Dr Babita Bhatt
PhD, Carleton University, Canada
Lecturer
ANU College of Business and Economics
Areas of expertise
- Business And Management 1503
- Organisation And Management Theory 150310
- Applied Sociology, Program Evaluation And Social Impact Assessment 160801
- Social Change 160805
Research interests
- Hybrid Business models: Social enterprises, social business, Farmer Producer companies
- Sharing Economy, Platform Economy, and emerging business models
- Community resilience, social cohesion, and intersectionality
Biography
Research Objective: My research mainly focuses on the role of innovative business models in addressing societal challenges. I explore the interaction between organizational hybridity, resource constraints, and social complexity and their effects on social outcomes.
My research has been published in many top-ranked journals including Organization Science (ABDC Rank: A*; FT-50), Journal of Management Studies (ABDC Rank: A*; FT-50), Organization Studies (ABDC Rank: A*; FT-50), and Journal of Business Ethics (ABDC Rank: A; FT-50).
Research Grants
Social cohesion, Diversity and Inclusion, ANU Grand Challenge project, 2019 to 2023
Researcher's projects
a) Research projects
- Strengthening social cohesion in the communities through social innovation (from 2019)
- Microentrepreneur and the missing middle (Ongoing)
- Exploring Hybrid business model in Australia (Ongoing)
- Women-led social enterprise and resource acquisition (Ongoing)
- Social Impact of Social Enterprises: Exploring hybridity through Inclusive Social Capital (Ongoing)
b) Refereed Publication in 2022
- Bhatt, B, Qureshi, I, & Sutter, C. (2022). The process of building Inclusive Markets: Examining the role of social context. Journal of Management Studies (ABDC Rank: A*; FT-50)
- Bhatt. B. (2022). Ethical Complexity of Social Change: Negotiated Actions of a Social Enterprise. Journal of Business Ethics [ABDC Rank: A; FT-50)
- Sutter, C, Bhatt, B, & Qureshi, I. (2022) Re-Envisioning Resources: An Exploration of Affordances and Social Complexity in Resource Scarce Settings, Organization Science, (ABDC Rank: A*; FT-50)
- Qureshi, I., Bhatt, B., Parthiban, R., Sun, R., Shukla, D. M., Hota, P., & Xu, Z. (2022). Knowledge Commoning: Scaffolding and Technoficing to Overcome Challenges of Knowledge Curation. Information and Organization (ABDC Rank: A*)
c) Co-Edited Books
- Sharing Economy at the Base of the Pyramid: Opportunity and Challenges, Singapore: Springer Nature.
- Causes and Symptoms of Socio-Cultural Polarization: Role of Information and Communication Technologies, Springer Nature.
Publications
- Qureshi, I, Bhatt, B, Sutter, C et al. 2023, 'Social entrepreneurship and intersectionality: Mitigating extreme exclusion', Journal of Business Venturing, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 1-42.
- Sutter, C, Bhatt, B & Qureshi, I 2023, 'What Makes Resource Provision an Effective Means of Poverty Alleviation? A Resourcing Perspective', Organization Science, vol. 34, no. 1.
- Bhatt, B, Qureshi, I & Sutter, C 2022, 'How Do Intermediaries Build Inclusive Markets? The Role of the Social Context ', Journal of Management Studies, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 925-957.
- Qureshi, I, Bhatt, B, Parthiban, R et al. 2022, 'Knowledge Commoning: Scaffolding and Technoficing to Overcome Challenges of Knowledge Curation', Information and Organization, vol. 32, no. 2.
- Qureshi, I, Bhatt, B, Gupta, S et al., eds, 2022, Causes and Symptoms of Socio-Cultural Polarization: Role of Information and Communication Technologies, Springer Singapore, Singapore.
- Qureshi, I, Bhatt, B & Tiwari, A 2022, 'Future Research Directions in Polarization', in (ed.), Causes and Symptoms of Socio-Cultural Polarization: Role of Information and Communication Technologies, Springer, Singapore, pp. 285-296.
- Qureshi, I, Bhatt, B, Gupta, S et al. 2022, 'Introduction to the role of Information and Communication Technologies in Polarization', in (ed.), Causes and Symptoms of Socio-Cultural Polarization: Role of Information and Communication Technologies, Springer, Singapore, pp. 1-23.
- Bhardwaj, A, Mishra, S, Qureshi, I, Kumar, K K, Konrad, A., Siedel, M D, Bhatt, B 2021, 'Bridging Caste Divides: Middle-Status Ambivalence, Elite Closure, and Lower-Status Social Withdrawal', Journal of Management Studies, vol. 58, no. 8 Special , pp. 2111-2136.
- Bhatt, B, Dembek, K, Hota, P et al. 2021, 'Sharing Economy Model for the Base of the Pyramid: An Ecosystem Approach', in Prof. Israr Qureshi, Dr. Babita Bhatt, Assist. Prof. Dhirendra Mani Shukla (ed.), Sharing Economy at the Base of the Pyramid, Springer Singapore, Singapore, pp. 319-336.
- Qureshi, I, Bhatt, B & Shukla, D 2021, 'Overview of Sharing Economy at the Base of the Pyramid', in Prof. Israr Qureshi, Dr. Babita Bhatt, Assist. Prof. Dhirendra Mani Shukla (ed.), Sharing Economy at the Base of the Pyramid, Springer Singapore, Singapore, pp. 1-23.
- Parth, S, Manoharan, B, Parthiban, R, Qureshi, I, Bhatt, B, Rakshit, K. 2021, 'Digital technology-enabled transformative consumer responsibilisation: a case study', European Journal of Marketing, vol. 55, no. 9, pp. 2538-2565.
- Parthiban, R, Qureshi, I, Bandyopadhyay, S et al. 2020, 'Leveraging ICT to Overcome Complementary Institutional Voids: Insights from Institutional Work by a Social Enterprise to Help Marginalized', Information Systems Frontiers, vol. 22, pp. 633-655.
- Bhatt, B, Qureshi, I & Riaz, S 2019, 'Social entrepreneurship in non-munificent institutional environments and implications for institutional work: Insights from China', Journal of Business Ethics.
- Qureshi, I, Sutter, C & Bhatt, B 2018, 'The Transformative Power of Knowledge Sharing in Settings of Poverty and Social Inequality', Organization Studies, pp. 1-25.
- Qureshi, I, Kistruck, G & Bhatt, B 2016, 'The Enabling and Constraining Effects of Social Ties in the Process of Institutional Entrepreneurship', Organization Studies, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 425-447pp.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- World Vision Technical Support to Evidence Building on the SGB/MMM Project (Secondary Investigator)
