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Homepage:	http://www.bbk.ac.uk/management/our-staff/academics/lawton_smith
Workplace:	Department of Management, Birkbeck College, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2023

1. Women entrepreneurs: positioning equality, diversity and inclusion leadership in times of crisis
   Working Papers, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research

2022

2. Applying the entrepreneurial ecosystem concept to regional entrepreneurship policy analysis – a critique
   Working Papers, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research

2021

3. Mapping ethnic minority women entrepreneurs' support initiatives: Experiences from the UK
   Working Papers, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research View citations (1)
   See also Chapter Mapping ethnic minority women entrepreneurs' support initiatives: experiences from the UK, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2023) (2023)
4. The Emerging Quantum Technology Industry: capital cities, entrepreneurship, and policy
   Working Papers, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research
5. Universities, graduates and local labour markets
   Working Papers, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research View citations (1)

2020

6. Experience versus youth: An exploratory study of the motivations of older entrepreneurs
   Working Papers, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research
7. Islands of Innovation and diversities of innovation in the UK and France
   Post-Print, HAL

2017

8. Entrepreneurship policies and the development of regional innovation systems: theory, policy and practice
   Working Papers, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research

2016

9. Science, Innovation and Technology Transfer Pathways in Translational Research: A Study of Divergent Trajectories in the Healthcare Sector in Europe
   Working Papers, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research

2015

10. The impact of female entrepreneurship on economic growth in Kenya
    Working Papers, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research View citations (1)

2014

11. The effect of external knowledge sources and their geography on innovation in Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) SMEs; some Implications for de-industrialised regions in the UK
    Working Papers, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research
12. The role of universities in regional development: conceptual models and policy institutions in the UK, Sweden and Austria
    Papers in Innovation Studies, Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Role of Universities in Regional Development: Conceptual Models and Policy Institutions in the UK, Sweden and Austria, European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2015) View citations (34) (2015)

2013

13. Entrepreneurship, innovation and the triple helix model: evidence from Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire
    Working Papers, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research
14. The Local Dimension of SME and Entrepreneurship Issues and Policies in Mexico
    OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Papers, OECD Publishing

2012

15. Clusters, human capital and economic development in Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire
    Working Papers, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research View citations (3)
16. How to Sustain Entrepreneurial Performance during the Current Financial Crisis
    Working Papers, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research
17. The 'third function' of universities and the region: a literature review
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association

2011

18. ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION: OXFORDSHIRE'S HIGH-TECH ECONOMY -FIRM SURVIVAL, GROWTH AND INNOVATION
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
    See also Chapter Entrepreneurship and innovation: Oxfordshire’s high-tech economy–firm survival, growth and innovation, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2012) (2012)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Exploring product/service innovation process in UK: university spin-offs from practice-based lens
   The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2024, 49, (2), 715-739

2023

2. Public Spaces, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Connecting Disabled Entrepreneurs to Urban Spaces
   Land, 2023, 12, (4), 1-17
3. University venture capital in big data, regional and historical perspective: where and why has it arisen?
   Venture Capital, 2023, 25, (3), 219-254
4. Which regional conditions facilitate university spinouts retention and attraction?
   Regional Studies, 2023, 57, (6), 1096-1112 View citations (1)

2022

5. Characteristics and Outputs of University Spin-offs in the United Kingdom
   International Regional Science Review, 2022, 45, (6), 606-635
6. Oxford and Grenoble: multiple anchors, strong dyadic relationships and national policy in fostering cluster architectures
   Regional Studies, 2022, 56, (10), 1618-1632 View citations (2)
7. The contribution of students to regional economies: reframing the regional innovation systems approach
   Regional Studies, 2022, 56, (6), 885-891 View citations (4)

2021

8. Absent or overlooked? Promoting diversity among entrepreneurs with public support needs
   International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 2021, 13, (3), 231-261 View citations (1)
9. Financial performance studies of university spin-off companies (USOs) in the West Midlands
   The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2021, 46, (6), 1949-1972 View citations (2)
10. Universities, local labour markets and regional economic development
    International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2021, 42, (1/2), 8-26 View citations (1)

2020

11. Innovation and external knowledge sources in knowledge intensive business services (KIBS): evidence from de-industrialized UK regions
    Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2020, 32, (9-10), 805-826

2018

12. Geography & Entrepreneurship: Managing Growth and Change
    Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2018, 9, (2), 500-505 View citations (3)

2017

13. An application of growth diagnostics on the growth of firms: with evidence from Kosovo firms
    Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2017, 6, (1), 1-24 View citations (3)

2016

14. Innovation capacity in the healthcare sector and historical anchors: examples from the UK, Switzerland and the US
    The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2016, 41, (6), 1420-1439 View citations (4)
15. Regional Environments and Sector Developments: the Biotech Sector in Oxfordshire
    Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2016, 7, (4), 905-919

