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Shumaila is an Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship. She completed her PhD from Cardiff University, UK (2005), PG Diploma in Research Method from Cardiff University (2003), MSc in Electronic Commerce from Coventry University (2001) and BSc in Physics and Mathematics from University of Baluchistan Pakistan (1997).
Her international reputation in research is demonstrated by 63 publications (23 articles mainly in international high impact journals, 4 edited books and 7 chapters with major publishers and 28 international conferences). She serves as Associate Editor of Small Business Management, reviews funding applications for ESRC and articles for leading 4* and 3* journals in her field. She is also on the editorial team for a special issue with ERD on the contextual embeddedness of women’s entrepreneurship research (3*) and have edited four research anthologies on women’s entrepreneurship, sustainable entrepreneurship and sustainability with Routledge.Her status as an internationally established expert and the cumulative impact of her work is further reflected in an overall h-index of 18 (Google). Her papers have received 3183 citations (Google).
Shumaila’s research establishes the relationship between the socio-economic focus of entrepreneurial pathways and empowering the disadvantaged e.g., women, immigrants, refugees, youth, transgender and disabled. Based on institutional theory, GLOBE’s cultural dimensions and the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, her research looks at the factors that can effectively address the matrix of disadvantages that arise from gender- and physical ability-based discrimination. Her work has an important engagement and impact component with the potential to influence governmental and NGO policy.
She has supervised fifteen PhD dissertations and over 100 MBA/MSc thesis and has received various research grants from UK and EU funding bodies.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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ESH-ESG-KAZ: Equitable and Sustainable Horizons: Advancing ESG Training and Implementation in Kazakhstan through Abai’s Philosophical Insights
Yousafzai, S. (PI), Schroeder, P. (Co-PI), Ghosh, A. (Co-PI), Magazbekuly, A. Z. (Co-PI), Aljanova, N. (Co-PI), Nurmagambetova , A. (Co-PI), Gillani, A. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Lindgreen, A. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Weller, C. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Kutaula, S. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Mukatayeva, S. A. (Postdoctoral scholar (PhD degree holder)), Alibayeva, I. (Postdoctoral scholar (PhD degree holder)), Bimendiyeva, L. (Postdoctoral scholar (PhD degree holder)) & Askerov, E. (Other Faculty/Researcher)
1/1/25 → 12/31/27
Project: CRP
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E-ITGE-KU: Towards a Comparative, Interdisciplinary and Applied Ethnological Perspective on Entrepreneurship in the IT- and Green Economy Industries of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Schroeder, P. (PI), Yousafzai, S. (Co-PI), Orazgaliyev, S. (Co-PI) & Bimendiyeva, L. (Co-PI)
1/1/25 → 12/31/27
Project: CRP
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Value creation within Kazakhstan's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Towards an Understanding of Informal and Formal Entrepreneurs
Yousafzai, S. (PI), Akemu, A. (Co-PI), Rakshit, A. (Co-PI), Durrani, N. (Co-PI), Bissenova, A. (Co-PI), Nurbayeva, A. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Lipovka, A. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Henry, C. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Bhartiya, T. (Other participant), Saeed, S. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Fayolle, A. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Cornelissen, J. (Other Faculty/Researcher) & Meyrbayev, B. (Co-PI)
1/1/22 → 12/10/24
Project: CRP
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AP14871324: Mapping the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (EES) for Women Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan.
Yousafzai, S. (PI)
1/1/22 → 12/31/24
Project: Government
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Empowerment and collective action: feminist solidarity through women’s entrepreneurship in Kyrgyzstan’s community-based tourism
Yousafzai, S. & Aljanova, N., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Empowerment and collective action: feminist solidarity through women’s entrepreneurship in Kyrgyzstan’s community-based tourism
Yousafzai, S. & Aljanova, N., Mar 6 2025, In: International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship. 17, 1, p. 135-159 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Spinning the circle: unravelling the “why?” behind social motivations in circular economy entrepreneurship
Borrero, J. D. & Yousafzai, S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Enterprising Communities.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Breaking barriers and bridging gaps: the influence of entrepreneurship policies on women’s entry into entrepreneurship
Raza, A., Yousafzai, S. & Saeed, S., Aug 23 2024, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research. 30, 7, p. 1779-1810 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus) -
Circular entrepreneurial ecosystems: a Quintuple Helix Model approach
Borrero, J. D. & Yousafzai, S., 2024, In: Management Decision. 62, 13, p. 188-224 37 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access12 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Routledge (Publisher)
Yousafzai, S. (Reviewer), Fayolle, A. (Reviewer), Saeed, S. (Reviewer), Henry, C. (Reviewer) & Lindgreen, A. (Reviewer)
2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Routledge (Publisher)
Yousafzai, S. (Editor in chief), Fayolle, A. (Member of editorial board), Saeed, S. (Member of editorial board), Henry, C. (Member of editorial board) & Lindgreen, A. (Member of editorial board)
2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Entrepreneurship and Regional Development (Journal)
Yousafzai, S. (Editor in chief), Fayolle, A. (Member of editorial board), Saeed, S. (Member of editorial board), Henry, C. (Member of editorial board) & Lindgreen, A. (Member of editorial board)
2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Invited Seminar on Women’s Entrepreneurship Research Agenda. Gordon Institute of Business Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Yousafzai, S. (Speaker)
2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Journal of Islamic Marketing (Journal)
Yousafzai, S. (Reviewer)
2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review