Dr Russell Matthews

Senior Lecturer

Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Innovation

Personal statement

Personal Statement

Russell is a Senior Lecturer whose research primarily focuses on disruptive technologies and innovation-driven business models within young growth-oriented ventures. His research has been published in leading outlets such as Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, and International Small Business Journal.

He is the Director of Undergraduate Teaching for the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship's BA Business Enterprise programme.

He primarily teaches New Venture Creation and other topics related to entrepreneurial growth.

Expertise

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Area of Expertise

New Business Startup
Innovation Management
Real-time Qualitative Data Collection

Prize And Awards

Strathclyde Business School publication prize 2018-2019: Recipient; 1/6/2020
Strathclyde Business School publication prize 2018-2019: Recipient; 1/6/2019

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Publications

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Publications

Large language models as an external enabler of entrepreneurial practices: Matthews Russell, Chalmers Dominic; Academy of Management Annual Conference 2022 (2022)
Beyond the bubble : will NFTs and digital proof of ownership empower creative industry entrepreneurs?: Chalmers Dominic, Fisch Christian, Matthews Russell, Quinn William, Rcker Jan; Journal of Business Venturing Insights Vol 17 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2022.e00309
The hidden price of free advice : negotiating the paradoxes of public sector business advising: Arshed Norin, Knox Stephen, Chalmers Dominic, Matthews Russell; International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship Vol 39, pp. 289-311 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242620949989
Blockchain as an external enabler of new venture ideas : digital entrepreneurs and the disintermediation of the global music industry: Chalmers Dominic, Matthews Russell, Hyslop Amy; Journal of Business Research Vol 125, pp. 577-591 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.09.002
Good to be bad : should we be worried by the sharing economy?: Chalmers Dominic, Matthews Russell; Strategic Change Vol 28, pp. 403-408 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.2295
Blockchain as an external enabler of new ventures : emerging industry value architectures: Chalmers Dominic Michael, Matthews Russell, Arshed Norin, Fraser Simon Scott; Academy of Management Proceedings Vol 2019 (2019); https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.17706abstract

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Teaching

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Teaching

New Venture Planning

Disruptive technologies

Entrepreneurial Sales

Research methods

Research

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Professional Activities

Invited speaker at the professional development workshop on "External enablers of Entrepreneurship" at the 2022 Academy of Management Conference Seattle: Speaker; 5/8/2022
Invited speaker at the professional development workshop on "External enablers of Entrepreneurship" at the 2019 Academy of Management Conference Boston: Speaker; 8/8/2019
Journal of Business Venturing (Journal): Peer reviewer; 1/8/2019
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (Journal): Peer reviewer; 1/6/2019
Technological Forecasting and Social Change (Journal): Peer reviewer; 1/5/2019
Journal of Business Research (Journal): Peer reviewer; 1/5/2019

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Projects

ScotGrad Highlands and Islands Residential Training: Levie, Jonathan (Principal Investigator) Gannon, Martin Joseph (Co-investigator) Matthews, Russell (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2016 - 31-Jan-2018
Evaluation of Santander Breakthrough SME Support Programme: MacKenzie, Niall (Academic) Matthews, Russell (Academic); 01-Jan-2014 - 17-Jan-2014
Evaluation of Santander Breakthrough SME Support Programme: MacKenzie, Niall (Principal Investigator) Matthews, Russell (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2014 - 26-Jan-2014
Workplace Innovation Consortium (ERDF Project): Findlay, Patricia (Principal Investigator) MacBryde, Jillian (Co-investigator) Lindsay, Colin (Co-investigator) Chalmers, Dominic (Academic) Pascoe-Deslauriers, Rachelle (Researcher) Matthews, Russell (Researcher) Wilson, James (Post Grad Student); This project will provide an industry facing Workplace Innovation Coalition (WIC) to support organisational change and innovation in SMEs in Scotland. The WIC unites multi-disciplinary academic expertise with industry leaders to identify workplace challenges, evaluate alternative solutions and provide expert support to deliver outcomes that align the needs of all workplace stakeholders. It will apply best practice from research on employee-led innovation, workplace development, operations management and enterprising behaviour to establish their effectiveness in improving productivity and the quality of working life, focussing on how business innovation can improve workplace performance and promote greater equality, sustainability and social inclusion.; 24-Jan-2014 - 24-Jan-2015
Strathclyde - ESRC/SE Government Collaborative Transition DTG | Matthews, Russell: Matthews, Russell (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2008 - 05-Jan-2015