Transformative Enterprise Research Group (TERG)

• SME Start-up, Sustainability & Growth: this theme shall focus on research concerning SME operations, start-up and scale-up case studies, sustainability measures and integration, regional and national growth studies, intrapreneurship, and entrepreneurial strategy.
• Enterprise & Policy: this theme shall focus on research concerning social enterprise, philanthropic studies, charities and volunteering, local government policy and initiatives, and matters in relation to investment and infrastructure.
• Entrepreneurial Practice & Skills: this theme shall focus on research concerning idea generation, creativity, and innovation; enterprising skills development; research informed enterprise education; and the entrepreneurial stakeholder.

The activity of TERG concentrates on undertaking projects and producing impactful outputs focussing on SME start-up, sustainability & growth, enterprise policy and entrepreneurial practice & skills. This research leads to meaningful practice and policy based solutions which respond to regional and national concerns, as well as (inter)national policy frameworks and directives.

Ongoing TERG projects include (in no particular order, and not limited to):

• (Small) business growth and regional regeneration
• Creative community consultancy within small town, rural, and coastal regions
• Enterprise and entrepreneurship education
• Entrepreneurial intention, cognition, and behaviour
• Entrepreneurial strategy, and organisational culture and sensemaking for innovation
• Intellectual capital within SMEs
• Policy-led (small) business scalability and internationalisation
• Scotland’s business support and enterprise ecosystem 
• Sustainable entrepreneurship
• The entrepreneurial university and the role of institutions
• Women / ethic minority entrepreneurship

Name: Dr Robert Crammond
Group Position: Co-lead & Thematic Lead: Enterprise Policy
Position: Senior Lecturer in Enterprise
Email: robert.crammond@uws.ac.uk

Robert's research profile

Name: Dr Alan Murray
Group Position: Group Lead & Thematic Lead: SME Start-up, Sustainability & Growth
Position: Reader in Enterprise
Email: alan.murray@uws.ac.uk

Alan's Research profile

Name: Ibiyemi Omeihe
Group Position: Co-lead & Thematic Lead: Entrepreneurial Practice & Skills
Position: Lecturer in Enterprise
Email: ibiyemi.omeihe@uws.ac.uk 

Ibiyemi's Research profile

Name: Dr King Omeihe
Group Position: Co-lead Engagement and Impact
Position: Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Email: king.omeihe@uws.ac.uk

King's Research Profile

• Alan Martin
• Patrick Afchain
• William Russell
• Dr Dina Nziku
• Philip Davies
• Dr King Omeihe
• Dr Ibiyemi Omeihe

• Dr Ahmed Beloucif
• Dr Aleksandra Webb
• Dr Bernard Boateng
• Dr Caglar Bideci
• Elaine Jackson
• Dr Elena Pershina
• Dr Ephias Ruhode
• Gary Gillon
• Dr Giuseppe Scotto
• Dr Ibn Benin
• Dr Inyene Nkanta
• Iqbal Ahmad
• Dr Jayakumar Chinnasamy
• Dr Johnson Okeniyi
• Dr Kwasi Danquah
• Dr Muzammal Khan
• Dr Narayan Bhattarai
• Dr Nawreen Sobhan
• Olamide Falehin
• Olufunke Ogunnaike
• Rui Jin
• Dr Sabrina Azzi
• Dr Salman Ahmad
• Dr Shaif Ahammed
• Dr Shazia Parveen
• Dr Zoe Chroni

• Business Gateway
  www.bgateway.com
• Converge Challenge UK
  www.convergechallenge.com
• Elevator
  www.elevatoruk.com
• Entrepreneurial Mindset Network
  entrepreneurial-mindset.network
• Forever Great
  www.forevergreat.co.uk
• Small Business Charter
  smallbusinesscharter.org
• The Trampery
  thetrampery.com

• Working Paper Series: Adaptive Edge: Strategic Sensitivity in a Post-COVID World (PDF)

(18/24) This paper examines the role of strategic sensitivity in organisational agility and its importance in responding to early signs of change in the environment.

• Shaping Public Sector Transformation: The Promise of a Four-Day Working Week (PDF)

(17/24) This paper explores the resurgence of the Four-Day Working Week and its potential for transforming the UK public sector.

• Charging Ahead: Unlocking Business Opportunities in the UK's Transition to Electric Vehicles (PDF)

• Transformative Effects of Remote Working: Enhancing Happiness, Motivation, and Productivity at Nexus College (PDF)

(15/24) This research explores the impact of remote working on happiness, motivation, and productivity within an organisation, using Nexus College as a case study.

• A Research Note: Faith, Reciprocity and Guilt-A Prosocial Behaviour of Microentrepreneurs (PDF)

(14/24) This working paper explores the relationship between faith, reciprocity, and guilt in shaping the prosocial behaviours of micro-entrepreneurs, particularly within the context of Islamic teachings.

• From Preston to Paisley: Building Community Wealth (PDF)

• Entrepreneurship Education and the Strategic Perspective: Setting a research agenda for university-wide roles and responsibilities (PDF)

(06/24) This working paper outlines a prescribed, phased methodology, which shall be of benefit to a range of stakeholders, chiefly within the HE sector and amongst EE educators and researchers.

