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Dr Gaston Fornes

Dr Gaston Fornes

Dr Gaston Fornes
Teaching Fellow

G.09, 4 Priory Road,
11 Priory Road, Clifton, Bristol
BS8 1TU
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g.fornes@bristol.ac.uk

Telephone Number (0117) 3310792

School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies

Personal profile

Gaston Fornes received a PhD in Management from the University of Bath (UK), a MBA from Universidad Adolfo Ibañez (Chile) and his first degree in Management from Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (Argentina). He was also a MBA Exchange Student at Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California (US). Before starting his career in academia, he worked in industry for around ten years in the US, Argentina and Chile. Dr Fornes received the Liupan Mountain Friendship Award from the Ningxia Government (China) in December 2010 for his contribution to the region's economic and social development, and is Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. His main research interest is management in emerging economies, especially foreign exchange exposure in these markets, and the internationalisation of small business from emerging countries. He is currently doing research on the internationalisation of Chinese SMEs and the economic relations between China, Europe and Latin America. Dr. Fornes has reached summits in the Andes and runs marathons.

Teaching

  • POLIM 2030: Small Business DevelopmenT
  • POLIM 2036: Managing and Evaluating Development
  • POLIM 2037: Development Skills in Practice
  • POLIM 2048: International Development Organisations


Key publications

  1. Cardoza, G & Fornes, G 2011, ‘The internationalisation of SMEs from China: The case of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region’. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, vol 28., pp. 737 - 759
  2. Fornes, G & Cardoza, G 2010, ‘The Anglo American Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility: An Evolutionary Process (Case Studies A, B, and C, and Teaching Note)’. International Journal of Case Studies in Management, vol 8.
  3. Fornes, G 2009, ‘Foreign Exchange Exposure in Emerging Markets: How Companies Can Minimize It’. Palgrave Macmillan
  4. Cardoza, G & Fornes, G 2011, ‘International co-operation of Ibero-American countries in business administration and economics research: Presence in high-impact journals’. European Business Review, vol 23., pp. 7 - 22
  5. Fornes, G & Butt-Philip, A 2011, ‘Chinese MNEs and Latin America. A Review’. International Journal of Emerging Markets, vol 6-2., pp. 98 - 117
  6. Fornes, G 2010, ‘Mercados Emergentes, los Mercados del Futuro’. El Pais
  7. Cardoza, G & Fornes, G 2008, ‘Globalization and Spain's SMEs’. in: J Haar, J Meyer-Stamer (eds) Small Firms, Global Markets: Competitive Challenges in the New Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 166 - 191
  8. Fornes, G & Butt-Philip, A 2012, ‘The Chinese-Latin American Axis. Emerging Markets and the Future of Globalisation’. Palgrave Macmillan

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