Centre for Enterprise, Environment and Development Research

Title	Centre for Enterprise, Environment and Development Research
Alternative	BAL - CEEDR
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Law

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Early assessment of the UK innovation investment fund

North, D., Owen, R. and Lewis, A. 2012. Early assessment of the UK innovation investment fund. Department for Business, Innovation & Skills..

Project report

Assessment of the online business support offer : growth and improvement service, my new business and helpline

Owen, R., Department for Business Innovation and Skills, Middlesex University Business School and BMG Research Assessment of the online business support offer : growth and improvement service, my new business and helpline. Department for Business, Innovation & Skills..

Project report

SME finance in London - final report to the Greater London Authority

Owen, R. and Greater London Authority 2013. SME finance in London - final report to the Greater London Authority. Greater London Authority.

Project report

Financing social ventures and the demand for social investment

Lyon, F. and Owen, R. 2014. Financing social ventures and the demand for social investment. Third Sector Research Centre, University of Birmingham.

Working paper

The formation and interplay of social capital in crowdfunded social ventures

Lehner, O. 2014. The formation and interplay of social capital in crowdfunded social ventures. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. 26 (5-6), pp. 478-499. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2014.922623

Article

Researching trust in tourism: methodological issues and associated concerns

Saunders, M., Lyon, F. and Mollering, G. 2014. Researching trust in tourism: methodological issues and associated concerns. in: Nunkoo, R. and Smith, S. (ed.) Trust, Tourism Development and Planning Routledge. pp. 168-180

Book chapter

Social enterprises as hybrid organizations: a review and research agenda

Doherty, B., Haugh, H. and Lyon, F. 2014. Social enterprises as hybrid organizations: a review and research agenda. International Journal of Management Reviews. 16 (4), pp. 417-436. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12028

Article

Social impact measurement and non-profit organisations: compliance, resistance, and promotion

Arvidson, M. and Lyon, F. 2014. Social impact measurement and non-profit organisations: compliance, resistance, and promotion. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 25 (4), pp. 869-886. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-013-9373-6

Article

Beyond green niches? Growth strategies of environmentally-motivated social enterprises

Vickers, I. and Lyon, F. 2014. Beyond green niches? Growth strategies of environmentally-motivated social enterprises. International Small Business Journal. 32 (4), pp. 449-470. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242612457700

Article

‘We don’t deal with courts’: cooperation and alternative institutions shaping exporting relationships of small and medium-sized enterprises in Ghana

Amoako, I. and Lyon, F. 2014. ‘We don’t deal with courts’: cooperation and alternative institutions shaping exporting relationships of small and medium-sized enterprises in Ghana. International Small Business Journal. 32 (2), pp. 117-139. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242613484778

Article

Can better working conditions improve the performance of SMEs? An international literature review

Croucher, R., Stumbitz, B., Quinlan, M. and Vickers, I. 2013. Can better working conditions improve the performance of SMEs? An international literature review. Geneva, Switzerland International Labour Organization.

Book

Gender balance in the governance of social enterprise

Lyon, F. and Humbert, A. 2013. Gender balance in the governance of social enterprise. Third Sector Research Centre, University of Birmingham.

Working paper

Changing funding realities for charities and social enterprises: responses to the big society agenda and austerity in the East of England

Sepulveda Ramirez, L., Lyon, F. and Stevenson, N. 2011. Changing funding realities for charities and social enterprises: responses to the big society agenda and austerity in the East of England. Institue for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Project report

Transdisciplinary environmental research: Building trust across professional cultures

Harris, F. and Lyon, F. 2013. Transdisciplinary environmental research: Building trust across professional cultures. Environmental Science & Policy. 31, pp. 109-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2013.02.006

Article

Investigation into the motivations behind the listing decisions of UK companies

Owen, R., Supri, S., North, D., Macaulay, P., Rushton, C., CEEDR and Middlesex University Business School 2013. Investigation into the motivations behind the listing decisions of UK companies. Department for Business, Innovation & Skills..

Project report

Funding the growth of UK technology-based small firms since the financial crash: are there breakages in the finance escalator?