• Where are the gaps? Constructively Aligning Higher Education in an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (PDF)

(05/24) This working paper is part of developmental research conducted in 2021 for the EntreUnity (Entrepreneurial University Network) project, an Initiative for Innovation Capacity Building in Higher Education.

• Seeds of Change: An Autoethnographic Journey in Fostering Food Security through Entrepreneurial Activity in Cambodia (PDF)

(04/24) The purpose of this working paper is to promote the revival of autoethnographic examinations of entrepreneurial support and how it can be used to enhance food security.

• Increasing Academic Reach and Impact by Accelerated Research (PDF)

(01/23) This working paper outlines the case for the Accelerated Research Methodology (ARM), as well as suggestions for how it can pave the way for seamless integration between academic and business knowledge. Its purpose is to reduce research production time and optimise efficiency and resource utilisation.

• Murray A. and Spinazzola, M. (Upcoming 2023) ‘Identifying entrepreneurial opportunities in emerging global networks of innovation: an explorative study of Sustainable Aviation Fuels’.

• Murray, A. and Palladino, R. (2020) 'Developing human capitals in today’s entrepreneurs: A practitioner perspective', Journal of Intellectual Capital.

• Murray, A. and Crammond, R. (2020) 'Witnessing Entrepreneurial Perceptions and Proclivity in University Students: Developing a Process Model'. Education + Training. Vol. 62 No. 4, pp. 459-481.

• Murray, A. (2020). The discourse of entrepreneurship in higher education, industry and the everyday: the competition and clash of cultural capitals (Doctoral dissertation, University of the West of Scotland).

• Omeihe, I., Harrison, C., Simba, A. and Omeihe, K. (2020) “The role of the entrepreneurial leader: a study of Nigerian SMEs”. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business.

• Crammond, R. (2019) 'Progressing Enterprising Education within Universities: Asserting Principles of Stakeholder Engagement'. Journal of Higher Education Service Science and Management (JoHESSM). Vol. 2 Issue 2, pp. 1 – 10.

• Crammond, R. (2019) 'The Normalisation of Enterprising Education: Transatlantic Reflections between distinct Institutions'. Journal of Higher Education Service Science and Management (JoHESSM). Vol. 2, Issue 3.

• Jalal, A. and Murray, A. (2019) 'The Significance of Academic Leadership on Enhancing Higher Education performance', Journal of Higher Education Service Science and Management.

• Jalal, A., and Murray, A. (2019) 'Strategic planning for higher education: A novel model for a strategic planning process for higher education', Journal of Higher Education Service Science and Management.

• Murray, A. (2019) 'Supporting academic entrepreneurship: a blueprint for a university based business incubator', Journal of Higher Education Service Science and Management.

• Murray, A. (2019) 'The role of practical assessment in the delivery of successful enterprise education', Education + Training.

• Murray, A. and Jalal, A. (2019) 'The 5 Stage Approach: a blueprint for supporting the innovation process', Journal of Higher Education Service Science and Management.

• Crammond, R. J. (Upcoming, 2024) Entrepreneurship: Institutions, People and Culture. Routledge.
• Crammond, R. J. and Hyams-Ssekasi, D. (Eds) (Upcoming, 2024) Entrepreneurship Education and Internationalisation: Cases, Collaborations and Contexts. Routledge.
• Crammond, R. J. (2023) Entrepreneurship & Universities: Pedagogical Perspectives & Philosophies. Springer Nature.
• Crammond, R. J. (2020) Advancing Entrepreneurship Education in Universities: Concepts and Practices for Teaching and Support. Springer Nature.

• Afari, Y., Babalola, O., and Crammond, R. J. (Upcoming, 2023) Witnessing Rural Development Challenges within Africa: Social and Institutional Reflections from Ghana and Nigeria. In book "The De Gruyter Handbook of Rural Entrepreneurship in Developing Economies: Research, Policy and Practice“.
• Crammond, R. J., Omeihe, I., and Murray, A. (Upcoming, 2023) Re-evaluating Entrepreneurship Education through a Team-based Approach: Activities and Archetypes within a Scottish University. In Book: "Progress in Entrepreneurship Education and Training: New Methods, Tools, and Lessons Learned from Practice. Springer.
• Crammond, R. J., Scuotto, V., Omeihe, K. & Murray, A. (2022) Reframing university-level entrepreneurship education through digitisation and transformational technologies: an institutional case study. In Understanding Entrepreneurship: A Catalyst for Change Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan UK, London, pp. 103-128.
• Omeihe, I. and Harrison, C. (2022), "Defining Authentic Leadership: A Developing Economy Perspective" Omeihe, K.O. and Harrison, C. (Ed.) (2022) The African Context of Business and Society (New Frontiers in African Business and Society), Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 31-54.
• Omeihe, K.O. and Harrison, C. (2022), "Introduction to the African Context of Business and Society: The way forward".