Maria Ivanova-Gongne

Maria Ivanova-Gongne is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Business, Åbo Akademi University, specializing in international business dynamics and entrepreneurship. Her research spans small business internationalization, cross-cultural management, and sustainable economic models.

• Current affiliation: Åbo Akademi University (School of Business)
• Research focus: SMEs, refugee entrepreneurship, circular economy transitions
• UN SDG contributions: Sustainable Cities (11), Reduced Inequalities (10), Decent Work (8)

Recent work examines bricolage behaviors in SME internationalization and resilience strategies among displaced Ukrainian women. She actively organizes academic workshops addressing migration-business intersections and has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.