Elem is a Lecturer in Innovation at the University of Glasgow. She holds a PhD in Management and MRes from the University of Glasgow, an MBA in Management (Organisational Behaviour and Leadership), and a Bs in International Business Administration from Ohio Dominican University in Columbus, OH.

Elem’s research focuses on scaling digital start-ups to unravel the critical factors behind their high failure rates and identify the key mechanisms and capabilities required for successful scaling. By investigating the unique challenges digital ventures face as they grow, Elem provides insights into why many digital ventures struggle to sustain rapid scaling and how they can overcome these obstacles. Her work explores the strategic, operational, and leadership aspects that influence scalability, to contribute to a deeper understanding of the pathways to long-term success for digital start-ups.

Elem’s work seeks to enhance understanding of how digital start-ups leverage accelerators and innovation ecosystems to overcome scaling challenges and navigate the complexities of the digital marketplace. By examining the critical factors that influence success at each stage, her research contributes to shaping strategies for sustainable growth in the competitive and fast-paced digital landscape.

 Elem is a member of the School's Services and Operations Management research cluster.

Her research interests extend to digital entrepreneurship, with a particular emphasis on digital start-ups, digital scale-ups, and accelerators. She explores the dynamics of digital ventures from their inception in start-up ecosystems as they scale and become large enterprises.

Areas of expertise:

• Digital Entrepreneurship
• Digital Scale-ups
• Digital Startups
• Accelerators

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Elem is interested in supervising projects focused on digital innovation, digital transformation, digital entrepreneurship, digital scaling-up, and social scaling-up. She is particularly keen on projects that explore emerging technologies through the lens of digital entrepreneurship and start-ups, examining how these innovations shape and drive rapid growth in the digital landscape.

Current Doctoral Supervision:

• Bachtiar, Nia Kurniati
  An analysis of innovation resilience and sustainable growth in the time of crisis

Current Teaching:

• Digital Entrepreneurship – PGT
• Business Models for Innovation in Finance – PGT
• Digital Technology and Strategic Management – PGT
• Managing Innovation and Technology Transfer – PGT
• Managing Creativity and Innovation - PGT

Reviewer

• IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
• European Journal of Management and Business Economics
• European Journal of Innovation Management

Keynote and Invited Presentations:

• Keynote speaker (6^th November 2023) Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Blue Innovation Solution – Ignite the Blue Conference 

Upcoming presentations:

• Keynote speaker (11^th December 2024) 6^th Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences. “Co-creating a Sustainable Future: Green Tech and Digital Society”

Academic Leadership

• Conference organising - 6^th ASEAN Business, Engineering and Technology Symposium (ABEATS) Leveraging Innovation and Technology towards a Responsible Future

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