Dr Sergey Sosnovskikh

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Dr Sergey Sosnovskikh PhD, CMBE, PGCert, FHEA

Lecturer in International Business

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Biography

I am a Lecturer in International Business and a Level 7 Year Tutor within the Department of Marketing, International Business, and Tourism. Prior to joining the Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, I held academic positions at the University of Salford (Manchester, UK), De Montfort University (Leicester, UK), the University of Greenwich (London, UK), and Ural Federal University (Ekaterinburg, Russia), where I taught various undergraduate and postgraduate modules. I am a Certified Management and Business Educator, accredited by the Chartered Association of Business Schools. My professional background encompasses extensive experience across multiple industry sectors, including banking, maritime transport, investor relations, construction, and public services. I have also conducted consultancy projects for governmental and private organisations in the UK and Russia.

I regularly participate in international conferences and chair sessions at prestigious events, including the Regional Studies Association, the Association of International Business, Sunbelt, the International Council for Central and East European Studies, and the Aleksanteri Conference, among others. Additionally, I serve as the economics stream organiser for the British Association for Slavonic & East European Studies conference. My academic contributions extend to peer-reviewing articles for esteemed journals such as the Journal of Regional Studies, the European Management Journal, Studies in Comparative International Development, Post-Communist Economies, and Asia Europe Journal. Furthermore, I have published papers in reputable journals, including the Journal of World Business, Regional Studies, Competition & Change, Post-Communist Economies, and the Russian Journal of Economics.

My research interests are political economy and corruption, industrial clusters and entrepreneurial ecosystems, institutional economics, international business, and supply chain disruptions. I’m actively seeking research collaborators and PhD students, and I invite those with similar interests to join me in my academic journey.

Qualifications:
- PhD in International Business and Economics (University of Greenwich), 2018
- PGCert in Academic Practice in Higher Education (De Montfort University), 2021
- MSc in International Management (University of Roehampton), 2010
- BSc in International Economics (Ural Federal University), 2009
- BA in Teaching Foreign Languages (Ural State Pedagogical University), 2009

Memberships:
- Fellowship teaching qualification recognised by the Higher Education Academy
- Certified Management and Business Educator (2022 – present) 
- Member of the Regional Studies Association (2022 – Present)
- Member of the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (2018 – Present)
- Member of the World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research (2019 – Present)

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6.13 Business School

Projects

  • Legal regulations of Digital Financial Assets in selected countries of the world (2020-21) – in cooperation with Moscow School of Business Skolkovo 
  • Evaluation of the Competitive Environment in Silicon Roundabout in London, UK (2018-19)
  • Analysis of the trade relationships and FDI flows between the UK and countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in the UK (2016)
  • Examination of the manufacturing processes, supply-chain management and market expansions within the areas of home and personal care, health and hygiene products in Russia (2015)
  • Analysis of the shareholders of PJSC Uralkali to facilitate a ‘buy-back’ operation organised by the company (2015)
  • ‘The concept of creating and modernising highly productive workplaces in the Sverdlovsk region’ for the Ministry of Industry and Science for the Sverdlovsk Region, Russia (2012)
  • ‘Innovation-based development strategy of the Sverdlovsk Region 2020’ for the Ministry of Industry and Science for the Sverdlovsk Region, Russia (2012)
  • Studied the Legislation, IT, Business Education, Construction and Steel industries in the Urals region of Russia (2012-13)

Teaching

Introduction to the Multinational Corporations (Level 4), Global Political Economy – States and Markets (Level 5), Global Political Economy - Contemporary Issues (Level 5), Developing the Early Career Professional (Level 6), Political Economy of Climate Crisis (Level 7), Dissertations (Level 7).

