Transformational Entrepreneurship
We live in the age of transformational entrepreneurship. New ideas and innovations change the way we live and organize ourselves, our work and our organizations. My research explores the transformational journeys of entrepreneurs and their innovations, particularly, how they change the game, the systems and the social order to ascend to positions of influence and leadership. My work primarily focuses on new and peripheral players (e.g., new ventures) and how their innovations move from the margins to the mainstream.
From emerging technologies and political newcomers to climate change initiatives and lay experts, I apply organization theory to study how entrepreneurs and change-makers strategize and navigate the social order to overcome the obstacles and beat the odds. My research offers insights for organization scholars and entrepreneurs seeking to understand or replicate triumphs. Please join the Transformational Entrepreneurship Lab as a researcher or entrepreneur to explore the dynamics of social transformation.
Education
PhD (Management), Cranfield School of Management, UK
- My PhD won the Director’s award for the best doctoral thesis
MBA, Henley Business School, UK
- My MBA thesis was in the top 1%.
MSc (Global Health), Oxford University, UK
- I was a Jonhnson & Johnson scholar
Academic appointments
Research Fellow, Imperial Business School, UK
Visiting Fellow, Cranfield School of Management, UK
Associate, Henley Business School, UK
Visiting Researcher, IAE Business School, Argentina (2023)
Creating impact
The Transformational Entrepreneurship Lab brings together researchers and entrepreneurs to make sense of how innovations move from the periphery to the mainstream and the journey of navigating constraints, competition and challenges.
Advancing useful and robust research
Founder, New Scholars
Board Member, Responsible Research in Business and Management
Ibrat Djabbarov, Ph.D. 