Books

'Dimensions of Competitiveness: Issues and Policies', with Wall, S., Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, December 2000, ISBN 1-84064-568-7.

'Trading Places: Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the Global Economy - A Critical Research Handbook', with Sear, L., Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, July, 2007, ISBN 978-1-84542-039-0.

'International Entrepreneurship: Managing the Entrepreneurial Business', with Sear, L. and Hermann, K, Palgrave MacMillan, London, December 2009.


Book Chapters in Edited Texts

'An investigation into Business Support Structures for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises within South-Eastern Europe', with Webb, T. J., in Gibb, A. A. and Rebernisk, M., Small Business Management in the New Europe, Vol. 1 (Ekonomski Institut Maribor), 1994, pp. 344-354. ISBN 8680085-52-9.

'Building Business Support in Central and Eastern Europe: The Bulgarian Experience', with Marinova, M. and Webb, T. J., in Dimitrov, M. and Todorov, K., Industrial Organisation and Entrepreneurship in Transition, Informa Intellect Ltd, Sofia, Bulgaria, June, 1995, pp. 257-267. ISBN 954-8492-23-7.

'Building Business Support in Central and Eastern Europe: A Bulgarian Perspective - Policy Issues and Recommendations', with Marinova, M. and Webb, T. J., in Sevic, Z. and Wright, G., Transition in Central and Eastern Europe, YASF, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1997, pp. 217-237. ISBN 86-403-0204-9.

'Entrepreneurship in Economies in Transition', with Bateman, M., in Jones-Evans, D. and Carter, S. Enterprise and Small Business - Principles, Practice and Policy, Prentice Hall Financial Times, London, 2000, pp 259-280. ISBN 0-201-39852-4.

'Enterprise Strategy - The Starting Point in the Selection and Use of Managerial Methods and Techniques', (translated into Romania), in Nicolescu, O., Managerial Systems, Methods and Techniques of the Organisation, Editura Economica, Bucharest, 2000, pp. 55-61. ISBN 973-590-241-9.

'Competing Effectively in International Markets: SMEs and the "Internationalisation Web"', with Mughan, T., in Lloyd-Reason, L. and Wall, S., Dimensions of Competitiveness: Issues and Policies, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2000, pp. 76-89. ISBN 1-84064-568-7.

'Conceptual Issues and International Competitiveness', with Wall, S., in Dimensions of Competitiveness: Issues and Policies, Lloyd-Reason, L. and Wall, S., Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2000, pp. xvii-xxiii. ISBN 1-84064-568-7.

'Internationalisation Factors and Firm Size: An Empirical Study of the East of England', with Selassie, H., Mathews, B. and Mughan, T., in McDonald, F., Mayer, M. and Buck, B., The Process of Internationalization: Strategic, Cultural and Policy Perspectives, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2004, pp. 175-193. ISBN 1-4039-3228-X.

'The Role of SMEs in the Global Economy', with Sear, L., in Trading Places: Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the Global Economy - A Critical Research Handbook, with Sear, L., Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, July, 2007.

'Skills and Knowledge Needs of the Global SME', with Mughan, T., in Trading Places: Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the Global Economy - A Critical Research Handbook, with Sear, L., Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, July, 2007.

'SMEs in the Global Economy: Policy Perspectives', with Sear, L., in Trading Places: Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the Global Economy - A Critical Research Handbook, with Sear, L., Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, July, 2007.


Refereed International Journals

'Strategies for Internationalisation within SMEs: The Key Role of the Strategic Leader and the Impact of Organisational Culture', Review of International Comparative Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Vol. 1/2000, pp. 103-113. ISBN 1582-3458.

'Strategies for Internationalisation within SMEs: The Key Role of the Owner Manager', with Mughan, T., Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2002, pp. 120-130. ISBN 1462-6004.

'Education and Training in SMEs: A Czech Perspective', with Muller, K. & Wall, S., Journal of Education and Training, Vol. 44, No. 8/9, 2002, pp. 378-387. ISBN 0040-0912.

'Internationalisation Process, SMEs and Transitional Economies: A Four-Country Study', with Damyanov, A., Nicolescu, O., and Wall, S., Review of International Comparative Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Vol. 4/2003, pp. 147-158. ISBN 1582-3458.

