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Position

Research Associate

Affiliation

Dr Simon Ford

Simon joined the Centre for Technology Management as a Research Associate in January 2006. He is currently working with Maurizio Tomasella to develop workshop-based tools that can help organisations improve their resilience to disruptions, and with Nicky Athanassopoulou on the European Commission FP7 project Road2SoS.

In previous research projects Simon has worked with Michèle Routley and Rob Phaal on ‘The managing creations and transitions project’, part of the Emerging Industries Programme (EIP); with Letizia Mortara on the ‘Early stage technology acquisition and protection’ project, and was an AIM Research Fellow investigating how established firms generate breakthrough innovations on the Innovation and Productivity Grand Challenge (IPGC). Before joining CTM as a research associate, Simon also completed his PhD at the centre on the subject of technological obsolescence.

Practitioner Reports

• Technology acquisitions: A guided approach to technology acquisition and protection decisions ( published January 2012) - More information. Purchase a printed copy here or download a free copy here.
• Organising for breakthrough innovation: Rejuvenating the established firm (Published July 2011)

Acadmic publications

• Ford, S.J., Mortara, L. and Probert, D.R. (2012) ‘Disentangling the complexity of early stage technology acquisitions’, Research-Technology Management, Forthcoming.
• Ford, S.J., Routley, M.J., Phaal, R. and Probert, D.R. (2012) ‘Capturing past experience: the Expert Scan visual mapping process’, International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning, Forthcoming.
• Phaal, R., O’Sullivan, E., Routley, M.J., Ford, S.J. and Probert, D.R. (2011) ‘A Framework for Mapping Industrial Emergence’, Technology Forecasting and Social Change, Forthcoming.
• Ford, S.J., Garnsey, E.W. and Probert, D.R. (2010) ‘Evolving Corporate Entrepreneurship Strategy: Technology Incubation at Philips’, R&D Management, Forthcoming. [Publisher]
• Ford, S.J. and Probert, D.R. (2010) ‘Trial by Market: The Brightstar incubation experiment’, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, Forthcoming. [Download PDF file | Publisher]
• Garnsey, E.W., Dee, N. and Ford, S.J. (2010) ‘Market failure, market dynamics, and entrepreneurial innovation by environmental ventures’, in Wustenhagen, R. and Wuebke, R. (eds) Handbook of Energy Entrepreneurship Research, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, Forthcoming.
• Ford, S.J. and Kerr, C.I.V. (2010) ‘Business Ecosystem Co-evolution: The Ultimate Fighting Championships’, in Dolles, H. and Soderman, S. (eds) Sport as a Business: International, Professional and Commercial Aspects, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, Forthcoming.
• Dee, N., Ford, S.J. and Garnsey, E.W. (2008) ‘Obstacles to commercialization of clean technology innovations from UK ventures’, in Sharma, S. and Starik, M. (eds), Sustainability, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: New Perspectives in Research on Corporate Sustainability, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, Forthcoming. [Publisher | Google Books]
• Ford, S.J. and Garnsey, E.W. (2007) ‘Failing to Disrupt: The Case of the Network Computer’, International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning, 3(1), 6-23. [Download PDF file | Publisher]
• Ford, S.J., Garnsey, E.W. and Lyons, M.L. (2006) ‘Afterword’, in Garnsey, E.W. and McGlade, J. (eds), Complexity and Co-evolution: Continuity and Change in Socio-Economic Systems, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp.204-212. [Publisher | Google Books]
• Garnsey, E.W., Heffernan, P.H. and Ford, S.J. (2006) ‘Diversity and uniformity in the evolution of early information and communication technologies’, in Garnsey, E.W. and McGlade, J. (eds), Complexity and Co-evolution: Continuity and Change in Socio-Economic Systems, Edward Elgar. Cheltenham, pp.177-203. [Publisher | Google Books]

CTM Working Papers

• Dee, N., Ford, S.J. and Garnsey, E.W. (2007) ‘Development and Commercialisation of Eco-Innovations by New Ventures’, CTM Working Paper 2007/02, ISBN 1-902546-55-5 [whole paper pdf file 400k]
• Garnsey, E.W., Dee, N. and Ford, S.J. (2006) ‘Clean Technology Ventures and Innovation’ CTM Working Paper 2006, ISBN 1-902546-53-9, [whole paper pdf file 400k]
• Garnsey, E.W., Heffernan, P.B. and Ford, S.J. (2005) ‘Complex Dynamic Processes in the Evolution of Early Information and Communication Technologies’, CTM Working Paper 2005/02, ISBN 1-902546-44-X, [whole paper pdf file 268k]