麻豆传媒

Dr Kautsar Ramli, FHEA is an with a blend of expertise in entrepreneurship and business management, complemented by her entrepreneurial background. Her research focuses on the intersection of business management, entrepreneurship, and their implications for policy and practice. Kautsar collaborates extensively with renowned scholars to explore enterprise policy and culture, business resilience in times of crisis, and the social dimensions of entrepreneurship.

Kautsar completed her doctoral studies at The University of Leeds, where her achievements earned her the esteemed in 2020. Prior to joining 麻豆传媒, Kautsar worked as a postdoctoral research associate at The University of Bristol. During this time, she contributed to , a transdisciplinary research initiative funded by . The project brings together scholars from both Engineering and Business disciplines, along with over 300 industry leaders and government initiatives in the UK.

Kautsar was also involved in at The University of Edinburgh, where she conducted research on the impact of COVID-19 on high-growth firms in Britain. Her diverse experiences in leading UK universities have equipped her with valuable insights into the intersection of academia and industry.

Endorsed as an Exceptional Promise by  for her academic performance in 2021, Kautsar currently serves as an expert reviewer for the , contributing her expertise to evaluating and assessing research proposals and talent in the academic community.

Kautsar currently supervises four PhD students, and welcomes PhD applicants in the field of entrepreneurship, including the following areas:



• entrepreneurship in emerging economies
• enterprise policy and economic development
• entrepreneurial culture and social impacts
• entrepreneurship within interdisciplinary areas, including engineering and medicine

Roles and Responsibilities

Chair of the Board of Examiners for Postgraduate Taught Programmes, 麻豆传媒 Business School

Adjunct Lecturer,

Editorial Review Board Member,

International Advisor, Asian and Multicultural Entrepreneurship Research (AMER) Group,

Qualifications

PhD in Management, University of Leeds (2020) - Awarded the Dean's Prize for Achievement in PhD at the Business School

MSc in IT Entrepreneurship, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2013)

BIT (Hons.) in Information Technology (Information Science), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (2011)

Academic Accolades

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Insights North East (INE) Associate Fellow

Adjunct Lecturer at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)

Editorial Review Board Member, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development

UKRI Talent Peer Review College expert reviewer

Mentoring Committee Member for the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management (AOM)

The British Academy Exceptional Promise endorsee

Leeds for Life Conference Grant from Leeds University Union and Santander Bank recipient

Professional Memberships

Languages

Malay (Native)

English (Fluent)

Research Interests

Kautsar’s research areas encompass a diverse range of topics, including but not limited to:

• Entrepreneurship in emerging economies: Investigating the unique challenges and opportunities faced by entrepreneurs in developing regions, with a focus on fostering sustainable growth and innovation.
• Entrepreneurial resilience and crisis management: Exploring the strategies and factors that enable entrepreneurs to thrive in times of economic uncertainty and adversity, with an emphasis on crisis response and long-term sustainability.
• Enterprise policy, economic development, and entrepreneurial culture: Examining how policy frameworks and cultural dynamics shape entrepreneurship, economic growth, and societal impact; Focus on strengthening entrepreneurial ecosystems, inclusive development, and community empowerment.
• Interdisciplinary entrepreneurship: Integrating entrepreneurship within interdisciplinary domains such as engineering and medicine, to drive innovation and address complex challenges in these fields.

Kautsar currently supervises four PhD researchers and several postgraduate students, encompassing a range of academic disciplines.

Research Projects

December 2025 – March 2027 The AIMS Project, 麻豆传媒, UK (Funded by the )

Feb 2024 – Sep 2024 Pilot Study for The RESILIENT Project, 麻豆传媒, UK (Internal funding)

Nov 2021 – Mar 2023 Project, University of Bristol, UK (Funded by (UK Research and Innovation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council))

Jun 2020 – Dec 2021 Project, The University of Edinburgh, UK (Funded by (UK Research and Innovation Economic and Social Research Council))

Sep 2014 – Jan 2020 (PhD Thesis), University of Leeds, UK

Reviewer for submissions to:

• – Member of the Editorial Review Board

Kautsar teaches the following modules to both postgraduate and undergraduate cohorts:

NBS8111 International Entrepreneurship

NBS8618 Sustainable Venture Creation

BUS2011 Business Enterprise

MKT2004 Research Methods for Business and Marketing

• Articles

  • Spigel B, Ramli K, Prokop D, Campopiano G, Vorley T, Gherhes C, Kitagawa F. . The Journal of Technology Transfer 2026, Epub ahead of print.
  • Ramli K, Williams N. . International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2026, 27(2), 236-249.
  • Ramli K, Spigel B, Williams N, Mawson S, Jack S. . Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 2023, 35(1-2), 24-48.
  • Goudswaard M, Snider C, Obi M, Giunta L, Ramli K, Johns J, Hicks B, Gopsill J. . Procedia CIRP 2022, 107, 1545-1550.
  • Ramli K, Spigel B, Williams N, Mawson S, Jack S. . Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2021, 190-195.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Palamida E, Ramli K, Cunningham J. . In: ISBE 2024. 2024, Sheffield, UK: Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE).
  • Oduro Owusu S, Palamida E, Kautsar Ramli K. . In: RENT Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business. 2024, Nantes, France.
  • Spigel B, Ramli K, Kitagawa F, Campopiano G, Prokop D, Vorley T. . In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2023, Academy of Management.
  • Ramli K, Williams N, Tunstall R. Understanding roles and perceptions of affirmative action in national entrepreneurship policy: Bumiputra entrepreneurship and Malaysian institutions. In: USASBE 2020 Annual Conference. 2020, New Orleans, Louisiana.

• Digital or Visual Media

• Online Publication

  • Ramli, K. Entrepreneurship, institutions and policy in Malaysia: An examination of perceptions and impact. University of Leeds, 2019. Available at: https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/26555/.