Foreign Direct Investment
Research on why investment moves across borders, how firms enter markets and how regional and institutional conditions shape investment decisions.
- FDI determinants
- Investment motives
- Entry modes
- Regional investment dynamics
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Research
Investment in context.
Researching how capital moves, how institutions shape it and how sustainability changes the meaning and impact of international investment.
Research agenda
Four connected areas of enquiry.
The research programme brings firm-level investment decisions into conversation with institutions, sustainability, culture, governance and regional transformation.
Sustainable International Investment
Work examining how sustainability changes the objectives, responsibilities and long-term evaluation of international investment.
- Sustainable FDI
- Responsible investment
- ESG perspectives
- Intergenerational equity
Eastern Mediterranean & South-East Europe
A regional lens on investment, institutions, economic interdependence and business relations in a strategically important environment.
- Regional integration
- Institutional context
- Diaspora investment
- Economic interdependence
International Business Risk & Regional Transformation
Practitioner-informed enquiry into governance, financial institutions, international strategy and the management of risk during economic change.
- Governance
- Enterprise risk
- Financial institutions
- Economic transformation
Regional perspective
The Eastern Mediterranean as an international business environment.
The region offers a distinctive setting in which investment, culture, institutions, sustainability and geopolitical complexity interact directly.
Research considers Cyprus within a wider network of economic relationships involving Greece, Türkiye, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt, South-East Europe and neighbouring markets.
Recent scholarship
Books anchoring the research identity.
Two recent monographs bring the regional and sustainability strands of the research programme into clear focus.
Monograph · 2026
Foreign Direct Investment in the Eastern Mediterranean
Sustainability and Cultural Alignment
Monograph · 2025
Global Investments, Sustainable Returns
Navigating Sustainable FDI in a Changing WorldResearch in practice
Connecting theory, institutions and decision-making.
Practitioner-informed enquiry
Research questions grounded in experience of governance, risk and international strategy.
Research-led education
Bringing sustainable investment and regional business dynamics into teaching and supervision.
International collaboration
Developing research through academic networks, mobility, projects and regional exchange.
Research collaboration
Open to dialogue across disciplines, institutions and regions.
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