Director / Researcher, Rockedge Ventures (UK) Ltd, United Kingdom
🌱📊 Dr. Joseph Arhavbarien is an accomplished researcher with a Ph.D. in Business and Management from the University of Bedfordshire, UK. With over three decades of industrial experience, he focuses on green processes, sustainable operations, and supply chain management. Transitioning to academia, he combines his rich industrial background with his academic expertise to teach and conduct research, applying quantitative techniques to explore green value internalisation.
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📚 Education:
🎓 Dr. Arhavbarien holds a Ph.D. in Business and Management from the University of Bedfordshire (2023). He earned his MBA in International Business from the University of East London (2015) and a B.Sc. (Hons) in Microbiology from the University of Lagos, Nigeria (1989). Additionally, he has a Certificate in Agile Project Management from the University of Oxford (2023).
💼 Experience:
💼 Dr. Arhavbarien’s diverse professional journey includes roles in retail, manufacturing, logistics, and consultancy. Notably, he has worked with Tesco, Morrisons, Gosh Food Ltd, and FedEx, where he led teams, managed operations, and drove continuous improvement initiatives. His expertise spans statistical analysis, project management, and sustainable business practices.
🔬 Research Interests:
🔍📈 Dr. Arhavbarien’s research interests are centered on green value internalisation, sustainable operations, and supply chain resilience. He employs quantitative methods and tools like Qualtrics and SPSS/AMOS to analyze data, aiming to develop green criteria for stakeholder engagement and enhance eco-efficiency in industrial operations.
🏆 Awards:
🏆 Dr. Arhavbarien has been recognized for his academic and professional contributions. A notable achievement includes guiding an M.Sc. student to win the 2023 Logistics Research Network CILT (UK)’s MSc Dissertation of the Year award, reflecting his ability to inspire and mentor students.
Publications
📚 “An investigation of antecedents and consequences of green value internalisation among sampled UK enterprises” – Journal of Environmental Management, 2024
📄 “An examination of antecedents of green value internalisation for firm-level supply chain collaboration” – British Academy of Management (BAM) 2022 Conference, Alliance Manchester Business School, UK.
📄 “Green supply chain management: an investigation of firm-level antecedents of green value internalisation” – 29th European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Conference, Berlin, Germany, 2022.📄 “An investigation of firm-level antecedents of green value internalisation for Upstream-Downstream supply chain interactions” – 32nd Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Conference (online), 2022.