The Open University

Professional biography

I studied at the London School of Economics (BSc Econ), Bradford University (MBA) and The University of Birmingham (PhD). Before embarking on an academic career, I worked for the former Inner London Education Authority, the National Audit Office, a specialist marketing research consultancy and a US-based multinational company. I joined The Open University in 2009. Current roles include: Director of the Centre for Social and Sustainable Enterprise (CSSE) and an academic staff member of the Academic Committee - Research, which has responsibilities for assuring the implementation of strategy, policy and standards relating to Faculty research, research degrees and knowledge exchange. I am also an Honorary Fellow of the ESRC Centre for Understanding Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP), University of Surrey.

Professional memberships:

Higher Education Academy, Senior Fellow (SFHEA)
RSA, Fellow (FRSA)
Institute for Small Business and Entreprepreneurship (ISBE), Member (Board Member 2010-13)

Research interests

I am an organisational researcher with a particular interest in the links between entrepreneurial activity, innovation and environmental sustainability. I have examined the nature and consequences of growth in different organisational contexts, including small artisanal food producers, manufacturing businesses and social enterprises. My work has appeared in journals such as Business & Society, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Business Strategy and the Environment, Enterprise & Society, Corporate Social Responsibility & Environmental Management and Global Environmental Change.

I have been involved in several recent research and engagement projects that address SMEs, decarbonisation and other important sustainability challenges:

A report for the UK's Climate Change Committee (CCC) in September 2022 that examines how policy can better support the Net Zero transition for SMEs.
Two evidence reviews for the UKRI-funded Enterprise Research Centre in 2021, which examine SMEs and Net Zero and on Eco-innovation and Green Start-ups.
The UK-based Zero Emissions Enterprise (ZEE) network that we created in September 2021 to provide a focus for researchers working in this area. The network has since attracted more than 60 members. In October 2022, and we submitted our first formal response to the UK government's Net Zero Review consultation.
The ESRC Impact Acceleration Account project, 'Growing Greener' (2017-20) with the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford and communications specialists Climate Outreach. We co-created a five hour online course, Promoting Sustainability in Business: A Values-Based Toolkit, which has since been trialled in the UK and Pakistan.

I am currently Co-I for a UKERC-funded project, SME Governance of Net Zero, with colleagues from the University of Oxford, Sheffield Hallam University and Edinburgh University. This 20 month project (2022-24) aims to provide a robust evidence base to support the multi-level governance of SME decarbonisation across the four UK nations.

My role as an Honorary Fellow of the ESRC Centre for Understanding Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP) is under the work theme 'Political and organisational dimensions of sustainable prosperity', led by Prof Fergus Lyon. I am also collaborating with the furniture designer-maker, Philip Koomen, to examine how skills, knowledge and values are shared and reproduced in contemporary craft-based businesses.

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Teaching interests

I am a member of the production team for B209, the successor module to B205 Exploring Innovation and Entrepreneurship, to be launched in 2025. Previously, I was a member of the authoring team for the MBA elective, BB851 Entrepreneurship in Context and a critical reviewer for a Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) module. I chaired the production teams for B205, the OU's first 60 point undergraduate module to address this subject area, and BB846 Entrepreneurship: experience and perspective, the OU's first MBA module in entrepreneurship. I was also a member of the team that produced B327 Creating Futures: Sustainable Enterprise and Innovation.

I supervise PhD students in the fields of sustainable innovation, entrepreneurship and social enterprise and have examined PhD candidates at several universities, including Middlesex, Warwick, Nottingham, Reading, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Halmstad, Sweden. I have also served as external examiner for MSc courses at Royal Holloway, University of London and Henley Business School, University of Reading.

I am also co-author of Exploring Entrepreneurship (3rd edition) (SAGE, 2021), which combines practical insights into the challenges of creating and developing commercial and social enterprises with a series of chapters on entrepreneurship research.

