Omar El Nayal nominated for Best Dissertation by AOM's International Management Division

Omar El Nayal, professor and researcher at the Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics (CLSBE), was distinguished by the International Management Division of the Academy of Management (AOM) as one of the nominees for the best PhD dissertation award. This prestigious nomination was awarded by Professor El Nayal's dissertation at Erasmus University in Rotterdam entitled "Firms and the state: An examination of corporate political activity and the business-Government interface".

Omar El Nayal's specialization is the investigation of the links between politics and the business world. One of his recent articles, "Ties That Bind and Grind? Investor Reactions to Politician Appointments to Corporate Boards", was published in the Journal of Management and highlighted in the Portuguese press. 

Omar El Nayal has been an Assistant Professor at CATÓLICA-LISBON since 2019. He obtained his PhD in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship, as well as two master degrees, at the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), in the Netherlands. After completing his degree in Finance at American University in Cairo, he also worked as an analyst at the Egyptian Ministry of Finance.

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