Expertise
Roxana’s primary research areas are Entrepreneurial Finance and Corporate Governance. Her research pertaining to Entrepreneurial Finance covers a wide range of contexts from equity crowdfunding to initial public offerings. More specifically, she examines how entrepreneurs persuade investors to invest in their firms, and how investors evaluate investment opportunities. Her research pertaining to Corporate Governance investigates how different forms of corporate governance (e.g., state ownership, CEO compensation) influence strategic decision-making in ways that ultimately affect firm performance. She further examines how these relationships are influenced by institutional factors, such as political, economic or cultural institutions. Roxana published articles in journals such as Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of World Business, Global Strategy Journal, Long Range Planning and Small Business Economics.