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Name Bob Hamilton
Job Title Professor of Management
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Organisation Canterbury University (Staff)
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Homepage www.canterbury.ac.nz
Short Bio

Professor of Management at Canterbury and Visiting Professor, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Strathclyde (2013-2015). Previous positions at University of Stirling and London Business School. Twice held the Leonard Slater Fellowship, University College, Durham.

Teaching and research focus on entrepreneurship and SME development, especially growth.

College Teaching Award 2012.
University of Canterbury Teaching Award 2013.

Recent research (with others) on the variation in self-employment rates across ethnic groups in NZ is forthcoming in the Journal of Small Business Management. Current work profiles cohorts of high growth firms in NZ revealing what happens to once their high growth phase has ended. Are they shooting stars, or do they make a more enduring contribution?

Consulting Editor, International Small Business Journal, and five other editorial boards. Regular ad hoc reviewer for leading international journals.
TEC PBRF Panel member, 2006 and 2012.
Numerous AMBA accreditation panels since 2002.

SME Research Areas Business Life Cycles
Categories/Types of SMEs
International Business
Other Research Interests Employment relations, especially dispute resolution processes
Professional Affiliations Member, Academy of Management