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  1. Entrepreneurship and innovation in Africa: a resilience, institutional and informality conceptual convergence

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, September 2026, Emerald

    Professor Piers Thompson, Dr Amon Simba

  2. POPULATION HEALTH, DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA

    Article • Economic Analysis and Policy, August 2026, Elsevier

    Professor Piers Thompson

  3. Business growth aspirations of married women entrepreneurs in Northern Nigeria, Kaduna: the role of culture – religion, gender norms and informal institutions

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, April 2026, Emerald

    Professor Piers Thompson

  4. The behavioural-institutional dimensions of regional development: values, personality psychology and culture

    Article • European Planning Studies, September 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Piers Thompson

  5. Who Benefits the Most from Micro-Credit? Micro-Level Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • World Development, September 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Piers Thompson

  6. Behavioural theory and regional development: nurturing cultures of possibility

    Article • Spatial Economic Analysis, March 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Piers Thompson

  7. Levelling-up national economies through regional development? a panel fsQCA approach applied to Great Britain

    Article • The Annals of Regional Science, January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Piers Thompson

  8. Religion, personality traits and the nature of entrepreneurial activities: insights from Scottish Muslim entrepreneurs

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, March 2024, Emerald

    Professor Piers Thompson

  9. Behavioural Profiling and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

    Article • March 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Piers Thompson

  10. Introduction

    Article • March 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Piers Thompson

  11. Entrepreneurial ecosystems, agency and regional development: Emergence and new path creation in the Cardiff city region

    Article • Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, March 2024, SAGE Publications

    Professor Piers Thompson

  12. Understanding the contemporary history of urban economic change: The case of entrepreneurial innovation

    Article • Growth and Change, February 2024, Wiley

    Professor Piers Thompson

  13. Financial literacy and advice perceptions among UK higher education students: an ethnicity tale?

    Article • Review of Economics of the Household, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Piers Thompson

  14. Time effect and shifted motivations in deprived areas: an overall perspective of entrepreneurial process

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, June 2023, Emerald

    Professor Piers Thompson

  15. The relationship between foreign direct investment and domestic entrepreneurship: The impact and scale of investments in China

    Article • Growth and Change, March 2023, Wiley

    Professor Piers Thompson

  16. Defining networks in entrepreneurial ecosystems: the openness of ecosystems

    Article • Small Business Economics, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Piers Thompson

  17. A matter of life and death? Knowledge intensity of FDI activities and domestic enterprise

    Article • Papers of the Regional Science Association, August 2022, Wiley

    Professor Piers Thompson

  18. Cities, innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems: assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society, July 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Piers Thompson

  19. Human agency, network dynamics and regional development: the behavioural principles of new path creation

    Article • Regional Studies, May 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Piers Thompson

  20. Behavioral Explanations of Spatial Disparities in Productivity: The Role of Cultural and Psychological Profiling

    Article • Economic Geography, October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Piers Thompson

  21. Historical industrialisation, path dependence and contemporary culture: the lasting imprint of economic heritage on local communities

    Article • Journal of Economic Geography, March 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Piers Thompson

  22. A Behavioural Theory of Economic Development

    Article • January 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Piers Thompson

  23. Cities, innovation and behavioural change: how the machine is evolving

    Article • January 2021, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Professor Piers Thompson

  24. Exports and Female Entrepreneurs

    Article • January 2021, IGI Global

    Professor Piers Thompson

  25. Networking and strategic planning to enhance small and medium‐sized enterprises growth in a less competitive economy

    Article • Strategic Change, November 2020, Wiley

    Professor Piers Thompson, Nick Clifton

  26. Human behavior and economic development: culture, psychology and the competitiveness of cities and regions

    Article • January 2020, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Professor Piers Thompson

  27. The impact of foreign influence on exporting through open innovation

    Article • Growth and Change, December 2019, Wiley

    Professor Piers Thompson

  28. Human agency, entrepreneurship and regional development: a behavioural perspective on economic evolution and innovative transformation

    Article • Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, November 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Piers Thompson

  29. Behavioural economic geography and regional history

    Article • October 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Piers Thompson

  30. Universities and open innovation: the determinants of network centrality

    Article • The Journal of Technology Transfer, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Piers Thompson

  31. Investments in managerial human capital: Explanations from prospect and regulatory focus theories

    Article • International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship, February 2019, SAGE Publications

