Mark Freel
- Location
- DMS 5132
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- 613-562-5800 x 4733
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Biography
Mark is the RBC Financial Group Professor for the Commercialisation of Innovations. He is an associate editor at the Journal of Small Business Management. He holds a visiting professorship in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Lancaster University Management School. His research is concerned with the role of entrepreneurship in economic and business development and is funded by funding councils and governments. Two themes dominate his work: innovation and entrepreneurial finance. His principal interest is in understanding how firms (increasingly of all sizes) create and capture value, and how the mechanisms employed variably impact upon performance. Mark works directly with businesses to refine his research projects and to exchange ideas.
Publications during the last 7 years
Papers in Refereed Journals
- Tran, H.T. and Freel, M. 2022. Ownership, Innovation and Variable Institutional Quality. Corporate Governance: An International Review.
- Qiu, H. and Freel, M. 2020. Managing family-related conflicts in family businesses: A review and research agenda. Family Business Review, 33(1): 90-113.
- Mac an Bhaird, C., Owen, R. and Freel, M. 2019. The evolution of entrepreneurial finance–10 years after the global financial crisis. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 20(4): 235-238.
- Freel, M., Liu, R. and Rammer, C. 2019. On the export additionality of innovation policy. Industrial and Corporate Change, 28(5): 1257-1277.
- Freel, M., Persaud, A. and Chamberlin, T. 2019. Faculty ideals and universities’ third mission. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 147(10): 21.
- Rostamkalaei, A. and Freel, M. 2017. Business advice and lending in small firms. Environment and Planning C: Government & Policy, 35(3): 537-555.
- Freel, M. and Robson, P.J. 2017. Appropriation strategies and open innovation in SMEs. International Small Business Journal, 35(5): 578-596.
- Rostamkalaei, A. and Freel, M. 2016. The cost of growth: Small firm and the pricing of bank loans. Small Business Economics, 46(2): 255-272.
- Berchicci, L., de Jong, J.P. and Freel, M. 2016. Remote collaboration and innovative performance: the moderating role of R&D intensity. Industrial and Corporate Change, 25(3): 429-446.
- Wang, J., Robson, P.J. and Freel, M. 2015. The Financing of Small Firms in Beijing, China: Exploring the Extent of Credit Constraints. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 22(3): 397-416.
Chapters in Books
- Rostamkalaei, A. and Freel, M. Approaches to understanding credit access in small firms. In Saridakis, G.. Handbook of Quantitative Research Methods in Entrepreneurship. 2020.
- Freel, M. Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Small Firms. In de Clercq, D. and Blackburn, R.. The Sage Handbook of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Sage, 2018.
- Robson, P.J., Chamberlin, T. and Freel, M. Built to grow? Exploring the drivers of initial capitalization. In Smallbone, D., Sauka, A. and Virtanen, M.. Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development . London, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc., 2017.
Funded Research during the last 7 years
| From-To | Source | Title | * | ** | Role | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2023 | SSHRC | Understanding the consequences of entrepreneurship as an episodic phenomenon | R | C | Co-PI | $ 86,666 |
| 2021-2022 | Telfer School of Management Research Grants (SMRG) | After the exit: The career paths and earnings trajectories of former immigrant entrepreneurs | R | I | PI | $ 15,000 |
| 2020-2022 | SSHRC | Immigrant entrepreneurs' access to and the costs of debt financing | R | C | PI | $ 36,114 |
| 2017-2020 | SSHRC | The Fate of High Growth Firms | R | C | PI | $ 95,000 |
| 2015-2016 | Fund for the Development of Academic Initiatives - Destination 2020 proposal | The Entrepreneurship Foundry | R | I | PI | $ 40,000 |
| 2014-2016 | Telfer School of Management | Open Innovation and Firm Performance | R | I | Co-I | $ 4,000 |
| 2011 | Industry Canada | Strategic behaviour relating to patenting and the effects on Canadian Business | R | G | PI | $ 24,900 |
LEGEND:
*Purpose
C: Contract (R and D) | E: Equipment Grant | R: Research Grant | S: Support Award | P: Pedagogical Grant | O: Other, U: Unknown
**Type
C: Granting Councils | G: Government | F: Foundations | I: UO Internal Funding | O: Other | U: Unknown
Role
PI = Principal Investigator | Co-I = Co-Investigator | Co-PI = Co-Principal Investigator
