Profile

Profile

Dr Amy Linh Thuy Nguyen is a Lecturer (equivalent to Assistant Professor) in International Management at the Newcastle University Business School, Newcastle University, UK.

Qualifications

• PhD in Management (specialised in International Business), University of York, UK
• MSc in Global Marketing (Distinction), University of York, UK
• MA in Economics & Finance (Honours), University of Edinburgh, UK
• Fellowship of Advance Higher Education (formerly the Higher Education Academy FHEA), UK

Main Expertise

Amy's research expertise is in the areas of International Business, Business History, and International Management.

Research Interests

Her main research interests are the following:

• foreign direct investment (FDI)
• international trade
• intellectual property rights
• innovation
• risk management strategies
• knowledge transfer
• organisational learning

Her research focuses on strategic sectors such as pharmaceuticals and medicine, and recently on semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI), and healthcare management.

PhD Supervision

Amy welcomes PhD applicants who wish to receive PhD supervision in the fields of International Business, Business History, and International Management.

Her current PhD supervision:

• Samia Musleh Alharbi (co-supervising with Prof Tom McGovern and Prof Charles Harvey)

Industrial Relevance

Amy has experience with some consulting projects and mentoring startups. Having had some industry experiences in both Vietnam and the UK (Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, United Nations Development Programme, Asia Scotland Institute, Total System Services), Amy is keen on bringing these industry experiences into her academic career.

Conferences

Amy has presented her research at a number of International Business and Business History conferences, where she was a recipient of the Top 3 Best Paper Award from Reading United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) International Business Conference (Reading, UK/2019), and a finalist for the Best Doctoral Thesis Proposal at European International Business Academy (EIBA) Annual Conference (Leeds, UK/2019).   

Memberships

• European International Business Academy
• Academy of International Business UK and Ireland
• Association of Business Historians

Teachings

In Newcastle, she taught the following modules:

2024-2025:

• The International Business Environment (NBS8658)
• Applied Business Research (NBS8659)
• Strategic Business Analysis & Decision-Making (NBS8329)
• International Management Practitioner (NBS8328)
• Academic & Professional Skills for International Business Management (BUS1224)

2023-2024:

• The International Business Environment (NBS8045)
• Research Methods for International Business Management (NBS8327)
• Research Methods (NBS8289)
• Applied Business Research (NBS8659)

Past: Throughout her Doctorate study, Amy acted as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Guest Lecturer at both University of Leeds and University of York where she taught the following modules:

• Knowledge Information Systems (UG)
• Marketing Principles and Practice (UG)
• Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis (PG)
• Internationalisation in the Fashion Industry Context (PG); International Business Strategy (PG)

Role

• Stage 1 Coordinator for BSc International Business Management (N120/ N121)

Supervision

In addition to PhD supervision/ PhD panel member, Amy also supervised UG students on International Business Management dissertations (BUS3052).

• Article

  • Nguyen ALT. FDI inflows and intellectual property rights for MNEs in Emerging Markets: an alternative approach through the lens of trademarks in Vietnam (1986-2016). Multinational Business Review 2020, 28(4), 483-519.

• Book Chapter

  • Nguyen ALT. Beyond the Horizon: Exploring the Unknowns of Trademarks in Emerging Markets. In: Rob van Tulder, Nuno Fernandes Crespo, Vítor Corado Simões, Cátia Fernandes Crespo, ed. The Changing Global Power Balance: Challenges for European Firms. Emerald, 2025, pp.373-403.

• Scholarly Edition

  • Nguyen ALT. The Great Chip Race: How Geopolitics is Reshaping the Global Semiconductor Industry?. Sage Business Cases 2026. Sage, Upcoming 2026 Collection.