Centre for Enterprise, Environment and Development Research


TitleCentre for Enterprise, Environment and Development Research
AlternativeBAL - CEEDR
FacultyFaculty of Business and Law

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Beyond novelty and growth: a virtue ethics enquiry into fashion entrepreneurs’ responsible and harmonising practices towards sustainability
Werner, A., Elf, P., Lyon, F. and Vickers, I. 2024. Beyond novelty and growth: a virtue ethics enquiry into fashion entrepreneurs’ responsible and harmonising practices towards sustainability. Journal of Business Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-024-05875-w

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Advancing gender equality through context-sensitive work-family support for breastfeeding: lessons from a participatory intervention in South Africa
Jaga, A., Stumbitz, B., Mabaso, B.P., Munyai, K. and Görgens, T. 2024. Advancing gender equality through context-sensitive work-family support for breastfeeding: lessons from a participatory intervention in South Africa. Community, Work and Family. https://doi.org/10.1080/13668803.2024.2405513

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Work-family entanglement: drawing lessons from the complex lives of low-income women
Jaga, A., Stumbitz, B. and Lambert, S. 2024. Work-family entanglement: drawing lessons from the complex lives of low-income women. in: Rönnmar, M. and Hayter, S. (ed.) Making and Breaking Gender Inequalities in Work Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 33–53

Book chapter

Financing green innovation startups: a systematic literature review on early-stage SME funding
Mukherjee, A., Owen, R., Scott, J.M. and Lyon, F. 2024. Financing green innovation startups: a systematic literature review on early-stage SME funding. Venture Capital. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691066.2024.2410730

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EDI and postgraduate research: report on the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion review of postgraduate research at Middlesex University
Pizzolato, N., Saini, R., Stumbitz, B. and Sotiropoulou, P. 2024. EDI and postgraduate research: report on the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion review of postgraduate research at Middlesex University. Middlesex University. https://doi.org/10.60528/1qw7q5

Project report

The politics of transition: Innovative place-making and alternative development models under English localism
Burnett, A. 2024. The politics of transition: Innovative place-making and alternative development models under English localism. Cham, Switzerland Palgrave Macmillan.

Authored Book

The (only) future of fashion? The role of small sustainable entrepreneurship in driving transformational change
Elf, P. and Werner, A. 2024. The (only) future of fashion? The role of small sustainable entrepreneurship in driving transformational change. in: Scott, K., Curtis, B. and Pajaczkowska, C. (ed.) The Future of Fashion Education: Speculation, Experience and Collaboration London, UK Taylor & Francis (Routledge). pp. 199-207

Book chapter

Psychedelics as a tool for a more connected and sustainable world? Considering the importance of rituals, boundaries, and commitment
Anderson, K., Elf, P. and Isham, A. 2024. Psychedelics as a tool for a more connected and sustainable world? Considering the importance of rituals, boundaries, and commitment. International Journal of Drug Policy. 133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104571

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Understanding equity access and use in early-stage ventures
Roper, S. and Owen, R. 2024. Understanding equity access and use in early-stage ventures. Coventry, UK Enterprise Research Centre (ERC).

Technical report

Collective capabilities for organizational democracy: the case of mutual social enterprises
Vickers, I., Lyon, F. and Sepulveda Ramirez, L. 2024. Collective capabilities for organizational democracy: the case of mutual social enterprises. British Journal of Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12840

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Working with the tensions of transdisciplinary research: a review and agenda for the future of knowledge co-production in the Anthropocene
Harris, F., Lyon, F., Sioen, G. and Ebi, K. 2024. Working with the tensions of transdisciplinary research: a review and agenda for the future of knowledge co-production in the Anthropocene. Global Sustainability. 7. https://doi.org/10.1017/sus.2024.11

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Low-carbon good lives
Isham, A., Loukianov, A. and Elf, P. 2024. Low-carbon good lives. in: Overdevest, C. (ed.) Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Sociology Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 405-411

Book chapter

From “business as usual” to sustainable “purpose‐driven business”: Challenges facing the purpose ecosystem in the United Kingdom and Australia
Lyon, F., Stubbs, W., Dahlmann, F. and Edwards, M. 2024. From “business as usual” to sustainable “purpose‐driven business”: Challenges facing the purpose ecosystem in the United Kingdom and Australia. Business and Society Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/basr.12341

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Demand for external finance by environmentally-motivated SMEs: An exploration of geographical disparities and potential in relation to Net Zero
Gottschalk, S. and Owen, R. 2023. Demand for external finance by environmentally-motivated SMEs: An exploration of geographical disparities and potential in relation to Net Zero. London, UK Enterprise Research Centre (ERC).

