Dimitry Jacob

Dr. Dimitry Jacob is an Assistant Professor in the Management, Employment and Organisation department at Cardiff Business School. His research bridges market and non-market strategies of multinational corporations (MNCs) and trade associations in emerging markets, focusing on institutional change and EU-level industrial lobbying.

• Research Focus: Organizational field positions, institutional uncertainty, political economy of MNCs
• Grants: Funded by Northern Ireland Department of Education for "Multinationals, Institutions and Agency" project
• Award: Best Paper Award (2022) from Academy of Management's Global Strategy Division

His work explores how MNCs navigate economic and political decoupling in emerging markets, challenging Western management norms. Recent publications analyze agentic strategies, cross-field legitimization of design thinking, and institutional breakdowns in higher education. Prior to academia, he worked in logistics and supply chain management at Nortel and Avaya.

Publications Trends: 2023–2017 studies on MNCs' institutional strategies, field positioning, and policy lobbying. Keywords span International Business, Institutional Theory, and Strategic Agency, with sub-fields like Political Economy and Emerging Markets.