'Global Entrepreneurship: Internationalisation Strategies of High Growth Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Eastern Europe', Review of International Comparative Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest

'Social Deprivation and Educational Underachievement: Lessons form London', with Cooper, M. and Wall, S., Journal of Education and Training, Vol. 45 (2/3), 2003, pp. 79-89. ISBN 0040-0912.

'Management Consulting and International Business Support for SMEs: Need and Obstacles', with Mughan, T. and Zimmermann, C., Journal of Education and Training, Vol. 46 (8/9), 2004, pp. 424-432, ISBN 1-84544-064.

'Internationalisation Process, SMEs and Transitional Economies: A Four-Country Perspective', with Damyanov, A. Nicolescu, O. and Wall, S., International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (IJEIM), Vol. 5 (3/4), 2005, pp. 206-226, ISBN 1368-275X.

'Foreign Language Use among Decision-Makers of Successfully Internationalised SMEs: Questioning the Language-Training Paradigm', with Knowles, D. and Mughan, T., Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 13 (6), 2006, pp. 620-641. ISBN 1462-6004.

'Building the International SME: A global policy response', Review of International Comparative Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Vol. 7/2006, pp. 262-283 ISBN 1582-3458.

'Advancing Entrepreneurial Boundaries: A Critical Reflection on Understanding and Supporting the International SME', with Mughan, T. & Sear, L., Review of International Comparative Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Vol. 8/2007, pp. 79-99, ISBN 1582-3458.

'Entrepreneurship Education: Embedding Practitioner Experience', with Mumby-Croft, R. & Sear, L., Review of International Comparative Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Vol. 10 (4), 2009, pp. 79-99, ISBN 1582-3458.

'The Role of Private and Public Support Organizations in Assisting UK Retailers to Overcome Barriers to International Expansion', with Hutchinson, K., and Fleck, E., Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 16 (4), 2009, pp. 544-568. ISSN 1462-6004.

'An Investigation into the Initial Barriers to Internationalisation: Evidence from Small UK Retailers', with Hutchinson, K., and Fleck, E., International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research, Vol. 19 (4), 2009, pp. 371- 388 ISSN 0959-3969.


Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development - Asian Productivity Economic Cooperation OECD-APEC: Reports, Working Papers, Key Note Presentations and SME Working Party Presentations

'Removing Barriers to SME Access to International Markets', with Mughan, T., Presentation to the 27th OECD Working Party on SMEs (WPSME), Brasilia, Brazil, March 2006.

'Removing Barriers to SME Access to International Markets', with Mughan, T., Presentation to the 28th OECD Working Party on SMEs (WPSME), French Ministry for Economy, Finance and Industry (MINEFI), Bercy, Paris, June 2006.

'Removing Barriers to SME Access to International Markets', with Mughan, T., Presentation to the OECD Committee for Industry and Business Environment, Paris October 2006.

'Removing Barriers to SME Access to International Markets', with Mughan, T., Keynote Paper at the OECD Conference on Removing Barriers to SME Access to International Markets, Athens, Greece, Nov 2006.

'Removing Barriers to SME Access to International Markets', OECD Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-92-64-04024-3

'Top Barriers to SME Access to International Markets', with Ibeh, K., Presentation to the 33rd OECD Working Party on SMEs (WPSME), Kansas City, USA, May 2008.

'Top Barriers to SME Access to International Markets', with Ibeh, K., Presentation to the 34th OECD Working Party on SMEs (WPSME), Paris, October, 2008.

'Top Barriers and Drivers to SME Internationalisation', with Ibeh, K., Report by the Working Party on SMEs and Entrepreneurship


Key Note Speeches and Presentations

'Building Business Support in Central and Eastern Europe: A PHARE-ACE Research Programme in Six Countries', Key note speech to European Union PHARE-Ace Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, June, 1996.

'Need and Provision in Operating Finance and Credit for SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe: Policy Issues and Recommendations', Key note speech to European Union PHARE-Ace Conference, Bucharest, Romania, June 1998

'Globalisation and the Accession Countries: The Role of the Internationalised SME', with Nicolescu, O., Key note speech to the Strategies and Challenges in the Process of Accession to the European Union International Scientific Conference, Svishtov, Bulgaria, October 2003.

