James Hickie

Department of Social Sciences
Loughborough University
Loughborough
Leicestershire LE11 3TU
UK

Email: j.p.e.hickie@lboro.ac.uk

Nationality: British

Start Date: October 2007

Status: Full-time

Academic Biography:

Degree in Social and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge, 2004.

MSc Social Research Methods, Loughborough University, 2007.

PhD Loughborough University: 'A study of high achieving young entrepreneurs, with turnovers between £1million and £90 million'.

Current Research:

I am currently conducting research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, investigating how high achieving young entrepreneurs successfully establish and grow substantial businesses, in particular from a marketing, financial, people management and networking perspective.  I am very enthusiastic about identifying the practical implications of my research and working with entrepreneurs to grow their businesses.  I have undertaken a variety of consultancy projects with entrepreneurial businesses, from new start-ups through to publicly floated companies.

Publications:

Hickie, J. (2010) 'A Study of Human Capital Development amongst Young Entrepreneurs', Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Annual Conference: London.

Hickie, J. (2011) 'A Study of Human Capital Development in Young Entrepreneurs', Industry and Higher Education, Vol 25, No 6.

Research Interests:

Young entrepreneurship

Consultancy and collaborative research with entrepreneurs and policy makers

E-commerce

Funding Body: Economic & Social Research Council