Impact and engagement

Open University media projects include: Business School lead for the COP26 Hub on OpenLearn (2021); academic adviser for the BBC / OU co-production 'Hidden Histories: Britain's Oldest Family Businesses' (2014); and presenter for the OpenLearn podcast series, 'Unlikely Leaders' (2014). I have co-presented an OpenLearn podcast How to eco-renovate your home (2010) and was featured in a video case study with Charlie Luxton (2019), discussing the challenge of retrofitting traditional houses to achieve 60%+ reductions in energy use and associated carbon emissions.

I have been a member of the UK's Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) SME Net Zero Working Group (2020-22), and have presented research evidence to officials in government departments and non-governmental organisations. Previous engagement projects include a Department for Business, Innovation and Skills-funded project, ABLE-Ghana (2010-2012), where we collaborated with five Ghanaian universities on employability and entrepreneurial learning issues; and editing a special edition of the Quarterly Survey of Small Business in Britain to mark 30 years of research (2014).

Publications

Journal articles

Crisis and opportunity: Transforming Climate Governance for SMEs (2023-09)
Hampton, Sam; Blundel, Richard; Eadson, Will; Northall, Phil and Sugar, Katherine
Global Environmental Change, 82, Article 102707

Transforming small and medium-sized enterprises to address the climate emergency: The case for values-based engagement (2022-09)
Hampton, Sam; Blundel, Richard; Wahga, Aqueel; Fawcett, Tina and Shaw, Christopher
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 29(5) (pp. 1424-1439)

Insider perspectives on growth: implications for a non-dichotomous understanding of ‘sustainable’ and conventional entrepreneurship (2021-03)
Klapper, Rita G.; Upham, Paul and Blundel, Richard K.
Business Strategy and the Environment, 30(3) (pp. 1481-1496)

Individual Values and SME Environmental Engagement (2020)
Schaefer, Anja; Williams, Sarah and Blundel, Richard
Business & Society, 59(4) (pp. 642-675)

Developing craft practice within and between workshops: an inter-generational comparative study (2018-09)
Koomen, Philip and Blundel, Richard K.
Making Futures, 5

Making ‘greener’ connections: An introduction to the Special Issue (2018-02-04)
Blundel, Richard; Smith, David; Ackrill, Robert and Schaefer, Anja
The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 19(1) (pp. 3-8)

Book review of Nicolopoulou et al. (eds) (2016) Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation (2018-02-01)
Blundel, Richard K.
The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 19(1) (pp. 69-70)

'Imagined Outcomes': Contrasting Patterns of Opportunity, Capability and Innovation in British Musical Instrument Manufacturing, 1930-1985 (2018)
Blundel, Richard K. and Smith, David J.
Enterprise & Society, 19(3) (pp. 661-701)

Understanding the Drivers of Sustainable Entrepreneurial Practices in Pakistan’s Leather Industry: A Multi-Level Approach (2017-04-11)
Wahga, Aqueel; Blundel, Richard and Schaefer, Anja
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research, 24(2) (pp. 382-407)

Evaluating enterprise policy interventions in Africa: a critical review of Ghanaian small business support services (2015)
Obeng, Bernard Aquah and Blundel, Richard K.
Journal of Small Business Management, 53(2) (pp. 416-435)

Beyond strategy: a critical review of Penrose’s ‘single argument’ and its implications for economic development (2015)
Blundel, Richard
European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 22(1) (pp. 97-122)

Towards a ‘Long View’: Historical Perspectives on the Scaling and Replication of Social Ventures (2015)
Blundel, Richard K. and Lyon, Fergus
Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, 6(1) (pp. 80-102)

Re-imagining the growth process: (co)-evolving metaphorical representations of entrepreneurial growth (2014)
Clarke, Jean; Holt, Robin and Blundel, Richard
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 26(3-4) (pp. 234-256)

Improvisation and entrepreneurial bricolage versus rationalisation: A case-based analysis of contrasting responses to economic instability in the UK brass musical instruments industry (2014)
Smith, David J. and Blundel, Richard
Journal of General Management, 40(1) (pp. 53-78)

SMEs and environmental responsibility: a policy perspective (2013-07)
Blundel, Richard; Monaghan, Adrian and Thomas, Christine
Business Ethics: A European Review, 22(3) (pp. 246-262)