Supervision

I am actively seeking PhD students interested in interdisciplinary research. However, my preferences are in the following areas:

  • The impact of geopolitical tensions on international business and trade
  • Technological transformations and economic disruptions
  • Sustainability policies and green energy initiatives in international business and trade
  • Economic sanctions, supply chain disruptions, parallel trading
  • Digital tools and blockchain technologies in international business and supply chain
  • Regional economics, spatial economics, entrepreneurial clusters, and ecosystems

Research outputs

  • Thein, H. H., Grosman, A., Sosnovskikh, S., & Klarin, A. (2024). Should we stay or should we exit? Dilemmas faced by multinationals under sanctioned regimes. Journal of World Business, 59(6), 101585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2024.101585
  • Pylak, K., & Sosnovskikh, S. (2024). Old habits die hard: Pushing the frontiers of entrepreneurship persistence since 1926. Regional Studies, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2024.2355986
  • Skhvediani, A., Sosnovskikh, S., Kudryavtseva, T., & Nalwanga, S. (2024). Modelling of a Regional Industry Specialisation: The Impact of Agglomeration Economies on Labour Productivity. International Journal of Trade and Global Markets, 19(3–4), 215–242. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTGM.2024.138992
  • Sosnovskikh, S. (2023). ‘Environmental policies in Russia: Problems of State Funding and Implementation’. In: S. Sosnovskikh & S. Alam, eds. Environmental Finance and Green Banking: Contemporary and Emerging Issues. London: Routledge, pp. 169–208. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003206194-10
  • Sosnovskikh, S., & Samsul, A. (Eds.). (2023). Environmental Finance and Green Banking: Contemporary and Emerging Issues. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003206194
  • Thein, H. H., Klarin, A., Sosnovskikh, S., & Grosman, A. (2023). ‘Responsible Exit Dilemmas under Sanctions: Multinationals’ Divestment Complexities in Myanmar’. Academy of Management Proceedings, (1), 18944. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.18944abstract
  • Sosnovskikh, S. (2022). Implementation of the Territories with Special Economic Regimes in the Far East of Russia. International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies, 16(2/3/4), 344–367. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEPEE.2021.10035916
  • Skhvediani, A., Sosnovskikh, S., Rudskaia, I., & Kudryavtseva, T. (2022). Identification and comparative analysis of the skills structure of the data analyst profession in Russia. Journal of Education for Business, 97(5), 295–304. https://doi.org/10.1080/08832323.2021.1937018
  • Sosnovskikh S., & Cronin B., (2021) ‘The effects of culture, attitudes and perceptions on industrial cluster policy: The case of Russia’, Competition & Change, 25(3-4), 350-381.https://doi.org/10.1177/1024529420949491
  • Sosnovskikh S., (2021) ‘A new form of parallel trading within economics relations between Russia and China’, Post-Communist Economies, 33(1), 94-118. https://doi.org/10.1080/14631377.2020.1745562
  • Sosnovskikh, S., & Cherkasova, O. (2021). ‘Reasonable Entrepreneurial Risk: Behavioural Criteria for Corporate Managers’. Russian Law Journal, 9(1), 58–80. https://doi.org/10.17589/2309-8678-2021-9-1-58-80
  • Skhvediani, A., & Sosnovskikh, S. (2020), ‘What Agglomeration Externalities Impact the Development of the Hi-tech Industry Sector? Evidence from the Russian Regions’, International Journal of Technology, 11(6), 1091–1102. https://doi.org/10.14716/ijtech.v11i6.4423
  • Cherkasova, O., & Sosnovskikh, S. (2020), ‘Legal and social aspects of the state participation in the governance of the large corporations in Russia’, E3S Web of Conferences, 222(06004), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202022206004
  • Sosnovskikh S., (2017), ‘Industrial Clusters in Russia: The Development of Special Economic Zones and Industrial Parks’, Russian Journal of Economics, 3(2), 174-199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ruje.2017.06.004
  • Sosnovskikh S., (2017), ‘Peculiarities in the Development of Special Economic Zones and Industrial Parks in Russia’, European Journal of Geography, 8(4), 82-102.
  • Sosnovskikh S., (2017), ‘Role of the Government in the Development of the Special Economic Zones and Industrial Parks in Russia’, The 11th International Days of Statistics and Economics, Prague, Czech Republic: September 14-17, 2017