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Anyadike-Danes, Michael, Athayde, Rosemary, Blackburn, Robert, Hart, Mark, Kitching, John, Smallbone, David and Wilson, Nick (2008) The impact of regulation on small business performance : report for the Enterprise Directorate of BERR. (Project Report) London, U.K. : Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. 138 p.

Athayde, Rosemary and Hart, Mark (2008) An empirical investigation into the impact of enterprise education on young people. In: The 3rd European Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ECEI) 2008; 15-16 Sep 2008, University of Winchester, U.K.. ISBN 9781906638153

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Blackburn, Robert and Conway, Clifford (2008) Clusters in the new media industry: relevant model or artifact? In: Rencontres de St-Gall 2008: Innovation, competitiveness, growth and tradition in SMEs; 1-3 Sep 2008, St Gallen, Switzerland.

Blackburn, Robert, Kitching, John, Smallbone, David, Bednall, T. and Pardo, A. (2008) Community-based business advice: evidence, practice and sustainability. In: 31st Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference: International Entrepreneurship - promoting excellence in education, research and practice; 5-7 Nov 2008, Belfast, U.K. ISBN 9781900862080

Blackburn, Robert and Brush, Candida (2008) Editors' introduction. "Small business and entrepreneurship: convergence or divergence?". In: Blackburn, Robert and Brush, Candida, (eds.) Small business and entrepreneurship. London, U.K. : Sage Publications Ltd. pp. xxvii-lxvi. (SAGE library in business and management) ISBN 9781412934374

Blackburn, Robert, Hart, Mark and Kitching, John (2008) Growth challenges for SMEs: a UK-US comparative study. In: Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) / Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Seminar: SME Growth; 17 Jul 2008, London, U.K.

Blackburn, Robert, Kitching, John, Hart, Mark, Brush, Candida and Ceru, Dennis (2008) Growth challenges for small and medium-sized enterprises : a UK-US comparative study. (Technical Report) London, U.K. : Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. 90 p.

Blackburn, Robert (2008) Interviews - groups. In: Thorpe, Richard and Holt, Robin, (eds.) The Sage dictionary of qualitative management research. London : SAGE Publications Ltd. pp. 122-124. ISBN 9781412935289

Blackburn, Robert and Smallbone, David (2008) Small firms' strategic stickiness and the impact of state interventions. In: Barrett, Rowena and Mayson, Susan, (eds.) International handbook of entrepreneurship and HRM. Edward Elgar. pp. 305-325. (Elgar original reference) ISBN 9781845429263

Blackburn, Robert A. and Smallbone, David (2008) Researching small firms and entrepreneurship in the UK: developments and distinctiveness. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 32(2), pp. 267-288. ISSN (print) 1042-2587

Blackburn, Robert A. and Brush, Candida G., eds. (2008) Small business and entrepreneurship. London, UK : Sage Publications Ltd. 2248p. (Sage Library in Business and Management) ISBN 9781412934374

Bowen, Harry P. and De Clercq, Dirk (2008) Institutional context and the allocation of entrepreneurial effort. Journal of International Business Studies, 39(4), pp. 747-767. ISSN (print) 0047-2506

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Chell, Elizabeth (2008) Entrepreneurs - are they born or trained? And how can the UK train more of them? In: Entrepreneurs – are they born or trained? And how can the UK grow more of them?; 12 Jun 2008, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Chell, Elizabeth (2008) Society's acceptance of innovative ideas. In: 3rd Europe INNOVA Annual Partnering Event (APE): Building innovation platforms today to meet tomorrow's challenges; 1-3 Jun 2008, Budapest, Hungary.

Chell, Elizabeth (2008) The entrepreneurial personality: a few ghosts laid to rest? In: Blackburn, Robert A. and Brush, Candida G., (eds.) Small business and entrepreneurship. London, U.K. : Sage Publications Ltd. pp. 246-258. (Sage Library in Business and Management) ISBN 9781412934374

Chell, Elizabeth (2008) The entrepreneurial personality: a social construction. 2nd ed. London, U.K. : Routledge. 300p. ISBN 9780415328098

Chell, Elizabeth (2008) The nascent entrepreneur, business development and the role of human resources. In: Barrett, Rowena and Mayson, Susan, (eds.) International handbook of entrepreneurship and HRM. Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. pp. 21-46. ISBN 9781845429263

