Dr Abhisek Kuanr

Biography

Dr Abhisek Kuanr is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Marketing at Essex Business School. He obtained his PhD from Xavier School of Management (XLRI), India. He also has a Master’s in Business Administration from Xavier Institute of Management, India, and a First-Class bachelor’s in engineering degree, from the National Institute of Science & Technology, India. He was the recipient of the coveted Fulbright-Nehru fellowship for the years 2014-15. Before joining EBS, he worked as an Assistant Professor, Marketing at the Jindal Global Business School, India. He also has more than 15 years of Industry experience working as a sales and marketing professional, before moving to academia. His research interests have revolved around the broad area of anti-consumption. His work thereby includes the pursuit of determinants of anti-consumption behaviours, drawn from a diverse set of psychology, sociology, and marketing theories. His work has been published in leading journals such as Psychology & Marketing, Journal of Consumer Behaviour, and International Journal of Information Management Data Insights. He also serves as an ad-hoc reviewer for journals such as the journal of consumer behaviour, and leisure sciences.

Qualifications

• PhD Consumer Behaviour Xavier School of Management, (2020)

• MBA Marketing Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB), (2007)

Appointments

University of Essex

• Lecturer , Management and Marketing, Essex Business School, University of Essex (16/8/2021 - present)