Prof Vikas Kumar

Employment

• University of Portsmouth Academic, Directorate, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
  2025 - Present
• Birmingham City University Associate Dean For Research Innovation and Enterprise
  2023 - 2025
• University of the West of England Director of Research and Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
  2013 - 2023
• Dublin City University Business School Lecturer (Above Bar)
  2009 - 2013
• The University of Hong Kong Research Assistant
  2005 - 2006
• Birmingham City University
  ? - 2025

Education

• University of Exeter PhD in Management Studies
  2006 - 2011
• National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology Bachelors of Technology in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
  2001 - 2005

Projects & Funding

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Publications (409)

• Environmental Sustainability, Financial Conditions, and Export Performance in Thailand’s Textile and Clothing Industry Under Trade Liberalization and the Post-ATC Era
  Journal of Risk and Financial Management 2026 DOI: 10.3390/jrfm19070540
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• Are SMEs Claiming to Be Circular, Actually Circular? An Empirical Study on the Implementation and Performance Evaluation of Circular Economy Practices
  Business Strategy and the Environment 2026 DOI: 10.1002/bse.71280
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• Sustainability‐Oriented Innovation and Circular Economy Transitions: Evidence From the UK Textile and Clothing Industry
  Business Strategy and the Environment 2026 DOI: 10.1002/bse.70518
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• The Application of Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability and a Zero Carbon Society
  Disaster Risk Reduction 2026
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• Methodological Pathways for Circular Economy in Energy and Environmental Studies: A Structured Review Toward Sustainable Development
  Business Strategy and the Environment 2026 DOI: 10.1002/bse.71202
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• The Vogue of the Circular Economy: Mapping Its Dominant Themes and Emerging Alternatives in European Research
  Scientific Papers of the University of Pardubice, Series D: Faculty of Economics and Administration 2026 DOI: 10.46585/sp34012547
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• Unlocking Circular Economy Potentials: Testing the Moderating and Mediating Roles of Cultural Diversity, Technological Innovation, and Digitalization
  Business Strategy and the Environment 2026 DOI: 10.1002/bse.71130
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• Design of an ergonomic lounge chair using water hyacinth material after going through a tensile test
  Sustainable Futures 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2026.101788
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• Selection of additive manufacturing process: A decision support system
  International Journal of Technology Management & Sustainable Development 2026 DOI: 10.1386/tmsd_00122_1
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• Impact of robotics on unemployment: Moderating effect of the national culture
  Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2026.124643
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