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Research Fellow at the Centre for EnterpriseBackground
Enroled as mature student in 1995 for Diploma of Higher Education, transferred to degree course 1996. BA Hons(1st class): ‘Information Technology in Society’, MMU 1998. MSC: ‘Technological Change and Industrial Strategy’, The University of Manchester 2000. PhD: Thesis title ‘The Social Construction of Orphan Drugs: Innovation Through Knowledge Networks’ MMU 2005.
Research
Research interests include strategy and innovation (especially Mode 2 knowledge production) and organisational learning (especially communities of practice). Other interests include biomedical innovations, technological change, civil society and venture philanthropy.
Publications
Reports:
Bull, M & Crompton, H (2005) Business Practices in Social Enterprises.
Jayawarna, D., Rouse, J & Crompton, H (2007) The NES Follow-up Survey 2006: An Evaluation of the Experiences of New Entrepreneur Scholars and their Businesses.
Rouse, J., Crompton, H., Jones, O., Mistry, A (2006) ‘Manchester and Salford Local Enterprise Growth Initiative: A Review of the Evidence’.
Schofield, C & Crompton, H (2006) How to Engage SMEs in the Procurement Opportunities of the Supply Chains in the Three Sectors in South Manchester.
Conference Papers:
Bull, M., Crompton, H. & Jayawarna, D (2006) Coming from the Heart (The Road is Long), paper presented at ISBE conference (2006)
Crompton, H (2006) Business Support and E-Learning for Female Entrepreneurs, paper presented at ISBE conference, 2006.
Papers:
Bull, M. & Crompton, H. (2006) Business Practices in Social Enterprise, Social Enterprise Journal. 2(1): pp.42-60.
Crompton, H (2001) Rett Syndrome, Rare Diseases and Research MMUBS Working Paper Series.
Crompton, H (2002) Rare Diseases and Orphan Medicinal Products (MMUBS Working Paper Series).
Crompton, H (2002) Knowledge Production and Management in the 21st Century (MMUBS Working Paper Series).
Crompton, H (2007) Mode 2 knowledge production: evidence from orphan drug networks, Science and Public Policy, 34(3), April 2007, pp.199-211.
Papers in review:
Crompton, H (2007)’E-Learning for Female Micro-business Owners’, submitted to International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research.
Crompton, H (2007) ‘Confessions of a Partisan: Context and Relevance in the Research Process’, submitted to Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal.
Papers in preparation:
Crompton, H (2007) ‘Translating Research into Practice: biomedical Venture Philanthropy’
Crompton, H (2007)’Social Franchise Businesses: Levering the Dynamism of the Market for Social Ends’