Re-inventing artisanal knowledge and practice: a critical review of innovation in a craft-based industry (2013-02-27)
Blundel, Richard and Smith, David J.
Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation, 31(1) (pp. 55-73)

Network evolution and the growth of artisanal firms: a tale of two regional cheesemakers (2010-11-09)
Blundel, Richard
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 14(1) (pp. 1-30)

Book review: Strategy without design: the silent efficacy of indirect action (2010)
Blundel, Richard
Business History, 52(6) (pp. 1022-1024)

Book review: Entrepreneurship, growth and public policy: prelude to a knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship (2009)
Blundel, Richard
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research, 15(3) (pp. 309-312)

Book review: The Oxford handbook of entrepreneurship (2008)
Blundel, Richard
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 20(5) (pp. 485-487)

Book review: three decades of the enterprise culture: entrepreneurship, economic regeneration and public policy (2008)
Blundel, Richard
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research, 14(6) (pp. 455-467)

Penrose, critical realism and the evolution of business knowledge: a methodological reappraisal (2007-02)
Clark, Peter and Blundel, Richard
Management & Organizational History, 2(1) (pp. 45-62)

‘Little ships’: the co-evolution of technological capabilities and industrial dynamics in competing innovation networks (2006-09)
Blundel, Richard
Industry and Innovation, 13(3) (pp. 313-334)

From artisans to “factories”: the interpenetration of craft and industry in English cheese-making, c1650-1950 (2006)
Blundel, Richard and Tregear, Angela
Enterprise & Society, 7(4) (pp. 705-739)

Managing ‘collisions’ between entrepreneurial networks and industrial supply chains: a modified Penrosian perspective (2006)
Blundel, Richard
International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, 2(1) (pp. 82-97)

Contrasting local responses to globalization: the case of volume yacht manufacturing in Europe (2005)
Blundel, Richard and Thatcher, Michael
Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 17(6) (pp. 405-429)

Book review: Understanding industrial and corporate change (2005)
Blundel, Richard
Business History, 47(4) (pp. 613-614)

Book review: the nature and dynamics of organizational capabilities (2005)
Blundel, Richard
Business History, 47(3) (pp. 487-489)

Exploring growth in vertical inter-firm relationships: small-medium firms supplying multiple food retailers (2001)
Blundel, Richard K. and Hingley, Martin K.
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 8(3) (pp. 245-265)

Book review: Knowledge societies: information technology for sustainable development (2000)
Blundel, Richard
Journal of Management Studies, 37(5) (pp. 771-774)

Book review: Mobilizing resources and generating competencies: the remarkable success of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Danish business system (2000)
Blundel, Richard
Journal of Management Studies, 37(8) (pp. 1244-1247)

Authored books

Exploring Entrepreneurship (third edition) (2021-09)
Blundel, Richard; Lockett, Nigel; Wang, Catherine and Mawson, Suzanne
ISBN : 9781529733716 | Publisher : SAGE | Published : London

Exploring Entrepreneurship (2nd edition) (2017-11-01)
Blundel, Richard; Lockett, Nigel and Wang, Catherine
ISBN : 9781473948075 | Publisher : SAGE | Published : London

Effective Organisational Communication: Perspectives, principles and practices (4th edition) (2013-01)
Blundel, Richard; Ippolito, Kate and Donnarumma, David
ISBN : 273774867 | Publisher : Pearson | Published : Harlow

Exploring Entrepreneurship: Practices and Perspectives (first edition, 2011) (2011-01-13)
Blundel, Richard and Lockett, Nigel
ISBN : 9780199211555 | Publisher : Oxford University Press | Published : Oxford

Effective Organisational Communication: Perspectives, principles and practices (3rd edition) (2008-05-29)
Blundel, Richard and Ippolito, Kate
Financial Times
ISBN : 9780273713753 | Publisher : Pearson Education Limited | Published : Harlow

Effective Organisational Communication: Perspectives, Principles and Practices (2nd edition) (2004-05-06)
Blundel, Richard
ISBN : 978-0273685692 | Publisher : Financial Times / Prentice Hall | Published : Harlow

Effective Business Communication: Principles and Practice for the Information Age (1998)
Blundel, Richard
ISBN : 137427018 | Publisher : Prentice Hall | Published : Hemel Hempstead

