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CSB Research Center

Established in 2023, Caucasus Business School Research Center is dedicated to becoming a leading and influential research hub at the national level.

 

The Center’s mission is to advance high-quality, high-impact academic research that addresses pressing contemporary challenges, both in Georgia and internationally.

 

Its activities focus on:

 

  • developing rigorous and innovative research,
  • attracting competitive national and international research grants,
  • actively participating in scholarly conferences and research forums, and
  • enhancing public visibility.

 

The Center brings together a strong academic team of 10 affiliated professors holding doctoral degrees, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and research excellence.

 Head of center

 

Prof. Erekle Pirveli

Finance/Accounting

 

 

Pirveli Erekle, Uman Timur and Partsvaniya Vakhtang (2026), ‘Russia’s Politically Motivated Foreign Ownership and Its Impact on Sustainability Disclosure’. Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAEE-04-2025-0184 . Link

 

  • Emerald, H-Index 34, Scopus Q1

 

Pirveli Erekle and Zimmermann Jochen (2026), ‘Twenty years of IFRS ‘success’? A systematic review of Scopus literature’. Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation. 60 (June), 100739. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2025.100739. Link

 

  • Elsevier, H-Index 54, Scopus Q2, ABDC “B”, ABS 3, CiteScore 5.5, IF: 3.7

 

Pirveli Erekle, Jansson Andreas and Uman Timur (2025), ‘Audit Profession Dedication, Commercialization and Environmental Uncertainty: A Georgian Perspective’. International Journal of Auditing. 30 (1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijau.70001. Link

 

  • Wiley, H-Index 35, Scopus Q1, ABDC “A”

 

Shugliashvili Teona and Pirveli Erekle (2025), ‘Unveiling News Impact on Exchange Rates: A Hybrid Model Using NLP and LDA Techniques’. Applied Economic Analysis. Ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEA-04-2024-0183. Link

 

  • Emerald, H-Index 20, Scopus Q2, Acceptance rate: 3%

 

Pirveli Erekle, Ortiz-Martínez Esther, Marín-Hernández Salvador and Thompson Paul (2025), ‘Influencing Sustainability: The Role of Lobbyist Characteristics in Shaping the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive’. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. 16 (2), 415-442. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAMPJ-03-2023-0162. Link

 

  • Emerald, H-Index 57, Scopus Q1, CiteScore: 9.5, Acceptance rate: 6%

 

Hernandez Marin Salvador, Pirveli Erekle and Martinez Ortiz Esther (2025), ‘A Lexical Journey Through Feedback on Europe’s Sustainability Reporting Standards’. Spanish Accounting Review. 28 (2), 222-233. https://doi.org/10.6018/rcsar.602971. Link

 

  • Elsevier, H-Index 28, Scopus Q3

 

Pirveli Erekle (2024), ‘Corporate Disclosure Timing under IFRS: The Case of Emerging Georgia’. Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting. 22 (5), 1253-1283. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFRA-12-2021-0443. Link

 

  • Emerald, H-Index 33, Scopus Q1, CiteScore: 2.5

 

Partsvaniya Vakhtang and Pirveli Erekle (2024), ‘Western Sanction Evasion Through Third Countries: The Case of Sanctioned Cars Re-Export to Russia’. NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy. 17 (2), 80-108. DOI: 10.2478/nispa-2024-0014. Link

 

  • De Gruyter, H-Index 16, Scopus Q3

 

Shugliashvili Teona, Pirveli Erekle, Munjishvili Tea and Daeri Fitim (2024), ‘Capital Structure Determinants in German SMEs: Panel Analysis and Policy Recommendations’. Credit and Capital Markets. 3-4, 313-351. Link

 

  • Duncker und Humblot GmbH, H-Index 6, Scopus Q4

 

Pirveli Erekle, Shugliashvili Teona and Machavariani Nino (2022), ‘Economic Policy of COVID-19: An Emerging Country Perspective’. International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies. 15 (2-4), 214-250. DOI: 10.1504/IJEPEE.2021.10034927. Link

 

  • Inderscience, H-Index 19, Scopus Q3, CiteScore: 2.0

 

Pirveli Erekle (2020), ‘Earnings persistence and predictability within the emerging economy of Georgia’, Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, 18 (3), 563-589. Link

 

  • Emerald, H-Index 33, Scopus Q1, CiteScore: 2.5

 

Pirveli Erekle and Zimmermann Jochen (2019), ‘Do Wealthy Economies have Better Accounting Quality? International Evidence’. Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, 30 (2), 92-110. Link

 

  • Wiley, H-Index 24, Scopus Q2