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Mahshid Bagheri

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

I am willing to supervise outstanding PhD applicants in the following research areas:

- The role of AI in enhancing sustainability within SMEs.
- Investigating the effects of AI-driven Open Innovation, Immersive Technologies, IoT, and BDA on SMEs' growth and performance, including challenges, limitations, and opportunities.
- Exploring the processes of internationalization and deinternationalization within both SMEs and MNEs.

20192024

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Overview

Dr Mahshid Bagheri is a Lecturer in Management (January 2022- Present) and Postgraduate Senior Tutor (August 2024- Present) at Bangor Business School, Bangor University. She holds a PhD in Management Studies and an MBA in International Business with Distinction, both from Bangor University.

Dr Bagheri teaches a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules at Bangor Business School. Her research interests span the areas of internationalization, entrepreneurship, innovation, business growth and strategy, and SMEs' performance. She has a particular focus on growth strategies for small and medium-sized enterprises, including how they can leverage open innovation, AI-driven innovation, and strategic orientation to enhance their international performance. She is a member of Rhanbarth – Organisational Behaviour Research Group.

In recognition of her teaching excellence and commitment to professional development, Dr Bagheri has been awarded Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and is a Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE) by the Chartered Association of Business Schools.

 

Teaching and Supervision

Current Undergraduate Teaching:

ASB- 3005 Marketing Performance Monitoring And Analytics 

ASB-1602 Technology in Marketing

ASB-1007 CMI in Ethics, Sust, HRM, Tour

Current Postgraduate Teaching:

ASB-4904/4905 ABJ-4904/4905  Applied Business Projects

Past Teaching: 

ASB-2019 Business Information Systems

ASB-1206 Tutorials in Management 

BIC-3027 Business Environment

BIC-0012 Business Functions

BIC-0019 Macroeconomics

BIC-1005 Introduction to Economics

ASB-1105 Principles of Business Management 2019/20

 

PhD Supervision:

Ahmed Salah Ibrahim Mohamed Elgazzar (Jan 2025- Present)

Other

Roles within Bangor Business School 

Senior Tutor (UG, PGT, Executive Education)
Chair of Special Circumstances Board



Research

Research Interests:

Internationalization/deinternationalization of SMEs

Innovation, open (AI) Innovation in SMEs

Strategic orientation: entrepreneurial and market Orientation

Role of AI in contributing to SMEs' sustainability

The impact of Immersive Technologies/IoT/big data analytics on SMEs' growth and Performance: challenges, limitations and opportunities 

Conference Attendance:

  • Exploring the Role of Big Analytics Capabilities in SMEs’ Marketing Performance: The Impact of AI and Open Innovation’. Accepted for presentation at the Academy of Marketing Conference, 2025.

 

  • Ethical AI in Service Innovation: Balancing Benefits and Risks in a Digital Age’. Presented at BAM Conference, 2-6 Sept 2024

 

  • ‘Exploring the Integration of AI in SMEs Open Innovation Ecosystems’. Presented at British Academy of Management (BAM) Network Colloquium, May 2024

 Working Papers

  •  Linking the Degree of Internationalization and Small and Medium-sized Firm Performance Through Entrepreneurial Orientation and Open Innovation: A Moderated Mediation Model
  • Exploring the Role of Big Analytics Capabilities in SMEs’ Marketing Performance: The Impact of AI and Open Innovation. Status: Data Collection

 

Contact Info

Location: Room 0.18, Hen Goleg, LL57 2DG

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Education/Academic qualification

Certified Management & Business Educator (CMBE), Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS)

Award Date: 14 May 2025

Fellow (FHEA), Advance HE

Award Date: 28 Jul 2023

Postgraduate, PhD, Management Studies , Bangor University

Award Date: 1 Dec 2021

Postgraduate, MB, MBA in International Business, Bangor University

Undergraduate, BA, English Language Translation

Undergraduate, Other, Associate of Science in Computer software

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):

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  2. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  3. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  4. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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