries, Zhang, X., Lau, C., Li , R., Wang, Y., Wanjiru, R., Seetaram, N. 1 Apr 2024, In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change
How small organisations develop sustainability-oriented strategies: evidence from northwest Himalayas, Gonibeed, A., Kah, S., Wanjiru, R. 13 Jun 2023, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research
Knowledge Creation for Africa's Development Contexts, Wanjiru, R., Iheka, C. Sep 2023, In: African Studies Review
Modelling Regional Innovation Systems in Low and Middle-Income Countries, Dilaver, Ö., Nkusi, A., Omoju, J., Wanjiru, R. 2 Oct 2023, Advances in Social Simulation , Cham, Switzerland, Springer
Export finance and the green transition, Klasen, A., Wanjiru, R., Henderson, J., Philipps, J. Nov 2022, In: Global Policy
Reinvigorating Europe-Africa Partnerships for Knowledge and Development, Wanjiru, R., Lawrance, B. 1 Jun 2022, In: African Studies Review
Business Models for Implementing Mobile Technologies in Underserved Markets, Omoju, J., Wanjiru, R., Whalley, J. 1 Jul 2021, AIB 2021
Chinese Expatriates Working with African Partners: Power Struggles and Knowledge Hiding, Ado, A., Wanjiru, R., Su, Z. 16 Nov 2021, In: Journal of Global Mobility
Entrepreneurial migrants from/in emerging economies: breaking taboos and stereotypes, Guerrero, M., Wanjiru, R. 1 Jun 2021, In: International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal
FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Cognitive and Normative Institutions, Prime, K., Wanjiru, R. 16 Apr 2021, International Business: Mega Trends and the need of rethinking current terminologies, Academy of International Business

Professional Activity

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Organising a conference, workshop, ...: Academy of International Business Annual Meeting 2025, Louisville: Co-Chair - MNE-state relations and international business policy track 2025
Organising a conference, workshop, ...: Academy of International Business (UKI chapter) Annual Conference 2025 Surrey: Co-Chair - Dynamics of Emerging Markets Track24/04/25 → 26/04/25 2025
Invited talk: Invited Keynote - African Development Finance Conference (ADFC) 2024 Nairobi 2024
Organising a conference, workshop, ...: 17th Annual Northern Advanced Research Training Initiative (NARTI) Annual Conference 2024
Organising a conference, workshop, ...: AAG: Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers 2023 2023
Editorial work: African Studies Review (Journal) 2022

PGR Supervision

Markus Loebke Determinants, motives and instruments of German outward FDI in the renewable energy sector Start Date: 01/10/2017
Malgorzata Slusarczyk The impact of food quality schemes on local economic development in the EU Start Date: 06/04/2020 End Date: 11/02/2022
Karla Prime Institutions and Economic Growth in Comparative Perspectives Start Date: 14/04/2016 End Date: 24/10/2019
Sarah Maddison Complementary currencies as social innovations Start Date: 01/03/2016 End Date: 29/05/2022
Joshua Omoju Business Model Innovation for Delivering Mobile Services in Emerging Markets: The Mobile Telecommunications Industries in Ghana and Nigeria Start Date: 01/10/2016 End Date: 30/09/2022
Moses Dang An Investigation into the policies and initiatives for Work-Life Balance within selected Construction companies in Nigeria Start Date: 01/02/2016 End Date: 03/03/2021

Qualifications

Geography
Fellow Royal Geographical Society (RGS-IBG)
Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA)
Fellow, Institute for Trade and Innovation - IFTI Offenburg .
Member Regional Studies Association (RSA)
Member Academy of International Business

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