Dr Navjot Sandhu

Associate Professor in Finance

Birmingham City Business School

Email:: navjot.sandhu@bcu.ac.uk
Phone:: +44 (0)121 331 5249

Dr Navjot Sandhu is Finance subject group lead, managing undergraduate and postgraduate Finance programmes in the department. She has a wide range of experience of developing, delivering higher education courses programmes, modules at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. She works closely with Finance professional bodies to get professional accreditations for Finance programmes.

Dr Sandhu’s PhD topic focused upon the finance gap for small and marginal farmers (SMFs) in India, Punjab. Since joining Birmingham City University in September 2010, she continues to develop this niche further, with a particular focus on bank lending decisions for SMFs, an important area of research that has potential to impact on government policy and the agricultural sector at large in developed and emerging economies.

Whilst pursuing her PhD research, Dr Sandhu has worked on a European Union funded project, the work-life balance issues related to South Asian employees, a study that identified various cultural and societal issues, which impedes the work life balance and adversely affects levels of stress and low productivity among the employees.

Dr Sandhu is a peer referee for various international journals and served as an assistant Editor for JSBED (Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development) for eight years. She won: the Birmingham City University Business School Best Research Paper Award 2012, Outstanding Reviewer Award by Emerald Literati Network 2013. Currently, she is teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level courses, research active and also supervising PhDs.

Areas of Expertise

Qualifications

Memberships

Teaching

Research

Postgraduate Supervision

Publications

Book Chapters

Sandhu, N. Scott, J. Hussain, J. Gibb, J. Sinha, P. and Akoorie, M. (2017) ‘Women Entrepreneurs, Informal finance and Microenterprise Growth in Rural India: An Exploratory Study. Measuring an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham.

Sandhu, N. Hussain, J., and Matlay, H. (2015) ‘Informal Lenders and Small/Marginal farmers in India: An Unregulated Sociological Symbiotic Relationship?’, in Hussain, J. and Scott, J. (Eds) International Research Handbook on Entrepreneurial Finance. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham.

Publications

Sandhu, N. Hussain, J. Matlay, H. (2012) "Entrepreneurship Education and Training needs of Family Businesses Operating in the Agricultural Sector of India", Education + Training, Vol. 54 Issue: 8/9, pp.727 – 743.

Sandhu, N. Hussain, J. Matlay, H. (2012) "Barriers to Finance Experienced by Female Owner/managers of Marginal Farms in India", Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 19 Issue: 4, pp.640 – 655

Sandhu, N. Rana, B. Dad, I. and Rono, M. (2007) “Managing Gender and Ethnic Diversity in South Asian Communities,” Report 1 & 2 published and printed by Birmingham City University.

Sandhu, N and Hussain, J. (2006). Finance Gap amongst Smaller Farmers in India, Punjab, Research Journal of Amity Global Business Review, Vol.2.

Sandhu, N. (2006) “Finance Gap among Smaller Farmers in India, Punjab,” paper presented in Conference in Warwick University [Available online] http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/int-sme-finance/programme/27-sandhu.pdf and published in Journal of Amity Business School.

Conference Papers

S Sandhu, N. Scott and Hussain, J. (2017) ‘Informal Finance and Growth of Women businesses in an Emergent Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: a case of Indian Punjab’. Paper accepted for ECIE, France, September 2017.

Sandhu, N. Scott and Hussain, J. (2017) ‘Agri-tourism Complements or Competes traditional farming: A Case of Indian Punjab.’ Paper presented at MISG, Malaysia, July 2017.

Sandhu, N. and Hussain, J. (2017) ‘Financing Small Tourism: An Indian Perspective’. Paper presented at ICIE, September 2017.

Sandhu, N. and Hussain, J. and Matlay, H (2016). ‘Dynamics of Banks Lending to Farmers in India’. Paper presented at ISBE 2016 at Paris 26-28th October.

Sandhu, N. Scott and Hussain, J. (2016) ‘Informal Finance and Growth of Women businesses in an Emergent Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: a case of Indian Punjab’. Paper presented at ECIE, Finland, September 2016.

Sandhu, N. and Hussain, J. (2016). An empirical investigation into characteristics and financial obstacles faced by small and medium tourism firms in India, paper accepted for ICIE Conference, Toronto, Canada.

Sandhu, N. Scott, J. Hussain, J. Gibb, J. Sinha, P. and Akoorie, M. (2016) ‘Women Entrepreneurs, Informal finance and Microenterprise Growth in Rural India: An Exploratory Study. Paper presented at Babson College Entrepreneurship Research conference 2016.

Sandhu, N. and Hussain, J. (2015). Informal Lenders and Small/Marginal farmers in India: An Unregulated Sociological Symbiotic Relationship?’, paper accepted for ISBE Conference, UK.

Sandhu, N. and Hussain, J. (2015). Financing of tourism firms in India. Paper presented at European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ECIE), Genova, Itlay September 2015.

Sandhu, N. Hussain, J. and Matlay, H (2015). Financial Constraints and Growth of SMEs. Paper presented at International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ICIE), Durban, South Africa. 19-20 march 2015.

Sandhu, N. (2014). Gender and Access to Finance for Women-owned Marginal Farms in India. British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference. London, UK. 14-16 April 2014.

Sandhu, N, Hussain, J. and Matlay, H. (2013). Financial Education and Success of Family Firms. Paper presented at World ISSME Conference 2013.

Sandhu, N, Hussain, J. and Matlay, H. (2013). Poverty alleviation amongst Small and Marginal Farmers in Indian Punjab. Paper presented for ISBE Conference, Cardiff, UK. 12-13 November 2013.

Hussain, J. Sandhu, N. and Matlay, H. (2013). A comparison of the determinants of informal capital structure of Small Firms owned by the Ethnic and native Entrepreneurs in the UK. Paper accepted for ISBE Conference 2013.

Sandhu, N, Hussain, J. and Matlay, H. (2012). Informal Credit for Agriculture in Indian Punjab. British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference. Brighton, UK. 17-19 April 2012.

Sandhu, N. and Hussain, J. (2010) “Banks’ lending to Farmers in India” paper presented at European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2010, Athens.

Sandhu, N. (2007). Life Coaching as a Tool for Managing Diversity, Birmingham City University.

Sandhu, N. (2006). Finance gap amongst smaller farmers in India, Punjab. International Conference on Financing of SMEs in Developed Countries. Warwick Business School, UK. 4-5 April 2006.

Reports

Sandhu, N. Rana, B. Dad, I. and Rono, M. (2007) “Managing Gender and Ethnic Diversity in South Asian Communities,” Report 1 & 2 published and printed by Birmingham City University.

Book Reviews

Sandhu, N. (2015). Grassroots ICT: Small business and the use of ICT by Routledge/ Taylor & Francis Group
Sandhu, N. (2014). MyFinanceLab’ for the 5th edition of Corporate Financial Management by Glen Arnold.
Sandhu, N. (2014). 5th edition of Corporate Financial Management by Glen Arnold
Sandhu, N. (2012). Atrill and McLaney’s textbook on Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists (7th edition).