KOPTSYUKH YAMASHEVA Anastasia

Strategy & Entrepreneurship
Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship

Anastasia Koptsyukh is an Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship at the Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at NEOMA Business School.

Her research focuses on social entrepreneurship, with particular emphasis on compassion venturing and entrepreneurial responses to societal challenges. Using qualitative, engaged, and process-oriented methods, her work examines how prosocial ventures and initiatives emerge and expand in crisis contexts, generating social impact in situations of acute need.

Anastasia's work has been published in journals such as Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and the Journal of Business Venturing Insights, and has received several recognitions and awards, including the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference Best Paper Award in Social Entrepreneurship. She is also a member of EMES, the European Group of Organization Studies (EGOS), and the Academy of Management.

Alongside her research, Anastasia engages in policy and government advisory and contributes to startup ecosystem development. She has co-founded ventures and raised funding in the circular economy and refugee support space, and brings experience from corporate and startup environments across Europe, where she continues to mentor and support entrepreneurial teams.

KOPTSYUKH, A., E. BOADA, "What’s Behind the Buzz? An Integrative Review of Hype in the Entrepreneurship Market" in Academy of Management Proceedings, vol. 2026, no. 1, 2026
KOPTSYUKH, A., E. KIBLER, D. A. SHEPHERD, "Politics of Entrepreneurial Resourcefulness in Compassion Venture Expansion", Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, March 2026, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 536-584

DOI : 10.1177/10422587251383499

KOPTSYUKH, A., "Compassionate Distanced Venturing: The case of a Finnish Logistics Hub Delivering Aid to War-torn Ukraine." in Junior Scholars Forum by ESSEC, emlyon business school, HEC Liège, IÉSEG and Stanford PACS., 2025, Paris, France

KOPTSYUKH, A., E. KIBLER, D. A. SHEPHERD, "Politics of Entrepreneurial Resourcefulness in Compassion Venture Expansion", Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, March 2026, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 536-584

DOI : 10.1177/10422587251383499

VAN DER GIESSEN, M., A. KOPTSYUKH, F. KODEIH, S. ALKHALED, A. POBEREZHNA, M. WESSELIUS DEN BOER, "From emergency relief to empowerment: Transitioning government-led social entrepreneurship practices to support Ukrainian refugees", Journal of Business Venturing Insights, November 2025, vol. 24, pp. e00559

DOI : 10.1016/j.jbvi.2025.e00559

KOPTSYUKH, A., E. BOADA, "What’s Behind the Buzz? An Integrative Review of Hype in the Entrepreneurship Market" in Academy of Management Proceedings, vol. 2026, no. 1, 2026
KOPTSYUKH, A., "Making the Invisible Visible: Evolving Methodologies in a Changing Research Landscape" in European International Business Academy (EIBA) Conference Workshop, 2024, Aalto, Finland
KOPTSYUKH, A., E. KIBLER, D. A. SHEPHERD, "Alleviated suffering, now what? On a journey from compassion venturing to a new social venture." in Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research (BCERC Proceedings), vol. 43, pp. p313-318, 2023

KOPTSYUKH, A. - "Supporting refugees' enterpreneurial journeys" Workshop Fostering refugee inclusion: Insights from NGOs, employers and academic initiatives, by IÉSEG" - 2023, Paris, France
KOPTSYUKH, A. - "Displaced Talent - A Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue by Åbo Akademi University and the Migration Institute of Finland." - 2023, Turku, Finland

KOPTSYUKH, A., "Compassionate Distanced Venturing: The case of a Finnish Logistics Hub Delivering Aid to War-torn Ukraine." in Junior Scholars Forum by ESSEC, emlyon business school, HEC Liège, IÉSEG and Stanford PACS., 2025, Paris, France
KOPTSYUKH, A., "Compassionate Distanced Venturing: The case of a Finnish Logistics Hub Delivering Aid to War-torn Ukraine." in European Group of Organization Studies 41st Colloquium. Sub-theme 72: The Sociomateriality of Creativity: Objects, Methods, and Spaces, 2025, Athens, Greece
KOPTSYUKH, A., "Compassionate Distanced Venturing: The case of a Finnish Logistics Hub Delivering Aid to War-torn Ukraine" in Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference 45th, 2025, Massachusetts, United States
KOPTSYUKH, A., "Navigating Multiple Roles in Social Entrepreneurship: Working in, for, and Beyond the Field" in 40th European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium, 2024, Milan, Italy
KOPTSYUKH, A., "Politics of Entrepreneurial Resourcefulness in Compassion Venture Expansion" in 39th European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium, 2023, Cagliari, Italy
KOPTSYUKH, A., "Alleviated suffering, Now What?" in 43rd Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), 2023, Tennessee, United States

KOPTSYUKH, A., "Seminar: Forced migration caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Challenges and Specifics of Health and Social Care by KONE Foundation" University of Helsinki. 2023, Helsinki, Finland
KOPTSYUKH, A., "Organizing for the Displaced" Seminar by Aalto University.. 2022, Alto, Finland
KOPTSYUKH, A., "Alleviated suffering, Now What?" Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy Seminar: Geneva Centre for Philanthropy (GCP) at the University of Geneva. 2022, Geneva, Switzerland