Dr Jahira Debbarma
Dr. Jahira Debbarma is a Lecturer in Business at Birmingham City University, holding a PhD in Industrial Security Governance from Inha University, South Korea. With a background in social sciences and management engineering, Dr. Debbarma is passionate about bridging the gap between theory and practice in business, sustainability, and governance. Her research focuses on addressing global challenges such as sustainability, governance and policy. Through her teaching, she is dedicated to empowering future business leaders and researchers with the skills to drive positive change in sustainability. Dr. Debbarma is committed to fostering critical thinking and contributing valuable insights to both her students and the academic community.
Areas of Expertise
- Circular economy
- Energy and emissions policy analysis
- Efficiency and productivity analysis
- Governance
- Environmental economics
- Business-technology convergence
- Applied econometric (and applied economic)
Qualifications
- PgCert. in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom.
- Ph.D. in Industrial Security Governance (Management Engineering), Inha University, South Korea.
- MBA in International Business Management, Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, India.
- Bachelor of Commerce in cost and management accounting, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, India.
Teaching
Dr. Debbarma teaches on the following modules:
- BUS7080 Global Operations Management
- BUS7091 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- BUS6077 Business Process and Systems
- BUS6081 Business Research Methodology and Practice
- BUS6082 Business Research Projects
- BUS6059 Integrated Business Research Project
- MAN5077 Data Analytics for Business Optimisation
- MKT5045 Data, Insights and Analytics
Research
Funded research projects:
- 2026 (Feb-July) “Evaluating the Impact of Decarbonisation Strategies on Environmental Sustainability in the Transportation Industry” from BCU Internal Small Research Grants, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom (Funded)- Project Lead.
- 2026 (Feb-July) “Optimization and Design of Hydrogen Supply Chains: Integrating Centralized Storage, On-Site Production, and Distribution for Sustainable and Cost-Effective Hydrogen Deployment” from BCU Internal Small Research Grants, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom (Funded)- Co-Lead.
- 2024-2027 “Investigating the Impact of Net-Zero Strategy on Firms' Energy Efficiency Performance and Economic Growth within the Framework of Sustainable Development Goals” from Faculty (fully) funded PhD Studentship, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom (Funded)- Project Lead.
- 2021-2022 “Governance Study of Sustainable Development Policy” from General Faculty Research Fund, Inha University, South Korea (Funded).
- 2021-2022 “A Study on Airport Governance Factors Affecting Sustainable Regional Development” from General Faculty Research Fund, Inha University, South Korea (Funded).
- 2020-2021 “Energy Efficiency and Eco-friendly Urbanization Policy” by General Faculty Research Fund, Inha University, South Korea (Funded)
- 2019-2021 “Jungseok International Full Scholarship” from Graduate school of Inha University, South Korea (Funded)
- 2016-2019 “New challenges and environmental cooperation in the Paris climate agreement system” by IFP campus support project, Inha University, South Korea (Funded)
Postgraduate Supervision
- Rasmeet Kaur- “Artificial Intelligence as a Transformative Capability for Circular and Sustainable Business Practices in UK SMEs”- Director of Studies [Since May 2026].
- Mohamed Shrief- “Investigating the Impact of Net-Zero Strategy on Firms' Energy Efficiency Performance and Economic Growth within the Framework of Sustainable Development Goals”- Director of Studies (Fully Funded) [Since September 2024].
Publications
Peer reviewed academic journal articles
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Shrief, M., Debbarma, J., Akanbi, L., & Chu, D. (2026). Net-Zero Transition and its Impact on Firms' Energy Efficiency and Economic Growth within the Framework of Sustainable Development Goals: A Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis. Business Strategy and the Environment. 10.1002/bse.71016. [CABS 3]
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Debbarma, J., Kumar, V., & Ekundayo, D. (2025). Measuring carbon emission efficiency in a developing country: a comparative study of sustainability initiatives and non-sustainability initiatives of manufacturing firms. Business Strategy and the Environment. http://doi.org/10.1002/bse.70036. [CABS 3]
- Choi, Y., Lee, H., Jeong, H., & Debbarma, J. (2023). Urbanization paradox of environmental policies in Korean local governments. Land. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020436. [SSCI]
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Debbarma, J., Choi, Y., Yang, F., Lee, H. (2022). Exports as a new paradigm to connect business and Information Technology for Sustainable Development. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2022.100233. [CABS 1]
- Debbarma, J., & Choi, Y. (2022). A Taxonomy of Green Governance: A qualitative and quantitative analysis towards Sustainable Development. Sustainable Cities and Society. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2022.103693. [Scopus]
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Yang, F., Choi, Y., Lee, H., & Debbarma, J. (2022). Sustainability of Overlapped Emission Trading and Command-And-Control CO2 Regulation for Korean Coal Power Production: A DEA-Based Cost-Benefit Analysis. Frontiers in Environmental Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.877823.
- Lee, H., Choi, Y., Yang, F., & Debbarma, J. (2021). The governance of airports in the sustainable local economic development. Sustainable Cities and Society. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.103235. [Scopus]
- Debbarma, J., Lee, H., & Choi, Y. (2021). “Sustainable Feasibility of the Environmental-Friendly Policies on Agriculture and Its Related Sectors in India.” Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13126680. [SSCI]
- Choi, Y.*, Lee, H., & Debbarma, J.* (2020), “Are Global Companies Better in Environmental Efficiency in India? Based on Metafrontier Malmquist CO2 Performance”, Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12208359. [SSCI]
- Choi, Y., Zhang, L., Debbarma, J., & Lee, H. (2021), “Sustainable Management of Online to Offline Delivery Apps for Consumers’ Reuse Intention: Focused on the Meituan Apps”, Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13073593. [SSCI]
Conference papers
- Shrief, M., Debbarma, J., Akanbi, L., & Chu, D. (2026). An Analysis of The Net-Zero Adoption Gap Between UK Firms and National Goals. EURAM 2026 Conference. [Full Paper Accepted]
- Shrief, M., Debbarma, J., Akanbi, L., & Chu, D. (2025). Enablers and Barriers of Businesses Towards Net-Zero Emissions Economy: A Systematic Review. BAM 2025 Conference. [Full Paper Accepted]
Work With Industry
- Dr. Jahira Debbarma has worked with Hindustan Unilever Limited as a Customer Consultant.
- Dr Debbarma worked as a Financial Consultant with finance company.