John L Thompson

• University of Huddersfield

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the provision and reported outcomes of Experiential Entrepreneurship Education (EEE), from learner, educator and university perspectives, in order to reflect upon the progress of the Entrepreneurial University. It proposes a conceptual framework for integrating the multiple stakeholder perspectives fo...

Temporary public art sculpture trails (T-Pasts) have been used for over 20 years around the world to fulfil a number of objectives. They can help to generate revenue for host towns and cities; they can contribute to place branding; they can provide entertainment for residents and visitors; and they can raise funds for designated charitable causes....

Purpose Little is known about how experiential entrepreneurship education approaches contribute toward enhancing the engagement of students in the learning process. Using a purposive and convenience sample of individual student reflective journals, the purpose of this paper is to critically evaluate how the process of constructive misalignment enha...

The ninth edition of Strategic Management: Awareness and Change guides students through the maze of modern strategy and offers a comprehensive introduction for future managers as well as professionals. Learners explore strategic concepts and strategy implementation to find out how organizations deal with the changes, opportunities, threats, challen...

Cover of "Strategic Management: Awareness and Change" (9th Ed.), Cengage: https://www.cengage.co.uk/books/9781473767423/

https://www.cengage.co.uk/books/9781473726338/ Strategic Management: Awareness and Change provides a comprehensive introduction to modern strategy and is essential reading for those who will become future managers as well as managers in practice. Following the ‘analysis, choice, implementation’ model the book moves from examining the strategy proc...

We introduce and define the novel concept of Eco-Socio Innovation (ESI) by theorizing the role of social innovations in sustainable entrepreneurship. In building on Thompson’s Environment-Values-Resources (EVR) framework, we theorize how ESI can be understood, conceptualized and applied in practice both in terms of: (i) the relevance and applicabil...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to conduct a critical appraisal of how experiential approaches can more effectively enhance the achievement of desired learning outcomes in entrepreneurship education. In particular, the authors critique whether actual learning outcomes can be profitably used to measure effectiveness; and consider how student...

This paper reports on an investigation into the value of the contribution of the higher education institution (HEI) context in developing graduates' enterprise skills. The study was an exploration of where graduates develop enterprise skills, examining the impact of the higher education and employment contexts on the development of these skills. Th...

The need for innovation in pedagogy in general has long been recognized. In 1968 the OECD created a Centre for Research and Innovation in teaching (CERI) to help educational stakeholders deal with the challenges affecting the educational domain. A key question posed was how teaching methods and the acquisition of knowledge might advance in parallel...

In this groundbreaking book Bill Bolton and John Thompson present a completely new take on the conventional domains of entrepreneur, leader and manager. They argue that in todays turbulent and uncertain world, businesses no longer have the time for a business cycle that begins with an entrepreneur, hands over to a manager and finally brings in a st...

Purpose – Drawing on the Gestalt approach the purpose of this paper is to propose a holistic framework for enterprise education (EE) research based on Social Constructionism, illustrating how the latter supports research into experiential learning in EE in seven UK Higher Education (HE) pharmacy schools. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is...

The objective of this research is to take a single-case approach to evaluate the role of entrepreneurs and enablers in the effective regeneration of a town centre, and the consequent social and economic impacts. The study is in Rotherham in South Yorkshire, which was selected to receive national funding as part of the Mary Portas initiative. Second...

This paper reports an investigation of the extent to which enterprise education (EE) is used in professional health schools at HEIs to develop graduates' 'soft' and 'functional' enterprise skills, and assesses the effectiveness of the process of delivering this education. A qualitative research study was carried out, using personal interviews with...

Creativity underpins innovation which, in turn, underpins both entrepreneurship and change. Businesses – not ideas or products on their own – generate revenue; and in today’s uncertain world there is a need to commit to ongoing change in these businesses. Much attention has been given to new product development and to process innovation in the ‘cor...

If you have an interest in things entrepreneurial and wonder if you have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur, then this book is written for you. Authors Bill Bolton and John Thompson offer a unique focus, seeing everything through the eyes of the entrepreneur. This refreshed third edition is split into two fascinating parts. Part I builds...

The thesis of this chapter is that social enterprise and social entrepreneurship are needed for the value they generate. This argument assigns these terms as verbs and activities, rather than as nouns or ‘entities’. Hence, this argument and perspective does not necessarily mean that social enterprises are needed or, indeed, that the majority of the...

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to analyse enterprise policy in the United Kingdom (UK), in relation to decisions about policy, policy delivery, entrepreneurial practice and academic/consultative research. Design/method/approach: The paper offers and discusses a conceptual framework for analysis of the actors, decisions, and issues involved in...

