Ali E. Ahmed

Background

About Ali E. Ahmed

I am Assistant Professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at Warwick Business School. My research focuses on the psychology of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship in contexts of adversity and necessity. I am specifically interested in how the cognitive, emotional and behavioral aspects of entrepreneurship are shaped by the different contexts and how entrepreneurship influence these contexts. My field research has explored the resilience of refugee entrepreneurs in Egypt and the emotional experiences of entrepreneurs in university accelerators and social business incubators. I am also open to future research on the effect of adversity contexts on the employees of new ventures and team dynamics. Research areas: Stress, coping and resilience in entrepreneurship, necessity entrepreneurship, failure and stigma in entrepreneurship, effectuation theory. From a professional background, I have worked on several business consultancy projects involving business modelling, marketing and HR restructuring of start-ups, SMEs and large enterprises. My role in these projects has involved both primary and secondary research.