Farid Ullah | University of Chester

I joined the University of Chester Business School in August 2015 as a Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship. Currently, I am teaching 3 postgraduate modules on MSc Management Programme, supervising masters dissertations as well as involved with the allocation of supervisors for research methods module. I graduated from the University of Manchester with a Postgraduate Diploma in Development Economics and a Masters degree in Development Economics and a PhD in Entrepreneurship from the University of Liverpool.

Prior to joining the University of Chester, I was working as a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland from August 2009 to August 2015. I was involved in teaching, research and administration at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Moreover, I have worked for local authorities and community organisations in various settings. I also worked as a researcher for the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) project (Wales, UK). I was also the principal investigator for securing a research fund from the Institute for Small Business Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Research and Knowledge Exchange (RAKE) initiative and was among the few pioneer winning projects.

Whilst in Scotland, I was involved with coordinating and acting as a trainer for the SCOTGRAD graduate programme. My research interests broadly encompass the role of entrepreneurship in economic growth and human development in both developed and developing countries.

I have co-authored 12 articles in key entrepreneurship journals and have presented on many occasions in international conferences.

Level 7 BU7001 - Management Research Project (MSc 12,000 words Dissertation)
Level 7 BU7002 - Management Research Methods (3,000 words Research Proposal)
Level 7 BU7408 - Creative Thinking and Problem Solving for Managers (4,000 words individual report)

Entrepreneurship
Economic growth, sustainability and development
Entrepreneurship in conflict and difficult areas
Religion, ethnic and female entrepreneurship

Currently working on

Women entrepreneurs’ bricolage in constrained entrepreneurial spaces: events, collaborations and digital as microcosms
Conceptualizing the interplay between veil-off and veil-on in entrepreneurship: exploring the experiences of Muslim women entrepreneurs
How do the entrepreneurial traits and behaviour of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) changed trade in Arabia in the early days of Islam?

Other Research Activities

PhD supervisor and external Examiner (Currently supervising PhDs as 1st supervisors and DBAs as a second supervisor)
Have completed 4 PhDs as a second supervisor.
Have examined 4 PhDs as an External Examiner in UK
Have examined more than 15 PhDs for COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Zillur, R., Ullah, F., and Thompson, P. (2018) Challenges and Issues facing Ethnic Minority Small Business Owners: The Scottish experience, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Vol. 19, Issue 3, pp. 177–193.

Ullah, F., Zillur, R., Smith, R. A., & Beloucif, A. (2016) What influences ethnic entrepreneurs’ decision to start up: Some evidence from Aberdeen, Scotland, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, DOI: 10.1108/JSBED-12-2015-0182.

Muhammad, N., Ullah, F., & Warren, L. (2016) An institutional perspective on entrepreneurship in a conflict environment: Evidence from Pakistan, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research, Vol. 22 Issue: 5, pp.698-717.

Ullah, F., & Smith, R. A. (2015) The ‘Fairness Paradox’ and ‘Small-Firm Growth Resistance Strategies’, World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 11 Issue: 3, pp.154 – 175.

Baldock, R., North, D., & Ullah, F. (2015) The Impact of the Financial Crisis on the Financing and Growth of Young and Established Technology-Based Small Firms in the United Kingdom in New Technology-Based Firms in the New Millennium book series.

Anderson, A. R., & Ullah, F. (2014) The condition of smallness; how what it means to be small deters firms from getting bigger, Management Decision, Vol. 52 Issue: 2, pp.326–349.

North, D. Baldock, R. and Ullah, F. (2013) Funding the growth of UK technology-based small firms since the financial crash: are there breakages in the finance escalator? Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, Vol. 15, Issue 3, pp.237-260.

Ullah, F., Akbar, S., & Abbas, Q. (2010) The Relevance of Pecking Order Hypothesis for the Financing of Computer Software and Biotechnology Small Firms: Some UK Evidence, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Vol. 6, pp. 301-315.

Ullah, F., Akbar, S., & Abbas, Q. (2010) The Rationale for Location preferences of Technology-Based Small Firms in the United Kingdom, Journal of Global Business Advancement, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 79-93.

Ullah, F., & Taylor, P. J. (2007) Are UK technology-based small firms still finance constrained? International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp.189–203.

Ullah, F., Akbar, S. & Taylor, P. J. (2007) Spin-offs, Stages of Growth and Funding Issues: Some UK Evidence, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Vol. 7, No. 6, pp.524-540.

Ullah, F., & Taylor, P. J. (2005) The impact of science park and incubator location on the finance opportunities of technology-based small firms, In W.E. During, R. Oakey, & S. Kauser (Eds.), New Technology-Based Firms in the New Millennium, Volume IV, Oxford, UK: Elsevier.

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (2005), Wales Executive Summary Report with Professor David Brooksbank & Professor Dylan Jones-Evans National Entrepreneurship Observatory for Wales.

2012 - PGCHE: Robert Gordon University, Scotland, UK (FHEA)
2005 - PhD: University of Liverpool, UK
1999 - M.A (Econ): University of Manchester, UK
1998 - Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip): University of Manchester, UK
1987 - B.A. (Econ): University of Peshawar, Pakistan

Dr Farid Ullah