▁and ▁later ▁attended ▁R ut gers ▁University ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁USA , ▁where ▁he ▁obtained ▁his ▁M BA ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁and ▁his ▁Ph D ▁( 1 9 9 3 ). ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁academ ia , ▁Nar ula ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁engineer ▁at ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁College ▁of ▁A viation ▁Technology ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁a ▁planning ▁anal yst ▁at ▁IBM ▁Asia / P ac ific ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Nar ula ' s ▁academic ▁and ▁professional ▁interests ▁focus ▁on ▁innov ation , ▁R & D ▁al li ances , ▁emer ging ▁econom ies ▁and ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁mult in ational ▁enter pr ises ▁in ▁industrial ▁development . ▁He ▁has ▁held ▁academic ▁post ings ▁at ▁C open hagen ▁Business ▁School , ▁University ▁of ▁Os lo , ▁B I ▁Norwegian ▁School ▁of ▁Management , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ma astr icht ▁and ▁R ut gers ▁University . ▁In ▁addition ▁Nar ula ▁has ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁consult ed ▁and ▁ad vised ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁ag encies ▁including ▁the ▁European ▁Commission ▁and ▁the ▁Organisation ▁for ▁Econom ic ▁Co - operation ▁and ▁Development . ▁ ▁Nar ula ▁is ▁Professor ▁of ▁International ▁Business ▁Reg ulation ▁at ▁the ▁Hen ley ▁Business ▁School ▁( 2 0 0 4 – present ). ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁co - direct or ▁of ▁the ▁John ▁H . ▁Dun ning ▁Centre ▁for ▁International ▁Business ▁and ▁school ▁director ▁of ▁research , ▁having ▁been ▁the ▁former ▁programme ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Ph D ▁in