Cranfield School of Management

Qualifications

LLB
LLM
MBA

Background

Before coming to Cranfield University, Tehmina worked the UK as a Business Analyst at Duffs& Phelps Ltd, a financial consulting company. Prior to that, Tehmina worked as a Strategic Business Analyst at Barcardi Ltd in the UK. Her role involved performing valuations for the purposes of purchase price allocations, including intangible assets and performing goodwill impairment testing. Other responsibilities included working on long term strategic business plans by analyzing financial and business scenarios and developing competitors and global performance analysis. Before, moving to the UK, Tehmina lived and worked at Deloitte as an Analyst in Qatar.

Research Topic

Temina’s research interests are around the area of clusters and the nature of the relationship between location and performance. The focus is on the development of clusters for the purpose of regional development and firm competitive advantage.

Research Issue

The emphasis is on the issue of cluster development strategies and the different interests, conflicts and power relationships which influence the development direction. The research is focused on the following questions: • Which group and its interests should be strategically promoted through the development of clusters? • What is the impact of the different interests in the way in which clusters develop? Can there be a shared vision?

Sector

Private and Public Sector

Research Methods

Quantitative and Qualitative including case studies and interviews.

Theoretical Perspective

Competitiveness of Nations and Diamond Theory; knowledge based systems; technological advancement and innovation.

Why I Chose Cranfield

Cranfield University is a top ranked business school in the world with high quality teaching and research. It is also a school known for its practical approach to academics and its focus on links with industry.

Published Papers

Enright, M, (2000), “Regional Clusters and Multinational Enterprises”, International Studies of Management & Organizations, Vol 30, No 2, pg 114

Iammarino, S. and McCann, P. (2006), "The structure and evolution of industrial clusters: Transactions, technology and knowledge spillovers", Research Policy, vol. 35, no. 7, pp. 1018

Intarakumnerd, P and Chairatana, P and Tangchitpitboon, (2002), “National innovation system in less successful developing countries: the case of Thailand”, Research Policy, Vol. 31, pg 1445-1457

Jacobs, D and De Man, A, (1996), “Clusters, Industrial Policy and Firm Strategy: A Menu Approach”, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Vol 8, No. 4, pg 425

Markusen, A, (1996), “Sticky Places in Slippery Space: A typology of industrial districts”, Economic Geography, vol 72, Issue, 3, pg 293

Martin, R and Sunley, P, (2003), “Deconstructing clusters: chaotic concept or policy panacea”, Journal of Economic Geography, Vol 3, Pg 5-35

Maskell, P and Malmberg, A, (1999), “Localised learning and industrial competitiveness”, Cambridge Journal of Economics, Vol 23, No, 2, Pg 167

Pinch, S and Henry, N and Jenkins, M and Tallman, S, (2003), “From ‘industrial districts’ to ‘knowledge clusters’: a model of knowledge dissemination and competitive advantage in industrial agglomerations”, Vol 3, Issue 4, pg 373

Porter, M. E. (1998), "Clusters and the new economics of competition", Harvard business review, vol. 76, no. 6, pp. 77.