Dr Mili Shrivastava
- 01202 961690
- mshrivastava at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
- Principal Academic in Strategy
- Executive Business Centre EB401, Bournemouth University, 89 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8EB
Biography
Mili joined Bournemouth University after her PhD from the University of Jena in Germany on a scholarship from the German Science Foundation and the Max Planck Institute of Economics. Professors Uwe Cantner and David Audretsch supervised her dissertation. During her PhD, Mili was a visiting researcher at the London School of Economics at STICERD ( Suntory and Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines). Before PhD in Germany, Mili studied Mathematics at Miranda House College, Delhi University, and IIT Delhi, specialising in Applied Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence. Mili works in Sustainability, Circular Economy, Decarbonisation, Green entrepreneurship, Green Strategies, Inclusivity, Women and technology, and Women's enterprise. She is an emerging thought leader in Sustainable Business and Gender, with her work published in leading ABS-ranked journals. In addition to high-quality journals, she contributes through thought pieces to reputed media outlets such as The Conversation... Her articles in The Conversation on Women Entrepreneurship and Green Practices are reprinted by reputed forums such as the World Economic Forum and read widely. Mili provided evidence to the UK Parliament committee on the inquiry on improving diversity in STEM. At Bournemouth University, Mili initiated and co-founded the Centre for Sustainable Business Transformations and currently serves as Deputy Head of the Centre. She works with local, national, and global businesses, organisations, and universities on various interdisciplinary projects that address challenges for a sustainable future. Mili also serves on the advisory board of a couple of UK tech companies.
Mili was selected as a panel member for the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Interdisciplinary Assessment College, which was set up by UKRI to support the new UKRI cross-research council responsive mode pilot scheme that is designed to help new interdisciplinary ideas emerge from the research community outside current disciplinary boundaries.
Mili's leadership extends to the Hacking for Sustainability Course, a final-year undergraduate course she leads. This course, which focuses on solving challenging sustainability problems faced by the Ministry of Defence, not only educates but also inspires the next generation of sustainability leaders.
Mili's expertise and thought leadership have been recognised with several prestigious awards. She was awarded the Outstanding Women's Researcher Award for her thought leadership articles and policy briefings on gender issues and sustainability in business from Venus International Foundation. Additionally, she was honoured with the Education in Sustainable Development award in 2024 for her leadership in guiding final year undergraduate projects that tackled real-world sustainability challenges within the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
In 2018, Mili organised a Women Entrepreneurs and Innovators conference at Bournemouth University that brought together leading academic scholars and practitioners to BU. In 2017-18, she convened the start-up support program for prospective student entrepreneurs at the Bournemouth Business School. Mili led a charity impact project on ethnic women empowerment in 2020 that supported ethnic women's transition to employment and entrepreneurship.
She welcomes inquiries from prospective PhD applicants interested in conducting qualitative or quantitative research surrounding Sustainability, Greening, Gender, and Entrepreneurship.
moreFavourites
- Karim, S., Kwong, C., Shrivastava, M. and Tamvada, J.P., 2023. My mother-in-law does not like it: resources, social norms, and entrepreneurial intentions of women in an emerging economy. Small Business Economics, 60 (2), 409-431.
- Tamvada, J.P., Shrivastava, M. and Mishra, T.K., 2022. Education, social identity and self-employment over time: evidence from a developing country. Small Business Economics, 59 (4), 1449-1468.
- Shrivastava, M., 2021. Women Tech Entrepreneurship in India. In: Michaela, M., Sara, P. and Lene, F., eds. Women's Entrepreneurship in STEM Disciplines: Issues and Perspectives. Springer, 61-73.
- Shrivastava, M. and Tamvada, J.P., 2020. Does Greening Differentially Impact Firms Across Growth Trajectories? In: British Aacdemy of Management Conference 3-6 September 2019 Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK.
- Shrivastava, M. and Tamvada, J.P., 2019. Which green matters for whom? Greening and firm performance across age and size distribution of firms. Small Business Economics, 52 (4), 951-968.
- Shrivastava, M.. Women Empowerment through Skills Development. Available from: https://blogs.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/2020/03/12/women-empowerment-through-skills-development/.
