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Publications by Dr Dilani Jayawarna

Journal articles

  • Jayawarna, D. and Jones, O. ‘New Business creation and regional development: enhancing resource acquisition in areas of social deprivation’, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development – Accepted for Publication – 2010
  • Fernando L. and Jayawarna, D. 'Enterprise education: the effect of creativity on post-training outcomes',  International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research – Accepted for Publication  - 2010 
  • Jones, O and Jayawarna D.  (2010)  ‘Financial resources, entrepreneurial networks and performance: the role of bootstrapping in emerging businesses’ – Venture Capital, 12, 3. 
  • Jayawarna, D. and Holt, R (2009) ‘Knowledge and Quality Management: an R&D perspective’, Technovation, Vol. 29, No. 11  
  • Bull, M., Crompton, H., Jayawarna, D.(2008), ‘Coming from the Heart (The road is long)’, Social Enterprise Journal, 
  • Jayawarna, D. and Macpherson, A. (2007) ‘Training Approaches in Manufacturing SMEs: Measuring the Influence of Ownership, Structure and Markets’, Education + Training , 49, 8/9.  
  • Jayawarna, D and Macpherson, A, Wilson, A. (2007) ‘Training Commitment and Performance in Manufacturing SMEs: Incidence, Intensity and Approaches’, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 14, No. 2 
  • Rouse, J. and Jayawarna, D (2006) ‘The Financing of Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs: are enterprise programmes overcome the finance gap?’, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, Vol. 12, No.6
  • Jayawarna, D., Macpherson, A, Wilson, A. 2006) 'Managers' Perceptions of Management Development Needs in Manufacturing SMEs', Education + Training, Vol. 48, Issue 8/9 
  • Jayawarna, D and Pearson, A. (2003) ‘Application of Integrated Quality Management Systems to promote CI and learning in R&D Organisations’, International Journal of Technology Management, Vol. 26, No. 8
  • Jayawarna, D and Pearson, A.(2002) ‘Managing Quality in the Product Development Process: Impact and Implications through Case Study Evidence’, International Journal of Business Performance Management, Vol.4, Issue 01

Journal articles under review

  • Jayawarna, D., Rouse, J. and Macpherson A. ‘Modelling Pathways to Self Employment: A Life Course Perspective’, Journal of Vocational Behaviour - under review
  • Lee, R., Tuselmann, H., Jayawarna, D and Rouse, J. ‘Social capital and resource acquisition during business start-up: the case of socially deprived entrepreneurs’, Regional Studies - under review
  • Rouse, J. and Jayawarna, D. ‘Supported entrepreneurship in deprived areas: how capitalisation varies across social groups’, Environment and Planning C: Government and Planning - under review
  • Fernando. L. Jayawarna, D. and Jones, O, ‘Teaching Sustainable Development: The Role of Entrepreneurship Education, Academy of Management, Learning and Education - Under Review
  • Jayawarna, D. Jones, O. ‘Gendered Entrepreneurial Networks: Resource Acquisition during Business Start-up’, Gender, Work and Organisation – Under Review
  • Jayawarna, D. Rouse, J. and Kitching J. ‘Motivation for Sustained Entrepreneurship: an Empirical Investigation’, Under Review - International Small Business Journal

Journal Articles in Preparation

  • Jones O. and Jayawarna, D. ' Bootstrapping as a Dynamic Capability: Innovation in TBSFs (technology-based start-up firms)' target Journal - Research Policy 
  • Rouse, J. and Jayawarna, D. 'Finance and Survival: The Effect of Capital Resources in an Enterprise Programme'

Project Reports

 

  • Jayawarna, D, Rouse, J, Crompton, H (2007) The NES Follow-up Survey, 2006: an Evalutation of the Expereinces of New Entrepreneur Schaolrs and their Businesses, Centre for Enterprise, MMU Business School, January
  • Jayawarna D, Wilson, A, Macpherson, A. (2003) Benchmarking Managerial Competences in SMEs: Incidence and Capacity, An ESF funded project report, Centre for Enterprise, MMU Business School, April

 