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De Clercq, Dirk, Sapienza, Harry J. and Zaheer, Akbar (2008) Firm and group influences on venture capital firms’ involvement in new ventures. Journal of Management Studies, 45(7), pp. 1169-1194. ISSN (print) 0022-2380

De Clercq, Dirk and Dimov, Dimo (2008) Internal knowledge development and external knowledge access in venture capital investment performance. Journal of Management Studies, 45(3), pp. 585-612. ISSN (print) 0022-2380

De Clercq, Dirk, Hessels, Jolanda and van Stel, André (2008) Knowledge spillovers and new ventures' export orientation. Small Business Economics, 31(3), pp. 283-303. ISSN (print) 0921-898X

De Clercq, Dirk and Bosma, Niels (2008) An exploratory study of international commitment by nascent and existing firms. Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 21(3), pp. 293-307. ISSN (print) 0827-6331

De Clercq, Dirk and Rangarajan, Deva (2008) The role of perceived relational support in entrepreneur-customer dyads. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 32(4), pp. 659-683. ISSN (print) 1042-2587

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Ekanem, Ignatius and Smallbone, David (2008) Investment decision-making in small manufacturing firms: a learning approach. In: Harrison, Richard T. and Leitch, Claire M., (eds.) Entrepreneurial learning: conceptual frameworks and applications. Abingdon, U.K. : Routledge. pp. 168-187. (Routledge studies in entrepreneurship) ISBN 9780415394161

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Fitzgerald, Alan and Stokes, David (2008) The "Apprentice entrepreneur" games teaching entrepreneurship skills through video games. In: 2nd International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics; 29 - 02 Jul 2008, Orlando, U.S..

French, Shaun, Leyshon, Andrew and Wainwright, Tom (2008) Financializing space. In: 53rd Association of American Geographers Conference; 15 - 19 Apr 2008, New York, U.S.. (Unpublished)

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Genus, Audley and Coles, Anne-Marie (2008) Rethinking the multi-level perspective of technological transitions. Research Policy, 37(9), pp. 1436-1445. ISSN (print) 0048-7333

Greene, Francis J. and Saridakis, George (2008) The role of higher education skills and support in graduate self-employment. Studies in Higher Education, 33(6), pp. 653-672. ISSN (print) 1470-174X

Greenman, Andrew (2008) Book Review of: Narratives of enterprise: crafting entrepreneurial self-identity in a small firm by Simon Down. Work, Employment & Society, 22(1), pp. 188-190. ISSN (print) 0950-0170

Greenman, Andrew (2008) Brand new talk: constructing fashionability in a consulting trend. International Studies of Management and Organization, 38(2), pp. 44-70. ISSN (print) 0020-8825

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Hart, Mark, Anyadike-Danes, Michael, Iparraguirre D’Elia, José Luis and Kitching, John (2008) Business burden or market mechanism? Modelling the effects of regulation on small business performance in the UK. In: 11th European Network on Industrial Policy (EUNIP) International Conference; 10-12 Sep 2008, San Sebastian, Spain.

Heinonen, Jarna, Aaltonen, Satu and Blackburn, Robert (2008) Business exit as a learning experience: a study of individual experiences in Finland and the UK. In: RENT XXII Conference: Entrepreneurship as an Engine for Regional Development; 20-21 Nov 2008, Covilhã, Portugal.

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Kitching, John and Smallbone, David (2008) Defining and estimating the size of the UK freelance workforce. (Project Report) U.K. : Professional Contractors Group. 63 p.

Kitching, John, Hart, Mark, Wilson, Nicholas and Blackburn, Robert (2008) Does regulation promote small business performance? A critical realist informed approach. In: 31st Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference: International Entrepreneurship - promoting excellence in education, research and practice; 5-7 Nov 2008, Belfast, U.K. ISBN 9781900862080

Kitching, John (2008) Rethinking UK small employers' skills policies and the role of workplace learning. International Journal of Training and Development, 12(2), pp. 100-120. ISSN (print) 1360-3736

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Landström, Hans , Crijns, Hans , Laveren, Eddy and Smallbone, David, eds. (2008) Entrepreneurship, sustainable growth and performance: frontiers in European entrepreneurship research. Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. 384p. ISBN 9781847208538

