Mehdi Rasouli Ghahroudi

Dr. Rasouli Ghahroudi is a scholar of international business and strategic management with a strong interdisciplinary background spanning academia, industry, and global research. He holds a PhD in Management (International Business) from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, and completed a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. His academic career spans roles at the University of Washington Bothell and the Institute for Management and Planning Studies, where he taught a wide range of management and marketing courses and supervised graduate research.

He also brings over a decade of industry experience in project management, international negotiations, business development, and strategic planning across sectors such as oil and gas, manufacturing, and scientific research. His scholarly work focuses on multinational enterprises, foreign market entry, product development, corporate governance, subsidiary longevity, and strategic adaptation in turbulent environments, complemented by a strong applied background that bridges research and practice.

Rasouli Ghahroudi, M., and Balakrishnan, P. V.  (2025). Subsidiary Longevity in Multinational Enterprises: The Roles of Mandates and Host Market Institutions. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, 40(10), 1990-2012. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-09-2024-0662

Rasouli Ghahroudi, M., Balakrishnan, P. V. (Sundar), & Hoshino, Y. (2025). Strategic Adaptations of MNCs in Sanctioned Markets: The Impact of Investment Motives and Expatriate Presence. Journal of Global Marketing, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/08911762.2024.2447732

Rasouli Ghahroudi, M., Chabok, H., Conroy, K. (2022). The role of subsidiary dual embeddedness and absorptive capacity in a transition economy, Multinational Business Review. 30(3), 388-409. https://doi.org/10.1108/MBR-11-2020-0213

Fakhreddin, F. Foroudi, P., Rasouli Ghahroudi, M. (2021). The bidirectional complementarity between market orientation and launch proficiency affecting new product performance. Journal of Product and Brand Management, 30 (6), 916-936. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBM-03-2020-2824

Rasouli Ghahroudi, M. and Chong, L. (2020). The macroeconomic determinants and the impact of sanctions on FDI in Iran, Economics and Business, 34 (1), 15-34. https://doi.org/10.2478/eb-2020-0002

Rasouli Ghahroudi, Hoshino (2007). Establishment, survival, sales growth ratio and entry strategies of Japanese MNCs subsidiaries in India, Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, 12 (4), 433–447. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1084946707000745

Rasouli Ghahroudi, Hoshino & Turnbull (2019). Foreign Direct Investment: Ownership Advantages, Firm Specific Factors, Survival and Performance. World Scientific Publishing. https://www.amazon.com/Foreign-Direct-Investment-Advantages-Performance/dp/9813238399