New undergraduates appear in all shapes and sizes. Some crave academic rigour while others prefer experiential experiences. The BA Enterprise Development pioneered by the University of Huddersfield's Enterprise Research Network provides a robust and challenging experience for the would-be student entrepreneur who is serious about obtaining a degree...

Entrepreneurship enablers are the 'people behind the people' who create and build businesses and social enterprises and thus help bring about economic and social regeneration. Entrepreneurship enablers are really entrepreneurs, but their 'product' is the businesses and other initiatives that would not have happened without their intervention. The p...

Purpose This paper aims to introduce current debates on assessment practice in higher education and to explore educational research on assessment. Design/methodology/approach The paper progresses by exploring a number of outcomes and highlights their role in helping one to understand the potential reasons for engaging in enterprise education. The...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss social enterprises, social entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurs. The paper draws on published work to flag key issues and discussion points that affect the clarity of the understanding. It aims to provide some greater insight and help both scholars and practitioners in their respective quests for...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide greater and deeper insight into the entrepreneur‐enabling “big picture”, explore issues in matching suitable enablers with would‐be entrepreneurs, and consider policy implications in the light of government priorities. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws upon case research with business incub...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the diverse world of social enterprise. Design/methodology/approach This paper profiles 11 different social enterprises from around the world. These range from a profit‐achieving business in a very competitive industry, but one with strong social principles, through a profitable workers' co‐operati...

Creativity underpins innovation; innovation underpins enterprise. In the business world it is enterprises, not ideas or products on their own, that make money. Much attention is given to new product development and to processes of innovation. Indeed, there are increasingly popular techniques to support these processes. However, successful enterpris...

This new edition completely up-dates the text and takes account of recent work. New material replaces existing information so that individuals such as Michelle Mone (taking on giants) and Ken Morrison, and the stories of Yo Sushi and Lonely Planet are included.The following features are incorporated :Social enterprises (which generate income) are s...

People who start new businesses vary in the degree of entrepreneurial talent and temperament they possess. The same is true of strategic leaders and intrapreneurs inside large organisations, where entrepreneurial people are required to champion the change agenda in dynamic and turbulent environments. These issues can be explored in the context of s...

The term “social entrepreneurship” is being adopted and used more extensively, but its meaning is not widely understood. In particular, the scope of social entrepreneurship in both business and the voluntary sector has not been mapped effectively. This paper seeks to do this. It begins by defining social entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurship. T...

Contends that the E-V-R (environment-values-resources) congruence model provides an ideal framework for examining what entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial managers must achieve strategically in order to create and sustain organisational effectiveness and success. E-V-R shows how the environment is a source of opportunities and threats - external key...

Discusses the terms entrepreneur and entrepreneurship, emphasises the economic and social importance of entrepreneurs and summarises key research findings to produce a model of outcomes and capital created by entrepreneurs. Shows how entrepreneurs can be found in many walks of life, not just business, and explains that they are responsible for crea...

Reinforces the need for organisations to seek appropriate measures of corporate and competitive performance. Develops a cause-manifestations-outcomes model to embrace the relevant issues and possible measures. Discusses the relative value of various financial, stakeholder, admiration, reputation and corporate logic approaches. Concludes with a holi...

Looking at organizational decision and choices in the 1990s, it is tempting to conclude that we live in an era of focus and downsizing. The time of the conglomerate has passed. Downsizing can always be justified to improve efficiency, but only if it is really rightsizing to prepare a strong base for renewed growth. Focus, however, is a reflection o...

Reminds us that different organizations seek to deal with environmental pressures in different ways; some are proactive, others rely largely on reaction. Paradoxically, reactive crisis fighters typically thrive on the challenge of short-term problems. Effective organisations, however, need clear direction for the longer term, winning strategies and...

Proposes that, in the chaotic organizational environments of the 1990s, managers must be able to design winning competitive paradigms and then change these continuously and sometimes discontinuously if their organization is at least to stay crisis-averse and ideally grow and prosper. Indicates that to achieve this they must understand their environ...

Reinforces the argument that strategic and competitive success demands competence at three levels: content, change and learning. Notes that to achieve this, organizations must draw on a range of generic competences and develop an appropriate mix and measure, and that if they can achieve this they can become both competent and conscious of why they...

Considers aspects of change in large retail organizations. Debates the apparent dilemma posed, on the one hand, by the opportunities for using information technology to improve efficiency and centralize decision making, and, on the other hand, the case being argued by a number of management “gurus” for increasing the empowerment of front‐line manag...

This paper examines the nature of strategic planning and considers the valuable contribution that can be made by soft systems thinking and method ologies. My aim is to illustrate the potential for matching the holistic thinking contribution of soft systems with selected views on the management of strategic change in organizations. I conclude with t...