2015

16. The Role of Universities in Regional Development: Conceptual Models and Policy Institutions in the UK, Sweden and Austria
    European Planning Studies, 2015, 23, (9), 1722-1740 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper The role of universities in regional development: conceptual models and policy institutions in the UK, Sweden and Austria, Papers in Innovation Studies (2014) View citations (2) (2014)

2014

17. Entrepreneurial Academics and Regional Innovation Systems: The Case of Spin-Offs from London's Universities
    Environment and Planning C, 2014, 32, (2), 341-359 View citations (7)
18. Firm Heterogeneity in Biotech: Absorptive Capacity, Strategies and Local-Regional Connections
    European Planning Studies, 2014, 22, (9), 1783-1801
19. Strategic alliance motivation for technology commercialization and product development
    Management Research Review, 2014, 37, (6), 518-537 View citations (3)

2012

20. Business and Professional Networks: Scope and Outcomes in Oxfordshire
    Environment and Planning A, 2012, 44, (8), 1801-1818 View citations (5)
21. The research university, entrepreneurship and regional development: Research propositions and current evidence
    Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2012, 24, (5-6), 383-404 View citations (38)

2011

22. High technology entrepreneurship, universities and the development of the Oxford city-region
    Stato e mercato, 2011, (3), 451-478 View citations (1)
23. Learning to compete in European universities: From social institution to knowledge business – Edited by Maureen McKelvey and Magnus Holmén
    Papers in Regional Science, 2011, 90, (1), 238-240
24. Regional Innovation Systems: Theory, Empirics and Policy
    Regional Studies, 2011, 45, (7), 875-891 View citations (159)
25. Scientific Labour Markets, Networks and Regional Innovation Systems
    Regional Studies, 2011, 45, (7), 961-976 View citations (8)

2010

26. . Edited by Attila Varga
    Economic Geography, 2010, 86, (3), 327-329
27. Universities, Knowledge Transfer and Regional Development: Geography, Entrepreneurship and Policy – Edited by Attila Varga
    Economic Geography, 2010, 86, (3), 327-329

2008

28. Employment Growth in Knowledge-Intensive Business Services in Great Britain during the 1990s — Variations at the Regional and Sub-Regional Level
    Local Economy, 2008, 23, (1), 6-18 View citations (11)
29. Oxfordshire biomedical university spin-offs: an evolving system
    Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, 2008, 1, (2), 303-319 View citations (14)
30. Science, Institutions, and Markets: Developments in the Indian Biotechnology Sector
    Regional Studies, 2008, 42, (7), 961-975 View citations (2)

2007

31. Universities and the Knowledge-Based Economy
    Environment and Planning C, 2007, 25, (6), 775-778
32. Universities in Europe: Innovation and Economic Development
    Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 2007, 18, (2-3), 239-264
33. Universities, Innovation, and Territorial Development: A Review of the Evidence
    Environment and Planning C, 2007, 25, (1), 98-114 View citations (33)

2006

34. Measuring the performance of Oxford University, Oxford Brookes University and the government laboratories' spin-off companies
    Research Policy, 2006, 35, (10), 1554-1568 View citations (21)
35. University-Industry Interactions: the Case of the UK Biotech Industry
    Industry and Innovation, 2006, 13, (4), 371-392 View citations (16)

2005

36. The geography of talent: entrepreneurship and local economic development in Oxfordshire
    Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2005, 17, (6), 449-478 View citations (14)

2004

37. Cognition, learning and European regional growth: an agent-centred perspective on the “new” economy
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2004, 13, (1), 1-18 View citations (1)
38. Defining, explaining and managing high-tech growth: The case of Oxfordshire
    European Planning Studies, 2004, 14, (4), 503-524 View citations (2)
39. Innovation Geographies: International Perspectives on Research, Product Development, and Commercialisation of Biotechnologies
    Environment and Planning C, 2004, 22, (2), 159-160 View citations (1)
40. The US Biotechnology Industry: Industry Dynamics and Policy
    Environment and Planning C, 2004, 22, (2), 199-216 View citations (10)

2003

41. European Policy and the Regions: A Review and Analysis of Tensions
    European Planning Studies, 2003, 11, (7), 859-873 View citations (2)
42. Knowledge Organizations and Local Economic Development: The Cases of Oxford and Grenoble
    Regional Studies, 2003, 37, (9), 899-909 View citations (24)
43. Local Innovation Assemblages and Institutional Capacity in Local High-tech Economic Development: The Case of Oxfordshire
    Urban Studies, 2003, 40, (7), 1353-1369 View citations (5)
44. The Labour Market Potential for Scientists, Engineers and Managers in Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
    Local Economy, 2003, 18, (4), 322-336 View citations (1)
45. The biotechnology industry in Oxfordshire: enterprise and innovation
    European Planning Studies, 2003, 12, (7), 985-1001 View citations (4)
46. Universities and Local Economic Development: An Appraisal of the Issues and Practices
    Local Economy, 2003, 18, (1), 2-6

