Rabake Nana

Rabake Nana is a Lecturer in the Department of Management at Huddersfield Business School, University of Huddersfield, where she has been teaching since January 2021. She previously served as an Associate Lecturer from 2017 to 2020. Her academic affiliations are solely with the University of Huddersfield, and she is actively engaged in teaching and research in management disciplines.

Her research interests focus on social entrepreneurship, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and business operations in developing and institutionally fragile contexts. She investigates how firms, especially multinational corporations and SMEs, navigate complex environments in countries like Burkina Faso, with particular attention to non-market strategies, community development, and institutional arrangements. Her work contributes to several UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those related to sustainable economic growth and reduced inequalities.

The most recent articles show a shift towards integrating digital transformation topics such as AI in education and cyber resilience in SMEs, while maintaining a strong grounding in sustainability and institutional challenges in developing economies. Her research combines theoretical depth with practical implications for policy and business strategy.

She plays a leadership role as the Personal Academic Tutor (PAT) Coordinator, supporting student advising and engagement. Although no formal scientific awards are listed, her work has been cited in Scopus and picked up by news outlets and blogs, indicating academic and public impact.

Rabake Nana holds a PhD and MSc in International Business Management. Her doctoral research examined corporate community involvement by multinationals in least developed countries, advocating for innovative and sustainable development solutions. She is currently accepting PhD students and has supervised at least one research project.