Renata Osowska
Renata Osowska

Dr Renata Osowska PhD, SFHEA

Lecturer

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  R.Osowska@napier.ac.uk

  

Biography

Dr Renata Osowska graduated in business management at the University of Wroclaw (Poland) with an MSc in Public Administration. She also studied law at Christian Albrecht’s University in Kiel, Germany (Erasmus Scholarship) before moving to Scotland where she completed her fully funded PhD in Entrepreneurship at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS). She also completed PgCert in Business Research Methods (UWS, Scotland), PgCert in Learning and Teaching in HE and PgCert in Blended and Online Education (ENU, Scotland).

Renata is an internationally awarded researcher in entrepreneurship and small business development specialising in investigating the influence of culture and socio-economic environment on entrepreneurial behaviour, including entrepreneurial mobility and society. She is a Research Lead and dissertations coordinator for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group and a Deputy Research Degrees Lead at the Business School. She acts as a school representative at the Academic Board and recently she was appointed as REF2029 PCE co-lead for the School. Renata currently supervises two Ph.D. candidates (having already supervised candidates to completion) and is keen to hear from anyone interested in undertaking doctoral study within her areas of interest.

Renata has extensive teaching experience in F2F, blended, online and TNE education. Currently, she is a module leader for the Ug Exploring Entrepreneurship module and programme leader for BA Business & Enterprise (online). Previous to lecturing at ENU, she worked in different industries in Poland, Germany, Ireland and England before taking the role of an associate lecturer at the UWS, teaching various topics on entrepreneurship and business research methods.

Renata is a Senior Fellow of the HEA, RSA Fellow and a member of various academic organisations. She is the European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Country (ESCB) Vice President for the UK, Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship in Minority Groups SIG executive member and an Associate Editor for Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review (EBER). She also co-founded the Small Business and Enterprise Research Group (SBERG) at Napier and
co-leads Business Innovation and Future Workforce theme at Centre for Business Innovations and Sustainable Solutions (CBISS).

School

Themes

Events

Esteem

Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

  • Honorary member of Hong Kong Homeschool Association
  • Scottish Parliament CPG Wellbeing Economy
  • Scientific Committee Member for International conference on Decision making for small and medium-sized enterprises, Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic
  • ECFED Central and South Latin America scientific committee member, Mexico

 

Conference Organising Activity

  • Organiser of TBS Research Student Conference
  • ECFED session chair
  • RENT (Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business) session chair
  • Organising Committee Member for 12th European Association for Comparative Economic Studies (EACES) Conference

 

Editorial Activity

  • Section Editor- Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review (EBER)

 

External Examining/Validations

  • External Validator for Digital Business Programme (BCU)
  • Aston University external examiner for non-standard modules in innovation and enterprise

 

Fellowships and Awards

  • Royal Â鶹ÉçÇø of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) Fellow
  • HEA Senior Fellow
  • Winner of the Enterprise Award - Â鶹ÉçÇø's Above and Beyond Awards 2018-19
  • Best Reviewer Award RENT 2018
  • Nominated for the Collaborative Practice Award - Â鶹ÉçÇø's Above and Beyond Awards 2017-18
  • Jose Maria Veciana Best Paper Award at the RENT XXX conference
  • Best Paper Award on Critical Perspectives in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research

 

Grant Reviewer

  • Business School internal funding reviewer
  • Reviewer for Research Development Fund (RDF) ENU

 

Invited Speaker

  • Understanding Business Purpose – A systems thinking approach in the context of SMEs
  • BINUS University International Lecture Week - Guest Lecture
  • Invited guest presenter at the Evolve conference 2021
  • EE Explore invited roundtable speaker
  • European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB) Invited Webinar Speaker

 

Non-executive Directorship

  • ISBE SIG Entrepreneurship in Minority Groups (EMG) Executive member
  • Company Director
  • Elected Board Member of the Residents Group 21st Century Gracemount

 

Public/Community Engagement

  • Organiser and facilitator of Public Lecture on Post-Growth Entrepreneurship
  • Member of Edinburgh Can B
  • Environmental Awards Judge
  • Migration and Mobility Research Network conference co-organiser

 