2002

47. Regional Development Agencies and Local Economic Development: Scale and Competitiveness in High-technology Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire
    European Planning Studies, 2002, 10, (5), 633-649 View citations (8)

2001

48. University–business interaction in the Oxford and Cambridge regions
    Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2001, 92, (1), 88-99 View citations (3)

2000

49. Reviews
    Local Economy, 2000, 15, (3), 269-274

1999

50. Reviews
    Local Economy, 1999, 13, (4), 373-384

1998

51. Barriers to Technology Transfer: Local Impediments in Oxfordshire
    Environment and Planning C, 1998, 16, (4), 433-448 View citations (3)
52. The High-tech Race: Oxford vs Cambridge
    Local Economy, 1998, 13, (1), 39-50

1997

53. Regulatory Change and Skill Transfer: The Case of National Laboratories in the UK, France and Belgium
    Regional Studies, 1997, 31, (1), 41-54 View citations (2)

1991

54. "There are two sides to every story": Innovation and collaboration within networks of large and small firms
    Research Policy, 1991, 20, (5), 457-468 View citations (22)
55. Advanced Technology Industry in Oxfordshire: Location of Markets and Competitors
    Urban Studies, 1991, 28, (2), 205-218 View citations (1)
56. Book Review: The Spatial Context of Technological Development
    Urban Studies, 1991, 28, (5), 832-834
57. Industry—Academic Links: The Case of Oxford University
    Environment and Planning C, 1991, 9, (4), 403-416

Books

2023

1. The Geography of Academic Entrepreneurship
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing

2000

2. Technology Transfer and Industrial Change in Europe
   Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan View citations (5)

Chapters

2024

1. University Involvement in Supporting Entrepreneurship of People with Disabilities
   Springer

2023

2. Mapping ethnic minority women entrepreneurs' support initiatives: experiences from the UK
   Chapter 5 in Women's Entrepreneurship Policy, 2023, pp 103-122
   See also Working Paper Mapping ethnic minority women entrepreneurs' support initiatives: Experiences from the UK, Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2022

3. Mission research: experiences from participation in OECD entrepreneurship policy research projects
   Chapter 15 in How to Engage Policy Makers with Your Research, 2022, pp 154-163

2021

4. Entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship policy and regional innovation systems
   Chapter 4 in Unlocking Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2021, pp 63-79

2019

5. Universities, the bioscience sector and local economic development in Oxfordshire: challenges and opportunities
   Chapter 13 in Handbook of Universities and Regional Development, 2019, pp 230-250

2017

6. Geographies of Growth: Comparing Oxfordshire, a Core High-Tech Region in the UK, with an Emerging High-Tech Region—The Centro of Portugal
   Springer

2016

7. Academic Entrepreneurship: Spin-offs in Sweden and the UK
   Springer View citations (3)
8. Entrepreneurial regions in theory and policy practice
   Chapter 20 in Handbook on the Geographies of Innovation, 2016, pp 334-350 View citations (1)
9. Universities in a Metropolitan Environment: The Case of London
   Springer

2014

10. Universities and science and engineering labour markets in high-technology local economies: the cases of Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire
    Chapter 11 in Knowledge, Innovation and Space, 2014, pp 265-286

2012

11. Entrepreneurship and innovation: Oxfordshire’s high-tech economy–firm survival, growth and innovation
    Chapter 2 in Entrepreneurship, Social Capital and Governance, 2012, pp 27-52
    See also Working Paper ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION: OXFORDSHIRE'S HIGH-TECH ECONOMY -FIRM SURVIVAL, GROWTH AND INNOVATION, European Regional Science Association (2011) (2011)

2000

12. Externalization Patterns in the Electronic Components Industry
    Palgrave Macmillan
13. Externalization patterns in the Flow Measurement Industry
    Palgrave Macmillan
14. Industry, University and National Laboratory Links
    Palgrave Macmillan
15. Innovation Filieres and the Geography of Innovation
    Palgrave Macmillan
16. Introduction
    Palgrave Macmillan
17. The Organization of Industry Filieres in the Flow Measurement and Electronic Component Industries
    Palgrave Macmillan
18. The Regulatory Context: International, National and Regional Components
    Palgrave Macmillan
19. The Views of Universities and National Laboratories: the Electronic Components Industry
    Palgrave Macmillan
20. The Views of Universities and National Laboratories: the Flow Measurement Industry
    Palgrave Macmillan