Dr Pantea Foroudi
Reader in Marketing
Eastern Gateway 104g
- Email: pantea.foroudi@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 267929
Summary
Pantea Foroudi (PhD, SFHEA, MSc (Hons), MA, BA (Hons)) is the Business Manager and Solution Architect at Foroudi Consultancy and the Director of the Sustainable Digital Economy Area of Excellence. She also serves as the Head of the Research Group in Marketing and Corporate Brand Management, a Member of the School Management Board (SMB), and a Reader in Marketing and Corporate Brand Management. Since 1996, Pantea has built extensive experience in design, branding, and marketing, establishing herself as a creative innovator and practical problem-solver in visual identity, graphic design, and branding across various sectors. Pantea's primary research interests focus on consumer behavior, using a multidisciplinary approach across two key areas: (i) corporate brand design and identity, and (ii) sustainable development goals (SDGs). Her research has been widely published in leading international academic journals, including the British Journal of Management, International Journal of Management Reviews, Regional Studies, Journal of Business Research, European Journal of Marketing, and the International Journal of Hospitality Management.
Pantea's scholarly impact has been recognized globally. She was listed as the FIRST in "top scholarly output" in the UK and Europe and ranked FOURTH worldwide for the period 2016–2022 (December 2022). She has also been featured in Stanford University’s Top 2% of Scientists ranking, as per Elsevier’s Scopus database (2024, 2023, and 2022). In addition to her academic achievements, Pantea has extensive editorial experience as an associate and senior editor for renowned journals, including the International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Business Research, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, European Journal of International Management, and more. Her work continues to make significant contributions to the fields of marketing, corporate branding, and sustainability.
Qualifications
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
PhD in Business Management, Brunel Business School, UK
MA in Marketing and Communication Management (Honours)
MSc in Graphic Design (Honours)
BA in Graphic Design (Honours)
Responsibility
Director of Sustainable Digital Economy Area of Excellence; Head of Research Group (Marketing and Corporate Brand Management); Member of the School Management Board (SMB)
Pantea teaches MG5615 (Understanding Business and Management Research), MG5584 (Applied Corporate Brand Management) and MG5586 (Strategic Corporate Brand Management and Consulting) to Master students and supervises PhD students.
Associate/Editorial Board - Journal of Business Research (JBR); International Journal of Hospitality Management (IJHM); International Journal of Management Reviews (IJMR); International Journal of Consumer Studies (IJCS); Journal of Business to Business Marketing (JBBM); Corporate Reputation Review (CRR); International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (IJCHM); International Journal of Information Management (IJIM); European Journal of International Management (EJIM)
Newest selected publications
Jaffari, AA., Foroudi, P., Palazzo, M. and Akbari, M. (2024) 'Enriching the concept of employer branding: investigating its impact in the service sector'. Employee Relations, 46 (7). pp. 1446 - 1482. ISSN: 0142-5455
Nazarian, A., Zaeri, E., Foroudi, P., Afrouzi, A. and Atkinson, P. (Accepted) 'To lead or not to lead? A cultural examination of leadership in independent hotels'. International Hospitality Review. ISSN: 2516-8142
Foroudi, P., Paydas Turan, C., Melewar, TC., Dennis, C. and Tzempelikos, N. (2024) 'Corporate identity management: A study of employees’ perceptions in the context of the retail and the hospitality and tourism sectors'. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 122. pp. 1 - 23. ISSN: 0278-4319 Open Access Link
Marvi, R., Foroudi, P. and Jerez Jerez, M. (2024) 'A Bibliometric Review of Customer Engagement in the International Domain: Reviewing the Past and the Present'. Corporate Reputation Review, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 1363-3589 Open Access Link
Nazemi, A., Zamanfashami, PR., Foroudi, P., Haghighinasab, M., Seyyedamiri, N. and Zare Mehrjardy, M. (2024) 'Service Oikos as a complex self-perpetuating system: a bibliometric study of service ecosystems'. Journal of Strategy and Management, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 34. ISSN: 1755-425X Open Access Link