- Shrivastava, M. and Tamvada, J.P.. Going green dramatically benefits businesses – it should be central to their coronavirus recovery strategy. The Conversation. Available from: https://theconversation.com/going-green-dramatically-benefits-businesses-it-should-be-central-to-their-coronavirus-recovery-strategy-143855.
- Shrivastava, M.. How women entrepreneurs are changing Indian Society. The Conversation. Available from: https://theconversation.com/how-women-entrepreneurs-are-changing-indian-society-122352.
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 SDGs:
Decent work and economic growth
"Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all"
Responsible consumption and production
"Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns"
Journal Articles
- Karim, S., Kwong, C., Shrivastava, M. and Tamvada, J.P., 2023. My mother-in-law does not like it: resources, social norms, and entrepreneurial intentions of women in an emerging economy. Small Business Economics, 60 (2), 409-431.
- Tamvada, J.P., Shrivastava, M. and Mishra, T.K., 2022. Education, social identity and self-employment over time: evidence from a developing country. Small Business Economics, 59 (4), 1449-1468.
- Shrivastava, M. and Tamvada, J.P., 2019. Which green matters for whom? Greening and firm performance across age and size distribution of firms. Small Business Economics, 52 (4), 951-968.
- Shrivastava, M. and Rao, T.V.S.R., 2015. Organisational synergies, dissonance and spinoffs. International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 9 (1), 54-64.
- Shrivastava, M. and Ramamohan Rao, T.V.S., 2011. Financial Synergy, Agency Costs and Spinoffs. International Review of Applied Financial Issues and Economics, 3 (1).
Chapters
- Babu, S., Sarkar, S. and Shrivastava, M., 2025. Knowledge Management: Enabling High Performance Work Culture (A Case of NLC India Ltd.). Organizational Knowledge Management Strategies and Tools for Higher Education and Other Sectors. 341-355.
- Shrivastava, M., 2021. Women Tech Entrepreneurship in India. In: Michaela, M., Sara, P. and Lene, F., eds. Women's Entrepreneurship in STEM Disciplines: Issues and Perspectives. Springer, 61-73.
Conferences
- WImalasiri, V., Bovingdon, R. and Shrivastava, M., 2025. Gender-Word-Identity conflict and perceived equality at the job level: Implications for diversity management. In: European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) 24-27 May 2023 Online.
- Shrivastava, M., Khurana, I. and Tamvada, J.P., 2024. Women and Technology Power. In: Journal of Mangement Studies Publishing Workshop 16-19 February 2023 Florida University.
- Shrivastava, M. and Tamvada, J.P., 2020. Does Greening Differentially Impact Firms Across Growth Trajectories? In: British Aacdemy of Management Conference 3-6 September 2019 Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK.
- Shrivastava, M., 2019. Women Entrepreneurship in High-tech Sectors. In: Women Entrepreneurs and Innovators-Insights from Research and Practice 18 July 2018 Bournemouth University.
- Shrivastava, M. and Tamvada, J.P., 2015. Does it pay to be green for start-ups? In: Demirel, P., Rentocchini, F. and Tamvada, J.P., eds. Born to be green: The economics and management of green start-ups 21-22 May 2015 Winchester.
- Shrivastava, M. and Tamvada, J.P., 2011. Entrepreneurial Teams, Optimal Team Size, and Founder Exits. In: Academy of Management Conference 18-21 August 2011 San Antonio.
Internet Publications
- Shrivastava, M.. How women entrepreneurs are changing Indian Society. The Conversation. Available from: https://theconversation.com/how-women-entrepreneurs-are-changing-indian-society-122352.
- Shrivastava, M.. Women Empowerment through Skills Development. Available from: https://blogs.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/2020/03/12/women-empowerment-through-skills-development/.
- Shrivastava, M. and Tamvada, J.P.. Going green dramatically benefits businesses – it should be central to their coronavirus recovery strategy. The Conversation. Available from: https://theconversation.com/going-green-dramatically-benefits-businesses-it-should-be-central-to-their-coronavirus-recovery-strategy-143855.
