The topic of Dissertation proposal was "Knowledge Transfer in International Joint Ventures effect on the cultural distance on the degree of knowledge transferred".

The dissertation proposal was approved by the committee, namely Dr. David Bruce (Georgia State University), Dr. Kakha Shengelia (Caucasus University), Dr. Mzia Mikeladze (Caucasus University), Dr. Georgia Turkia (Caucasus university), Dr. Boris Lezhava (Caucasus University).