Beldina Owalla

Beldina Owalla is a Senior Lecturer in Business and Management at Oxford Brookes Business School, Oxford Brookes University. She holds a PhD in Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics. Her research focuses on inclusive entrepreneurship with an intersectional lens, examining how gender, ethnicity, and place influence entrepreneurial activities and innovation across diverse contexts.

Education:

• PhD in Business Administration (Entrepreneurship), Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden

Research Interests:

• Inclusive entrepreneurship policies and ecosystems
• Women-led SMEs and innovation
• SME productivity and growth strategies
• Gender and cultural impacts on entrepreneurship
• Policy design for diversity in innovation

Recent Projects:

• Co-Investigator: 'Who are the Innovators?' (Innovate UK-UKRI, £130k)
• Co-Investigator: AWE: Accelerating Women's Enterprise (Interreg EU, £211k)
• PI: Leadership/Management Content for Medical Degrees (University of Portsmouth, £5.4k)

Awards & Recognition:

• UKRI Talent Peer Review College member
• Early Career Researcher Forum member

Advisory & Grants:

• Guiding PhD students in Business & Management
• Consulted on innovation policies for UN FAO and AHSN

Labs/Teams:

• Centre for Diversity Policy Research and Practice
• Global Women’s Entrepreneurship Policy (GWEP) Network Co-Chair
• Editorial roles: International Journal for Gender and Entrepreneurship, Journal of Business Leadership and Management