Dr Roseline Wanjiru

Associate Professor

School: Newcastle Business School

Roseline Wanjiru is Associate Professor (Reader) of International Business and Economic Development at Newcastle Business School. She is an experienced leader who is currently the head of Strategy and International Business within EIS, and previously the Faculty Director of Student Engagement, Director of Education, and Programmes Leader within the Faculty of Business and Law. Roseline is an active member of relevant learned societies, including the Royal Geographical Society, the Academy of International Business and Development Studies association, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Prior to joining Northumbria University, Roseline previously worked at University of Leeds, University of Huddersfield.

Outside of academia, Roseline works with local and international development organisations, business associations and policymakers. She is an expert advisor on international trade policy to governments and business organisations. Research projects explore the links between international business and development impacts in society.

Roseline currently serves as an expert advisor to the UK Secretary of State for International Trade and 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.

Ongoing research projects investigate foreign direct investment spillovers, development impacts, trade incentives and policy, knowledge transfer; institutional contexts; employment and decent work, and innovation outcomes. Roseline teaches and supervises projects on these themes in International Business and Economics at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels.

Links:

https://www.aib.world/events/2025/program/program-committee/roseline-wanjiru/

Campus Address

Room 238
City Campus East 1
Northumbria University
NE1 8ST

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Key Publications

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Corruption and international business in Africa: insights and recommendations from a systematic literature review, Elsahn, Z., Arte, P., Arakpogun, E., Wanjiru, R. 7 Oct 2025, Research Handbook on Sustainable Business Practices in the Global South, Cheltenham, Glos., Edward Elgar
Public export credits for transactions in Africa: a qualitative comparative analysis, Klasen, A., Koldau, A., Wanjiru, R. 5 Sep 2025, In: Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy
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

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 End Date: 17/10/2025
Markus Loebke Determinants, motives and instruments of German outward FDI in the renewable energy sector Start Date: 01/10/2017