Responsible Innovation, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship (RISE) Hub
Welcome to the Kingston University Responsible Innovation, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship Hub. This knowledge hub brings together scholars and expert practitioners in research areas of responsible innovation, sustainability and entrepreneurship.
About the RISE Hub
The Responsible Innovation, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship (RISE) Hub advances research and knowledge exchange on a wide range of issues related to entrepreneurship and innovation and how these can be responsibly undertaken for a sustainable planet. We collaborate with researchers at other UK and International institutions as well as public and private organisations. We disseminate research findings through publications in top international academic journals, interdisciplinary as well as subject-specialist conferences, the press and through academic / practice partnerships with corporate organisations and public institutions.
Hub members
Academic lead:
- Professor Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada, Professor of Entrepreneurship
Core members
- Dr Bahare Afrahi
- Dr Smirti Kutaula
- Mr Andre Mostert
- Dr Kavita Panwar
- Dr Juan Lee Soon
- Dr Ki-Soon Hwang
- Dr Michael Wang
Associate members and research fellows
- Dr Martin Agyemang
- Dr Bijal Dodwani
- Dr Sanjiv Narula
- Dr Hamish Puppala
- Dr J. Miguel Imas
- Dr Martin Sterzel
- Dr Prerna Tambay
PhD students
- Ramakrishna Boya
- Kristina Hani-Elaoud
Current research projects
This research project focuses on university-wide innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems (UIEE) and regional entrepreneurial ecosystems (REE) and the nature of symbiotic relationships that can and should develop between the two ecosystems for the UIEE to realise its full potential and play its critical role in supporting continued entrepreneurship within a region.
This research area focuses on technology adoption across a range of social contexts and the role of industry 4.0 and 5.0 in shaping sustainable futures for business, economy, and society.
This research project focuses on replicating existing simulation models on entrepreneurial decision logics of causation and effectuation in environments of risk and uncertainty to test their validity while algorithmically formalising the models.
This project focuses on the regional aspects of entrepreneurship such as the impact of the location on the occupational decision making of individuals and the outcomes for businesses.
This research project funded by the British Academy examines the impact of the pandemic on ethnic entrepreneurs in the UK and how they navigated the complexities arising from it.
This research area covers several projects related to entrepreneurship and innovation in developing countries. These include topics such as occupational choice, small firm growth and financing, and the role of culture, religion and social norms in shaping entrepreneurship and innovation.
Events and seminars
- 2 May 2025 – Dr Martin Agyemang, Kingston University: “Supply chain resilience and sustainability: The role of blockchain ecosystem”. RISE seminar series.
- 6 March 2025 – Meet the editors workshop, KBS Research Hubs event.
- 8 January 2025 – Professor Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada, “Unpacking entrepreneurs’ competing motivations for returning (or not!) to home country”, Invited talk, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore, India.
- 1 July 2024 – Mohanji “Responsible Innovation Sustainability Entrepreneurship (RISE) for the future of Capitalism: Reflections of a Yogi”, Kingston Business School special event hosted by the RISE Hub.
- 21 June 2024 – Professor Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada, Kingston University. “My mother-in-law does not like it: resources, social norms, and entrepreneurial intentions of women in an emerging economy", Faculty of Business and Social Sciences Research Conference, Kingston University
- 22 April 2024 – Professor Rashed Chowdhury, University of Essex. “Towards Marginalized Stakeholder Theory”. RISE seminar series.
Postgraduate opportunities
RISE Hub members are accepting applications for PhD supervision. We strongly encourage you to contact the supervisor(s) directly to discuss your application.
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