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Mole, Kevin, Hart, Mark, Roper, Stephen and Saal, David (2008) Differential gains from business link support and advice: a treatment effects approach. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 26(2), pp. 315-334. ISSN (print) 0263-774X

Mole, Kevin, Hart, Mark, Roper, Stephen and Saal, David (2008) Who benefits most from Business Link assistance? In: ISBE 2006; 31 Oct - 2 Nov 2008, Cardiff, Wales. (Unpublished)

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Robson, Paul J. A., Jack, Sarah L. and Freel, Mark S. (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), pp. 292-314. ISSN (print) 0263-774X

Robson, Paul J. A. and Freel, Mark (2008) Small firm exporters in a developing country context: evidence from Ghana. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 20(5), pp. 431-450. ISSN (print) 0898-5626

Robson, Paul J. A. and Obeng, Bernard A. (2008) The barriers to growth in Ghana. Small Business Economics, 30(4), pp. 385-403. ISSN (print) 0921-898X

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Saridakis, George, Mole, Kevin and Storey, David J. (2008) New small firm survival in England. Empirica, 35(1), pp. 25-39. ISSN (print) 0340-8744

Saridakis, George and Storey, David (2008) Piccole e medie imprese e finanziamenti bancari nel Regno Unito. In: D’Angelo, Giuseppe and Giannola, Adriano, (eds.) Credito per le piccole e medie imprese: Basilea 2 ed i cambiamenti nelle conoscenze, nelle competenze e nelle relazioni banca-impresa. Napoli, Italy : Liguori Editore. pp. 87-102. ISBN 9788820747367

Saridakis, George, Sen-Gupta, Sukanya, Edwards, Paul and Storey, David J. (2008) The impact of enterprise size on Employment Tribunal incidence and outcomes: evidence from Britain. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 46(3), pp. 469-499. ISSN (print) 0007-1080

Smallbone, David, Ram, Monder, Deakins, David and Baldock, Robert (2008) Access to finance by ethnic minority businesses in the UK. In: Blackburn, Robert and Brush, Candida G, (eds.) Small business and entrepreneurship. London, U.K. : Sage Publications Ltd. (Sage Library in Business and Management) ISBN 9781412934374

Smallbone, David and Xheneti, Mirela (2008) Cross border co-operation and entrepreneurship development in external border regions of the EU: some policy perspectives. In: 15th Nordic Conference on Small Business Research: Challenges for Enterpreneurship and Small Business Development in the Context of European Enlargement.; Tallinn, Estonia, 21-23 May 2008.

Smallbone, David, Xiao, Jianzhong and Xu, Lei (2008) Developing the small business market for business development services in Chengdu: policy issues and priorities. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 15(4), pp. 656-674. ISSN (print) 1462-6004

Smallbone, David and Welter, Friederike (2008) Entrepreneurship and the role of government in post-socialist economies: the challenge of institutionalization. In: 53rd International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference 2008: Advancing Small Business and Entrepreneurship: From Research to Results; 22-25 Jun 2008, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Smallbone, David (2008) Entrepreneurship development in transition environment. In: 15th Nordic Conference on Small Business Research: Challenges for Enterpreneurship and Small Business Development in the Context of European Enlargement.; Tallinn, Estonia, 21-23 May 2008.

Smallbone, David and Xheneti, Mirela (2008) Policy issues related to entrepreneurship development and cross border cooperation in case study regions. (Project Report) Kingston upon Thames, UK : Kingston University. 65 p.

Smallbone, David, Kitching, John, Athayde, Rosemary and Xheneti, Mirela (2008) Procurement and supplier diversity in the 2012 Olympics. (Project Report) Equality and Human Rights Commission. 85 p. ISBN 9781842060797

Smallbone, David and Xheneti, Mirela (2008) Public policy and cross border entrepreneurship in EU border regions: an enabling or constraining influence? In: 31st Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference: International Entrepreneurship - promoting excellence in education, research and practice; 5-7 Nov 2008, Belfast, U.K. ISBN 9781900862080