Book chapters

Green finance strategies in Africa: a focus on capital market-based impact investments in small and medium-sized enterprises in Ghana (2024)
Lamptey, Richmond Ordartey; Ngoasong, Michael Zisuh and Blundel, Richard
In: Lehner, Othmar M.; Harrer, Theresa; Silvola, Hanna and Weber, Olaf eds. The Routledge Handbook of Green Finance. Routledge International Handbooks (pp. 317-336)
ISBN : 9781003345497 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Abingdon, Oxon

Reflecting on the relationship between craft and history: perspectives, resources and contemporary implications (2018-08-10)
Blundel, Richard
In: Bell, Emma; Mangia, Gianluigi; Taylor, Scott and Toraldo, Maria Laura eds. The Organization of Craft Work: Identities, Meanings and Materiality. Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society
ISBN : 978-1-138-63666-8 | Publisher : Routledge

Human Capital and Environmental Engagement of SMEs in Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis of the Leather Industry (2018-01)
Wahga, Aqueel; Blundel, Richard and Schaefer, Anja
In: Spence, Laura J.; Frynas, Jedrzej G.; Muthuri, Judy and Navare, Jyoti eds. Research Handbook on Small Business Social Responsibility: Global Perspectives. Edward Elgar Research Handbooks (pp. 401-412)
ISBN : 978-1-78471-181-8 | Publisher : Edward Elgar | Published : Cheltenham

Understanding value conflict to engage SME managers with business greening (2017-01-16)
Williams, Sarah; Schaefer, Anja and Blundel, Richard
In: Rendtorff, Jacob Dahl ed. Perspectives on Philosophy of Management and Business Ethics. Ethical Economy: Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosphy (pp. 73-91)
ISBN : 978-3-319-46972-0 | Publisher : Springer

Artisanal (2016-12-01)
Blundel, Richard
In: Donnelly, Catherine ed. The Oxford Companion to Cheese. Oxford Companions (pp. 42-44)
ISBN : 978-0-19933088-1 | Publisher : Oxford University Press | Published : New York

Industrialization (2016-12-01)
Blundel, Richard
In: Donnelly, Catherine ed. The Oxford Companion to Cheese. Oxford Companions (pp. 376-378)
ISBN : 978-0-19-933088-1 | Publisher : Oxford University Press | Published : New York

From artisans to 'factories': the interpenetration of craft and industry in English cheese-making, 1650–1950 (2013-10)
Blundel, Richard and Tregear, Angela
In: Casson, Mark and Casson, Catherine eds. History Of Entrepreneurship: Innovation And Risk-Taking, 1200–2000. The International Library of Entrepreneurship (pp. 587-621)
ISBN : 978-1-78195-523-9 | Publisher : Edward Elgar | Published : Cheltenham

Enterprise education for small artisanal businesses: a case study of Sokoban Wood Village, Ghana (2012-12-26)
Obeng, Bernard A.; Blundel, Richard K. and Agyapong, Ahmed
In: Thi Thanh Thai, Mai and Turkina, Ekaterina eds. Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy: Models, Approaches and Prospects for Economic Development. Routledge Studies in Entrepreneurship (3) (pp. 192-207)
ISBN : 978-0-415-81382-2 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : London

Introducing social and sustainable enterprise: changing the nature of business (2012-11-30)
Underwood, Sarah; Blundel, Richard; Lyon, Fergus and Schaefer, Anja
In: Underwood, Sarah; Blundel, Richard; Lyon, Fergus and Schaefer, Anja eds. Social and Sustainable Enterprise: Changing the Nature of Business. Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research (xi-xv)
ISBN : 978-1-78190-254-7 | Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing | Published : Bingley

Promoting environmentally sustainable enterprises: some policy options (2012-08)
Blundel, Richard; Monaghan, Adrian and Thomas, Christine
In: Blackburn, Robert and Schaper, Michael T. eds. Government, SMEs and Entrepreneurship Development: Policy, Practice and Challenges (pp. 171-184)
ISBN : 978-1-4094-3035-3 | Publisher : Gower | Published : Farnham