Project report

Developing Brazil's sustainable finance entrepreneurship ecosystem: The role of keystone actors and institutional logics
Elf, P. and Owen, R. 2023. Developing Brazil's sustainable finance entrepreneurship ecosystem: The role of keystone actors and institutional logics. in: Hussain, J.G., Salia, S. and Scott, J.M. (ed.) Entrepreneurial Financial Resilience and Financial Innovation in a Turbulent Era Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 190-207

Book chapter

The role of the university entrepreneurial ecosystem in entrepreneurial finance: case studies of UK innovation knowledge centres
Owen, R., Vedanthachari, L. and Hussain, J. 2023. The role of the university entrepreneurial ecosystem in entrepreneurial finance: case studies of UK innovation knowledge centres. Venture Capital. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691066.2023.2205606

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Applying sequential mixed-methods approaches when working with businesses: insights from longitudinal research into the influence of business on sustainable lifestyles
Elf, P. 2023. Applying sequential mixed-methods approaches when working with businesses: insights from longitudinal research into the influence of business on sustainable lifestyles. in: Sage Research Methods: Business SAGE Publications. pp. 1-25

Book chapter

Editorial entrepreneurial finance for green innovative SMEs
Owen, R., Botelho, T., Mac an Bhaird, C., Hussain, J., Pierrakis, Y., Scott, J. and Lodh, S. 2023. Editorial entrepreneurial finance for green innovative SMEs. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 70 (3), pp. 942-949. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2022.3224870

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SME Financing for Biodiversity: Building Nature Measurement and Impacts into SME Financing (‘SME FinBio’)
Owen, R., Lyon, F., Burnett, A. and Lodh, S. 2022. SME Financing for Biodiversity: Building Nature Measurement and Impacts into SME Financing (‘SME FinBio’). Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

Project report

SME Finance for Biodiversity (‘FinBio’) in the UK - project summary
Owen, R., Lyon, F., Burnett, A. and Suman, L. 2022. SME Finance for Biodiversity (‘FinBio’) in the UK - project summary. Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

Project report

Finance and funding for upscaling sustainable fashion
Lyon, F., Elf, P., Owen, R. and Werner, A. 2023. Finance and funding for upscaling sustainable fashion. in: Charter, M., Pan, B. and Black, S. (ed.) Accelerating Sustainability in Fashion, Clothing and Textiles London Taylor & Francis (Routledge).

Book chapter

Immigrant business in transnational contexts: a multifocal understanding of the breakout process
Onyima, J., Syrett, S. and Sepulveda Ramirez, L. 2023. Immigrant business in transnational contexts: a multifocal understanding of the breakout process. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research. 30 (1), pp. 155-179. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-02-2023-0190

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Linking environmental and human health in English urban development decision-making: the human health literacy of environmental policy
Burnett, A. and Pain, A 2023. Linking environmental and human health in English urban development decision-making: the human health literacy of environmental policy. Built Environment. 49 (2), pp. 187-206.

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The role of sustainability knowledge-action platforms in advancing multi-stakeholder engagement on sustainability
Bream McIntosh, O., Burnett, A., Feldman, I., Lamphere, J., Reuter, T. and Vital, E. 2023. The role of sustainability knowledge-action platforms in advancing multi-stakeholder engagement on sustainability. Data and Policy. 5. https://doi.org/10.1017/dap.2023.27

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Moving forward by looking back: critiques of commercialized mindfulness and the future of (commercialized) psychedelics
Elf, P., Isham, A. and Leoni, D. 2023. Moving forward by looking back: critiques of commercialized mindfulness and the future of (commercialized) psychedelics. History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals. 65 (1), pp. 33-62. https://doi.org/10.3368/hopp.65.1.33

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Understanding the links between diversity and creativity as assessed in the boroughs of London
Pac-Salas, D., Sepulveda Ramirez, L., Baez Melian, J. and Minguijon, J. 2023. Understanding the links between diversity and creativity as assessed in the boroughs of London. Smart Cities. 6 (2), pp. 1152-1166. https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities6020055

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Turning job seekers into job creators through entrepreneurship mentoring at Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust, India
Sanyal, C., Haddock-Millar, J., Sepulveda Ramirez, L., Owen, R., Syrett, S. and Kaye, N. 2023. Turning job seekers into job creators through entrepreneurship mentoring at Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust, India. in: Cannio, S., Carvalho, C. and Yu, F. (ed.) Mentoring with a Coaching Attitude: International Corporate Mentorship that Works London, UK Open University.

