Dr Ankita Tibrewal

I am a highly motivated early career researcher with multiple years of experience in international corporate business, consulting and teaching. Currently, I am a Lecturer at De Montfort University, Leicester since July 2022 where I lead modules on International Business Strategy & Business Sustainability for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Prior this, I have worked as Associate Researcher and Tutor at Aston University for more than years. I am Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

My research interest are international new ventures/Born global (INV/BG), entrepreneurship, internationalisation strategies, strategic management, sustainable business strategies, and business sustainability. I have a record of securing funding from Economic Social Research Council (ESRC) and Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF). My PhD. research has garnered interest from academia as well as policy makers where I have been fortunate to present the findings of my PhD research to All Party Parliamentary Group (UK) and industry.

 

 

The Centre of Enterprise and Innovation (CEI)

PhD- International Business and Strategy,  Aston University, Birmingham, UK

 Master of Business Administration, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune, India

Master of Science (Investment Analysis), Aston University, Birmingham, UK

Bachelor of Business Administartion, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Fellow of Higher Education Academy, UK

• International Business Strategy (Level 6)
• Multinational Enterprise in the Global Economy (Level 5)
• Business & Sustainability (Level 5)
• Business Sustainability (Level 7)
• International Strategic Management, Markets and Resources (Level 7)
• Management Dissertations (Level 6 &7)

• Finalist for Best Paper Award at Institute for Small business and Entrepreneurship Conference , Aston University, UK (2023).
• Best Paper award (International business & international marketing track) at annual British Academy of Management Conference, UK (2021)
• Aston Merit Scholarship (2016)
• Aston PhD Studentship ( 2017)
• Won accolades & prize for best academic performance within the college (11^th position in the country) (2002)

1. Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Birmingham, November 2023 (Finalist for Best Full paper in SME Growth and Performance: Quantitative Perspectives Track)

2. Annual British Academy of Management conference, UK, (online) September 2021 (Awarded Best Full Paper in International Business and International Management Track)

3. Annual Journal of International business conference (Academy of International Business Conference) June 2021

 4. Annual British Academy of Management conference, Aston Business School, UK, 2019

5.Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Newcastle University, November, 2019

NPIF ESRC Accelerating Business/Social sciences collaboration Programme,2020 (National Productivity Investment Fund) (Value £5K) at Aston University towards disseminate my research findings for the project ‘Impact of Language Competencies on International Business Performance: Small and Medium Enterprise Perspective’ to companies, business and policymakers.

Have worked collaboratively as Research Associate with internationally reputed senior colleagues in UK, France, and Thailand on The British Academy funded Project (Value £100K) with Prof. Prasanna Dey & Dr. Geoff Parkes, Aston University leading the project ‘Adopting Circular Economy in Thai Food Supply Chain through enhanced Traceability and Valorisation of Food Waste (Feb 2021- Feb 2022).  My role involved developing, executing, and preparing the report for quantitative studies of the project. 

 

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Successful internal (DMU) funding application for ISBE, Novemeber, 2023 conference presentation (full paper)  'Language Operative Capacity- Does it matter in International Business?

Secured funding from Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) in 2019 (Value: £15K) at Aston University  on the project: ‘Impact of Language Competencies on International Business Performance: Small and Medium Enterprise Perspective’ 

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