    Professor Piers Thompson

  32. Exports and Female Entrepreneurs

    Article • January 2019, IGI Global

    Professor Piers Thompson

  33. Human behaviour and economic growth: A psychocultural perspective on local and regional development

    Article • Environment and Planning A Economy and Space, June 2018, SAGE Publications

    Professor Piers Thompson

  34. Entrepreneurship and Social Capital: Examining the Association in Deprived Urban Neighbourhoods

    Article • International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, March 2018, Wiley

    Professor Piers Thompson

  35. The foreign business and domestic enterprise relationship: Its implications for local entrepreneurial resilience

    Article • Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, February 2018, SAGE Publications

    Professor Piers Thompson

  36. Challenges and issues facing ethnic minority small business owners

    Article • The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    Md Zillur Rahman , Professor Piers Thompson

  37. The behavioural foundations of urban and regional development: culture, psychology and agency

    Article • Journal of Economic Geography, November 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Piers Thompson

  38. Social Capital and Entrepreneurship: Does the Relationship Hold in Deprived Urban Neighbourhoods?

    Article • Growth and Change, February 2017, Wiley

    Professor Piers Thompson

  39. Factors Holding Back Small Third Sector Organizations’ Engagement with the Local Public Sector

    Article • Nonprofit Management and Leadership, February 2017, Wiley

    Dr Rob Williams, Professor Piers Thompson

  40. Networks and regional economic growth: A spatial analysis of knowledge ties

    Article • Environment and Planning A Economy and Space, February 2017, SAGE Publications

    Professor Piers Thompson

  41. Entrepreneurship and the determinants of firm survival within regions: human capital, growth motivation and locational conditions

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

    Professor Piers Thompson

  42. Handbook of Regions and Competitiveness

    Article • January 2017, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Professor Piers Thompson

  43. Entrepreneurial networks and open innovation: the role of strategic and embedded ties

    Article • Industry and Innovation, November 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Piers Thompson

  44. Foreign business ownership and domestic entrepreneurial exports

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

    Professor Piers Thompson

  45. Socio-Spatial Culture and Entrepreneurship: Some Theoretical and Empirical Observations

    Article • Economic Geography, April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Piers Thompson

  46. Determinants of SME Exporting

    Article • The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, February 2016, SAGE Publications

    Professor Paul Jones, Professor Piers Thompson

  47. The potential of trading activity income to fund Third Sector organisations operating in deprived areas

    Article • Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, September 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr Rob Williams, Professor Piers Thompson

  48. Network evolution and the spatiotemporal dynamics of knowledge sourcing

    Article • Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, August 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Piers Thompson

  49. Social capital and innovation: A comparative analysis of regional policies

    Article • Environment and Planning C Government and Policy, August 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Piers Thompson

  50. An appropriate tool for entrepreneurial learning in SMEs? The case of the 20Twenty Leadership Programme

    Article • Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, August 2015, SAGE Publications

    Nick Clifton, Professor Piers Thompson

  51. Compulsory school-based enterprise education as a gateway to an entrepreneurial career

    Article • International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship, July 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Piers Thompson

  52. Foreign direct investment and the SME sector

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

    Professor Piers Thompson

  53. Local entrepreneurial resilience and culture: the role of social values in fostering economic recovery

    Article • Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society, February 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Piers Thompson

  54. Entrepreneurship, innovation and regional growth: a network theory

    Article • Small Business Economics, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Piers Thompson

  55. The When and Why: Student Entrepreneurial Aspirations

    Article • January 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Piers Thompson

  56. Culture, entrepreneurship and uneven development: a spatial analysis

    Article • Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, October 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Piers Thompson

  57. Regional evolution and waves of growth: A knowledge-based perspective

    Article • Expert Systems with Applications, September 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Piers Thompson

  58. Foreword to the Autumn 2014 Special Issue: Coming out of an economic crisis: the role of entrepreneurship in fostering innovation in times of greater uncertainty

    Article • Journal of General Management, September 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Piers Thompson

  59. The Global Competitiveness of Regions

    Article • June 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Piers Thompson

  60. Culture and Place-Based Development: A Socio-Economic Analysis

    Article • Regional Studies, March 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Piers Thompson