Profile of Teaching PG
- Managing People
- Supply, Chain and Markets
Profile of Teaching UG
- Starting a Business
- Simulated Business Exercise
- Strategic Management
- Managing Innovation
- Strategic Management Online Unit
- Global Sustainability and Cross Cultural Challenges
Invited Lectures
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Education for Sustainable Development, Venus International Women Foundation, 01 Mar 2025 more
Education for Sustainable Development with tangible impacts: Case study of Hacking for Sustainability -
Promotional Strategies for Women in STEM more
Supporting and Engaging Women in STEM in Higher Education Conference 2022 -
Supporting and Engaging Women in STEM in Higher Ed, Higher Education Conference, 04 May 2022 more
Successfully Encouraging Women to Study STEM Courses Through Innovative Promotional Strategies -
Breaking the bias- perception about Women in IT more
Women in STEM with Indian Institute of Teechnology Alumni Association
Grants
- Decarbonising Port of Poole (Innovate UK, 01 Feb 2024). In Progress
- Ethnic Women Empowerment through skills Development (Charity Impact Fund, Bournemouth University Business School, 01 Mar 2020). Completed
- Tech Women Entrepreneurship (Faculty of Management, Bournemouth University, 01 Jul 2019). Completed
- Women in Tech Entrepreneurship (QR Funding, Faculty of Management, Bournemouth University, 01 Feb 2018). Completed
External Responsibilities
- UK Research and Innovation( UKRI) Interdisciplinary College Panel members, Selected Panel member (2023-2025)
- Nature Portfolio Journal Humanities and Social Sciences Communication, Editorial Board (2022-)
- Sustainability Journal, Topic editor (2020-)
- Bloom Finance Group CIC, Advisor (2019-)
- ipowerz, Advisor (2015-)
- British Academy of Management, Reviewer
- European Academy of Management, Reviewer
Internal Responsibilities
- Representative from Centre for Sustainable Business Transformations, BUBS Sustainability Academic Action Group (SAAG)
- Deputy Head, BU Centre for Sustainable Business Transformations
- Lead, Hacking for Sustainability Project Business Studies L6
- Teach BU Mentor, Teach BU
- Link Tutor, BU Partnership Programs
- Programme Leader for Level H, BABS UG Programme
Public Engagement & Outreach Activities
- Leadership and Innovation Workshop
- Judge STEAM Challenge, Soroptimist International
- Policy Briefing on Circular Economy and Global Apparel Sector
- Women Empowerment thorugh Skills Development Project
Conference Presentations
- 4th India Global Summit in collaboration with the India Centre at University of Southampton, Chaired Session on Educating the Next Billion, 28 Jun 2020, University of Southhampton
- Covid 19 & Its Impacts on Food Loss and Waste: A Multi-stakeholder Dialogue'', 19 Jun 2020, Centre of responsible Business, Delhi, India
Qualifications
- Senior Fellowship of Higher Education Academy in Education (SrHEA, 2019)
- HEA Fellow in Teaching (HEA Academy, 2017)
- PhD in Economics (Max Planck Institute of Economics and University of Jena, Germany, 2011)
Honours
- Education for Sustainable Development Award (Bournemouth University, 2024)
- Outstanding Women Researcher (Venus International Foundation, 2024)
- You are Brilliant Award (Student Union Bourbemouth University, 2023)
- You are Brilliant Award- Student Union Bournemouth University (2021)
- You are Brilliant Award- Student Union Bournemouth University (2019)
- Best paper award (Kauffman Foundation, 2011)
- PhD Scholarship (Max Planck Institute of Economics, 2010)
- Selected young economist at the 3rd Lindau Meeting of Noble Prize Winners in Economics Meeting , Lindau, Germany (2008)
- PhD Scholarship (German Science Foundation, 2006)
- Charity Impact Project Grant, BU 2019
- EPSRC Impact Accleration Grant on Resilient EV charging Network Expansion, July 2016
- Research in Women Entrepreneurship, QR Funding, Faculty of Management 2018, Completed.
Memberships
- UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Interdisciplinary College, Panel Member (2023-2025),
- British Academy of Management, Member,