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Prof Kevin Ibeh

Positions held:
  • Professor of Marketing & International Business, 糖心logo入口 Business School
  • Overview

    Overview

    Biography

    Kevin Ibeh, PhD, FCIM, FRSA, is Professor of Marketing and International Business and Pro Vice Chancellor (International) at 糖心logo入口, University of London. His research has mainly focused on advancing knowledge of how non-dominant firms, including SMEs, leverage growth opportunities in international markets. He is considered a leading authority on emerging African Multinational Enterprises and is regularly invited to speak on this and other topics at major international meetings. Professor Ibeh has undertaken consulting/advisory roles for a range of international organisations, including the World Bank Group, the OECD, Scottish Enterprise, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Department of Trade and Investment of Northern Ireland. He has had professional stints in the US, Canada, Germany, China, India, Finland, Spain, Singapore, Bahrain and Oman, and has presented to academic, practitioner and policy audiences around the world. Professor Ibeh currently serves (or has served) as external examiner/assessor for institutions in Poland, Finland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, China, Ghana, Malaysia, Nigeria, UK, and USA. He is Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Chartered Institute of Marketing, a former Commonwealth Scholar, among others. He recently guest-edited three major scholarly journals, sits on the editorial advisory board of several international journals, and currently serves as Lead Editor of Palgrave Series on Entrepreneurship in Africa. Author of over a hundred academic papers, Professor Ibeh's work has appeared in the Journal of World Business, British Journal of Management, International Business Review, Journal of Business Research, Management International Review, among others. He has also published four books, the latest of which appeared in 2017.

  • Research

    Research

    Research interests

    • Firm Internationalisation and International Entrepreneurship
    • International Expansion of Developing Country / Emerging Market firms
    • African Multinational Corporations
  • Supervision and teaching

    Supervision and teaching

    Teaching

    Teaching modules

    • Principles of Marketing (Postgraduate)
    • International Marketing
    • International Marketing
  • Publications

    Publications

    Article

    • Makhmadshoev, D. and Ibeh, Kevin and Demirbag, M. and Abrar, S. (2026) . International Marketing Review ISSN 0265-1335. (In Press)
    • Makhmadshoev, D. and Ibeh, Kevin and Laselle, P. (2026) . Entrepreneurship & Regional Development ISSN 0898-5626. (In Press)
    • Ibeh, Kevin and Eyong, J. and Amaeshi, K. (2022) . Journal of Management History 28 (2), pp. 187-198. ISSN 1751-1348.
    • Ibeh, Kevin (2020) . Transnational Corporations Journal 27 (2), pp. 167-181. ISSN 1014-9562.
    • Ibeh, Kevin and Makhmadshoev, D. (2018) . Journal of Business Research 93, pp. 255-267. ISSN 0148-2963.
    • Ibeh, Kevin (2018) . Transnational Corporations Journal 25 (1), pp. 43-72. ISSN 1014-9562.
    • Ibeh, Kevin and Awa, I. and Makhmadshoev, D. and Madichie, N. (2018) . International Marketing Review 35 (4), pp. 683-708. ISSN 0265-1335.
    • Ibeh, Kevin and Jones, M. and Kuivalainen, O. (2018) . International Small Business Journal 36 (7), pp. 741-757. ISSN 0266-2426.
    • Ibeh, Kevin and Adeleye, I. and Ajai, O. (2018) . AIB Insights 18 (4), pp. 10-14. ISSN 1938-9590.
    • Makhmadshoev, D. and Ibeh, Kevin and Crone, M. (2015) . International Business Review 24 (6), pp. 1025-1038. ISSN 0969-5931.
    • Ibeh, Kevin and Kasem, L. (2014) . Journal of Business Research 67 (5), pp. 680-685. ISSN 0148-2963.
    • Ibeh, Kevin and Wilson, J. and Chizema, A. (2012) . Thunderbird International Business Review 54 (4), pp. 411-427. ISSN 1096-4762.
    • Ibeh, Kevin and Debrah, Y.A. (2011) . Journal of World Business 46 (1), pp. 42-49. ISSN 1090-9516.
    • Ibeh, Kevin and Kasem, L. (2011) . Industrial Marketing Management 40 (3), pp. 358-367. ISSN 0019-8501.
    • Dimitratos, P. and Lioukas, S. and Ibeh, Kevin and Wheeler, C. (2009) . British Journal of Management 21 (3), pp. 754-771. ISSN 1045-3172.
    • Vissak, T. and Ibeh, Kevin and Paliwoda, S. (2008) . Journal of Euromarketing 17 (1), pp. 35-48. ISSN 1049-6483.
    • Wheeler, C. and Ibeh, Kevin and Dimitratos, P. (2008) . International Small Business Journal 26 (2), pp. 207-239. ISSN 0266-2426.
    • Ibeh, Kevin and Carter, S. (2008) . Journal of Business Ethics 83 (1), pp. 1-3. ISSN 0167-4544.
    • Ibeh, Kevin and Carter, S. and Poff, D. and Hamill, J. (2008) . Journal of Business Ethics 83 (1), pp. 65-83. ISSN 0167-4544.

