Contact Professor Tazeeb Rajwani
- Email: T.Rajwani@cranfield.ac.uk
Background
Tazeeb Rajwani is a Visiting Professor at Cranfield School of Management. He is also a Chaired Professor of International Business and Strategy and Head of Department of Strategy and International Business at University of Surrey. Previously he was Professor of International Business, Director of Postgraduate Programmes, Director of Executive Education and member of the Senior Management Team at University of Essex.
He has also been Associate Professor (Reader) in Strategic Management, Director of Executive MBA and Director of Creating Strategic Advantage (CSA) Executive Programme at Cranfield School of Management. He has been a Director of Strategy at a high-tech start-up, where he still holds an advisory board position. He has also been a member of several technology and infrastructure investment boards.
Prior to these roles he held a management position at KPMG Corporate Finance, where he was an Innovation Champion and member of the Thought Leadership group at KMPG Europe. He also holds or has held visiting faculty positions at University of Oxford, London Business School, Kings College London, University of Warwick, ALBA (Greece), EM Lyon (France), University of Notre Dame, Strathmore University (Kenya), ESMT (Germany), University of Anahuac (Mexico), Royal Holloway (University of London), Hult International Business School (London), Swiss Hotel Management School (Switzerland) and University of Nottingham.
He has previously studied at the University of Surrey, University of Nottingham, University of Cambridge (Visiting PhD scholar) and has a PhD from Imperial College London. He is also an active member of UK India Business Council, Strategic Management Society, Academy of International Business, and Academy of Management. He is Fellow of Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Member of the World Economic Forum (WEF) expert network, Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI) and has been a board member for their Learning strategy panel.
Current activities
A world leading researcher on geopolitics, Tazeeb conducts award-winning research into business-government relationships in emerging markets. His research focuses mainly on corporate political activity, nonmarket strategy, competitive advantage and CSR. He has written over 50 books, book chapters, thought leadership reports and white papers, including articles in prestigious refereed journals such as Organization Science, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, Academy of Management Perspectives, Journal of Management Studies, Global Strategy Journal, Management International Review, Groups & Organizations Management, Strategic Organization, British Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics, International Journal of Management Reviews, Organizational Dynamics, Business Horizons, Journal of International Management, International Business Review and European Management Journal. His research has been reported in the press, including the BBC, The Times, Irish Times, Forbes and Financial Times. He has published a highly acclaimed book contracted by Oxford University Press on 'Aligning for Advantage: Competitive Strategies for the Political and Social Arenas' and a companion on 'Nonmarket strategy' with Routledge press.
He serves as Associate Editor for Multinational Business Review and Associate Editor for Journal of International Management, editorial board member of the British Journal of Management, Long Range Planning, Irish Journal of Management and Journal of World Business. He is a frequent reviewer for leading management journals such as Organization Science, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, Global Strategy Journal, Strategic Organization, Long Range Planning, Management International Review and International Business Review. His article in International Journal of Management Reviews (with Steve McGuire and Thomas Lawton), 'Corporate Political Activity: A Literature Review and Research Agenda,' won the annual Elsevier Citation Prize.
