Personal profile
Personal profile
Vera's research explores space, place, ethical consumption, digital networks, and gender. She is currently working on projects that explore consumption practices influenced by digital ownership, female leadership, and entrepreneurship. As part of the MANgagement Project, she is furthermore looking at what happens when the heteronormative institution of matrimony is queered through women proposing to men.
Vera's work has been published in Information Systems Journal, Journal of Business Ethics, Gender, Work & Organization, the International Journal for Entrepreneurial Behavior and Resesarch, Sage Handbook of Consumer Culture and Sage Business Cases.
Other work
Vera is an active member of the Centre of Research into Sustainability at Royal Holloway and co-leads the Digital Organisation and Society’s research cluster on digital inequality, ethics and cyberactivism. Her previous work includes the joint project Life of Electronics that discussed the issues associated with the lifecycle of electronic products, from their design, mining and manufacturing, to their use and, finally, recycling. Together with Rafael Font, Vera organised the Life of Electronics conference in London in 2014, followed by a second chapter in Singapore in 2015.
Teaching
Vera undertakes teaching responsibilities in the School of Management where she leads the MN5054 Services Marketing and MN2325/2326K Digital Marketing modules. She is furthermore a dissertation supervisor at under- and postgraduate level.
Research interests
Ethical consumption, Consumer Culture Theory, ICT4D
Keywords
- Marketing
- Consumer Culture
- ethical consumption
- Human & social geography
- ICT4D
- Fair Trade
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Mumpreneurs’ decision-making when facing uncertainty and competing goals
Ameen, N., Hoelscher, V. & Hughes, M., 13 Mar 2025, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Success to Scandal: The Rise and Fall of Teen Fashion Brand Brandy Melville
Hoelscher, V., Gutierrez, A. & Hadfield, G., 14 Jan 2025, In: SAGE Business Cases.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring how mumpreneurs use digital platforms’ algorithms and mechanisms to generate different types of value
Ameen, N., Hoelscher, V. & Panteli, N., Nov 2024, In: Information Systems Journal. 34, 6, p. 1935-1962 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Organising Emerging Intelligent Technologies: The Case of Autonomous AI-Coordinated Drone Ecosystems
Polykarpou, S., Ameen, N., Hafezieh, N. & Hoelscher, V., 3 Jun 2024, (Accepted/In press) Reshaping Work 2024 Conference Proceedings.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Responsible AI and Service Inclusion in Self-Tracking Health Services
Ameen, N., Hoelscher, V., Cheah, J.-H., Xia, S., Sorosrungruang, T. & Do (Bin), T. K., 6 Nov 2024, Responsible AI and Service Inclusion in Self-Tracking Health Services. International Conference on Information SystemsResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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The Paternity Project
Caussat, P. (PI), Hoelscher, V. (PI), Bolt, R. (CoI) & Achilli, G. (CoI)
1/10/24 → …
Project: Research
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Green IT in a Digital Generation
Soltan-Zadeh, Y. (PI), Kleine, D. (CoI), Hoelscher, V. (CoI) & Font, R. (CoI)
1/10/14 → 1/04/15
Project: Research