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Personal Statement
My name is Beverly Best and I am a first year PhD. student at the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at the Stathclyde Business Scholl of the University of Strathclyde . My research project aims to gain deeper insights on how digital technologies alleviate existing constraints among female entrepreneurs in developing countries. The focus of my study is motivated by the transformative dimensions of digital technologies on business enterprises are important worldwide issues that have encouraged encouraged various debates among scholars, researchers and practitioners. Arguments for the egalitarian and meritocratic potential of digital technologies in processes and outcomes have been met with calls of the widening digital gender divide. Hence the scope for additional seminal research on the topic is underscored. Moreover, since most of the literature on female entrepreneurship is rooted in emperical studies from Europe and the USA, this research will adopt an overarching contextual approach to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon of female entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean which has the highest total entrepreneurship activity (TEA) but is the most under-researched region, among developing countries, in the field of entrepreneurship.
Research Interests
My research interests are in areas related to:
- Entrepreneurship
- Innovation
- Digital transformation
- Gender equality
- Sustainable development
Expertise & Capabilities
- International and Development Cooperation
- International Business
- Project Management
- Resource Mobilization
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Procurement Management
- Results Based Management
Industrial Relevance
This research will contribute to shaping policies that will impact positively on the lives of female entrepreneurs who are mostly SMEs in developing countries
Academic / Professional qualifications
- MBA in International Business & Sustainable Development
- MSc. in Project Management
- Certificate in Evidence Based Policy Research Methods
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Mathematics and History
- Full Member of the Association of Project Management (UK)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
1 Feb 2019 → 31 Jan 2025
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Unlocking the “SHERO” within: an exploration of how female entrepreneurs in the Caribbean use digital technologies for business transformation
Best, B., Lassalle, P. & Nicolopoulou, K., 19 Dec 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship. 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Female entrepreneurship in the Caribbean: transformative prospects through digital technologies
Best, B. J., Lassalle, P. & Nicolopoulou, K., 1 Aug 2024, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2024, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract › peer-review
Activities
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Centre for Research in Equality & Diversity PhD Summer School
Best, B. J. (Participant), Kokot-Blamey, P. (Organiser) & Wright, T. (Organiser)
16 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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READING GROUP (Event)
Best, B. J. (Advisor), Nicolopoulou, K. (Chair), Ingram, V. (Member) & Achlada, Y. (Member)
23 Jun 2022Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee