Farsan Madjdi

Farsan Madjdi is a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Management at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. He holds a PhD from the University of Cape Town (exploring entrepreneurial identities and opportunity perception), an MBA from Henley Business School, and an MSc in Management & Economics from the University of Regensburg. His professional background includes roles with multinational corporations and startups in innovation, strategic management, and business development across developed and emerging markets.

Research interests focus on entrepreneurial imagination, venture team dynamics, founder identities, and social entrepreneurship. He is part of the Entrepreneurship, Development, and Political Economy research cluster at his institution.

Key themes in his work include venture legitimacy, entrepreneurial well-being, and the role of social media in entrepreneurship. His publications emphasize the interplay between personal values, opportunity evaluation, and venture creation strategies.

Teaching includes courses on Social & Community Entrepreneurship, New Venture Creation, and Integrating Business Management in Practice. He actively supervises PhD research in qualitative methods, with a focus on transforming passion into professional ventures, particularly in digital platforms like YouTube.

His work bridges theory and practice, offering insights into sustainable urban mobility ecosystems (e.g., Volocopter case studies) and trust development in multicultural organizations.