Clients
Tazeeb has gained a broad range of executive teaching experience, e.g. IT, energy, casinos, consumer goods, insurance, automotives, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, banking, hospitality and several government bodies. He has taught and facilitated many discussions with executives from major organisations such as Oracle, KPMG, PwC, IBM, EDF Energy, Royal Sun Alliance, Philips, Saudi Aramco, Qatar Petroleum, HSBC, Coca Cola, Henkel, Jaguar Land Rover, UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), EY, HP, Gulf bank, Co-operative Retail Bank, Telekom Malaysia, South African Airways, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), Central Bank of Nigeria, Avon and Somerset Probation Trust, Actavis, Groupe Aeroplan, Stanbic Bank, Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, Rank Group, United Nations (UN), Quadrangle, Cisco Systems and others.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Chen T, Park H & Rajwani T. (2024). Diverse human resource slack and firm innovation: Evidence from politically connected firms. International Business Review, 33(2)
- Sun P, Doh J, Rajwani T, Werner T & Luo XR. (2024). The Management of Socio‐Political Issues and Environments: Toward a Research Agenda for Corporate Socio‐Political Engagement. Journal of Management Studies, 61(2)
- Zahoor N, Khan H, Donbesuur F, Khan Z & Rajwani T. (2024). Grand challenges and emerging market
small and medium enterprises : The role of strategic agility and gender diversity. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 41(2) - Shirodkar V, Liedong TA, Rajwani T & Lawton TC. (2024). MNE nonmarket strategy in a changing world: Complexities, varieties, and a values-based approach. International Business Review, 33(2)
- Khan Z, Zeng J, Knight G, Rajwani T & Pattnaik C. (2023). Non-market strategies and disruptive innovation in the platform economy. Journal of International Management, 29(5)
- Liedong TA, Aghanya D, Jimenez A & Rajwani T. (2023). Corporate political activity and bribery in Africa: Do internet penetration and foreign ownership matter?. Journal of Business Research, 154
- Kearney A, Harrington D & Rajwani T. (2023). Strategy making in hyper uncertainty: towards a conceptual framework from the seaport industry during Brexit. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 31(7)
- Mungai EM, Ndiritu SW & Rajwani T. (2023). The motivation for corporate energy strategies on energy efficiency among Kenyan firms. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society, 23(2)
- Mungai EM, Ndiritu SW & Rajwani T. (2023). Environmental Dilemma? Explicating Stakeholder Engagement in Kenyan Firms. Journal of African Business, 24(3)
- Saeed A, Riaz H, Liedong TA & Rajwani T. (2023). Does family matter? Ownership, motives and firms’ environmental strategy. Long Range Planning, 56(1)
- White GO, Chintakananda A & Rajwani T. (2023). Seeds of Corruption? The Contingent Role of Ties to Politicians and Foreign Subsidiary Relations with Government‐Sponsored Financial Institutions. British Journal of Management, 34(1)
- White GO, Rajwani T & Krammer SMS. (2022). Legal distance and entrepreneurial orientation of foreign subsidiaries: Evidence from Southeast Asia. Journal of World Business, 57(6)
- III GOW & Rajwani T. (2022). Regulatory uncertainty and foreign subsidiary strategic proactiveness: an institutional approach. European J. of International Management, 18(2/3)
- Zhang B, Li J & Rajwani T. (2022). Towards a Process Theory of Digital Transformation through Mixed Ownership Reform. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2022(1)
- White G & Rajwani T. (2022). Regulatory uncertainty and foreign subsidiary strategic proactiveness: an institutional approach. European J. of International Management, 1(1)
- Shirodkar V, Rajwani T, Stadler C, Hautz J & Mayer MCJ. (2022). Corporate Political Activity and Firm Performance: The Moderating Effects of International and Product Diversification. Journal of International Management, 28(4)
- Liedong TA, Taticchi P, Rajwani T & Pisani N. (2022). Gracious growth. Organizational Dynamics, 51(3)
- Dieleman M, Markus S, Rajwani T & White GO. (2022). Revisiting Institutional Voids: Advancing the International Business Literature by Leveraging Social Sciences. Journal of International Management, 28(3)
