All Outputs (8)

Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Ghana: Enterprising Africa (2009)
Journal Article
Robson, P., Haugh, H., & Obeng, B. (2009). Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Ghana: Enterprising Africa. Small Business Economics, 32(3), 331-350. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-008-9121-2

This study adopts a multi-level theoretical framework to examine data from 496 entrepreneurs in Ghana. Seven types of innovation activity are analysed against three categories of variables: the characteristics of the entrepreneur, the internal compet... Read More about Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Ghana: Enterprising Africa.

Small firm exporters in a developing economy context: Evidence from Ghana (2008)
Journal Article
Robson, P., & Freel, M. (2008). Small firm exporters in a developing economy context: Evidence from Ghana. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 20(5), 431-450. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985620801919157

A cursory review of the industrial policies of most nations suggests that exporting matters. Identifying exporting firms and facilitating their endeavours (or encouraging others to emulate them) are familiar policy themes, and studies of the relation... Read More about Small firm exporters in a developing economy context: Evidence from Ghana.

The Barriers to Growth in Ghana (2008)
Journal Article
Robson, P., & Obeng, B. (2008). The Barriers to Growth in Ghana. Small Business Economics, 30(4), 385-403. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-007-9046-1

This paper presents the results of ordered logit regression models of the problems faced by 500 entrepreneurs from six regions of Ghana against the characteristics of the entrepreneurs and their businesses and whether these were systematically relate... Read More about The Barriers to Growth in Ghana.

Gender and the use of business advice: evidence from firms in the Scottish service sector (2008)
Journal Article
Robson, P., Jack, S., & Freel, M. (2008). Gender and the use of business advice: evidence from firms in the Scottish service sector. Environment and planning. C, Government and policy, 26(2), 292-314. https://doi.org/10.1068/c0663

Within the UK the levels of female entrepreneurship are considerably lower than in many of its peer countries. As part of a strategy to remedy this apparent shortfall, and to improve the environment for existing female-owned businesses, the UK Depart... Read More about Gender and the use of business advice: evidence from firms in the Scottish service sector.

Sensemaking and the distortion of critical upward communication in organizations (2006)
Journal Article
Tourish, D., & Robson, P. (2006). Sensemaking and the distortion of critical upward communication in organizations. Journal of Management Studies, 43(4), 711-730. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00608.x

Most research into feedback has focused on communication from managers to non-managerial staff. To a lesser extent, it has more recently addressed upward and 360 degree appraisal systems. In contrast, the role of informal upward communication continu... Read More about Sensemaking and the distortion of critical upward communication in organizations.

The role of trust and contract in the supply of business advice (2004)
Journal Article
Bennett, R., & Robson, P. (2004). The role of trust and contract in the supply of business advice. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 28(4), 471-488. https://doi.org/10.1093/cje/28.4.471

The use of legal contract and personal trust are compared in this paper for the relationships between clients and their different advisers who supply business advice. Personal trust between client and adviser is found to operate as an exclusive means... Read More about The role of trust and contract in the supply of business advice.

Changing use of external business advice and government supports by SMEs in the 1990s (2003)
Journal Article
Bennett, R., & Robson, P. (2003). Changing use of external business advice and government supports by SMEs in the 1990s. Regional Studies, 37(8), 795-811. https://doi.org/10.1080/0034340032000128721

This paper uses cross-sectional surveys of 1991 and 1997, a panel survey of firms surviving between 1991 and 1997 and comparison with a further cross-sectional survey in 1999, to compare the levels of use by SMEs of external business advice. The reso... Read More about Changing use of external business advice and government supports by SMEs in the 1990s.

The influence of location on the use by SMEs of external advice and collaboration (2001)
Journal Article
Bennett, R., Robson, P., & Bratton, W. (2001). The influence of location on the use by SMEs of external advice and collaboration. Urban Studies, 38(9), 1531-1557. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980126671

This paper provides an analysis of the influence of location on the extent of use and impact of external advice and collaboration on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Britain. The analysis indicates that for private-sector advisers (accoun... Read More about The influence of location on the use by SMEs of external advice and collaboration.