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Professor Elizabeth Chell

Professor of Entrepreneurial Behaviour

Elizabeth Chell

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About

I was appointed to the Small Business Research Centre in 2007 as a part-time researcher. My previous career included chairs at Southampton University (2003-7, retired as director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship); UMIST (2000-2003, as Professor of Enterprise); and Newcastle University (1991-2000, as Alcan Professor of Management). Prior to this I spent 13 years at Salford University, as a Lecturer in OB, Senior Lecturer, and Reader and Director for the Centre for Entrepreneurship.

In 1980 I participated in a conference focusing on small business research and carried out research on the retail news agencies. Building on this, I published a seminal paper  in the International Small Business Journal, 1985, vol 3, no. 343-54. The theme was 'the entrepreneurial personality', which was the subject of a research monograph published in 1991.  

Areas of specialism

  • Entrepreneurial behaviour
  • Social entrepreneurship
  • Small business behaviour and management
  • Qualitative research methodologies
  • Critical Incident Technique

Qualifications

  • BA Hons Philosophy & Biology, Keele University 1968-72
  • M.Phil. Business Studies, Edinburgh University, 1972-4, including conversion course.
  • PhD Industrial Psychology, Nottingham University, 1977.

Professional membership

Fellow of British Academy of Management (2003 to date)

Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (1996- to date)

Research

I have received funds from, and carried out research for, the Department for Employment, the ESRC, private industry, the SERC, the Nuffield Foundation, the NEBS Management, NESTA and various universities with whom I have been employed.

Publications

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Number of items: 32.

Article

Chell, Elizabeth, Spence, Laura J., Perrini, Francesco and Harris, Jared D. (2016) Social entrepreneurship and business ethics: does social equal ethical? Journal of Business Ethics, 133(4), pp. 619-625. ISSN (print) 0167-4544

Karatas-Ozkan, Mine and Chell, Elizabeth (2015) Gender inequalities in academic innovation and enterprise: a Bourdieuian analysis. British Journal of Management, 26(1), pp. 109-125. ISSN (print) 1045-3172

Chell, Elizabeth (2013) Review of skill and the entrepreneurial process. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 19(1), pp. 6-31. ISSN (print) 1355-2554

Chell, Elizabeth and Athayde, Rosemary (2011) Planning for uncertainty: soft skills, hard skills and innovation. Reflective Practice, 12(5), pp. 615-628. ISSN (print) 1462-3943

Chell, Elizabeth, Nicolopoulou, Katerina and Karatas-Ozkan, Mine (2010) Social entrepreneurship and enterprise: international and innovation perspectives. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 22(6), pp. 485-493. ISSN (print) 0898-5626

Chell, Elizabeth (2007) Social enterprise and entrepreneurship: towards a convergent theory of the entrepreneurial process. International Small Business Journal, 25(1), pp. 5-26. ISSN (print) 0266-2426

Chell, Elizabeth, Karataş-Özkan, Mine and Nicolopoulou, Katerina (2007) Social entrepreneurship education: policy, core themes and developmental competencies. International Journal of Entrepreneurship Education, 5, pp. 143-162. ISSN (print) 1649-2269

Chell, Elizabeth and Tracey, Paul (2005) Relationship building in small firms: the development of a model. Human Relations, 58(5), pp. 577-616. ISSN (print) 0018-7267

Chell, Elizabeth and Oakey, Ray (2004) Knowledge creation, its transfer, and the role of science enterprise education: a research agenda. Innovation: Management, Policy & Practice, 6(3), pp. 444-457. ISSN (print) 1447-9338

Chell, Elizabeth and Allman, Kurt (2003) Mapping the motivations and intentions of technology orientated entrepreneurs. R&D Management, 33(2), pp. 117-134. ISSN (print) 0033-6807

Book

Chell, Elizabeth , Spence, Laura J , Perrini, Francesco and Harris, Jarred D, eds. (2016) Social entrepreneurship, social innovation and business ethics. Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer. 115p. (Journal of Business Ethics) ISSN (print) 0167-4544

Chell, Elizabeth and Karatas-Ozkan, Mine, eds. (2014) Handbook of research on small business and entrepreneurship. Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. 435p. ISBN 9781849809238

Karatas-Ozkan, Mine and Chell, Elizabeth (2010) Nascent entrepreneurship and learning. Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. 272p. ISBN 9781847207609

Chell, Elizabeth (2008) The entrepreneurial personality: a social construction. 2nd ed. London, U.K. : Routledge. 300p. ISBN 9780415328098

Chell, Elizabeth (2001) Entrepreneurship: globalization, innovation and development. London, U.K. : Thomson Learning. 401p. ISBN 9781861523181

