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  1. Linking technology adoption to entrepreneurial resilience: a capability-based study of rural women entrepreneurs in Oman

    Article • Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, September 2026, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  2. Dry stone walling. Rural artisan enterprise in the urban economy

    Article • Journal of Rural Studies, January 2024, Elsevier

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  3. Constrained entrepreneurship in UK agriculture: A Weberian analysis

    Article • Journal of Rural Studies, October 2022, Elsevier

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  4. Rural women entrepreneurs in Oman: problems and opportunities

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, July 2021, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE, Suhail Mohammad Ghouse

  5. The “horse-meat” scandal: illegal activity in the food supply chain

    Article • Supply Chain Management An International Journal, May 2021, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  6. Discrete event simulation in livestock management

    Article • Journal of Rural Studies, August 2020, Elsevier

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  7. Theoretical perspectives on public entrepreneurship

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, June 2019, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  8. Farm diversification strategies in response to rural policy: a case from rural Italy

    Article • Land Use Policy, February 2019, Elsevier

    Professor GERARD McELWEE, Professor Robert Smith

  9. Entrepreneurial success of cottage-based women entrepreneurs in Oman

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, January 2019, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE, Suhail Mohammad Ghouse

  10. Conceptualising animation in rural communities: the Village SOS case

    Article • Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, November 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor GERARD McELWEE, Professor Robert Smith

  11. Barriers to rural women entrepreneurs in Oman

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, October 2017, Emerald

    Suhail Mohammad Ghouse, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  12. Wetland entrepreneurs: diversity in diversification in Zambian farming

    Article • Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, July 2017, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  13. Illegal diversification strategies in the farming community from a UK perspective

    Article • Journal of Rural Studies, July 2017, Elsevier

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  14. Illegal activity in the UK halal (sheep) supply chain: Towards greater understanding

    Article • Food Policy, May 2017, Elsevier

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  15. Barriers to the development and progress of entrepreneurship in rural Pakistan

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, March 2017, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  16. The price of everything, and the value of nothing? Stories of contribution in entrepreneurship research

    Article • Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, November 2016, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE, Professor Paul Jones

  17. Assessing the impact of 'farming with dyslexia on local rural economies

    Article • Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, June 2016, SAGE Publications

    Professor Robert Smith, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  18. Polish entrepreneurs in Glasgow and entrepreneurial opportunity structure

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, April 2016, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  19. From bush to butchery: cattle rustling as an entrepreneurial process in Kenya

    Article • Society and Business Review, February 2016, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE, Professor Robert Smith, Mr Emmanuel K Bunei

  20. Rural enterprise in Mexico: a case of necessity diversification

    Article • Journal of Enterprising Communities People and Places in the Global Economy, October 2015, Emerald

    Robert Smith, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  21. The dark side of the rural idyll: Stories of illegal/illicit economic activity in the UK countryside

    Article • Journal of Rural Studies, June 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Robert Smith, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  22. Exploring Criminal and Illegal Enterprise: New Perspectives on Research, Policy & Practice

    Article • May 2015, Emerald

    Professor Robert Smith, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  23. Towards a Nuanced Typology of Illegal Entrepreneurship: A Theoretical and Conceptual Overview

    Article • May 2015, Emerald

    Professor Robert Smith, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  24. Conversations with a ‘Small-Town’ Criminal Entrepreneur: A Case Study

    Article • May 2015, Emerald

    Professor Robert Smith, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  25. Exploring Criminal and Illegal Enterprise: New Perspectives on Research, Policy & Practice

    Article • May 2015, Emerald

    Professor Robert Smith, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  26. Stolen to Order! Tractor Theft as an Emerging International Criminal Enterprise

    Article • May 2015, Emerald

    Professor Robert Smith, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  27. Series Editor’s Preface

    Article • May 2015, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  28. Developing qualitative research streams relating to illegal rural enterprise

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, May 2015, Emerald

    Professor Robert Smith, Robert Smith, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  29. An empirical investigation of the role of rural development policies in stimulating rural entrepreneurship in the Lazio Region of Italy

    Article • Society and Business Review, February 2015, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  30. Experience of entrepreneurial training for female farmers to stimulate entrepreneurship in Uganda

    Article • Gender in Management An International Journal, September 2014, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE, Dr Natalie Sappleton

  31. A Bourdieuan Analysis of Qualitative Authorship in Entrepreneurship Scholarship

    Article • Journal of Small Business Management, August 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Robert Smith, Professor Robert Smith, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  32. Exploring Rural Enterprise: New Perspectives on Research, Policy & Practice

    Article • August 2014, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  33. Exploring Rural Enterprise: New Perspectives on Research, Policy & Practice

    Article • August 2014, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  34. Exploring Rural Enterprise: New Perspectives on Research, Policy & Practice

    Article • August 2014, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  35. Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research

    Article • August 2014, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  36. Defining and Conceptualising Rural Enterprise

    Article • August 2014, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  37. Defining and Conceptualising Rural Enterprise

    Article • August 2014, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  38. Book Review: Asian Models of Entrepreneurship — From the Indian Union and the Kingdom of Nepal to the Japanese Archipelago: Context, Policy and Practice

    Article • The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, August 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  39. Animating “bottom-up” sustainable strategies in village settings

    Article • International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, October 2013, Emerald

    Professor joyce liddle, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  40. Qualitative entrepreneurship authorship: antecedents, processes and consequences

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, June 2013, Emerald

    Robert Smith, Professor Robert Smith, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  41. The embeddedness of illegal entrepreneurship in a closed ethnic community

    Article • International Journal of Business and Globalisation, January 2013, Inderscience Publishers

    Robert Smith, Professor Robert Smith, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  42. Confronting Social Constructions of Rural Criminality: A Case Story on ‘Illegal Pluriactivity’ in the Farming Community

    Article • Sociologia Ruralis, January 2013, Wiley

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  43. The rise of illicit rural enterprise within the farming industry

    Article • International Journal of Agricultural Management, January 2013, Institute of Agricultural Management

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  44. From Farmers to Entrepreneurs: The Importance of Collaborative Behaviour

    Article • The Journal of Entrepreneurship, February 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  45. A sustainable rural?

