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Dr Steven Pattinson

Associate Professor

Department: Newcastle Business School

Steven is an Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship and Head of Education. He was a secondary school teacher of Business Education before embarked on an academic career via a three year PhD scholarship at Teesside University in 2010. He has over two decades of experience teaching across a range of business related subjects. He is particularly interested in entrepreneurship and innovation the context of science-based SMEs, technology innovation, entrepreneurship, small business enterprise and development, social entrepreneurship and innovation, entrepreneurial universities, and university research culture.

Steven Pattinson

Steven is an Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship. His research focuses on entrepreneurship in the context of science-based, high technology SMEs. He has published in leading journals including British Journal of Management, Management Learning, Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Management Inquiry, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, and The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Steven is interested in the use of storytelling and sensemaking in the construction of coherent accounts of the world. 

As a research focused academic, Steven recognizes the importance of providing students with a rich learning experience by using both disciplinary and pedagogic research in his teaching. Steven views academic theory and practice as inseparable, with empowerment a key factor to enhancing learning, and therefore seeks to create productive learning environments using ‘real life’ case studies.

He has worked on a number of research projects in economic development and social enterprise funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, Institute for Local Governance, Gateshead Council, National Offender Management Service (North East) and Enterprise Educators UK.

He is the Teaching Case Study Editor for The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Associate Editor (Entreprenruship) for the Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing. He is also an Editorial Review Board member for Industrial Marketing Management.

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  • Organisational ambidexterity and sustainable value co-creation in a social enterprise: The case of Social Bite, Brown, D., Pattinson, S. 31 Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • A review of strategic visioning and organizational performance: epistemological challenges, Niemi-Kaija, K., Pattinson, S. 9 Apr 2024, In: Management Research Review
  • Co-creating sustainable value within a social enterprise: The case of digital homes housing association, Brown, D., Pattinson, S. 27 May 2024, In: The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • The ties that bind: How boundary spanners create value in science-based SMEs , Pattinson, S., Dawson, P. 1 Jan 2024, In: British Journal of Management
  • Writing research funding applications, Lindgreen, A., Di Benedetto, C., Verdich, C., Vanhamme, J., Venkatraman, V., Pattinson, S., Højbjerg, A., Khan, Z. 2 Jul 2024, How to Fast-Track Your Academic Career, Cheltenham, Glos, Edward Elgar
  • Building green innovation networks for people, planet, and profit: A multi-level, multi-value approach, Pattinson, S., Damij, N., El Maalouf, N., Bazi, S., Elsahn, Z., Hilliard, R., Cunningham, J. 1 Nov 2023, In: Industrial Marketing Management
  • Harnessing creative tensions: A micro-level study of value creation, Pattinson, S., Cunningham, J., Preece, D. 1 Nov 2023, In: Journal of Business Research
  • Innovation ecosystems in B2B contexts: Owning the space, Pattinson, S., Nicholson, J., Ehret, M., Velu, C., Ryan, P. 1 Jan 2023, In: Industrial Marketing Management
  • The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation editors’ series: Advancing quantitative research in entrepreneurship, Tiwasing, P., Galloway, L., Refai, D., Kevill, A., Kromidha, E., Pattinson, S. 1 Feb 2023, In: The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Entrepreneurship in times of crisis, Pattinson, S., Cunningham, J. 1 May 2022, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

  • PhD November 12 2013
  • Management PhD June 30 2013
  • Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2012


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