'Growing the Global SME: The Key Role of Business Support', Key note speech to the World Association of SMEs (WASME) Annual Conference, Bucharest, Romania, April, 2005.

'Removing Barriers to SME Access to International Markets', Key note speech at the OECD-APEC Conference on Removing Barriers to SME Access to International Markets, Athens, Greece, Nov 2006.

'Removing Barriers to SME Access to International Markets', Key note speech to the Forum on Enhancing Market Access for SMEs under the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Singapore, December, 2007.

'Trading Places: SMEs in the Global Economy', Key Note Speech to the Bornglobal Konference, Copenhagen, May 2008.

'Market Opportunities for International SMEs', Key Note speech to the Forum on Marketing for International SMEs, Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), Manila, Philippines, September 2008.

'Promoting Excellence in Entrepreneurship Practice', Workshop with Sear, L. and Atherton, A., Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, Belfast, November, 2008.

'SMEs and the Global Market Place', Key note speech to the International Conference on Modern Approaches in Organisational Management, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, November 2009.


Refereed International Conference Papers

'An Investigation into the Development of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises within Hungary', Proceedings of the 23rd European Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, University of Ulster, Belfast, September, 1993, pp 481 - 507.

'Formation of Economic Blocks and Its effects on Small Business Development', with Webb, T. J. and Vavra, L., 22nd International Small Business Conference (ISBC), Tel Aviv, Israel, November, 1995.

'Building Business Support in Central and Eastern Europe', with Webb, T. J., Proceedings of the 25th European Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, Cyprus, September, 1995, pp 599 - 615.

'Building Business Support in Central and Eastern Europe: A PHARE-ACE Research Programme in Six Countries', with Webb T. J., et al, Workshop Published in the Proceedings of the 41st International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, June, 1996, pp. 7-53.

'SME Competence Development Through Business Support in Central and Eastern Europe', with Webb, T. J., Proceedings of the 26th European Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, Vassa, Finland, September, 1996 pp. 755-770.

'Supporting SME Development in Central and Eastern Europe: Some Policy Recommendations', Presentation to the 50th anniversary conference of the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, September, 1996.

'Entrepreneurship and SME Development - The Need for Business Support in Eastern Europe: Policy Issues and Recommendations', with Webb, T. J., Proceedings of the 42nd International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, San Francisco, USA, June 1997, published on the internet at http://www. icsb. org

'Need and Provision in Operating Finance and Credit for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Within a Changing Business Environment: The Challenge for Central and South-Eastern Europe', with Marinova, M. and Webb, T. J., Proceedings of the 27th European Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, Rhodes, Greece, September, 1997, pp. 747-752.

'Need and Provision in Operating Finance and Credit for SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe: Policy Issues and Recommendations', with Bakonyi, E., SME's and SME Policy in the Central and Eastern European Economies, European Council for Small Business - Hungarian Small Business Association (ECSB-HSBA) SME Forum and Conference, Budapest, April 1998.

'Sustaining Entrepreneurial Activity in Eastern Europe: Need and Provision of Operating Finance and Credit for SME', Proceedings of the 43rd International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Singapore, June 1998. (Published on CD ROM).

'Facing the Challenge of Globalisation: Internationalisation and the Provision of Operating Finance and Credit for SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe', Proceedings of the 28th European Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, Vienna, Austria, September, 1998, pp. 28-43.

'Building Financial Support for SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe: Facilitating Access to Credit for Small Firms Within a Developing Economic Environment - Recommendations and Policy Issues', with Nicolescu, O., Proceedings of the 25th International Small Business Congress (ISBC), Sao Paulo, Brazil, October, 1998. (Published on CD ROM)

'Need and Provision in Operating Finance and Credit for SMEs in Transition Economies - The Bulgarian Perspective: Policy Issues and Recommendations', with Marinova, M., Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Enterprise in Transition, University of Split, Croatia, May, 1999, pp. 511-515.

