Dr Oksana Gerwe
Lecturer in International Marketing & International Business

Summary

Dr Oksana Gerwe is the Deputy Director of the MBA Programme at Brunel Business School and teaches at the Division of Globalisation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategy.  

Oksana holds a PhD in Business Management with a specialisation in Strategy from IE Business School, Madrid, where she also received an Executive MBA degree and a Master’s degree in Research Methodology in Management Science.  She spent part of her PhD at London Business School, at the Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship. 

Oksana’s teaching and research focus on Competitive and Corporate Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.  Her research and intellectual interests range from the sharing economy to peer-to-peer business models to disruptive innovation. One of Oksana’s main goals is that research and teaching are strongly connected and aligned.  “Disruptive innovation and the advancement of the Sharing Economy continue to radically change the world around us and the competitive landscape across multiple industries. I like to use my research to inform the students about these relevant and cutting-edge issues.”  

Oksana’s research has been presented at multiple conferences and institutions around the world.  Her work has been published across a range of academic outlets as well as featured as book chapters and cases studies, receiving several awards and prizes such as the Best Paper Award and the Best Case Award.

 Prior to joining Brunel, Oksana was a Visiting Lecturer at Regent’s University London and at the UFV University, Madrid.  

Responsibility

Oksana teaches modules on Competitive and Corporate Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Knowledge Management and Strategic Management.  She has also delivered several specialised courses on the Sharing Economy, Collaborative Finance and Crowdfunding.