Staff Profile

Teaching Interests

• Entrepreneurship,
• Strategy,
• Research Methods

Katerina’s research interests lie primarily in the area of innovation and disruptive technologies, Artificial Intelligence, as well as technological capability development. Her current research focuses on the topic of organisational resiliency, creativity and innovation.

For publications, projects, datasets, research interests and activities, view Katerina Thomas’s research profile on Pure, the University of Northampton’s Research Explorer.

Presented at international and national conferences including IAMOT 2008 (Dubai, UAE); IAMOT (Orlando, USA); EIBA 2011 (Liverpool, UK); AIB 2012 (Washington, US); AIB 2013 (Istanbul, Turkey); EIBA 2013 (Bremen, Germany).

Research is published in peer-reviewed journals and books.

Research Output

• Building Corporate Resilience Through Creativity and Entrepreneurial Learning (work-in-progress)
• Generation AI: The Rise of The Resilient Entrepreneur (book)
• The Impact of Regional Conditions on Innovation in Russia (2017). Regional Studies, Volume 51(9), with N. Smith
• The Role of Foreign Direct Investment and State Capture in Shaping Innovation Outcome in Russia (2015). Europe-Asia Studies, 67 (5). pp. 777-808, with N. Smith
• Determinants of Russia’s Informal Economy: The Impact of Corruption and Multinational Firms (2015). Journal of East-West Business, 21 (2). pp. 102-128, with N. Smith
• Socio-Institutional Environment and Innovation in Russia (2015). Journal of East-West Business, 21(3), 182-204, with N. Smith
• National system of innovation and technological learning: An integrated framework for understanding technological capability development in the Russian forestry sector (2011). International Journal of Technological Learning Innovation and Development, 2(4), 26, 294-313, with K. Vaidya
• Exploring the Social Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Institutional Change: The Case of Russia, In: Multinational Enterprise Management Strategies in Developing Countries, 2016, IGI Global, pp. 176-197, with N. Smith
• On the Relationship between Informal and Formal Institutions, Foreign Direct Investment, and Innovation in Emerging Markets: The Case of Russia, India, and China, 1990-2014, In: Multinational Enterprise Management Strategies in Developing Countries, 2016, IGI Global, pp. 176-197, with N. Smith
• Innovation in Emerging Economies: The Spillover Effects of Foreign Direct Investment and Institutions in Russia. In: Institutional Impacts on Firm Internationalization. SpringerLink, London, 2015, pp. 146-172, with N. Smith
• Multi-national firms, corruption and innovation in Russia. Multinational Enterprises, Markets and Institutional Diversity (Progress in International Business Research, Volume 9) Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2014, 9, 347-371, with Smith, N. and Antoniou, C.
• Corruption, MNEs and Innovation in Russia”, presented at European International Business Academy (EIBA), 2013, Bremen, Germany.
• The role of state capture and crime in determining locational choices of MNEs”, presented at Academy of International Business (AIB) Conference, 2013, Istanbul, Turkey.
• The role of state capture in shaping innovation outcomes in Russia”, presented at Academy of International Business (AIB), 2011, Washington, US.
• Locational Decisions of MNEs in Emerging markets: Why worry about Corruption and Crime?”, presented at Academy of International Business (AIB), 2011, Liverpool, UK.
• Obstacles to Technology Improvements and Innovation in Russian Wood Products Industries: Survey and case study evidence”, presented at International Academy of Management of Technology (IAMOT), 2009, Orlando, USA. Paper in Conference Proceedings.
• National System of Innovation and Technological Learning: Catch-up perspective for timber products sectors in Russia”, presented at International Academy of Management of Technology (IAMOT), 2008, Dubai, UAE.