'Financing SMEs in a Global Economy: Policy Issues from Central and Eastern Europe', Proceedings of the 44th International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Naples, Italy, June, 1999. (Published on CD ROM)

'Financing SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe - Provision and Need for Operating Finance and Credit: Policy Issues', Proceedings of the 29th European Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, September, 1999. (Published on CD ROM)

'Financing Entrepreneurial Development in Central and Eastern Europe in the New Millennium: Some lessons from Bulgaria', with Marinova, M. and Nicolescu, O., Proceedings of the 45th International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Brisbane, Australia, June, 2000. (Published on CD ROM) ISBN: 0-646-39636-6

'SME Internationalisation and the Key Role of the Owner-Manager', with Mughan, T., Proceedings of the 30th European Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, Gent, Belgium, September, 2000, pp. 409-424.

'Postcard From The Edge of Europe: Internationalisation and SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe', with Nicolescu, O., Proceedings of the 31st European Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, Dublin, Ireland, September, 2001.

'Entrepreneurship in Difficult Circumstances: Internationalisation and Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Eastern Europe', with Nicolescu, O., Proceedings of the 47th International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Puerto Rico, June, 2002. (Published on CD ROM)

'Global Entrepreneurship: Internationalisation Strategies of High Growth Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Eastern Europe', Proceedings of the 2nd Conference of the International Entrepreneurship Forum, Beijing, China, September, 2002.

'A Study of Need and Provision in Operating Finance and Working Capital for Small and Medium Sized Firms in Central and South-Eastern Europe', with Nicolescu, O., Proceedings of the Expert Conference on the Promotion of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Central and Eastern European Countries, Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Budapest, October, 2002. pp. 129-136.

'Addressing Entrepreneurial Boundaries: A Critical Reflection on Understanding and Supporting The Internationalisation of SMEs', with Mughan, T. and Sear, L., Proceedings of the 48th International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Belfast, UK, June, 2003.

'Obstacles to Internationalisation: An Empirical Study in the East of England', with Mathews, B., Mughan, T., and Selassie, H., Proceedings of the 48th International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Belfast, UK, June, 2003.

'Support for Internationalising Companies in the East of England: Views from the Supporters and the Supported', with Mughan, T. and Sear, L., Proceedings of the Frontiers of Business Change, Budapest, July, 2003.

'Internationalisation and the SME: Managing the Growth Process through Skills and Knowledge Transfer', with Mughan, T. and Sear, L., Proceedings of the 32nd European Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, Milan, Italy, September, 2003.

'Characteristics of Romanian Exporters comparative with other Central and Eastern European countries', with Nicolescu, O., Proceedings of the World Association of SMEs (WASME) Annual Research Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel, September 2003.

'Globalisation and the Accession Countries: The Role of the Internationalised SME', with Nicolescu, O., Proceedings of the Strategies and Challenges in the Process of Accession to the European Union International Scientific Conference, Svishtov, Bulgaria, October 2003, pp. 5-20.

'SMEs in the Global Market Place: The Importance of Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Learning', with Mughan, T. and Sear, L., Proceedings of the 49th International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa, June 2004.

'Internationalisation, SMEs and the Role of Consultants', with Mughan, T. and Zimmermann, C., American Academy of Management, New Orleans, USA, August 2004.

'Entrepreneurship and Internationalisation: The Transfer of Skills, Knowledge and Experiential Learning', with Mughan, T. and Sear, L., Proceedings of the Irish Academy of Management, Dublin, Ireland, September 2004.

'Understanding Foreign Trade Partners: Decision-Maker Characteristics in Internationalised SMEs in the East of England', with Knowles, D. and Mughan, T., Proceedings of the Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business (RENT), Copenhagen, Denmark, November 2004.

'SMEs and Internationalisation: Planning, Manning and Scanning in Performance and Support Provision', with Mughan, T., American Academy of Management, Hawaii, USA, August, 2005.

'Trading Places: SMEs in the Global Economy', with Sear, L. and Mazzarol, T., Proceedings of the 51st International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Melbourne, Australia, June 2006.

'Trading Places: SMEs in the Global Economy', with Sear, L., Palich. L, and Calof, J., Proceedings of the USA Small Business and Entrepreneurship Association, (USASBE), Orlando, USA, January, 2007.

'Building the International SME Across National Settings: A Global Policy Inquiry and Response', with Mughan, T., the Global Management and Information Technology Research Conference, New York, New York, USA, May 2007.

'New Worlds, New Opportunities: SMEs and International Trading - Insights from Two Regions in the United Kingdom', with Sear, L., Proceedings of the 52nd International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Turku, Finland, June, 2007.

