Dr. Tilahun Mekonnen | International Business Lecturer & Researcher

About Me

With over 16 years of teaching, research, and supervision experience across undergraduate, postgraduate, PhD, and foundation levels, I bring a wealth of academic and practical expertise to Sheffield Business School.

I also possess over 28 years of combined academic and industry experience in international business management. My multinational, multicultural, and multilingual background spanning the UK/Europe, Russia, Ukraine, and Ethiopia has equipped me with exceptional resilience, adaptability, and cross-cultural leadership skills.

I am passionate about supporting ethnic minority businesses and exploring the challenges and opportunities they face. I am currently aspiring to an Associate Professorship to further advance my contributions to teaching and research.

Doctor Tilahun Mekonnen, PhD

Experience & qualifications

Career Profile

Professional Experience

Education & Qualifications

Languages

Teaching

Sheffield Business School

→ International Entrepreneurship
→ Export Management
→ Global Entrepreneurship
→ International Business Management
→ International Strategic Management
→ Economics for Business

Additional Areas

→ Entrepreneurship and Management
→ People Behaviour and Decisions
→ Dissertation Supervision
→ The Practice of Business

Research Interests

Ethnic & Minority Businesses

Challenges, opportunities, and lived experiences of ethnic minority businesses in South Yorkshire and the UK.

Digital Technology in Education

Exploring the role of digital platforms and tools like Google Drawings to enhance teaching, learning, and collaboration.

International Business & SMEs

International entrepreneurship, export management, and SME development across diverse cultural contexts.

Publications & Presentations

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Doctoral Thesis • 2018

Lived experiences of Black African Immigrant Entrepreneurs in South Yorkshire

Supervised by Quine, K.

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2024

Linking all to Google Drawings: A technology hub and virtual platform for learners, scholars and collaborative participants

The European Conference in Education (ECE 2024), London

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2023

Adapting Digital Platforms to enhance teaching, learning and collaborative working

SHU's 3rd Annual Teaching, Learning & Assessment Conference, Sheffield
Co-author: Hattersley, D.

Full publication list available upon request or via academic profiles.

Diary & milestones

What’s Ahead

Conferences, engagements and career moments—shared while they are timely.

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Other Activities

Vice Chair

Ethiopian Community in South Yorkshire

Chair of Public Relations

Amhara Community in the United Kingdom

Postgraduate Supervision

I supervise postgraduate students in the domain of International Business Management, with particular interest in entrepreneurship, SME development, and ethnic minority business studies.

Interested in PhD supervision?

Please contact me to discuss potential research topics.

Get in touch

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For research collaboration, speaking, supervision or publication enquiries, send a message using this form.

Direct email

tilahun.mekonnen@shu.ac.uk