Dr Yen Tran
Associate Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
PhD
Yen Tran’s research interests are within the areas of Innovation Management, International Strategy and International Entrepreneurship (IE-IB). Her current research is focusing on
(1) Organisational and innovation capability development in response to technological changes.
(2) Entrepreneurial mobility (entrepreneurial knowledge and capability development) in emerging markets (MNC spin offs/employee mobility, knowledge repatriation, returnee entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurship and digital internationalisation strategy).
Areas of interest
- Strategy, Innovation, International Entrepreneurship, Capability Development, International Entrepreneurship, Knowledge Repatriation, Ambidexterity.
Qualifications
2010: PhD in Business Economics and Innovation – Copenhagen Business School –Stanford University
2005: MSc in International Business Studies – Copenhagen Business School
2003: MBA – Ohio State University USA (Exchanged program)
2002- MBA - Asian Institute of Technology – Thailand
1998- BBA- Hanoi Foreign Trade University
1997- Bachelor of Law – Hanoi National University
Background
Yen Tran is currently an Associate Professor in Innovation, Strategy and International Entrepreneurship at Edinburgh Business School. She previously held academic position at Copenhagen Business School (INT) and was a visiting professor at FPT University- Business School- Vietnam (2016-2019). She has strong collaboration with Danang Economic University, VN_UK research institute, Vietnam.
Her work has been published in world class journals well regarded in Innovation and International Business (IB) (from ABS 3*) such as R&D Management, Management International Review (MIR), MOR, Long Range Planning (LRP), Thunderbird International Business Review, International Business Review (IBR), Industry and Innovation, Industry Marketing Management (IMM) and the Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (USA)