Prof Ross Brown
Professor
Biography
My main thematic areas of research are entrepreneurship, innovation and public policy. My career has included periods in industry, consultancy and over a decade in public policy. I have extensive experience of project managing and undertaking research for a range of research funders and clients. During this time I have undertaken and managed a number of major research projects for the Economic and Social Research Council, the Scottish Government, the Anglo-German Foundation, the OECD and the Institute for Chartered Accountants Scotland, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. I have also undertaken research and acted as an expert adviser to the European Commission, Northern Ireland government, Scottish Enterprise, Action Canada and the LEED programme within the OECD. This has resulted in widely cited OECD publications such as "Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Growth-Oriented Entrepreneurship."
Teaching
- MN5423 Global Business Strategy
- MN5425 Masterclasses in International Business
Research areas
My current research examines high growth entrepreneurship, funding for growth-oriented SMEs, innovation policy, employee ownership and public policy to support entrepreneurship both in developed and emerging market economies. This has resulted in an extensive range of publications in top journals such as the Journal of Economic Geography, Small Business Economics, Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy & Society, Regional Studies, Environment and Planning C: Government & Policy, British Journal of Industrial Relations and International Small Business Journal.
Selected publications
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Chinese start-ups are being starved of venture capital ? with worrying omens for the west
Brown, R. & Rocha, A., 24 Apr 2020, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication ? Article
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Did you save some cash for a rainy COVID-19 day? The crisis and SMEs
Cowling, M., Brown, R. & Rocha, A., 4 Aug 2020, In : International Small Business Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Entrepreneurial uncertainty during the Covid-19 crisis: mapping the temporal dynamics of entrepreneurial finance
Brown, R. C. & Rocha, A., 10 Jun 2020, In : Journal of Business Venturing Insights. 14, 10 p., e00147.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Financing entrepreneurship in times of crisis: exploring the impact of Covid-19 on the market for entrepreneurial finance in the UK
Brown, R., Rocha, A. & Cowling, M., 1 Aug 2020, In : International Small Business Journal. 38, 5, p. 380-390 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Mission-oriented or mission adrift? A critical examination of mission-oriented regional innovation policies
Brown, R., 12 Jun 2020, In : European Planning Studies. Latest ArticlesResearch output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Scottish National Investment Bank looks hardwired for failure ? here?s why
Brown, R., 13 Feb 2020, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication ? Article
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The impact of Covid-19 on Scottish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): prognosis and policy prescription
Brown, R., 25 Jun 2020, In : Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary . 44, 2Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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UK budget 2020: experts react
Tomlinson, P., Donaldson, C., Berry, C., Conti, G., Midgley, G., Weeks, J., Schmedders, K., Gabriel, M., Brown, R. & McCausland, W. D., 11 Mar 2020, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication ? Article
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Buying into capitalism? Employee ownership in a disconnected era
Brown, R., McQuaid, R., Raeside, R., Dutton, M., Egdell, V. & Canduela, J., Mar 2019, In : British Journal of Industrial Relations. 57, 1, p. 62-85Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Entrepreneurial ecosystems and public policy in action: a critique of the latest industrial policy blockbuster
Brown, R. & Mawson, S., 31 Aug 2019, In : Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society. Advance articles, 22 p., rsz011.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article