Reviewing

  • Reviver for Industry and Higher Education
  • Invited discussant for ECSB Conference Goes Online
  • Binus International Lecture Week - PhD Colloquium
  • Reviewer for Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development (JSBED)
  • Reviewer for International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business (IJESB)
  • Reviewer for International Review of Entrepreneurship (IRE)
  • Reviewer for Small Enterprise Research (SER)
  • Reviewer for International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research (IJEBR)
  • Reviewer for Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business (RENT)
  • Reviewer for Academy of Management (AOM)

 

Visiting Positions

  • Visiting scholar at Leuphana University, Germany

 

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Practising Systemic Sustainability for the Circular Economy Concept

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M., Pokorna, K., Osowska, R., Chipulu, M., Fonseca, A., & Tan, H. (2025, June)
Practising Systemic Sustainability for the Circular Economy Concept. Presented at 34th European Conference on Operational Research 2025, Leeds, UK
Systems thinking is essential for addressing sustainability challenges & promoting sustainable development. While management approaches like Doughnut Economics & the Circular ...

Supporting Entrepreneurship Students’ Sense of Belonging in Online Virtual Spaces

Journal Article
Brodie, J., & Osowska, R. (2021)
Supporting Entrepreneurship Students’ Sense of Belonging in Online Virtual Spaces. Industry and Higher Education, 35(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/0950422221999264
Universities globally are aspiring to grow through investing in the delivery of online learning Programmes. However, the attrition rate for online learning is high. Thomas, He...

Exploring the role of EU integration in the cultural transformation of entrepreneurial behaviour in a transition economy context

Presentation / Conference
Osowska, R. (2020, October)
Exploring the role of EU integration in the cultural transformation of entrepreneurial behaviour in a transition economy context. Paper presented at International Symposium On The Impact Of Culture On Entrepreneurial Dynamics: International Perspectives, Avignon

Supporting Entrepreneurship Students’ Sense of Belonging in Online Virtual Spaces

Presentation / Conference
Brodie, J., & Osowska, R. (2019, November)
Supporting Entrepreneurship Students’ Sense of Belonging in Online Virtual Spaces. Paper presented at ISBE Conference 2019, Newcastle
Abstract not available.

Exploring the attitudes towards entrepreneurship in a transforming society. The case of Poland

Journal Article
Osowska, R. (2019)
Exploring the attitudes towards entrepreneurship in a transforming society. The case of Poland. Management International, 23(5), 26-35
This study is an analysis on the perception of entrepreneurship in Polish society across two decades, starting from year 1990, which marked the end of communism. 129 articles ...

Multilevel Analysis of Entrepreneurial Activity: Exploring Individual-level Determinants and the Moderating Role of National Culture

Journal Article
Setti, Z., Osowska, R., & Jaworski, P. (2019)
Multilevel Analysis of Entrepreneurial Activity: Exploring Individual-level Determinants and the Moderating Role of National Culture. International Review of Entrepreneurship, 17(2), 213-230
In this paper, we argue that national culture is important for explaining variations in entrepreneurial activity across countries. We examine both direct and interaction (mode...

Building entrepreneurial potential abroad – exploring return migrant experience

Journal Article
Pauli, U., & Osowska, R. (2018)
Building entrepreneurial potential abroad – exploring return migrant experience. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 25, 936-954. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-02-2018-0098
Purpose: This paper examines how entrepreneurial potential is built abroad during periods of EU economic migration and how this affects the entrepreneurial behaviour of indivi...

Building Entrepreneurial Potential by Gaining Capital Abroad - Exploring Return Migrant Entrepreneurship

Presentation / Conference
Osowska, R., & Pauli, U. (2018, November)
Building Entrepreneurial Potential by Gaining Capital Abroad - Exploring Return Migrant Entrepreneurship. Paper presented at RENT XXXII Conference, Toledo, Spain
Abstract not available.

The Determinants of Cross-country Differences in Entrepreneurial Activity: Role of National Culture and Individual Characteristics

Presentation / Conference
Osowska, R., & Setti, Z. (2017, November)
The Determinants of Cross-country Differences in Entrepreneurial Activity: Role of National Culture and Individual Characteristics. Paper presented at RENT XXXI Conference, Lund, Sweden
Abstract not available.

The role of culture in entrepreneurship

Presentation / Conference
Osowska, R. (2017, August)
The role of culture in entrepreneurship
Presented at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany.

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