'European SMEs and the Global Economy: Changes in Activities and Needs', with Ibeh, K., Mughan, T., and Wall, S., Proceedings of the 22nd Research in Entrepreneurship Conference (RENT XX11), University of Bera Interior, Covilha, Portugal, November 2008.

'Entrepreneurship Education: Embedding Practitioner Experience', with Sear, L., and Mumby-Croft, R., Proceedings of the EFMD Entrepreneurship Annual Conference, Barcelona, March 2009. Awarded Emerald Group Publishing Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Best Paper prize.

'Internationalisation of Small to Medium-Sized Management Consultancies: A Literature-Based Conceptual Framework', with Deprey, B., Proceedings of the 54th International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, Seoul, South Korea, June, 2009.

'Embedding Entrepreneurs into the Academic Curriculum - Examples of Innovative Practice from the UK and USA', with Way, L., Workshop at the USA Small Business and Entrepreneurship Association, (USASBE), Nashville, USA, January, 2009. Awarded USASBEe 2010 Best Workshop Award.


Refereed UK Conference Papers

'Privatisation and Economic Transition in Hungary: An Overview', Proceedings of the European Business and Economic Development Conference, University of Leicester, April, 1993, pp. 83 - 87.

'An Investigation into the Development of Business Support Structures for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises within South-Eastern Europe', Proceedings of the European Business Conference, University of Nottingham, April, 1994, pp. 110-115.

'An Investigation into the Business Support Structures for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Central and Eastern Europe', with Webb, T. J., Proceedings of the Small Business and Enterprise Development Conference, University of Leeds, April, 1995, pp. 16 - 19.

'Internationalising The Small Business: A Leonardo Programme in Four Countries', with Mughan, T., Proceedings of the Institute of Small Business Affairs (ISBA) 20th National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, Belfast, November, 1997, pp. 798-815.

'Building Financial Support for SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe: A Study of Need and Provision in Operating Finance and Credit - Policy Issues', Proceedings of the 21st Institute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, University of Durham, November, 1998, pp. 445-462.

'Need and Provision in Operating Finance and Credit for SMEs in Transition Economies - The Bulgarian Perspective: Policy Issues and Recommendations', with Marinova, M. and Nicolescu, O., Proceedings of the 22nd Institute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, Leeds Metropolitan University, November, 1999, pp. 857-874.

'SME Internationalisation and the Key Role of the Owner-Manager', with Mughan, T., Proceedings of the 23rd Institute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, November, 2000, pp. 665-680.

'SME Internationalisation in the Cambridgeshire Region: A Study of Need and Support', with Mughan, T., Proceedings of the 24th Institute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, Centre for Enterprise, Leicester, November, 2001, pp. 257-268.

'Competing Effectively in International Markets: Mapping Internationalisation in the Eastern Region', with Mughan, T., Proceedings of the 25th Institute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, University of Brighton, November, 2002, pp. 463-475.

'Competing Effectively in International Markets: Sharing Best Practice and the Transfer of Skills and Knowledge in the Eastern Region', with Mughan, T., Selassie, H. & Mathews, B., Proceedings of the 22nd Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development Conference, University of Surrey, Guilford, April, 2003, pp. 223-232.

'Internationalisation and Firm Size: An Empirical Study of the East of England', with Mathews, B., Mughan, T. and Selassie, H., Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business, UK Chapter, De Montfort University, April, 2003.

'Importing: The Forgotten Side of Internationalisation', with Mathews, B., Mughan, T. and Selassie, H, Proceedings of the British Academy of Management, Harrogate, September 2003.

'Internationalisation and the Small Firm: How do we make Policy Work?', with Mughan, T., and Sear, L., Proceedings of the 26th Institute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, University of Surrey, November, 2003.

'Decision-Maker Characteristics and Performance of Internationalised SMEs', with Knowles, D. and Mughan, T., Proceedings of the 27th Institute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, University of Teeside, November, 2004.

'The Global SME: Understanding and Segmenting the Experiences of International SMEs in the UK', with Sear, L., and Mughan, T., Proceedings of the 27th Institute for Small Business Affairs (ISBA), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, University of Teeside, November, 2004.

