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Dr Elmira Djafarova

Associate Professor

Department: Newcastle Business School

Dr. Djafarova is Head of Marketing Subject Group in the department of Marketing, Operation and Systems in the Faculty of Business and Law. She has an extensive experience in leading programmes reviews/validations internally and externally. Previously, she was Programme Director across all business Top Up programmes, and PG programmes in Business and Management Department. Elmira has introduced a range of activities to improve international students' experience, e.g. International Mentoring Scheme, Study Support; and also conducts pedagogical research dedicated to international students' experience and behaviour.

 

Dr. Djafarova is an active researcher and her contribution is recognised internationally in the areas of electronic word of mouth, digital influencers, Generation Z, social media engagement, consumer behaviour and tourism images. She was invited as a keynote speaker for The Operational Research Society at the University of Warwick in 2020. Elmira acted as a Programme Chair for the 49th Academy of Marketing Conference ‘Radical Marketing’, which took place 4-7th July 2016 and is an Associate Editor for the Special Issue in Journal of Marketing Management. Her recent research focuses on very current research topic of marketing: credibility of digital influencers, social media engagement by certain target audience and investigation of self-presentation on visual social media on consumer behaviour. She is a reviewer for academic journals (Tourism Management, Computers in Human Behavior) and external funding bodies. The results of Elmira's research have been published in Computers in Human Behaviour, Tourism Analysis, Marketing Review, Journal of Advertising Research. Dr. Djafarova is  a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education academy and a member of  Digital and Marketing research groups.

Elmira Djafarova

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Can you be mindful? The effectiveness of mindfulness-driven interventions in enhancing the digital resilience to fake news on COVID-19, Rodrigo, P., Arakpogun, E., Vu, M., Olan, F., Djafarova, E. 1 Apr 2024, In: Information Systems Frontiers
  • Intergenerational succession and corporate philanthropy: a stakeholder perspective, Zhang, L., Lin, Z., Huang, W., Djafarova, E., Ren, L. 20 Nov 2024, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research
  • Investigating the impact of food tourism vlogger entrepreneurs' language characteristics on audiences' attitude and behaviours, Hutchinson, W., Djafarova, E., Liu, S., Abdelrahman, M. 11 Mar 2024, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research
  • Exploring the Perceived online Review Credibility and Management Response Influence on Purchase Intention, Djafarova, E., Geere, L. 1 May 2023, In: Journal of Information Technology Management
  • Exploring ethical consumption of generation Z: theory of planned behaviour, Djafarova, E., Foots, S. 6 Jul 2022, In: Young Consumers
  • Credibility of digital influencers on YouTube and Instagram, Djafarova, E., Matson, N. 2021, In: International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising
  • ‘Instagram made Me buy it’: Generation Z impulse purchases in fashion industry, Djafarova, E., Bowes, T. 1 Mar 2021, In: Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
  • ‘Instafamous’ – credibility and self-presentation of micro-celebrities on social media, Djafarova, E., Trofimenko, O. 24 Aug 2019, In: Information Communication and Society
  • YouTube advertising: exploring its effectiveness, Djafarova, E., Kramer, K. 29 Nov 2019, In: The Marketing Review
  • User-Generated Images in Online Consumer Reviews of Hotels, Djafarova, E., Deluce, B. 31 Aug 2018, In: Tourism Analysis

  • Patrick Gürser Exploring the Influence of Product—Related Factors on Showrooming Intention in the Consumer Electronics Market Start Date: 27/09/2021
  • Alan Kelly To investigate prospective student’s online customer experience during their college search process. Start Date: 01/10/2020
  • Amy Hartley Why should I cancel you? Generation Z’s attitudes towards the cancel culture phenomenon and the implications for brands. Start Date: 01/10/2023

  • Tourism PhD June 30 2008
  • Tourism MA (Hons) September 01 2002
  • Education MA July 31 2002
  • Senior Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2020


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