Vivek Sinha
About
Vivek Sinha has a PhD in industrial economics and technology management with a focus on entrepreneurship from NTNU. His prior education includes a master’s in business administration (MBA) from the Manchester Business School, UK and degrees in urban planning from India.
A firm believer in entrepreneurship as a catalyst for positive change, he has previously worked to support entrepreneurs focusing on challenges such as bringing financial services to the poor, providing access to the labour market for those lacking access, and providing electricity to rural communities using renewable energy technologies, in India and in the UK.
As a researcher and innovation manager, he works on facilitating innovation from research through developing and teaching courses on research-based innovation, facilitating interaction between academics, industry and the public sector, and development of collaborative research and education projects for the application of research to solve societal challenges.
Vivek’s primary research interests are in scaling of the impact of entrepreneurs’ interventions.
He is associated with two centers: Engage, focusing on entrepreneurship education and NTNU's Energy Transition Initiative , focusing on facilitating societal transition to future energy systems.
Publications
2020
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Sinha, Vivek;
Ausrød, Vegar Lein;
Widding, Lars Øystein.
(2020)
Gearing up for growth: the growth process of new ventures at the base of the pyramid.
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing
Academic article
2017
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Ausrød, Vegar Lein;
Sinha, Vivek;
Widding, Lars Øystein.
(2017)
Business model design at the base of the pyramid.
Journal of Cleaner Production
Academic article
2015
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Ausrod, Vegar L.;
Sinha, Vivek;
Widding, Lars Øystein.
(2015)
Business Model Development in Base of the Pyramid.
Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings
Academic article
Journal publications
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Sinha, Vivek;
Ausrød, Vegar Lein;
Widding, Lars Øystein.
(2020)
Gearing up for growth: the growth process of new ventures at the base of the pyramid.
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing
Academic article
-
Ausrød, Vegar Lein;
Sinha, Vivek;
Widding, Lars Øystein.
(2017)
Business model design at the base of the pyramid.
Journal of Cleaner Production
Academic article
-
Ausrod, Vegar L.;
Sinha, Vivek;
Widding, Lars Øystein.
(2015)
Business Model Development in Base of the Pyramid.
Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings
Academic article
Teaching
Courses
Outreach
2025
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Academic lectureSinha, Vivek; Jin, Fufen; Widding, Lars Øystein. (2025) Inspiring PhD students to innovate: the role of a short course in facilitating PhD students’ entrepreneurial identity. Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange (ACERE) conference , Melbourne, Australia 2025-02-10 - 2025-02-14
2024
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Academic lectureJin, Fufen; Sinha, Vivek; Widding, Lars Øystein. (2024) Training PhD students to innovate: A short course approach. 2nd Conference of Research in Entrepreneurship, Education and Technology (Creet24) , Cagliari, Italy 2024-05-23 - 2024-05-24
2018
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Academic lectureSinha, Vivek; Widding, Lars Øystein. (2018) Replication for scale at the Base of the Pyramid: process of developing a replication strategy in off-grid rural electrification. Academy of Management Specialized Conference: From Start-up To Scale-up , Tel Aviv 2018-12-17 - 2018-12-20
2017
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Academic lectureSinha, Vivek; Ausrød, Vegar Lein; Widding, Lars Øystein. (2017) Title: Growth Modes in New Ventures at the Base of the Pyramid. Lauphana Conference on Entrepreneurship , Lüneburg 2017-01-18 - 2017-01-20
2014
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Academic lectureCatarina, Joana Correia; Tennfjord, Monica N.; Sinha, Vivek. (2014) Critical components of business model for renewable energy based rural electrification. Renewable Energy Research Conference , Oslo 2014-06-16 - 2014-06-18
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Academic lectureHole, Kenneth; Sinha, Vivek; Widding, Lars Øystein. (2014) Framework for Experimental Learning: Replicable Business Models in Rural Electrification. International Council for Small Business (ICSB) , Dublin 2014-06-11 - 2014-06-14
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Academic lectureSinha, Vivek; Ausrød, Vegar Lein; Widding, Lars Øystein. (2014) The Role of the Entrepreneur’s Business Model in Shaping Nascent Markets: Husk Power Systems and the Decentralized Renewable Energy Market in India. Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange Conference (ACERE) , Sydney 2014-02-04 - 2014-02-07
2013
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LectureSinha, Vivek. (2013) Rural renewable energy markets in developing countries : role of entrepreneurs and their business models. CenSES Annual Conference , Oslo 2013-12-09 - 2013-12-09
2012
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LectureSinha, Vivek; Ausrød, Vegar Lein. (2012) Innovative business models within decentralized renewable energy production. Renewable Energy Research Conference 2012 , Trondheim 2012-04-16 - 2012-04-18