    Article • Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, February 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  46. The innovation performance of small rural enterprises and cooperatives in Tehran province, Iran

    Article • Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, February 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  47. Rural transport and social inclusion: The DalesBus Initiative

    Article • Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, February 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  48. Classifying the strategic capability of farmers: a segmentation framework

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, January 2012, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  49. Diversification and the Entrepreneurial Motivations of Farmers in Norway*

    Article • June 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  50. Situating community enterprise: A theoretical exploration

    Article • Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, June 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  51. After the fall

    Article • International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, March 2011, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  52. EU industrial policy and competitiveness in rural SMEs

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, January 2011, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  53. Improving the entrepreneurial potential of rural women entrepreneurs in Northern Iran

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, January 2011, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  54. Business support for farmers: an evaluation of the Farm Cornwall project

    Article • Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, August 2010, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  55. Business Support for Farmers

    Article • International Journal of Rural Management, October 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  56. Value-adding and Value-extracting Entrepreneurship at the Margins

    Article • Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  57. A taxonomy of entrepreneurial farmers

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, January 2008, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  58. The entrepreneurial wide boy. A modern morality tale

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, January 2008, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  59. An emergent entrepreneur?

    Article • Society and Business Review, October 2007, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  60. The split entrepreneurial identity of the farmer

    Article • Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, February 2007, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  61. The European farm entrepreneur: a comparative perspective

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, January 2007, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  62. The strategic farmer: a cheese producer with cold feet?

    Article • Journal of Business Strategy, November 2006, Emerald

    Distinguished Professor Alistair Anderson, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  63. FARMERS AS ENTREPRENEURS: DEVELOPING COMPETITIVE SKILLS

    Article • Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, September 2006, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  64. Developing the entrepreneurial skills of farmers: some myths explored

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, January 2006, Emerald

    Distinguished Professor Alistair Anderson, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  65. Publication trends and patterns in entrepreneurship

    Article • Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, March 2005, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  66. Women entrepreneurs in Oman: some barriers to success

    Article • Career Development International, December 2003, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  67. Editor's Note

    Article • The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, November 2002, SAGE Publications

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  68. Opportunities and Challenges for Omani Women Entrepreneurs

    Article • The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, May 2002, SAGE Publications

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  69. Planning for a successful teaching quality assessment exercise in business and management: a case study

    Article • Quality Assurance in Education, September 2000, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  70. Editorial

    Article • The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, June 2000, SAGE Publications

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  71. Entrepreneurship: A Theory Full of Holes

    Article • The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, February 2000, SAGE Publications

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  72. The relationship between total quality management and human resource management in small and medium-sized enterprises

    Article • Strategic Change, January 2000, Wiley

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  73. 'From Strategy to Chalkface'

    Article • Management in Education, April 1996, SAGE Publications

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  74. TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN THE NEW UNIVERSITIES: HOW TO APPROACH HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

    Article • Higher Education in Europe, January 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  75. Total quality management in higher education

    Article • The TQM Journal, December 1995, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  76. Environmental scanning and the information‐gathering behaviour of headteachers

    Article • The International Journal of Educational Management, October 1995, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  77. Book Reviews

    Article • Sociology, February 1994, SAGE Publications

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  78. Dimensions of Quality: Implications for Higher Education Institutions

    Article • The International Journal of Educational Management, April 1993, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  79. Upward Appraisal of Lecturers: Lessons From Industry?

    Article • Education + Training, February 1993, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  80. Appraising Employee Performance: A Vital Organizational Activity?

    Article • Education + Training, February 1993, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  81. Upward Appraisal in Practice: An Illustrative Example Using the Qualed Model

    Article • Education + Training, February 1993, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  82. Personal Development Portfolios: A Mechanism for Integrating Quality in Business Education

    Article • Education + Training, July 1992, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  83. Book Reviews

    Article • Work Employment and Society, June 1992, SAGE Publications

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  84. Book Reviews

    Article • Work Employment and Society, June 1992, SAGE Publications

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  85. How Useful Are Performance Indicators in the Polytechnic Sector?

    Article • Educational Management Administration & Leadership, January 1992, SAGE Publications

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  86. A Structured Approach to Residential Workshop Organisation

    Article • Education + Training, June 1990, Emerald

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  87. Rural Entrepreneurship

    Article • Edward Elgar Publishing

    Andrew Atherton, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  88. Researching rural enterprise

    Article • Edward Elgar Publishing

    Robert Smith, Professor Robert Smith, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  89. Illegal rural enterprise

    Article • Edward Elgar Publishing

    Robert Smith, Professor Robert Smith, Professor GERARD McELWEE

  90. Turkmenistan

    Article • Edward Elgar Publishing

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  91. A Cross-National Comparison of Knowledge Management Practices

    Article • IGI Global

    Professor GERARD McELWEE

  92. A Cross-National Comparison of Knowledge Management Practices

    Article • IGI Global

    Professor GERARD McELWEE