- Saeed A, Riaz H, Liedong TA & Rajwani T. (2022). The impact of TMT gender diversity on corporate environmental strategy in emerging economies. Journal of Business Research, 141
- Riaz H, Saeed A, Liedong TA & Rajwani T. (2022). Environmental management, nonmarket strategy, and firm performance in emerging markets: The case of ISO 14001. Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, 31(1)
- Kearney A, Harrington D & Rajwani T. (2022). Group behaviour process and learning: a review and assessment of emerging online technologies in executive education. European Journal of Training and Development, 46(9)
- Liedong TA & Rajwani T. (2022). Managerial ties and access to finance in weak institutional contexts: Does CEO duality matter?. Africa Journal of Management, 8(2)
- Peprah AA, Giachetti C, Larsen MM & Rajwani TS. (2022). How Business Models Evolve in Weak Institutional Environments: The Case of Jumia, the Amazon.Com of Africa. Organization Science, 33(1)
- White III GO, Rajwani T & Lawton TC. (2021). Open for business in a closed world? Managing MNE nonmarket strategy in times of populism and geopolitical uncertainty. Multinational Business Review, 29(4)
- Sun P, Doh JP, Rajwani T & Siegel D. (2021). Navigating cross-border institutional complexity: A review and assessment of multinational nonmarket strategy research. Journal of International Business Studies, 52(9)
- Kearney A, Harrington D & Rajwani T. (2021). Entrepreneurial strategy making in tourism organisations: a systematic review and future research agenda. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 27(2)
- Darendeli I, Hill TL, Rajwani T & Cheng Y. (2021). Surviving the Arab Spring: socially beneficial product portfolios and resilience to political shock. Multinational Business Review, 29(4)
- Mungai EM, Ndiritu SW & Rajwani T. (2020). Raising the bar? Top management teams, gender diversity, and environmental sustainability. Africa Journal of Management, 6(4)
- Lawton TC, Dorobantu S, Rajwani TS & Sun P. (2020). The Implications of COVID‐19 for Nonmarket Strategy Research. Journal of Management Studies, 57(8)
- Saeed A, Liedong TA, Riaz H & Rajwani T. (2020). Upper Echelons, Gender Diversity, and Environmental Strategy in Emerging Economies. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020(1)
- Peprah AA, Giachetti C, Larsen MM & Rajwani T. (2020). Copy Me if You Can? Surviving Institutional Voids Through Business Model Evolution in Africa. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020(1)
- White III GO, Hemphill TA, Rajwani T & Boddewyn JJ. (2020). Does context really matter? The influence of deficient legal services on the intensity of political ties in the regulatory and legal arenas. Multinational Business Review, 28(3)
- Liedong TA, Peprah AA, Amartey AO & Rajwani T. (2020). Institutional voids and firms' resource commitment in emerging markets: A review and future research agenda. Journal of International Management, 26(3)
- Liedong TA, Rajwani T & Lawton TC. (2020). Information and nonmarket strategy: Conceptualizing the interrelationship between big data and corporate political activity. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 157
- Mungai EM, Ndiritu SW & Rajwani T. (2020). Do voluntary environmental management systems improve environmental performance? Evidence from waste management by Kenyan firms. Journal of Cleaner Production, 265
- Liedong TA, Aghanya D & Rajwani T. (2020). Corporate Political Strategies in Weak Institutional Environments: A Break from Conventions. Journal of Business Ethics, 161(4)
- Saeed S, Rajwani T, Liedong TA & Raza A. (2019). Outcomes of Government Entrepreneurship Support Programs for Innovation Driven Entrepreneurship. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019(1)
- Peprah AA, Giachetti C, Larsen MM & Rajwani T. (2019). Filling Institutional Voids in Developing Countries through Business Model Imitation and Innovation. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019(1)
- De Villa MA, Rajwani T, Lawton TC & Mellahi K. (2019). To engage or not to engage with host governments: Corporate political activity and host country political risk. Global Strategy Journal, 9(2)
- White GO, Boddewyn JJ, Rajwani T & Hemphill TA. (2018). Regulator Vulnerabilities to Political Pressures and Political Tie Intensity: The Moderating Effects of Regulatory and Political Distance. Management International Review, 58(5)