Part 1 New SME curricula (2011)
Obeng, Bernard and Blundel, Richard
In: Paton, Rob ed. ABLE-GHANA: Reports, Resources, Reflections (pp. 14-20)
ISBN : 978-1-84873-987-1 | Publisher : The Open University | Published : Milton Keynes

The metal fabricators: challenges of growth in a small Ghanaian business (2011)
Paton, Rob; Blundel, Richard and Nyathi, Nceku
In: Paton, Rob ed. ABLE-GHANA: Reports, Resources, Reflections (pp. 40-48)
ISBN : 978-1-84873-987-1 | Publisher : The Open University | Published : Milton Keynes

Entrepreneurial social responsibility: scoping the territory (2010)
Blundel, Richard K.; Spence, Laura J. and Zerbinati, Stefania
In: Spence, Laura and Painter-Morland, Mollie eds. Ethics in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: a global commentary (pp. 123-145)
ISBN : 978-90-481-9330-1 | Publisher : Springer | Published : Dordrecht, NL

Critical realism: a suitable vehicle for entrepreneurship research? (2007)
Blundel, Richard
In: Neergaard, Helle and Ulhoi, John Parm eds. Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods in Entrepreneurship (pp. 49-74)
ISBN : 978-1-84720-959-7 | Publisher : Edward Elgar | Published : Cheltenham

Edited books

Innovative business education design for 21st century learning (2016)
McGowan, Pauric; Blundel, Richard and Reid, Kristen
Daly, Peter; Reid, Kristen; Buckley, Patrick and Doyle, Elaine eds.
Advances in Business Education and Training
ISBN : 978-3-319-32620-7 | Publisher : Springer

Social and Sustainable Enterprise: Changing the Nature of Business (2012-11-30)
Underwood, Sarah; Blundel, Richard; Lyon, Fergus and Schaefer, Anja eds.
Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research
ISBN : 978-1781902547 | Publisher : Emerald | Published : Bradford

Conference items

SMEs and Net Zero: A Personal Reflection on the Principal Challenges for Researchers and Policymakers (2022-10)
Blundel, Richard
In : 2022 ISBE Annual Conference: New Approaches to Raising Entrepreneurial Opportunity: Reshaping inclusive Enterprise, Policy, and Practice Post-Pandemic (27-28 Sep 2022, York, UK)

Proto-Institutions, Sustainability and SMEs: A Systematic Literature Review (2020)
Aslam, Raees; Blundel, Richard and Wahga, Aqueel
In : The 42nd Annual Conference of the Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (14-15 Nov 2019, New Castle)

Examining Craft Work: Methodological Challenges and Choices (2019)
Blundel, Richard; Koomen, Philip and Bell, Emma
In : 35th EGOS Colloquium, Enlightening the Future: The Challenge for Organizations (4-6 Jul 2019, Edinburgh, Scotland)

Growing Greener: Creating a New Values-based Environmental Engagement Toolkit for SME Intermediaries (2019)
Hampton, Sam; Blundel, Richard; Fawcett, Tina and Shaw, Chris
In : Sustainable Built Environment (SBE19) (24-25 Sep 2019, Cardiff, Wales)

Policy framework to overcome barriers to environmental improvement in Pakistan’s leatherworking SMEs (2019)
Wahga, Aqueel Imtiaz; Blundel, Richard and Schaefer, Anja
In : The British Academy of Management (BAM) 2019 Conference Proceedings (3-5 Sep 2019, Aston University, Birmingham United Kingdom)

Growing green?: co-creating an evidence-based model of SME engagement (2017-11)
Blundel, Richard; Fawcett, Tina; Shaw, Chris; Hampton, Sam and Westall, Andrea
In : ISBE Annual Conference 2017 (8-9 Nov 2017, Belfast)

Disruptive Innovation in the Creative Industries: The adoption of the German horn in Britain 1935-75 (2016-05-28)
Smith, David and Blundel, Richard
In : Association of Business Historians (ABH) and Gesellschaft für Unternehmensgeschichte (GUG) Joint Conference (27-29 May 2016, Humbolt University, Berlin)