  61. The competitiveness of China's Leading Regions: Benchmarking Their Knowledge-based Economies

    Article • Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, December 2013, Wiley

    Professor Piers Thompson

  62. Are UK SMEs with active web sites more likely to achieve both innovation and growth?

    Article • Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, October 2013, Emerald

    Professor Piers Thompson, Dr Rob Williams

  63. Regional Competitiveness: Theories and Methodologies for Empirical Analysis

    Article • Journal of CENTRUM Cathedra (JCC) The Business and Economics Research Journal, September 2013, Emerald

    Professor Piers Thompson

  64. Competitiveness and the post-regional political economy

    Article • Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, August 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor Piers Thompson

  65. Use of the Internet and SME Characteristics to Expand Scale and Geographic Scope of Sales

    Article • International Journal of Technology Diffusion, July 2013, IGI Global

    Professor Piers Thompson

  66. A Network-based view of regional growth

    Article • Journal of Economic Geography, June 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Piers Thompson

  67. Taking Your Eyes Off the Objective: The Relationship Between Income Sources and Satisfaction with Achieving Objectives in the UK Third Sector

    Article • VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Rob Williams, Professor Piers Thompson

  68. The Effectiveness of Social Business Plan Competitions in Developing Social and Civic Awareness and Participation

    Article • Academy of Management Learning and Education, September 2012, The Academy of Management

    Professor Piers Thompson

  69. The Role of Environment in Fostering Conductive Entrepreneurial Learning: Teaching the ‘Art’ of Entrepreneurship in Boot Camps

    Article • Journal of General Management, September 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor Piers Thompson

  70. Network Capital, Social Capital and Knowledge Flow: How the Nature of Inter-organizational Networks Impacts on Innovation

    Article • Industry and Innovation, April 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Piers Thompson

  71. Differences in perceptions of access to finance between potential male and female entrepreneurs

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, January 2012, Emerald

    Professor Piers Thompson

  72. Entrepreneurship and Community Culture: A Place-Based Study of Their Interdependency

    Article • Entrepreneurship Research Journal, January 2012, De Gruyter

    Professor Piers Thompson

  73. Entrepreneurship in Deprived Urban Communities: The Case of Wales

    Article • Entrepreneurship Research Journal, January 2012, De Gruyter

    Professor Piers Thompson

  74. Chapter 2 Enterprise Education and the Adoption of New Technologies Within Small Firms

    Article • January 2012, Emerald

    Professor Piers Thompson

  75. Well-being and competitiveness: are the two linked at a place-based level?

    Article • Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society, June 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Piers Thompson

  76. Entrepreneurship amongst Minority Language Speakers: The Case of Wales

    Article • Regional Studies, February 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Piers Thompson

  77. SME Characteristics and the Use of the Internet to Expand the Scale and Geographic Scope of Sales

    Article • January 2011, IGI Global

    Professor Piers Thompson

  78. Education and entrepreneurial activity: A comparison of White and South Asian Men

    Article • International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship, April 2010, SAGE Publications

    Professor Piers Thompson

  79. Small Business Sales Growth and Internationalization Links to Web Site Functions in the United Kingdom

    Article • International Journal of E-Adoption, October 2009, IGI Global

    Professor Piers Thompson

  80. Nascent entrepreneurial activity within female ethnic minority groups

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, May 2009, Emerald

    Professor Piers Thompson

  81. The Spatial Dispersion of Informal Investment at a Regional Level: Evidence from the UK

    Article • European Planning Studies, May 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Piers Thompson

  82. Women and Home-based Entrepreneurship

    Article • International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship, April 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor Piers Thompson

  83. Entrepreneurial attitudes, intentions and activities a comparison of urban and rural areas in Wales

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

    Professor Piers Thompson

  84. Is investment time irreversible? Some empirical evidence for disaggregated UK manufacturing data

    Article • Applied Economics, October 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Piers Thompson

  85. Process-related patterns in dioxin emissions: a simplified assessment procedure applied to coke combustion in sinter plant☆

    Article • Fuel, October 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Piers Thompson

  86. SME Characteristics and the Use of the Internet to Expand the Scale and Geographic Scope of Sales

    Article • IGI Global

    Professor Piers Thompson

  87. Small Business Sales Growth and Internationalization Links to Web Site Functions in the United Kingdom

    Article • IGI Global

    Professor Piers Thompson