Robert Fitzgerald

Robert Fitzgerald is a Professor at the School of Business and Management, Royal Holloway, University of London, affiliated with the Centre for Critical and Historical Research on Organisation and Society. His research spans business history, multinational enterprise dynamics, and comparative management systems, with a focus on Japanese, Chinese, and Korean economies.

• Expertise in historical analysis of business-state relations, SMEs, and economic development.
• Consulted by UK Department of Business, Energy and Business Strategy, and Japanese government policy advisors.
• Published extensively on multinationals, including a Cambridge University Press monograph on global company evolution.

His recent work examines dynamic capabilities in Japanese SMEs and Chinese banking history, aiming to compare multinational strategies across East Asia. He welcomes PhD candidates in related fields and has mentored research on topics like Japanese multinationals in China and British engineering exports.

Key publications include monographs on multinational enterprises (2015, 2017), Japanese SMEs, and global business history. Collaborations span Europe, Japan, China, Korea, and Ghana, addressing industrial strategies and political economy.

Scientific Awards:

• Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)

His research contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to economic development and industry innovation. He has secured grants from Innovate UK for projects on dynamic capabilities and KTP partnerships.