Operationalising ethics in entrepreneurship education: experiential and practice-based approaches (2016-05)
Blundel, Richard and Winchester, Nik
In : ECSB 3e conference (11-13 May 2016, University of Leeds)

Is small still beautiful?: Exploring the role of SMEs in emerging visions of a ‘green’ economy (2016-04-27)
Blundel, Richard
In : CEEDR Seminar Series (27 Apr 2016, Middlesex University, London)

Home based business and economic growth: lifestyle businesses or growth generators? (2015-02)
Syrett, Stephen; Baldock, Rob and Blundel, Richard
In : Thirteenth Interdisciplinary European Conference on Entrepreneurship Research (IECER 2015) (25-27 Feb 2015, Montpellier, France)

Human Capital and Environmental Engagement of SMEs in Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis of the Leather Industry (2015)
Wahga, Aqueel; Blundel, Richard and Schaefer, Anja
In : ISBE Annual Conference 2015 (11 to 12 Nov, Glasgow)

‘Circumspect vigilance’: reconsidering the implications of Edith Penrose’s single argument for sustainable economic development (2014-11-14)
Blundel, Richard
In : Edith Penrose Centenary Conference (14-15 Nov 2014, SOAS, University of London)

Resilience and recovery: SME experiences of extreme weather events and other external threats (2014-11-05)
Blundel, Richard; Baldock, Robert; Dadd, Deneise; Schaefer, Anja and Williams, Sarah
In : Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) 2014 (5-6 Nov 2014, Manchester)

Emerging models of environmentally sustainable enterprise: a comparative study of low-energy housing retrofit organisations in the UK and France. (2013-11)
Blundel, Richard; Killip, Gavin and Fawcett, Tina
In : Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) 2013 Conference (12-13 Nov 2013, Cardiff)

Engaging SMEs with business greening: the role of manager values (2012-11-08)
Williams, Sarah; Schaefer, Anja and Blundel, Richard
In : Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) 2012 Conference (6-8 Nov 2012, Dublin, Ireland)

Promoting resilience and sustainability amongst informal sector artisans: the case of Sokoban Wood Village (2012-11)
Blundel, Richard; Obeng, Bernard and Agyapong, Ahmed
In : Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference: Social, Environmental and Ethical Enterprise Track (6-8 Nov 2012, Dublin, Ireland)

The long view: applying historically informed approaches to study the growth of social ventures (2012-07)
Lyon, Fergus and Blundel, Richard
In : 2012 Research Colloquium on Social Entrepreneurship (16-19 Jul 2012, Oxford, UK)

Policies to promote environmental responsibility in SMEs: a case-based review (2012-06)
Monaghan, Adrian; Blundel, Richard and Thomas, Christine
In : 18th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference (24-26 Jun 2012, University of Hull)

Evaluating the role of enterprise policies in purposive sustainability transitions: a case-based comparison (2011-11)
Blundel, Richard; Monaghan, Adrian and Thomas, Christine
In : Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) 2011 Conference (9-10 Nov 2011, Sheffield, England)

SMEs’ construction of climate change risks: the role of networks and values (2011-10)
Schaefer, Anja; Williams, Sarah and Blundel, Richard
In : SMEs: Moving Towards Sustainable Development, International Conference (20-22 Oct 2011, Montreal, Canada)

Analyzing the growth process in social enterprises: an historical perspective (2011-09)
Blundel, Richard; Lyon, Fergus and Spence, Laura J.
In : 3rd EMES International Research Conference on Social Enterprise: Social Innovation Through Social Entrepreneurship in Civil Society (4-7 Jul 2011, Roskilde, Denmark)

Teaching tigers to dance?: Evaluating the role of enterprise policies in purposive sustainability transitions (2011)
Blundel, Richard and Monaghan, Adrian
In : 2nd International Conference on Sustainability Transitions: Diversity, Plurality and Change: Breaking New Grounds in Sustainablility Transition Research (13-15 Jun 2011, Lund University, Sweden)