North, D., Owen, R. and Ullah, F. 2013. Funding the growth of UK technology-based small firms since the financial crash: are there breakages in the finance escalator? Venture Capital. 15 (3), pp. 237-260. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691066.2013.804755

Article

Social entrepreneurship shaped by the life course: a case study of older social entrepreneurs in the UK

Stumbitz, B. 2013. Social entrepreneurship shaped by the life course: a case study of older social entrepreneurs in the UK. PhD thesis Middlesex University Business School

PhD thesis

Social enterprise and ethnic minorities: exploring the consequences of the evolving British policy agenda

Sepulveda Ramirez, L., Syrett, S. and Calvo, S. 2013. Social enterprise and ethnic minorities: exploring the consequences of the evolving British policy agenda. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space. 31 (4), pp. 633-648. https://doi.org/10.1068/c11319

Article

Valuing the social? The nature and controversies of measuring social return on investment (SROI)

Arvidson, M., Lyon, F., McKay, S. and Moro, D. 2013. Valuing the social? The nature and controversies of measuring social return on investment (SROI). Voluntary Sector Review. 4 (1), pp. 3-18. https://doi.org/10.1332/204080513X661554

Article

Playing with numbers: a methodological critique of the social enterprise growth myth

Teasdale, S., Lyon, F. and Owen, R. 2013. Playing with numbers: a methodological critique of the social enterprise growth myth. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. 4 (2), pp. 113-131. https://doi.org/10.1080/19420676.2012.762800

Article

Innovation and social enterprise activity in third sector organisations

Chew, C. and Lyon, F. 2012. Innovation and social enterprise activity in third sector organisations. Third Sector Research Centre, University of Birmingham.

Working paper

Scaling up social enterprise: strategies taken from early years providers

Lyon, F. and Fernandez, H. 2012. Scaling up social enterprise: strategies taken from early years providers. Third Sector Research Centre, University of Birmingham.

Working paper

Social impact measurement as an entrepreneurial process.

Lyon, F. and Arvidson, M. 2011. Social impact measurement as an entrepreneurial process. Birmingham Third Sector Research Centre, University of Birmingham.

Working paper

Strategies for scaling up social enterprise: lessons from early years providers

Lyon, F. and Fernandez, H. 2012. Strategies for scaling up social enterprise: lessons from early years providers. Social Enterprise Journal. 8 (1), pp. 63-77. https://doi.org/10.1108/17508611211226593

Article

Social enterprise support policies: distinctions and challenges

Lyon, F. and Sepulveda Ramirez, L. 2012. Social enterprise support policies: distinctions and challenges. in: Blackburn, R. and Schaper, M. (ed.) Government, SMEs and entrepreneurship development: policies, tools and challenges Gower Publishing. pp. 213-226

Book chapter

Introduction to social and sustainable enterprise: changing the nature of business

Underwood, S., Blundel, R., Lyon, F. and Schaefer, A. 2012. Introduction to social and sustainable enterprise: changing the nature of business. in: Underwood, S., Blundel, R., Lyon, F. and Schaefer, A. (ed.) Social and Sustainable Enterprise: Changing the Nature of Business Emerald Publishing Limited. pp. xi-xv

Introduction

Social and sustainable enterprise: Changing the nature of business

Underwood, S., Blundel, R., Lyon, F. and Schaefer, A. (ed.) 2012. Social and sustainable enterprise: Changing the nature of business. Emerald.

Edited Book

Gender balance in the governance of social enterprise

Lyon, F. and Humbert, A. 2012. Gender balance in the governance of social enterprise. Local Economy. 27 (8), pp. 831-845. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094212455158

Article

Urban governance and economic development in the diverse city

Syrett, S. and Sepulveda Ramirez, L. 2012. Urban governance and economic development in the diverse city. European Urban and Regional Studies. 19 (3), pp. 238-253.

Article

Follow-up research into mid-cap business having difficulty raising bank finance.

North, D. and Owen, R. 2010. Follow-up research into mid-cap business having difficulty raising bank finance. London Middlesex University.

Project report

New ethnic minority business communities in Britain: challenges of diversity and informality for the UK business and policy frameworks.

Sepulveda Ramirez, L., Syrett, S. and Lyon, F. 2008. New ethnic minority business communities in Britain: challenges of diversity and informality for the UK business and policy frameworks. London Middlesex University.

Working paper

Social Enterprise Investment Fund evaluation - phase one: scoping, review and methodology development.

Lyon, F., Gabriel, M. and Millar, R. 2010. Social Enterprise Investment Fund evaluation - phase one: scoping, review and methodology development. Birmingham TSRC and Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham.

Working paper

Social Impact Measurement (SIM) experiencing and future Directions for the third sector organisations in the east of England.

Stevenson, N., Taylor, M., Lyon, F. and Rigby, M. 2010. Social Impact Measurement (SIM) experiencing and future Directions for the third sector organisations in the east of England. Bradford Social Enterprise East of England.

Working paper

Mystery shopping the early stages of the Business Link service

North, D. and Owen, R. 2009. Mystery shopping the early stages of the Business Link service. Department for Business, Innovation & Skills..

Project report

Social innovation, co-operation and competition: inter-organizational relations for social enterprises in the delivery of public services

Lyon, F. 2011. Social innovation, co-operation and competition: inter-organizational relations for social enterprises in the delivery of public services. in: Nicholls, A. and Murdock, A. (ed.) Social Innovation: blurring boundaries to reconfigure markets Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 139-161

Book chapter