Abhijit Sengupta

Research Interests

Innovation and Technology Management

• University-Industry knowledge transfer and mechanisms

• Innovation under public sector initiatives

• Inclusive innovation

• Innovation and technology management in SMEs

Internationalization, Regionalization, R&D Management

• Regionalization strategy among MNEs

• Emerging market MNEs and internationalization strategy

• R&D strategy

Networks and Complex Systems

• Dynamics of behaviour over networks

• Market dynamics and evolution of firm behaviour

• Interventions in social network and behaviour change

Methodological Specialties

• Econometrics, Statistics

• Business Analytics and data mining

• Agent based modelling, network analysis

• Microeconomic theory, game theory

Grant Funded Projects

• Principal Investigator, "Exploring the complexity of universities' knowledge exchange activities: Looking beyond currently outcomes", Society for Research in Higher Education Research Award, 2018-19. (£10,000)

• Principal Investigator, "The dynamic impact of social media activity and networks on firm-level indicators: A longitudinal study", British Academy Small Grants Scheme, 2018-19. (£10,000)

• Named Researcher, ESRC Business and Local Government Data Research Center, 2014-2019, ESRC Big Data Network. (Total award ~£5.5 million)

• Principal Investigator, “Economic Impact of the University of Essex on the Regional and National Economy”, The Vice Chancellor’s Office, University of Essex, 2015. (£10,000)

• Principal Investigator, "Intellectual Property Management by Centers of Higher Education - A Comparative Study of India and the UK", JNU-Essex Development Fund (JEDF), 2013-2014. (£5000)