Entrepreneurship in deprived urban communities: The case of Wales (2012)
Journal Article

The potential of entrepreneurial activity for rejuvenating deprived communities has been recognised by policymakers, especially with regard to reducing unemployment. Utilising data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) in conjunction with th... Read More about Entrepreneurship in deprived urban communities: The case of Wales.

Scenario thinking: A practice-based approach for the identification of opportunities for innovation (2011)
Journal Article

Drawing on the social theory of practice, this paper 'unpacks' scenario thinking in the form of strategizing in product innovation teams to explore when and how the practice may lead to the identification of opportunities for innovation. Adopting a c... Read More about Scenario thinking: A practice-based approach for the identification of opportunities for innovation.

Towards a methodological approach: Theorising scenario thinking as a social practice (2011)
Journal Article

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to draw on the social theory of practice to show scenario thinking as an everyday practice and how the practice could be theorised at the meso-level. Design/methodology/approach – Counterfactual analysis, scenario a... Read More about Towards a methodological approach: Theorising scenario thinking as a social practice.

Generic strategies and performance - evidence from manufacturing firms (2011)
Journal Article

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between business-level strategy and organisational performance and to test the applicability of Porter's generic strategies in explaining differences in the performance of organisation... Read More about Generic strategies and performance - evidence from manufacturing firms.

Entrepreneurship amongst minority language speakers: The case of Wales (2011)
Journal Article

JONES-EVANS D., THOMPSON P. and KWONG C. Entrepreneurship amongst minority language speakers: the case of Wales, Regional Studies. Using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey, this study explores the entrepreneurial characteristi... Read More about Entrepreneurship amongst minority language speakers: The case of Wales.

Technology outsourcing in manufacturing small- and medium-sized firms: Another competitive resource? (2011)
Journal Article

Based on a sample of UK manufacturing small- and medium-sized firms in the engineering and electronics industry, the study identifies firm- and industry-specific factors that stimulate R&D outsourcing and assesses the impact of R&D investment and out... Read More about Technology outsourcing in manufacturing small- and medium-sized firms: Another competitive resource?.

The strategic defence review 1998: Politics, power and influence in government decisions (2011)
Preprint / Working Paper

This study explores the UK Strategic Defence Review [SDR] 1997/98 from a strategy process perspective. The review in contrast to previous reviews was intended to be transparent and policy rather than resource led. The paper adopts a case study approa... Read More about The strategic defence review 1998: Politics, power and influence in government decisions.

Training in SMEs and its relationship to profitability (2010)
Journal Article

The continuous development of employee potential is dependent on training at every level to acquire improved skills. While attention has been devoted to its contribution within organisations, there is a dearth of research on its effectiveness within... Read More about Training in SMEs and its relationship to profitability.

Transferring good practice beyond organizational borders: Lessons from transferring an entrepreneurship programme (2010)
Journal Article

Klofsten M., Heydebreck P. and Jones-Evans D. Transferring good practice beyond organizational borders: lessons from transferring an entrepreneurship programme, Regional Studies. This paper examines the transfer of a 'good practice' entrepreneurship... Read More about Transferring good practice beyond organizational borders: Lessons from transferring an entrepreneurship programme.

Education and entrepreneurial activity: A comparison of white and South Asian Men (2010)
Journal Article

Although a large body of literature exists on ethnic entrepreneurship and the relationship between education and entrepreneurial activity, comparatively little work has been undertaken to study the impact that university-level education has upon entr... Read More about Education and entrepreneurial activity: A comparison of white and South Asian Men.

Organic growth and shareholder value: A case study of the insurance industry (2009)
Journal Article

This paper examines organic growth and its impact on shareholder value creation. At a conceptual level, organic and external growth are readily defined; yet, at a practical level, decomposing revenue growth into its constituent elements presents meth... Read More about Organic growth and shareholder value: A case study of the insurance industry.

The effectiveness of knowledge networks: An investigation of manufacturing SMEs (2009)
Journal Article

Purpose: Although considerable attention in the extant literature has been devoted to knowledge acquisition and transfer within firms, there is a dearth of research on the effectiveness of outside sources of knowledge for technology-based small to me... Read More about The effectiveness of knowledge networks: An investigation of manufacturing SMEs.

Strategic thinking in family businesses (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Let's talk: Getting business and academia to collaborate (2009)
Journal Article

Purpose: Many academics have raised concerns about the growing divide between academia and practice. While more collaborative research has been called for there is a lack of research into the actual practice of academic/practitioner engagement. This... Read More about Let's talk: Getting business and academia to collaborate.

Women and home-based entrepreneurship: Evidence from the United Kingdom (2009)
Journal Article

For women, owning and managing a home-based business can provide the flexibility to meet family responsibilities and undertake employment, although potentially at the cost of business performance and growth. Using data from the Global Entrepreneurshi... Read More about Women and home-based entrepreneurship: Evidence from the United Kingdom.

The credibility issue: closing the academic/practitioner gap (2008)
Journal Article

The literature is highly critical of the business–academia relationship and there is a lack of congruence between strategic management research conducted by academics and that used by practitioners. There is also a lack of models of collaborative res... Read More about The credibility issue: closing the academic/practitioner gap.

The effect of legal environment on innovation performance of external knowledge strategies (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This study addresses how institutional differences across countries matter to firms by asking whether there is a best fit of collaborative strategy to improve firms’ innovation performance in a given institutional milieu: the legal institutional envi... Read More about The effect of legal environment on innovation performance of external knowledge strategies.

Digital/web-based technology in purchasing and supply management: A UK study (2008)
Journal Article

Purpose - To date little is known about the actual level of utilisation of digital/web-based interaction technologies in purchasing and supply management (SM) in the UK. This paper seeks to address this gap in the extant knowledge through empirical r... Read More about Digital/web-based technology in purchasing and supply management: A UK study.

Leaders, loungers, laggards: The strategic-planning-environment- performance relationship re-visited in manufacturing SMEs (2007)
Journal Article

Purpose This paper aims to assess the link between strategic-planning, aspects of the external environment and overall corporate performance in manufacturing SMEs. Design-methodology-approach A self-reported postal survey was used to collect data fro... Read More about Leaders, loungers, laggards: The strategic-planning-environment- performance relationship re-visited in manufacturing SMEs.

Public sector performance improvement through private sector management practices: A satisfactory solution? (2007)
Journal Article

This paper examines the assumption that the injection of market discipline and private sector management practices will result in the transformation of public services. The present UK government looks for an opportunity to achieve synergy between the... Read More about Public sector performance improvement through private sector management practices: A satisfactory solution?.