Book chapter

Exploring the role of U.K. Government policy in developing the university entrepreneurial finance ecosystem for Cleantech
Owen, R. and Vedanthachari, L. 2023. Exploring the role of U.K. Government policy in developing the university entrepreneurial finance ecosystem for Cleantech. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 70 (3), pp. 1026-1039. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2022.3153319

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Startup ventures and equity finance: How do Business Accelerators and Business Angels' assess the human capital of socio-environmental mission led entrepreneurs?
Pierrakis, Y. and Owen, R. 2023. Startup ventures and equity finance: How do Business Accelerators and Business Angels' assess the human capital of socio-environmental mission led entrepreneurs? Innovation. 25 (4), pp. 371-395. https://doi.org/10.1080/14479338.2022.2029706

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Lessons from government venture capital funds to enable transition to a low-carbon economy: the U.K. case
Owen, R. 2023. Lessons from government venture capital funds to enable transition to a low-carbon economy: the U.K. case. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 70 (3), pp. 1040-1054. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2021.3094992

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Social Enterprise: Market Trends 2019
Owen, R., Lyon, F., Vickers, I. and Gottschalk, S. 2021. Social Enterprise: Market Trends 2019. London DCMS.

Technical report

Public service mutuals: transforming how services are delivered through social enterprise and democratic governance
Vickers, I., Lyon, F., Sepulveda Ramirez, L. and Brennan, G. 2022. Public service mutuals: transforming how services are delivered through social enterprise and democratic governance. Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

Project report

Self-transcendent experiences as promoters of ecological wellbeing? Exploration of the evidence and hypotheses to be tested
Isham, A., Elf, P. and Jackson, T. 2022. Self-transcendent experiences as promoters of ecological wellbeing? Exploration of the evidence and hypotheses to be tested. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1051478

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Incentivising ‘regenerative value’ to improve sustainability outcomes
Burnett, A. 2022. Incentivising ‘regenerative value’ to improve sustainability outcomes. in: Vélez-Cuartas, G. and Romero-Goyeneche, O. (ed.) Transformative Metrics: Contributions to the Studies for Monitoring and Evaluating How Science, Technology, and Innovation Can Address Social and Environmental Challenges Medellin, Colombia University of Antioquia. pp. 159-190

Book chapter

Annex 1 IKC and Stakeholder Topic Guide Summary
Owen, R. and Vedanthachari, L. 2021. Annex 1 IKC and Stakeholder Topic Guide Summary.

Design

Solving the SME finance puzzle: an examination of demand and supply failure in the UK
Owen, R., Botelho, T., Hussain, J. and Anwar, O. 2023. Solving the SME finance puzzle: an examination of demand and supply failure in the UK. Venture Capital. 25 (1), pp. 31-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691066.2022.2135468

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Reducing early-stage Cleantech funding gaps: an exploration of the role of Environmental Performance Indicators
Harrer, T. and Owen, R. 2022. Reducing early-stage Cleantech funding gaps: an exploration of the role of Environmental Performance Indicators. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research. 28 (9), pp. 268-288. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-10-2021-0849

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Exploring external finance to build back better a green UK SME economy
Owen, R., Lodh, S., Anwar, O. and Plekhanov, S. 2022. Exploring external finance to build back better a green UK SME economy. Enterprise Research Centre.

Project report

Policy briefing: Exploring external finance to build back better a green UK SME economy
Owen, R., Lodh, S., Anwar, O. and Plekhanov, S. 2022. Policy briefing: Exploring external finance to build back better a green UK SME economy. Enterprise Research Centre.

Report

Home-based self-employment: combining personal, household and employment influences
Daniel, E. and Owen, R. 2022. Home-based self-employment: combining personal, household and employment influences. Journal of Enterprising Culture. 30 (02), pp. 123-160. https://doi.org/10.1142/s0218495822500054

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