معرفی
Selorm Agbleze is a Lecturer in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship at the Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds. He holds a PhD in Strategy & Entrepreneurship from Copenhagen Business School, an MPhil in Marketing from the University of Ghana, and a BSc (Hons) in Agricultural Economics from the same institution. His research focuses on decision-making in institutional incongruence, particularly exploring how informal firms decide to formalize through a behavioural theory lens.
Education:
- PhD (Strategy & Entrepreneurship), Copenhagen Business School
- MPhil Marketing, University of Ghana
- BSc (Hons) Agricultural Economics, University of Ghana
Research interests center on firm formalization dynamics in resource-scarce contexts, leveraging behavioural theory, institutional theory, and social embeddedness concepts. His work examines how bounded rationality shapes formalization decisions, with a focus on informal firms' strategic choices.
Key themes in his publications include performance discrepancies, social embeddedness, and aspiration-driven formalization. His work spans entrepreneurship, institutional theory, and development economics, with implications for policy and regulatory environments.
Awards & Memberships:
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE)
- Academy of Management
- Africa Academy of Management
Advising & Grants: No formal advisees listed. Active researcher affiliated with the Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies, contributing to interdisciplinary collaborations on entrepreneurship and development.
Labs/Teams: Core member of the Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies at Leeds University Business School.
