Joel Hassan

Joel Hassan

Lecturer, International Business

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About

Dr Joel has lived and worked in New Zealand, China and the United States. He obtained his PhD in International Business at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, focusing on the supply chain responses of multinational enterprises to firm-level geoeconomic risk. As a lecturer, Joel has taught at undergraduate and postgraduate levels on courses related to international business strategy, international entrepreneurship, cross-cultural management, and emerging issues in the global political and business environment. 

Academic positions

  • Lecturer
  • RMIT Vietnam
  • Vietnam
  • 1 Oct 2025 – Present
  • Lecturer
  • Victoria University of Wellington
  • New Zealand
  • 1 Jul 2023 – 30 Sep 2025

Teaching interests

  • International strategy
  • Emerging issues in international business
  • International management
  • Global political economy
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • International entrepreneurship

Research interests

  • Geoeconomics and geopolitics
  • Deglobalisation
  • Strategic responses to VUCA in the international business environment
  • Firm resilience