Smallbone, David, Slonimski, Anton and Pobol, Anna (2008) Struggling to survive: the case of a new technology-based enterprise in Belarus. In: Aidis, Ruta and Welter, Friederike, (eds.) Innovation and entrepreneurship: successful start-ups and businesses in emerging economies. Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. pp. 29-47. ISBN 9781845429737

Smallbone, David and Welter, Friederike (2008) The distinctiveness of entrepreneurship in transition economies. In: Blackburn, Robert and Brush, Candida G., (eds.) Small business and entrepreneurship. London, U.K. : Sage Publications Ltd. (Sage Library in Business and Management) ISBN 9781412934374

Stokes, David and Blackburn, Robert (2008) Learning the hard way: the lessons of owner-managers who have closed their businesses. In: Blackburn, Robert and Brush, Candida G., (eds.) Small business and entrepreneurship. London, U.K. : Sage Publications Ltd. (Sage Library in Business and Management) ISBN 9781412934374

Stokes, David and Lomax, Wendy (2008) Marketing: a brief introduction. London : Thomson Learning. 448p. ISBN 9781844805525

Storey, D.J., Saridakis, George, Sen-Gupta, S., Edwards, P.K. and Blackburn, Robert (2008) An examination of employee job quality by workplace size. In: Ciclo de Conferencias Bancaja Jóvenes Emprendedores 2008: Ponentes internacionales expertos.; 21-24 Jul 2008, Valencia, Spain.

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Todorov, Kiril and Smallbone, David, eds. (2008) Entrepreneurship in United Europe: challenges and opportunities: Proceedings of the international conference 13-17 September 2006, Sunny Beach, Bulgaria. Bulgarian Association for Management Development and Entrepreneurship.

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Welter, Friederike and Smallbone, David (2008) Cross-border entrepreneurship in a transition context: conceptual and empirical perspectives. In: 15th Nordic Conference on Small Business Research: Challenges for Enterpreneurship and Small Business Development in the Context of European Enlargement.; Tallinn, Estonia, 21-23 May 2008.

Welter, Friederike, Smallbone, David and Alex, Nadezhda (2008) Entrepreneurship across borders: the nature and role of trust. In: 31st Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference: International Entrepreneurship - promoting excellence in education, research and practice; 5-7 Nov 2008, Belfast, U.K. ISBN 9781900862080

Welter, Friederike and Smallbone, David (2008) Entrepreneurship in a cross-border context: the example of transition countries. In: 53rd International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference 2008: Advancing Small Business and Entrepreneurship: From Research to Results; 22-25 Jun 2008, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Welter, Friederike, Smallbone, David, Slonimski, Anton and Slonimska, Marina (2008) Internationalization of SMEs in Belarus. In: Dana, Leo-Paul , Welpe, Isabell M. , Han, Mary and Ratten, Vanessa, (eds.) Handbook of research on European business and entrepreneurship: towards a theory of internationalization. Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited. pp. 57-76. ISBN 9781845425012

Welter, Friederike, Smallbone, David and Alex, Nadezhda (2008) Trust, learning and cross-border entrepreneurship. In: RENT XXII Conference: Entrepreneurship as an Engine for Regional Development; 20-21 Nov 2008, Covilhã, Portugal.

Welter, Friederike and Smallbone, David (2008) Women's entrepreneurship from an institutional perspective: the case of Uzbekistan. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 4(4), pp. 505-520. ISSN (print) 1554-7191

Welter, Friederike and Smallbone, David (2008) Women's entrepreneurship in a transition context. In: DIANA International Research Symposium 2008; 4 Nov 2008, Belfast, U.K..

Wilson, Nick, Kitching, John and Hart, Mark (2008) "It's the evidence, stupid": doing and legitimising policy-funded research. In: 31st Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference: International Entrepreneurship - promoting excellence in education, research and practice; 5-7 Nov 2008, Belfast, U.K. ISBN 9781900862080

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Xheneti, Mirela (2008) Features of corruption in the Albanian business environment: an institutionalist perspective. In: 53rd International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference 2008: Advancing Small Business and Entrepreneurship: From Research to Results; 22-25 Jun 2008, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Xheneti, Mirela and Smallbone, David (2008) The role of public policy in entrepreneurship development in post-socialist countries: a comparison of Albania and Estonia. EBS Review, 1(24), pp. 24-37. ISSN (print) 1406-0264