Feranita

Dr Feranita is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Business and Law, Taylor’s University, Malaysia. She is the founding leader of Family Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Centre at Taylor’s University, where she provides consulting, coaching and training for business families and entrepreneurs. Dr Feranita also serves as Senior Advisor for Asian Legacies, an advisory firm based in Indonesia that guides business families in ensuring business and legacy continuity. With a rich global exposure spanning seven countries, Dr Feranita brings a wealth of experience, agility, and cultural intelligence to the team. Adept at working in an ambiguous environment and diverse teams, her mastery in English, Mandarin and Indonesian ensures smooth communication in various contexts. Dr Feranita adopts an innovative, structured, and analytical approach to solving today's business problems, based on insights derived from her academic research background. Dr Feranita holds a PhD in Management (UK) with a research interest in family business, entrepreneurship, innovation, and university-industry collaborations. Coming from a family business background herself, she feels strongly for the struggles and challenges faced by business families. She is also a certified professional coach who coaches business families and entrepreneurial startups.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy in Management (Ph.D.)
  Lancaster University, Lancaster,UK.
  Centre for Family Business, Department of Entrepreneurship, Strategy & Innovation.

Awards

• RADMA’s Postgraduate Student Research Support – July 2017
• Doctoral Studies Funding by Research and Development Management Association (RADMA) for Academic Year 2015/16 and 2016/17
• Sponsorship for PhD by MGF Ltd, for Academic Year 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17
• IFERA 2015 Consortiums Travel Scholarship
• LUMS Conference Grant Scheme 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17
• Lancaster China Management Centre Research Funding 2014/15

Publications

• Corsi, S, Feranita, F., Hughes, M., and Watson, A. (2022) Universities as Internationalisation Catalysts: Reversing Roles in University-Industry Collaboration. British Journal of Management
• Corsi, S, Feranita, F., and De Massis, A. (2022) International R&D partnerships: the role of government funding in reducing transaction costs and opportunistic behavior. R&D Management, 52(3), 447-611
• Margiono, A. and Feranita, F. (2023) Government Initiatives and Social Entrepreneurship in Thailand: Exploring the Role of Pracharath Rak Samakee Social Enterprise Scheme (ประชารัฐรักสามัคคี) and the Way Forward. Heritage Entrepreneurship: Cultural and Creative Pursuits in Business Management Palgrave Studies in Global Entrepreneurship
• Feranita, F., Mouawad, R., Amin, M., Woon Leong, L., & Rathakrishnan, T. (2022). Unveiling the role of entrepreneurial education in preparing the next generation of entrepreneurs in Malaysia. Strategic entrepreneurial ecosystems and business model innovation. Emerald
• Rathakrishnan, T., Feranita, F., Leong, L. W., Yi, Y. J., & Mouawad, R. (2022). Evolution of Entrepreneurship Development Among Different Generations in Adopting Technology in Malaysia: Towards a Reconciliation for Collaboration. In Innovation in ASEAN (pp. 53-64). Springer, Singapore
• Feranita, F, Palomo, D. R., & Diéguez-Soto, J. (2021). The Role of Family Management and Management Control Systems in Promoting Technological Innovation in Family SMEs. European Journal of Family Business, 2021, 11(2), pp. 80–99
• Feranita, F & De Massis, A. (2021). Conflicts and Resolutions: Continuing a Generational Family Business in Ipoh, Malaysia, SAGE Business Cases
• Margiono, A. and Feranita, F. (2021) The past, present, and future of social entrepreneurship in Indonesia: A strategy to move the ecosystem forward. In V. Rattan (Ed.), Entrepreneurial connectivity-Network, innovation and strategy perspectives. Springer
• Xavier, J.A., Feranita, F., Jambulingam, M. and Gorchan Singh, M.K. (2021), ''Assessing ethnic business sustainability in transgenerational succession'', Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print
• Feranita, F., De Massis, A., Santora J. C., & Kotlar J. (2018). Managing strategic change in family business: The case of Glopac Chemical. In Dieleman, M. (Eds.), SAGE Family Business Case Series by SAGE Business Cases
• Feranita, F., Kotlar, J., & De Massis, A. (2017). Collaborative innovation in family firms: Past research, current debates and agenda for future research. Journal of Family Business Strategy, 8(3), 137-156.