Woldesenbet Beta., K and Abi, Meskerem, ( 2024), ‘ Empowering Displaced Women Entrepreneurs: Insights from Ethiopia and Zambia through the 5M Gender-Aware Framework, paper to be presented at ISBE 2024 Conference, -6-7 November, Sheffield, University of Sheffield Hallam
Woldesenbet Beta, K., and Kelalech, K. (2024) ‘Intersectional Resilience: The Entrepreneurial Struggles and Aspirations of Displaced Women in Ethiopia, Paper presented at the British Academy of Management Entrepreneurship SIG Conference, 4th July, Leicester, University of Leicester.
Woldesenbet Beta, K. and Abi, Meskerem (2024), ‘Empowering Displaced Women Entrepreneurs: A Nuanced Understanding through the 5M Gender-Aware Framework in Ethiopia and Zambia’, Paper presented at the BAL 2024 Research Conference, 27 June, Leicester
Woldesenbet Beta, K., Mwila, N.K., and Abi, Meskerem, (2023), Paper presented at the ISBE 2023 Conference, 6-8 November, Birmingham, Aston University, UK. The paper is short listed for Best Paper Award.
Gezahegn, M., Woldesenbet, K., and Gudeta, K. (2022) ‘Examining Entrepreneurial Leadership Effect on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises’ Effectiveness: Evidence from Ethiopia, paper accepted for presentation at the British Academy of Management Annual Conference, August 31st - 2nd September at The University of Manchester
Murithi, W., and Woldesenbet, K. (2020) ‘Do Family and Nonfamily Firms Contribute differently to Regional Economic Development? The Underlying Effects of Firm Strategic Behaviour, paper presented at Family Business in Arab World Conference, 4-5th November, Online.
Woldesenbet, K, and Murithi, W. (2019) ‘Firms’ Contribution to Regional Economic Development: The underlying effects of Firm strategic Behaviour, paper presented at European Academy of Management Annual Conference, 26-28 June , Lisbon, Portugal
Murithi, W., and Woldesenbet, K (2018) ‘Family firms and regional economic development: The mediating role of industrial clusters and firm growth in emerging economies’, Paper submitted to Global Conference on Economic Geography 2018, Cologne, Germany 24th-28 July 2018.
Murithi, W. & and Woldesenbet, K. (2018) ‘Firm Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Regional Economic Development: The moderating effect of family involvement in the firm’, paper presented at BAM 2018 Annual Conference, 4th-6th September, Bristol, UK
Adekunle, K., Obembe, D., and Woldesenbet, K. (2018) ‘Institutional Environments and Youths Entrepreneurial Orientation: Evidence from Nigeria’, Paper presented at BAM 2018 Annual Conference, 4-6th September, Bristol, UK
Woldesenbet, K. (2018) ‘The use of logics in a transitional economy, paper presented at 4th Biennial Conference of the Africa Academy of Management, 3rd- 6th January 2018, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Murithi, W., Woldesenbet, K., and Vershinina, N. (2017) Do ‘Harambee Spirit’ and ‘Familiness’ share their meanings in the context of ICT Sector Family Businesses in Kenya? Paper to be presented at 17th European Academy of Management Annual Conference, 21- 24th June, Glasgow, UK.
Babajide, A., Obembe, D., Solomon, H. and Woldesenbet, K. (2017) Fostering Entrepreneurial Activities through Microfinance in Nigeria. Paper presented at 5th European Research Conference on Microfinance, 12-14th June, Portsmouth, UK.
Woldesenbet, K. (2017) Managing ‘legitimacy level and navigating institutional logics in transitional economies. Paper presented at 22nd Eurasia Business and Economics Society Conference, 24-26 May, Rome, Italy
Gast, A., Vershinina, N., and Woldesenbet, K. (2016) Beyond the entrepreneurial ecosystem and mixed embeddedness approaches: A review and research agenda. paper presented at ISBE 2016 Conference, 27-28 October, Paris, France.
Woldesenbet, K. (2016) Constructing and extending legitimacy, and exemplifying social orientation to manage competing institutional logics. paper accepted for presentation at the British Academy of Management 2016 Annual Conference, Newcastle, UK, September 6-8.
Vershinan, N., Woldesenbet, K, Kaur, K, and Trehan, K. (2016) Breaking out or Breaking in? Exploring family dynamics in planning for succession', paper to be presented at Academy of Management Meeting, Anaheim, California, 5-9 August
Woldesenbet, K., and Theodorakopoulos, N (2015) ‘Strategizing in the context of transitional Economy: the interplay between firm level and institutional logics’, Paper presented at the 15th European Academy of Management Annual Conference, June 17th- 20th, Warsaw, Poland.
Theodorakopoulos, N., Sanchez-Preciado, D;, and Woldesenbet, K.(2015) ‘Intermediation for Technology Transfer from Academia to Rural Industry as Institutional Work: Filling the Void in a Less-developed Economy Setting’, Paper presented at 30th European Group for Organization Studies (EGOS) Colloquium , July 2-4 2015, Athens, Greece.
Woldesenbet, K, Worthington, I, and Ram, M ( 2015) ‘ Public Sector Procurement and ‘under-represented businesses’ : engaged or estranged, Paper presented at the British Academy of Management ( BAM) 29th Annual Conference, 8th- 10th September, Portsmouth, UK.
Vershinina, N., Kaur, K., Woldesenbet, K (2015) ‘Understanding Stakeholder Relationships amongst Punjabi-Indian Family Firm Members’ a paper presented at ISBE 2015 Annual Conference, Glasgow, UK
Jeremiah, M., Woldesenbet Beta, K and Vershinina, N (Sept 2015) “Examining the Corporate Social Responsibility Contribution to Enviro