- Darendeli IS, Rajwani T, Hill TL & Cheng Y. (2018). Building Social Legitimacy Through Public Works - Arab Spring. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2018(1)
- De Villa MA, Rajwani T & Lawton T. (2018). Evading Engagement with Host Governments: The Development of Adaptive Political Capabilities. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2018(1)
- Liedong TA & Rajwani T. (2018). The impact of managerial political ties on corporate governance and debt financing: Evidence from Ghana. Long Range Planning, 51(5)
- White GO, Fainshmidt S & Rajwani T. (2018). Antecedents and Outcomes of Political Tie Intensity: Institutional and Strategic Fit Perspectives. Journal of International Management, 24(1)
- Lawton TC, Rajwani T & Minto A. (2018). Why Trade Associations Matter: Exploring Function, Meaning, and Influence. Journal of Management Inquiry, 27(1)
- Lawton TC & Rajwani T. (2018). Introduction: Revisiting the Roles and Responsibilities of Trade Associations. Journal of Management Inquiry, 27(1)
- Liedong TA, Rajwani T & Mellahi K. (2017). Reality or Illusion? The Efficacy of Non‐market Strategy in Institutional Risk Reduction. British Journal of Management, 28(4)
- Liedong TA & Rajwani T. (2017). Mediation in the Link Between Political Ties and Cost of Debt in Ghana: An Agency Perspective. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017(1)
- Doh JP, Dorobantu S, Paroutis S & Rajwani T. (2017). Aligning CPA and CSR: Enhancing Competitiveness through Nonmarket Processes and Practices. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017(1)
- Amaeshi K, Adegbite E & Rajwani T. (2016). Corporate Social Responsibility in Challenging and Non-enabling Institutional Contexts: Do Institutional Voids matter?. Journal of Business Ethics, 134(1)
- De Villa MA & Rajwani T. (2016). Developing adaptive political capabilities for “difficult” political host markets. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2016(1)
- Rajwani T, Lawton T & Phillips N. (2015). The “Voice of Industry”: Why management researchers should pay more attention to trade associations. Strategic Organization, 13(3)
- Liedong TA, Ghobadian A, Rajwani T & O’Regan N. (2015). Toward a View of Complementarity. Group & Organization Management, 40(3)
- Rajwani T & Liedong TA. (2015). Political activity and firm performance within nonmarket research: A review and international comparative assessment. Journal of World Business, 50(2)
- De Villa MA, Rajwani T & Lawton T. (2015). Market entry modes in a multipolar world: Untangling the moderating effect of the political environment. International Business Review, 24(3)
- White GO, Hemphill TA, Boddewyn JJ & Rajwani T. (2015). "Political Tie Intensity, Regulator Vulnerabilities to Government Interference, and Distance". Academy of Management Proceedings, 2015(1)
- Stadler C, Rajwani T & Karaba F. (2014). Solutions to the Exploration/Exploitation Dilemma: Networks as a New Level of Analysis. International Journal of Management Reviews, 16(2)
- Doh JP, Lawton TC, Rajwani T & Paroutis S. (2014). Why your company may need a chief external officer. Organizational Dynamics, 43(2)
- Lawton T, Rajwani T & Doh J. (2013). The antecedents of political capabilities: A study of ownership, cross-border activity and organization at legacy airlines in a deregulatory context. International Business Review, 22(1)
- De Villa MA & Rajwani T. (2013). The mirror trap. Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración, 26(1)
- Lawton T, McGuire S & Rajwani T. (2013). Corporate Political Activity: A Literature Review and Research Agenda. International Journal of Management Reviews, 15(1)
- White GO, Fainshmidt S, Galang RMN & Rajwani T. (2013). Foreign Subsidiary Political Network Intensity Fit and Performance in a Volatile Environment. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2013(1)
- Lawton T, Rajwani T & Reinmoeller P. (2012). Do you have a survival instinct? Leveraging genetic codes to achieve fit in hostile business environments. Business Horizons, 55(1)
- Lawton T, Rajwani T & O'Kane C. (2011). Strategic reorientation and business turnaround: the case of global legacy airlines. Journal of Strategy and Management, 4(3)
- Lawton T & Rajwani T. (2011). Designing lobbying capabilities: managerial choices in unpredictable environments. European Business Review, 23(2)
- Rajwani T. (2009). Event reviews - IBM roundtable. Strategic HR Review, 8(3)