'Business Support for Internationalising Companies in the United Kingdom: Questioning the Influence and Relevance of the Exporting Model', with Mughan, T., Proceedings of the Critical Management Studies Conference, University of Cambridge, July, 2005.

'Supporting the International SME: How Relevant is the Exporting Model?', with Mughan, T., Proceedings of the 28th Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, Lancaster University, November, 2005.

'Removing Barriers to SME Access to International Markets', with Mughan, T., British Academy of Management, Belfast, September 2006.

'Building the International SME: A Policy Response', with Mughan, T., Proceedings of the 29th Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, Cardiff, November, 2006.

'SMEs and International Trading - Insights from Two UK Regions', with Sear, L., Proceedings of the 30th Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, Blackpool, November, 2007

'Internationalisation of Small and Medium-Sized Service Firms in the Management Consulting Sector: A Literary Review', with Deprey, B., Proceedings of the 31st Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, Belfast, November, 2008.

'The Role of Business Support Organisations in the Process of Retailer Internationalisation', with Hutchinson, K., and Fleck, E., The European Association for Education and Research in Commercial Distribution (EAERCD) Annual Conference, University of Surrey, July 2009.

'How do Small to Medium Size Management Consultancies Internationalise Successfully: Some Preliminary Evidence', with Deprey, B., 32nd Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, Liverpool, November, 2009.

'Entrepreneurship Education: Embedding Practitioner Experience', with Sear, L., and Mumby-Croft, R. 32nd Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE), National Small Firms Policy and Research Conference, Liverpool, November, 2009.

Journal Articles

'Economic Transition and Entrepreneurial Development in Hungary: An Overview', Slovo (Institute of Slavonic and East European Studies, London University), Vol. 6, No. 1, 1993, pp. 54 - 67.

'Hungary at the Crossroads?', European Forum for Management Development Quarterly Review, 94/2, pp. 38 - 41.

'The Business Support Services Environment in Central and South Eastern Europe', with Webb, T. J., Phare ACE Quarterly, Journal of the European Union ACE Programme, Issue No 7 - Winter 1996/97, pp. 21-23.

'The International SME', with Mughan, T., Training Officer, Vol. 34, No. 5, June 1998, pp. 146-148.

'Operating Credit and Finance for Business in Central European Countries', Phare ACE Quarterly, Journal of the European Union ACE Programme, Issue N0 15 - Summer 2000, pp. 12-14.

Research Reports

'Business Support Services in South-Eastern Europe: Findings of the Research Project', European Union Phare ACE Programme 1994, Contract No. 94-0672-R, Brussels, April, 1996.

'Operating Finance and Credit for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Central and Eastern Europe: Findings of the Research Project', European Union Phare ACE Programme 1995, Contract No. R-2118-P95, Brussels, June, 1998.

'Accession, Internationalisation and the SME in Central and Eastern Europe', Research Support Scheme, Open Society Foundation, Contract No. 72/2000, Prague, August, 2002.

'Competing Effectively in International Markets: Identifying Need, Sharing Best Practice and Adding Value to the Eastern Region through Skills and Knowledge Transfer', report to the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), Cambridge, 2003.

'Trade Development in the East of England', report to Trade Partners UK, Cambridge, 2003.

'Client Data Management Across the Eastern Region', report to UK Trade & Investment (UKTi), Cambridge, 2004.

'High International Growth and the Higher Education Resource', report to i10, Cambridge, 2006.

Discussion Papers

'Building Financial Support for SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe: Recommendations and Policy Issues', Centre for International Business and Economic Research (CIBER), Anglia Polytechnic University, Discussion Paper Series, Economies in Transition Paper 1, ABS 1995:5, Earlybrave Publications Ltd., September, 1999. ISBN: 1-900-432-07-2.

Further Papers

'Business Support Networks in Northern Ireland, the Slovak Republic and Hungary', with Brennan, M. and Blacho, V., Proceedings of the 1993 European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Research Conference, Ecole Europenne des Affaires (EAP), Paris, December, 1993.

'Building Business Support Services in the Czech Republic', with Webb, T. J., Hospodarske Noviny, Enik Pro Ekonomiku a Politiku, (translated into Czech), July, 1994.

