Nicolas Forsans

Professor Nicolas Forsans

MBA Global (online) Programme Lead

Prof Nicolas Forsans is leading the development of the Greenwich MBA Global (Online). With a background in international management and business strategy, Nicolas has 20+ years' experience creating, leading and growing MBA programmes, teaching at all levels, researching and publishing in the areas of international business and responsible management. Nicolas’s expertise lies in emerging business models, geopolitical, economic and societal issues in emerging markets, and more recently in Latin America.

Responsibilities within the university

MBA Global (online) Programme Lead, Greenwich Online

Media activity

Significant media contributions on geopolitical issues in Latin America for BBC, ABC Australia, France 24 and The Conversation

Recent publications
  • Forsans, N., (2022). Latin America in a post-Covid world: Assessing the damage from the pandemic. The Prisma
  • Buckley, PJ., Munjal, S., Enderwick, P. and Forsans, N., (2017). The role of country alliances in reducing the transaction costs of internationalisation: evidence from Indian multinational enterprises. Cambridge Journal of Economics. 41 (3), 807-828
  • Buckley, PJ., Munjal, S., Enderwick, P. and Forsans, N., (2016). The role of experiential and non-experiential knowledge in cross-border acquisitions: The case of Indian multinational enterprises. Journal of World Business. 51 (5), 675-685
  • Buckley, PJ., Munjal, S., Enderwick, P. and Forsans, N., (2016). Cross-border acquisitions by Indian multinationals: Asset exploitation or asset augmentation?. International Business Review. 25 (4), 986-996
  • Buckley, PJ., Munjal, S., Enderwick, P. and Forsans, N., (2016). Do foreign resources assist or impede internationalisation? Evidence from internationalisation of Indian multinational enterprises. International Business Review. 25 (1), 130-140
  • Buckley, PJ., Forsans, N. and Munjal, S., (2012). Host–home country linkages and host–home country specific advantages as determinants of foreign acquisitions by Indian firms. International Business Review. 21 (5), 878-890
  • Kafouros, MI. and Forsans, N., (2012). The role of open innovation in emerging economies: Do companies profit from the scientific knowledge of others?. Journal of World Business. 47 (3), 362-370
  • Buckley, PJ., Cross, AR., Forsans, N. and Horn, SA., (2010). The rise of the Asian multinational firm. Asian Business & Management. 9 (3), 293-297
  • Forsans, N. and Balasubramanyam, VN., (2010). Acquisitions versus licensing agreements as vehicles for technology transfer. European J. of International Management. 4 (1/2), 48-48
  • Buckley, PJ., Clegg, J., Forsans, N. and Reilly, KT., (2007). A Simple and Flexible Dynamic Approach to Foreign Direct Investment Growth: The Canada‐United States Relationship in the Context of Free Trade. The World Economy. 30 (2), 267-291
  • Buckley, PJ., Clegg, J., Forsans, N. and Reilly, KT., (2003). Evolution of FDI in the United States in the context of trade liberalization and regionalization. Journal of Business Research. 56 (10), 853-857