About Axéle Giroud

Dr. Axèle Giroud is Professor of International Business and Head of the Comparative and International Business Group at the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester (U.K.). She is Visiting Professor with the University of Gothenburg (Sweden), and Rennes Business School (France). She previously held positions with Bradford University (U.K.), and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Dr. Giroud has published widely, including books, academic articles in top journals (e.g. Journal of World Business, International Business Review, Management International Review, World Development), and policy reports for major organisations, such as DFID, the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation, the World Bank, the ASEAN Secretariat, and the United Nations.

Dr. Giroud currently serves as Area Editor for Journal of International Business Policy (JIBP), and Senior Editor for International Business Review (IBR). She sits on the editorial boards of several journals, Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, Competitiveness Review, International Journal of Emerging Markets, and Asian Business & Management.