    Book

    • Ibeh, Kevin and Tolentino, Paz Estrella and Janne, Odile and Liu, Xiaming, eds. (2017) . Academy of International Business (UKI). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9783319488509.
    • Nwankwo, S. and Ibeh, Kevin, eds. (2014) . Routledge. ISBN 9780415635455.
    • Ibeh, Kevin and Davies, S., eds. (2009) . Academy of International Business (UKI) Series. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230237322.

    Book section

    • Deprey, B. and Ibeh, Kevin (2027) . In: Crick, J. and Crick, D. (eds.) Bloomsbury Handbook of Entrepreneurial Marketing. London, UK: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781350593695. (In Press)
    • Yu, Ellen Pei-yi and Luu, B.V. (2017) . In: Ibeh, Kevin and Tolentino, Paz Estrella and Janne, Odile and Liu, Xiaming (eds.) Growth Frontiers in International Business. The Academy of International Business. Springer. pp. 257-286. ISBN 9783319488509.
    • Ibeh, Kevin and Tolentino, Paz Estrella and Janne, Odile and Liu, Xiaming (2017) . In: Ibeh, Kevin and Tolentino, Paz Estrella and Janne, Odile and Liu, Xiaming (eds.) International Business in a Multi-speed Global Economy. Academy of International Business (UKI). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 1-9. ISBN 9783319488509.
    • Ibeh, Kevin (2012) . In: Carter, S. and Jones-Evans, D. (eds.) Enterprise and Small Business: Principles, Practice and Policy (3rd Edition). Harlow, UK: Pearson Education. ISBN 9780273726104.
    • Ibeh, Kevin and Borchert, O. and Wheeler, C. (2009) . In: Ibeh, Kevin and Davies, S. (eds.) Contemporary Challenges to International Business. Academy of International Business (UKI) Series. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230218451.
    • Borchert, O. and Ibeh, Kevin (2008) . In: Nelson, N. (ed.) International Business: Theory & Strategy, Large and Small Business Perspectives. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Arah Pendidikan Books. ISBN 9789833718368.

    Conference item

    • Muzanenhamo, P. and Chowdhury, R. and Ibeh, Kevin (2022) . American Marketing Association Summer Academic Conference 2022, 2022, Chicago,USA
    • Ibeh, Kevin (2013) . The 2nd annual Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy Conference, 2013, University of Valencia, Spain
    • Ibeh, Kevin (2013) . Africa-Scotland Forum, 2013, Glasgow
    • Ibeh, Kevin (2012) . Investment Policy Global Workshop, 2012, Hilton Danube, Vienna, Austria
    • Ibeh, Kevin (2012) . Personal branding and effectiveness, 2012, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
    • Ibeh, Kevin (2012) . Making a sustainable difference in Africa, 2012, St. Andrew鈥檚 University, St Andrews, UK
    • Ibeh, Kevin (2011) . Winning in international markets, 2011, British Business Group, Dubai
    • Ibeh, Kevin (2011) . Excellence in research: some reflections, 2011, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
    • Ibeh, Kevin (2011) . UK and European Higher Education Systems, 2011, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
    • Ibeh, Kevin (2011) . What do we know about indigenous transnational corporations from rising Africa? why do they matter?, 2011, University of Norwich Business School, Norwich, UK
    • Ibeh, Kevin (2011) . What do we know about indigenous transnational corporations from rising Africa? why do they matter?, 2011, Morgan State University, Baltimore, USA
    • Ibeh, Kevin (2009) . What do we know about indigenous transnational corporations from rising Africa? why do they matter?, 2009, Investment Climate Advisory Services, World Bank Group, Washington DC, USA

    Editorial

    • Boso, N. and Adeleye, I. and Ibeh, Kevin and Chizema, A. (2019) . Thunderbird International Business Review 61 (1), pp. 5-12. Wiley. ISSN 1096-4762.
    • Ibeh, Kevin and Crick, D. and Etemad, H. (2019) . International Marketing Review 36 (1), pp. 2-5. Emerald. ISSN 0265-1335.

    Video

    • Ibeh, Kevin Baker, M.J., ed. (2012) . The Marketing & Management Collection. Henry Stewart Talks Ltd.