Book Section

Chell, Elizabeth and Karatas-Ozkan, Mine (2014) Introduction to the handbook. In: Chell, Elizabeth and Karatas-Ozkan, Mine, (eds.) Handbook of research on small business and entrepreneurship. Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. pp. 1-22. ISBN 9781849809238

Chell, Elizabeth (2014) The critical incident technique: philosophical underpinnings, method and application to a case of small business failure. In: Chell, Elizabeth and Karatas-Ozkan, Mine, (eds.) Handbook of research on small business and entrepreneurship. Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. pp. 106-129. ISBN 9781849809238

Chell, Elizabeth, Karatas-Ozkan, Mine and Read, Rosie (2010) Exploring women academics' involvement in science entrepreneurship: a structural view. In: Malach-Pines, Ayala and Ozbilgin, Mustafa F, (eds.) Handbook of research on high-technology entrepreneurs. Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. pp. 315-332. ISBN 9781847209498

Chell, Elizabeth (2009) Introduction and overview to the entrepreneur and entrepreneurial process. In: Ateljevic, Jovo and Page, Stephen, (eds.) Tourism and entrepreneurship: international perspectives. Oxford, U.K. : Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 33-53. (Advances in tourism research) ISBN 9780750686358

Chell, Elizabeth (2008) Social enterprise and entrepreneurship: towards a convergent theory of the entrepreneurial process. In: Blackburn, Robert and Brush, Candida G., (eds.) Small business and entrepreneurship. London, U.K. : Sage Publications Ltd. (SAGE Library in Business and Management) ISBN 9781412934374

Chell, Elizabeth (2008) The entrepreneurial personality: a few ghosts laid to rest? In: Blackburn, Robert A. and Brush, Candida G., (eds.) Small business and entrepreneurship. London, U.K. : Sage Publications Ltd. pp. 246-258. (Sage Library in Business and Management) ISBN 9781412934374

Chell, Elizabeth (2008) The nascent entrepreneur, business development and the role of human resources. In: Barrett, Rowena and Mayson, Susan, (eds.) International handbook of entrepreneurship and HRM. Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. pp. 21-46. ISBN 9781845429263

Chell, Elizabeth (2007) The training and development of managers and entrepreneurs: the role of integrative capability. In: Ozbilgin, Mustafa and Malach-Pines, Ayala, (eds.) Career choice in entrepreneurship and management: a research companion. Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. pp. 327-348. ISBN 9781845428440

Conference or Workshop Item

Chell, Elizabeth (2011) NESTA Diagnostic Tool. In: ELVIS III; 19-20 May 2011, Swansea, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Chell, Elizabeth (2011) Skilled engagement in the entrepreneurial process: social and human capital. In: 2nd International Conference on Networks, Learning and Entrepreneurship 2011: Entrepreneurial Networking and Learning within Regional Economies; 7-8 Dec 2011, Waterford, Ireland. (Unpublished)

Chell, Elizabeth and Athayde, Rosemary (2010) Planning for uncertainty: soft skills, hard skills and innovation. In: 33rd Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference: Looking to the future: economic and social regeneration through entrepreneurial activity; 2-4 Nov 2010, London, U.K.. ISBN 9781900862219

Chell, Elizabeth (2009) Researching the entrepreneurial personality. In: Higher Education Entrepreneurship Group (HEEG) Workshop: Entrepreneurship Education: Research & Resources; 15 Jan 2009, Canterbury, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Chell, Elizabeth (2009) To innovate or not to innovate: the role of education in developing innovative young people. In: Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT) National Research Conference (NRC) 2009: Entrepreneurship in Higher Education: current practices, key challenges and future directions; 06 Jul 2009, Putrajaya, Malaysia. (Unpublished)

Chell, Elizabeth (2008) Entrepreneurs - are they born or trained? And how can the UK train more of them? In: Entrepreneurs – are they born or trained? And how can the UK grow more of them?; 12 Jun 2008, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Chell, Elizabeth (2008) Society's acceptance of innovative ideas. In: 3rd Europe INNOVA Annual Partnering Event (APE): Building innovation platforms today to meet tomorrow's challenges; 1-3 Jun 2008, Budapest, Hungary.

Monograph

Chell, Elizabeth and Athayde, Rosemary (2009) An evaluation of the Future World of Work projects, using the tool developed by NESTA to measure the innovative characteristics of young people. (Other) London, U.K. : National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts. (Unpublished)

Chell, Elizabeth and Athayde, Rosemary (2009) The identification and measurement of innovative characteristics of young people: development of the Youth Innovation Skills Measurement Tool. (Other) London : NESTA. 44 p. ISBN 9781848750425

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