Historical perspectives on the evolution and growth dynamics of social enterprises: a comparative case analysis (2010-11)
Blundel, Richard K.; Lyon, Fergus and Spence, Laura J.
In : The 33rd Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference (ISBE): Looking to the Future: Economic and Social Regeneration Through Entrepreneurial Activity (3-4 Nov 2010, London, UK)

Entrepreneurial dynamics and social responsibility: mapping an expanded intellectual territory (2009-11)
Blundel, Richard and Spence, Laura J.
In : Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 32nd International Conference: Social, Environmental and Ethical Enterprise Track (3-6 Nov 2009, Liverpool, UK)

Ships passing in the night?: re-thinking the relationship between entrepreneurial agency and purposive transitions (2009-06)
Blundel, Richard and Monaghan, Adrian
In : First European Conference on Sustainability Transitions: ‘Dynamics & Governance of Transitions to Sustainability’ (4-5 Jun 2009, Amsterdam)

From CSR to ESR?: exploring the entrepreneurial dimensions of corporate social responsibility (2008-07)
Blundel, Richard; Spence, Laura J. and Zerbinati, Stefania
In : The International Society of Business, Economics and Ethics (ISBEE) World Congress (15-18 Jul 2008, Cape Town, South Africa)

Will there be blood?: entrepreneurial judgement and strategic choice in Chandlerian and revisionist narratives of industrialisation (2008-07)
Blundel, Richard
In : Association of Business Historians Conference (04-05 Jul 2008, University of Birmingham, UK)

Reproducing artisanal knowledge in the New Economy: a case study of English farmhouse cheese making, 1850-2000 (2002-06)
Blundel, Richard
In : Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics (DRUID) Summer Conference (6-8 Jun 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark)

Other

Where Next for SMEs and Net Zero? (2024-06)
Hampton, Sam; Will, Eadson; Richard, Blundel and Katherine, Sugar
UK Energy Research Centre, London, UK.

Seven principles of place-based net zero policy for SMEs (2024)
Eadson, Will; Hampton, Sam; Sugar, Katherine; Blundel, Richard and Northall, Phil
South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre & UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC), London, UK.

Getting to grips with ESG: environmental, social and governance priorities for SMEs (2023-12-20)
Blundel, Richard
SME Today, The Great British Expos Ltd, Rugely, Staffordshire, UK.

How Smaller Businesses can Become Net-Zero Influencers and Enablers (2023-10-19)
Blundel, Richard
UKERC

SMEs and Net Zero: how to get there (from here) (2023-05)
Blundel, Richard
Entrepreneurship Policy and Practice Insights Vol.1 (3). Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship

How can policy better support SMEs in the pathway to Net Zero? A report to the Climate Change Committee (2022-06-29)
Wetherall, David; Wilkinson -Dix, Jack; Bill, Emma; Wilkinson, Trevor; Blundel, Richard; Hampton, Sam and Horne, Stew
The Climate Change Committee, London.

Eco-innovation and Green Start-ups: An Evidence Review (2021-09-07)
Blundel, Richard and Hampton, Sam
Enterprise Research Centre

How Can SMEs Contribute to Net Zero?: An Evidence Review. (2021-07-06)
Blundel, Richard and Hampton, Sam
Enterprise Research Centre, Warwick.

Quarterly Survey of Small Business in Britain, Vol.30 (No.4) (2014-12)
The Open University Business School, ; Blundel, Richard; Baldock, Rob; Dadd, Deneise; Gray, Colin and Sullivan, Julie
The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

Delivering effective enterprise education – the role of learning design and technology (2014-01-23)
McGowan, Pauric; Blundel, Richard and Reid, Kristen
Research and Information Service (RaISe), Northern Ireland Assembly

Climate Solidarity: A Review of Methodologies to Monitor and Evaluate Workplace Engagement (2010-06)
Blundel, Richard; Ramirez, Matias and Nye, Sheridan
Defra, London.

The growth of 'connected' firms: a re-appraisal of Penrosian theory and its application to artisanal firms operating in contemporary business networks (2003-07)
Blundel, Richard Kenneth
Richard Blundel

Business networks SMEs and inter-firm collaboration: a review of the research literature with implications for policy (2001-09)
Blundel, Richard and Smith, David
The Small Business Service, Sheffield.