'Building Business Support in Central and Eastern Europe', with Webb, T. J., Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference, Central and Eastern Europe: 5 Years On, Centre for Research into East European Business, Buckinghamshire College, June, 1995.

'Building Business Support in Central and Eastern Europe', with Webb, T. J., Management Accounting Research Group (MARG) Conference, Aston University, September, 1995.

'Managing SME Support in Different Cultural Environments: A Case Study', with Brennan, M., 25th European Small Business Seminar, European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) Conference, Cyprus, September, 1995.

'Strategies for SME Support in Central and Eastern Europe', with Webb, T. J., 1st National Forum of Private Small and Medium Sized Enterprises of Romania (NFPSMER), Bucharest, Romania, June, 1996.

'A Dialogue Between Cultures: Cultural Management Training in Central and Eastern Europe', Presentation to the Management Tasks Within the Process of Cultural Integration in Europe International Conference, Kultur Kontakt, University of Vienna, Austria, November, 1996.

'A Dialogue Between Cultures: A Strategic Approach to Cultural Management Training in Central and Eastern Europe', with Thornton, P., Presentation to the International Conference: Preservation and Development of Cultural Life in the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe, UNESCO/Council of Europe, Budapest, Hungary, January, 1997.

'A Strategic Approach to Business Support in Central and Eastern Europe', Presentation to the International Research Group, Catholic University of Lille, France, April, 1997.

'Central and Eastern Europe in a Global Context', with Webb, T. J., Proceedings of the 3rd Centre for Research into East European Business Annual Conference, Buckinghamshire College, June, 1997.

'Collaboration Across Frontiers: The Management of International Research Projects', Proceedings of the 4th Anglia Polytechnic University Annual Research Conference, New Hall College, University of Cambridge, June, 1997, pp.11-14.

'Small Business Research in Central and Eastern Europe: Current Perspectives and Future Priorities', Small Business and Entrepreneurship Research Workshop, University of Glamorgan, September 1997.

'A Dialogue Between Cultures: An Initiative to Develop Cultural Management Training in Central and Eastern Europe', Presentation to the 2nd International Conference and Seminar on Media and Culture, Debrecen, Hungary, October, 1997.

'Small Business Research in Central and Eastern Europe: Which Way Now?', Small Business and Entrepreneurship Research Workshop, Durham University Business School, University of Durham, December, 1997.

'Internationalising the Small Business - LEONARDO and Intercultural Learning', with Mughan, T., SIETAR Europa 8th Annual Congress, University of Bath, April, 1998.

'Competing Effectively in International Markets: The SME and the Internationalisation Web', with Mughan, T., 'Dimensions of Competitiveness' Conference, University of Cambridge, September, 1999.

'The International Learning Web for SMEs', with Mughan, T., SIETAR EUROPA 2000 Congress, Brussels, March 2000.

'SME Internationalisation and the Key Role of the Owner-Manager', with Mughan, T., 3rd Global Change Conference, Manchester Metropolitan University, December 2000.

'The Internationalisation of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and the Key Role of the Owner-Manager', International Seminar on ?Elements of Innovation in National and International Management?, Bucharest, Romania, November, 2001.

'A Structural Approach to SME Internationalisation: Lessons from the East of England', with Mughan, T. and Zimmerman, C., Structural Reform and the Transformation of Business Organisations Conference, University of Cambridge, September, 2003.

Book reviews

Kornai, J., 'Highways and Byways: Studies on Reform and Postcommunist Transition'' Edward Elgar, Slovo, Institute of Slavonic and East European Studies, London University), Vol. 8, No 2, 1995.

Puffer, S.M., McCarthy, D.J. and Nuanov, A.I., 'The Russian Capitalist Experiment', Edward Elgar, International Small Business Journal (ISBJ), Vol. 2, No 6, 2000.

Doczy-Lieb, E., 'Transition to Survival', Ashgate, International Small Business Journal (ISBJ), Vol. 3, No 4, 2001.

Etemad, H. and Wright, R. 'Globalisation and Entrepreneurship: Policy and Strategy Perspectives', Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2004.

Abstracts

Clarke, E., 'The Role of Social Capital in Developing Czech Business' published in Work, Employment & Society, International Small Business Journal, Vol. 14, No 3, 2002.