Atefeh Afsari
BSc (Hons.), MA
Management School
Doctoral Researcher (Entrepreneurship, Strategy and International Business)
Full contact details
Management School
Sheffield University Management School
Conduit Road
Sheffield
S10 1FL
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Thesis title
My thesis title is: Implementing the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals in International Business
About the researcher
I am a doctoral researcher at Sheffield University Management School within the Entrepreneurship, Strategy & International Business subject group. My research focuses on exploring the dynamics of trust in cross-sector partnerships for sustainable development that involve two or more societal sectors (including businesses, governments, non-profits, civil societies, foundations, and academia). I am interested in understanding the underlying factors, challenges, and strategies that influence trust development in these partnerships.
Prior to my PhD, I worked as an international development practitioner in corporate partnerships at UNICEF UK, and on a national COVID-19 health emergency response project at the WHO country office in Tehran. I am passionate about humanitarian projects.
- Qualifications
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- BSc in Biomedical Engineering
- MA in Globalisation, Business and Development
- Research interests
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- Cross-sector/multi-stakeholder partnerships for sustainable development
- Trust and distrust in partnerships for sustainable development
- Interpersonal and interorganisational trust
- Social licence to operate
- Grants
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- Fully-funded PhD Studentship by the University of Sheffield
- Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Graduate Scholarship Award 2020
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