Dr Farmon Asadov
Senior Teaching Associate in Operations ManagementResearch Overview
Dr Asadov’s research focuses on sustainable supply chain management, human rights, and labour governance. His work investigates how non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society intermediaries address systemic challenges such as forced labour and modern slavery beyond conventional social auditing and compliance mechanisms. His research also examines the evolution of supply chain governance and how organisations build legitimacy in response to social and institutional pressures, with a particular focus on the cotton-textile industry in Uzbekistan.
PhD Supervision Interests
He welcomes PhD enquiries from prospective students interested in sustainable supply chain management, responsible business, and social accountability. He is particularly interested in supervising doctoral research on:- Forced labour, modern slavery, and human rights in global supply chains- NGOs, civil society, and multi-stakeholder initiatives in supply chain governance- Social auditing, alternative compliance approaches, and institutional change
- Pentland Centre
- Supply Chain Management