Conference Papers

  • Jayawarna, D. and Rouse, J. Conceptualising the opportunity structures Governing Entrepreneurship: A Lifecourse Theory, Paper presented at International Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference, Liverpool, UK, 2009
  • Lourenco, F. and Jayawarna, D. The Effect of Creativity on Post-Training Outcomes in Enterprise Education, Paper presented at International Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference, Liverpool, UK, 2009 (Nominated as the best paper in Learning for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Education track)
  • Jayawarna, D., Jones, O. and Macpherson, A. The Utilisation of Bootstrapping Techniques in Emerging Businesses, British Academy of Management (BAM), Brighton, UK, 2009. 
  • Jayawarna, D. and Jones, O. Bootstrapping as a Dynamic Capability: Innovation in TBSFs (technology-based start-up firms), International High Technology Small Firms Conference, Manchester, UK, 2009. 
  • Jayawarna, D. and Rouse, J., ‘Motivation for Sustained Entrepreneurship: an Empirical Investigation’, Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference, Belfast, 2008. Paper was nominated as the Best Refereed ‘Academic’ Paper in the Conference and Won the Best paper award in Track (Management, Skills Development and Growth Issues)
  • Jayawarna, D. and Rouse, J., ‘Sustaining Entrepreneurship: Motivational Profiles and their Effects on Business Growth’, British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference, Harrogate, 2008. Won the Best Paper Award in Entrepreneurship Track. 
  • PingPing, H., Jayawarna, D., Rouse, J., ‘Initial Capital and New Business Venture Performance: An Exploratory Study’, British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference, Harrogate, 2008
  • Jayawarna, D, Rouse, J. and Macpherson, A. (2007) ‘Pathways to entrepreneurship across the lifecourse: an innovative model utilizing longitudinal data from the British Household Panel Survey’, presented at the International Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference, Glasgow, November 2007 - Won the Scottish Enterprise Award  for best 'Discussion' paper 2007
  • Rouse, J. and Jayawarna, D. (2007) ‘Enterprise programme outcomes: the influence of human, social and financial capital’, presented at the International Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference, Glasgow, November 2007.
  • Jayawarna, D. and Rouse, J. (2007) ‘The role of Business Schools in fostering entrepreneurship: NES experience’ Paper presented at the symposium on 'Engaging HEIs in business and the community: A learning perspective' , Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University, May 2007
  • Jayawarna D. (2006) ‘Building Capabilities in a Voluntary Organsiation: A CI initiative’, A Research Paper, 29th Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneruship Conference, October 2006, Cardiff, UK – Nomionated as a best paper in Track (the Community, ethnic, family, rural and social enterprise). 
  • Rouse , J. and Jayawarna, D. ‘The Financing of Start-up by Disadvantaged Groups: Capital Structure and Adequacy’ , A Research Paper, 29th Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneruship Conference, October 2006, Cardiff, UK – Nominated as a best paper in Track (Buisness birth rate strategy, start-ups and incubation) 
  • Jayawarna, D., and Macpherson, A. (2004) ‘Training commitment and performance in Manufacturing SMEs’ , paper presented at the British Academy of Management Conference, August 2004, St Andrews, UK – Won the Best Paper Award in Knowledge and Leargning Track
  • Jayawarna, D. (2003) ‘Quality Management and R&D performance: R&D Quality as a Multi-dimensional Construct’, paper presented at the R&D Management Conference, July 2003, Manchester, UK
  • Jayawarna, D. (2003) ‘An Empirical Investigation into Management Skill needs in Manufacturing SMEs’, paper presented at the ICSB 48th World Conference, June 2003, Belfast
  • Jaywarna, D. and Continuous Improvement within the scope of an Integrated Quality Management System: R&D Expereince, paper presented at the 3rd International (Euro) CINet Conference, September 2000, Aalborg, Denmark – Won Professor John Bessant Best Paper Award 
  • Jayawarna, D. and Pearson, A. (2000) ‘Managing R&D through Formal ISO 9001 based Quality Assurance System’, paper presented at the 9th International Conference on Productivity and Quality Research, June, 2000, Israel
  • Jayawarna, D. and Pearson, A. (2000) ‘An Integrated Quality Management System for Managing NPD process: Case Study Evidence’, paper presented at the 7th International Product Development Management Conference, EIASM, May 2000, University of Leuven, Bleguim

Conference Papers under Review

 

  • Jones, O. and Jayawarna, D. ‘Bootstrapping and Entrepreneurship: Investigating the Role of Gender’, EURAM, Rome, 2010. 
  • Jayawarna, D. and Rouse, J. ‘Challenging the Myth That ‘Anyone Can Do It?’ A Lifecourse Model of Opportunity Structures Governing Income From Self-employment’, Work, Employment and Society (WES) Conference, 2010
  • Jones, O. Jayawarna, S. Phua, S. ‘Marketing Practices in Entrepreneurial Ventures:
  • The Contribution to Business Performance’ Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship Conference, 2010
  • Jones, O. and Jayawarna, D. ‘From Transactional to Transformational Leadership in Micro Firms’, British Academy of Management  (BAM) Conference, 2010

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