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Dr Charan Bhattarai

Lecturer
EBS - Strategy, Operations and Entrepreneurship (SOE)
Dr Charan Bhattarai
  • Email

  • Telephone

    +44 (0) 1702 328389

  • Location

    GB.3.14, Southend Campus

  • Academic support hours

    Spring Term: Monday 12:00 - 13:00 Tuesday 11:00 -13:00

Profile

Biography

Charan is a Lecture at the ÌÇÐÄVlog Business School (EBS), ÌÇÐÄVlog. Prior to joining the ÌÇÐÄVlog, he was a Lecturer at International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship (ICTE), Coventry University, and a University Teacher at Loughborough University London. He holds a PhD from ÌÇÐÄVlog Business School, ÌÇÐÄVlog. His research interests include entrepreneurship, marketing, and international business. He has published in international journals including Journal of Business Research (JBR), International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour Research (IJEBR), International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (IJEIM), Studies in Higher Education, Journal of the International Council for Small Business. Charan has reviewed for Journal of Business Research, Business Ethics: A European Review, Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, International Journal of Management Reviews, Social Enterprise Journal, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour Research (IJEBR), Journal of Business Ethics. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. PhD research supervision (completed): - Nour Abdullah (Title: Entrepreneurial mindset and firm performance)

Qualifications

  • PhD in Management ÌÇÐÄVlog,

  • MSc in Social and Community Enterprise Management ÌÇÐÄVlog,

  • BSc in Business University of London,

  • MA in Population Studies (Demography) Tribhuvan University,

  • BSc in Biology Tribhuvan University,

Appointments

ÌÇÐÄVlog

  • Q-Step Lead (Southend Campus), ÌÇÐÄVlog Business School, ÌÇÐÄVlog (1/4/2022 - present)

Other academic

  • Visiting Research Scholar, Waseda University (1/7/2022 - 31/12/2022)

  • Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (1/7/2022 - 31/12/2022)

Research and professional activities

Research interests

Social entrepreneurship

Open to supervise

Migrant and refugee entrepreneurship

Open to supervise

Conferences and presentations

Understanding the relationship between government financial support to migrant enterprises (MEs) during the COVID-19 pandemic and mental wellbeing of their entrepreneurs

Akita International University Research Showcase 2023, Akita International University, Japan (recorded video submitted), 3/11/2023

Does trade dependency lead social enterprises to achieve better performance?

AoM Annual Meeting, Academy of Management, Boston, USA, 7/8/2023

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • Introduction to International Business (BE202)

  • Business Model Innovation (BE247)

  • Business Strategy (BE441)

  • Professional and Academic Development (BE905)

  • Research Project : Business Administration (BE932)

  • Research Project - Marketing (BE933)

  • Research Project - International Business and Entrepreneurship (BE934)

  • Research Project - International Business and Finance (BE941)

  • Research Project � Business Administration and Supply Chain Management (BE943)

  • Research Project: Business and Analytics (BE945)

Previous supervision

Nour MMHH Abdullah
Nour MMHH Abdullah
Thesis title: The Impact of Entrepreneurial Mindset on the Family Business Performance
Degree subject: Entrepreneurship
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 17/4/2024

Publications

Journal articles (10)

Bhattarai, C., Kwong, C., Bhandari, MP., Cheung, C. and Zhou, J., . International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

Bhandari, MP., Bhattarai, C. and Mulholland, G., (2024). . Journal of Product and Brand Management. 33 (3), 301-313

Tetteh, C., Tasavori, M., Bhattarai, CR., Zaefarian, R. and Rajwani, T., (2024). . The International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. 20 (4), 2955-2977

Bhattarai, C., Kwong, C., Cheung, C. and Bhandari, M., (2023). . International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research. 29 (8), 1906-1926

Bhattarai, C. and Bhandari, M., (2022). . Journal of the International Council for Small Business. 3 (1), 43-49

Kwong, C., Cheung, C., Bhattarai, C. and Fieldhouse, S., (2022). . Studies in Higher Education. 47 (5), 1046-1056

Bhattarai, C. and Tasavori, M., (2022). . International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research. 29 (2), 530-551

Bhattarai, C., Kwong, CCY. and Tasavori, M., (2019). . Journal of Business Research. 96, 47-60

Cheung, C., Kwong, CCY., Manzoor, H., Rashid, MU., Bhattarai, C. and Kim, Y-A., (2019). . International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research. 25 (5), 1093-1127

Kwong, C., Cheung, C. and Bhattarai, C., (2019). . International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management. 23 (6), 640-666

Books (1)

Adhikari, P., Mitra, J., Dhakal Adhikari, S. and Shrestha, R., (2024). . Springer Singapore. 978-981-97-6559-1

Book chapters (1)

Sapkota, R., Bhattarai, C., Bhandari, MP. and Bhattarai, BR., Tourism Entrepreneurship in Nepal: Opportunities and Challenges

Conferences (6)

Bhattarai, C., Kwong, C. and Tasavori, M., Learning Orientation and Social Enterprise Performance: The Mediating Role of New Product Development Capability

Bhattarai, C. and Bhandari, M.,

Bhattarai, C., Kwong, C., Bhandari, MP. and Cheueng, C., Does social performance contribute to economic performance of social enterprises? If so, how?

Bhattarai, C. and Min Prasad, B., Understanding consumer engagement and brand evangelism intentions in online brand communities: age, gender, and brand number as moderators

Bhattarai, C., Bhandari, MP., Zhou, J. and Kim, Y-A., Marketing agility, resilience capability, and financial performance during COVID-19 pandemic: The moderating role of firm age

Bhattarai, C., Tasavori, M. and Bhandari, MP., (2023). Does trade dependency lead social enterprises to achieve better performance?

Thesis dissertation (1)

Bhattarai, CR., (2018).

Grants and funding

2024

TBC

Innovate UK (formerly Technology Strategy Board)

2022

Creating a 'Common Value' Business Model

ÌÇÐÄVlog (ESRC IAA)

Accelerating Women�s Enterprise

European Commission

2021

Mixed embeddedness and market choice, growth, and financial performance of migrant enterprises in the UK

British Academy

Contact

crbhat@essex.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1702 328389

Location:

GB.3.14, Southend Campus

Academic support hours:

Spring Term: Monday 12:00 - 13:00 Tuesday 11:00 -13:00

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