Previously, he was the Deputy Head of the Strategy and International Business department at the University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School (UK). He is the Regional Editor (Africa) for the Journal of Knowledge Management and serves as a guest editor in various special issues. He is the author of three books and of several papers published in international refereed journals including the Journal of World Business, Journal of Organizational Behavior, International Business Review, Regional Studies, Management International Review, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Thunderbird International Business Review, International Marketing Review, Human Resource Management Review, and R&D Management.